International Development Jobs in Northern Ireland
Sightsavers is looking for an experienced and collaborative Global Technical Lead - who will join our team of Social Inclusion experts to provide technical support on inclusion and mainstreaming in the design of new projects.
Salary: £54,158 - £63,715
Location: UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, when required and regular overseas travel
Contract: Permanent (UK)
Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked and lots of home working
Sightsavers' programming portfolio is growing, and we deliver a range of disability rights programming in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, which are designed to expand civic space and to make systems and processes more inclusive of people with a range of impairments.
Our social inclusion strategy covers four thematic areas: inclusive health, economic empowerment, citizenship, and political participation, and promoting the rights of women and girls with disabilities. Gender mainstreaming is a core commitment of our work and addressing stigma, negative stereotypes and discrimination is a priority. Similarly, climate action is a core organisational commitment, and all projects now have a climate-related component. Cross-cutting all our work is a strong influencing commitment to ensure that the SDGs, Disability Summit Commitments and UN treaties are implemented effectively, particularly those relating to disability (UNCRPD).
We seek a Global Technical Lead - Social Inclusion and Mainstreaming, with expertise in addressing inequalities, to join our team of social inclusion professionals. The post-holder will be responsible for providing technical support in the design of new projects, the provision of technical expertise to ongoing initiatives and will also play a role in shaping the strategic direction of Sightsavers' approach to disability inclusive decision-making, gender mainstreaming, and supporting our policy and global advocacy priorities.
The Global Technical Lead - will support the Deputy Technical Director, Social inclusion in delivering Sightsavers' work in inclusive decision-making. This will include working closely with country office staff to deliver our West Africa portfolio of projects addressing inclusive citizenship and political participation (CPP). Inclusive democracy is an area of growth for Sightsavers, and the post-holder will have a significant role in contributing to growing the portfolio.
Principal accountabilities will include:
- Providing Sightsavers staff and our partners, technical leadership, support and guidance in the area of disability inclusion across our thematic area of citizenship and political participation
- Identifying the capacity building needs of Sightsavers' staff and partners globally to deliver social inclusion programming
- Working with Global Technical Leads and other teams to identify new strategic initiatives and innovative approaches in social inclusion including in fragile environments and promoting locally led development.
- Developing tools and guidance around disability mainstreaming
- Representing Sightsavers externally and strengthening partnerships with relevant stakeholders
- Working with fundraisers to generate additional financial resources.
- Contributing to the design of new opportunities
- Actively engaging in the Social Inclusion Thematic Group
- Contributing to communications about our work - internally and externally
This is a varied role, please read the full job description for further details
This is an ideal opportunity for someone enthusiastic about leading our efforts in disability mainstreaming across a number of key projects as well as designing new programmes in the future. To succeed in this role, you will need:
- Significant and demonstrable practical experience in a relevant field (social work/social inclusion; gender studies, disability studies, international development etc.)
- Knowledge of current issues and best practice in social inclusion, gender, disability and development
- Experience in social inclusion and rights-based programming in low-resource settings
- Experience in developing and adapting programme guidance tools and other resource materials.
- Experience in collating, synthesising and disseminating best practice guidance, research and programme learning.
- Demonstrable experience of supporting capacity strengthening initiatives and programmes with marginalised groups in low-resource settings
- Good knowledge of the key international networks and organisations working on social justice and inclusion
- Experience of representing an organisation at conferences and events
- Excellent oral and writing skills in English and French
- The ability to travel for up to 12 weeks a year
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for disabled people
Benefits
Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts. If you choose to work in or are visiting our collaborative, modern office space, you will find it an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London.
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying. Please note that there will be an expectation that you can occasionally visit our modern and collaborative offices in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (RH16 3BW) and attend in-person meetings on at least a quarterly basis. We anticipate that remote interviews will take place w/c Monday 29 April 2024 and the evaluation process will include a written exercise in English and French to be completed by shortlisted candidates in advance of this.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
In line with its commitment to safe programming and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) administered by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response. Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian fields.
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Read moreBusiness Intelligence Developer
Position type: Full time, permanent, 37.5 hours per week
Responsible to: IT Business Analysis Manager
Direct reports: None
Location: Truro, Cornwall (hybrid – mixture of office and home working) or remote working (UK only) may be considered (with regular travel to Truro at least 4x per year).
About the Role
As a Business Intelligence (BI) Developer, you will collaborate with our Business Analyst (BA) Manager to design, develop, implement, document, and maintain robust data modelling and reporting solutions. Your role will involve hands-on work, including prototyping solutions, testing ideas, and collaborating with organisational colleagues. Working closely with our Data Manager and Data Technician, you will also contribute to our data warehousing solution and the development of data pipelines and be responsible for data preparation, modelling, and utilising DAX. You will also work closely with our fundraising Insight team, creating analytic solutions to support our fundraising efforts.
Who are we looking for?
We are seeking an individual who is passionate about data and analytics and possesses meticulous attention to detail. You should be driven to produce high-quality solutions. Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to prioritise tasks and efficiently manage multiple responsibilities are essential. Furthermore, you should have experience with the following technologies and a solid understanding of querying, query optimisation, dimensional modelling design, and data visualisation techniques:
- BigQuery
- SQL
- Power BI
- DAX
- Google Analytics
What you will be doing in the role:
- Working with people across the organisation to understand their analytical requirements.
- Developing, testing, and implementing analytical solutions and data visualisations that empower teams to gain valuable insights from their data.
- Taking ownership of new and existing data models.
- Managing the lifecycle of data models and reporting solutions.
- Working with the BA Manager to define best practices and facilitate knowledge sharing for Power BI development, governance, and deployment across the organisation.
- Ensuring that development aligns with the overall BI strategy and adheres to best practices.
- Responding to incidents and change requests related to existing solutions via our AutoTask helpdesk solution.
- Updating and managing tickets appropriately and timely as the Service Desk Manager sets out, ensuring good communication and customer satisfaction.
- Composing technical and team documentation as required.
- Collaborating and demonstrating analytical solutions to the broader team before roll-out.
- Offering input and advice on processes and practices to improve the team's efficiency and effectiveness.
- Assisting with implementing new solutions, as necessary, with the Business Systems Transformation project.
- To undertake any other duties as requested by the IT management team per the scope and responsibilities of the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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These unique and rewarding freelance audit opportunities would suit experienced experienced audit professionals that are flexible, love diverse travel experiences, supporting worthwhile causes and inspiring people. AfID is recruiting on behalf of a leading specialist in international NGO grant audit services for development donors such as the UN and the World Bank. Assignments would suit experienced qualified audit professionals with grant audit / management experience, ideally in a not-for-profit/ international development context
Role overview.
Complete international grant expenditure audits for a diverse range of projects (grant recipients) funded by international donor institutions ranging from emergency aid, to long term development in areas such as agriculture, health or infrastructure or technical research. Assignments are 1-3 weeks in length and based across the European mainland and the developing world. These are offered on an assignment by assignment basis, one to two months in advance.
Contractors can be based outside the UK
Requirements
- Qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent – 5+ years post qualified experience
- Grant management and audit and reporting experience with international institutions. Preference given to individuals that have worked on UN or EC grant assurance assignments
- Diplomacy and cultural sensitivity while working with a hugely diverse range of clients and beneficiaries
- A real interest in international development and associated funding structures
- Ideally but not essential fluency in a second language such as Spanish, German, French, Arabic & Portugese
- Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills in English.
- Resilience and adaptability
Personal attributes:
- At least 5-10+ years of relevant audit experience
- Ability to work under pressure; Strong planning, organisational and time management skills
- Sound technical and analytical skills, report writing and presentation skills
Passionate about international travel and development and willing to work in international locations. Individual must be prepared to travel to challenging locations when it is deemed safe to do so. Individuals must also be able to demonstrate effective past working practices when working remotely with a range of clients.
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Read moreSightsavers is looking for a highly organised and collaborative Digital Asset Manager to manage our vast library of content
Salary: £35,000
Location: UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, when required
Contract: Permanent
Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked (a minimum of four days) and lots of home working
About the role
Sightsavers' content and stories team has responsibility for developing creative concepts and content in response to communications briefs, as well as supporting the organisation with video and editorial services, and sourcing photography, video, audio and written stories from projects across Africa and South Asia. This work generates a huge volume of multimedia digital assets which need to be easily searchable by everyone in the organisation. We've recently moved to a new digital asset management system which requires an ongoing process of training and development.
We are looking for a Digital Asset Manager to be responsible for embedding and maintaining our new digital asset management system (Asset Bank), offering training and support to teams using and uploading assets. You'll work closely with content producers and story collectors to develop workflows preparing and uploading new content and you'll lead their implementation. As digital asset manager you'll inspire staff with available content, finding creative ways to make the organisation aware of the assets the team is producing. You'll need to make strategic decisions and plans for optimising and promoting the system and its contents, but you won't shy away from getting stuck into the day to day of preparing and uploading content.
Key duties will include:
* Ownership of digital asset storage systems with strategic decision making about process, structure and content
* Asset preparation, upload and categorisation - maintaining consistency and quality across systems
* Asset promotion
* System development and maintenance, with a focus on user experience and searchability
* System support and training
* Cross team collaboration and learning
We're looking for an organised individual with great communication skills. You'll need to be able to make strategic decisions and plans for optimising and promoting the system and its contents, but you won't shy away from getting stuck into the day to day of preparing and managing content.
To succeed in this role, you will need:
* Experience of developing and managing processes and systems
* Experience of working with digital asset management systems, preferably in an NGO
* Knowledge of Asset Bank highly desirable
* Proven experience of organising a wide array of assets and associated information at a high level, with accuracy and attention to detail and using a structured approach
* Proven understanding of digital image asset workflow and processes
* Proven experience of gathering and implementing user feedback
* Good analytics and reporting skills
* Excellent understanding of consent processes for image use
* Solid knowledge of GDPR
* Good understanding of user experience principles
* Proven experience of delivering training
* Knowledge and understanding of digital file formats (image, video, etc) and media usage rights terminology
* Ability to identify the qualities of good images and stories, and the detail needed to make a complete story
* Awareness of content ethics, in the context of international development
* Experience of Microsoft SharePoint highly desirable
Please see the job description for further details.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Benefits
Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts. If you choose to work in or are visiting our collaborative, modern office space, you will find it an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London. This role can be worked part time (a minimum of four days with a pro rata salary) or full time within the UK.
Please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying. There will be an expectation that you can attend at least quarterly meetings at our modern and collaborative offices in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (RH16 3BW) or Brighton. We anticipate that remote interviews will take place in early/ mid-April and the evaluation process will include a role-specific task to be completed at the second stage of the interview process.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
In line with its commitment to safe programming and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) administered by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response. Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian fields.
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Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week (we encourage you to apply if seeking a part-time opportunity)
Salary: £21,137 (If P/T pro rata)
Concern Worldwide NI seeks a Shop Manager to manage its Andersonstown Road Shop in Northern Ireland. This position is open to full time and part time applications.
About Us:
Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. Our mission is to transform the lives of people living in extreme poverty. We work with 25 million people each year, in some of the hardest to reach and most fragile places. Places prone to conflict, natural disasters, climate change and extreme hunger. When an emergency strikes, we are among the first on the ground. We use our voice to bring the stories of extreme poverty to world leaders.
About you:
As Shop Manager you will have the opportunity to be part of a small, but dedicated and successful retail team. You’ll be a highly motivated self-starter who takes full ownership of your role. You will lead and support the Shop Volunteers in maximising the fundraising income for the shop. It will be your chance to demonstrate and further develop your existing strong commercial awareness, relationship management, sales and customer service skills.
This is an exciting time for you to join Concern Worldwide (UK) as we seek to engage more with local communities and increase support for our work in tackling hunger and transforming lives in some of the poorest places in the world.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:
Concern Worldwide encourages all qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity and origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status to apply to become a part of the organisation. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations and is committed to promoting equality.
CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT
The successful post holder will be required to complete a Basic AccessNI check and sign a criminal records self-declaration form.
It is the nature of this post that weekend working (Saturday) and occasional additional seasonal hours are part of the normal working week. Working hours will also involve some evening work to meet the needs of the post, there is also an opportunity to job-share.
Appointment will be subject to a six-month probationary period
If you require a paper application form, please contact us.
Please submit your application form by the 6th March 2024
Concern (UK) reserves the right to close the recruitment activity earlier if we have received applications, which match the role. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid a potentially earlier closing date.
You may also have experience in the following: Retail Area Manager, Shop Manager, Retail Store Manager, Area Manager, Store Manager, Retail Division Manager, Regional Manager, Divisional Manager, Retail Strategy Manager, Department Manager, Retail Territory Manager, etc.
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We are seeking a seasoned fundraising professional with a passion for making a meaningful impact on some of the poorest children in the world. We are on the lookout for an experienced, organised and well-networked individual to join our team and drive our growth by identifying and securing grants from a diverse range of Trusts and Foundations in excess of £120,000 per annum.
We are a team of passionate volunteers in the UK and Tanzania who are dedicated to alleviating the extreme poverty that thousands of children in our partner communities face. In 10 years, our team of volunteers have fundraised over £700,000 (approximately 50% of which has come from Trusts and Foundations) and empowered over 25,000 children through our work.
The need for our support in Tanzania, whether that’s constructing new classrooms, delivering menstruation programmes or installing clean water, is growing. We have active partnerships with 9 rural government schools with engaged communities and have several projects planned at each school. We need help from the Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser to raise the funds to implement these projects over the next few years alongside our other sources of income.
Specific responsibilities:
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Managing our existing portfolio consisting primarily of Trusts and Foundations giving between £5k-£50k
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Write compelling, concise, well-presented, tailored grant applications in Google Docs.
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Research and develop new trusts, foundations and corporates.
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Report on progress of current prospects through the fundraising cycle
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Work with the Founding Director with reporting to Trust and Foundation funders that you’ve had success.
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Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all fundraising activity, including proposals, applications, and donor interactions
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Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the charity’s activities and programmes to be able to communicate effectively with stakeholders and potential funders
Knowledge, skills & experience required
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Minimum 3 years’ experience in a grant fundraising role, with a successful track record of regularly securing 4 and 5-figure grants.
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Excellent attention to detail.
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Knowledge of funding databases and other sources of potential funders
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Proven organisational skills with experience in managing multiple tasks and prioritising effectively.
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Excellent and engaging written communication skills and ability to adapt style to suit a wide range of supporters.
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Confident interpersonal and verbal communication skills, including diplomacy and negotiating skills.
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Ability to deal with people at all levels and from a wide range of backgrounds.
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Flexible, can-do attitude and good team player
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Ability to work independently to general guidelines, with the capability to use initiative and seize opportunities.
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Strong IT literacy and adept in making funding applications online. Training will be provided in Slack/Canva but must be familiar with MS Office and Google Suites
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Fluency in written and spoken English.
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Interest in international work that supports children living in extreme poverty.
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Experience of developing fundraising budgets.
We are a team of volunteers here in the UK who have been dedicating their time to alleviating extreme poverty in very rural Tanzanian communiti...
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What we are looking for
This is a 6 month role to support improvement of regular finance processes. The Financial Planning Analyst will work alongside our Financial Accountant to provide financial analysis and develop easy-to-use templates that support monthly accounting processes and financial modelling. This is a great opportunity to use your people and finance skills to help an organisation aimed at building a more sustainable world to become more financially sustainable.
We are looking for somebody who can understand and respond to user needs. You will be experienced in drawing out narrative and insights from financial data to support decision-making. You will have excellent spreadsheeting skills and be proficient in both Microsoft Excel and Google sheets. You will also have experience of using these skills to develop user-friendly templates that streamline budgeting and reporting.
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About AREF:
The Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) is dedicated to nurturing, mentoring, and supporting a community of researchers across Africa to become leaders in tackling global health challenges. Our focus is on supporting emerging health researchers within the first six years post-PhD to foster Africa as a hub for global science and research.
Role Overview:
As a Trusts and Major Gifts Fundraising Officer, you will play a pivotal role in increasing engagement, interest, and financial support from trusts, foundations, and major donors. You will manage and cultivate existing relationships while also identifying and developing new opportunities to secure funding for AREF’s impactful work.
Key Responsibilities:
Trusts and Foundations (70%):
• Manage and expand the portfolio of five and six-figure trust and foundation supporters, fostering personal relationships where possible.
• Research and identify potential trust and foundation partners aligned with AREF’s mission.
• Develop high-quality written proposals to secure both restricted and unrestricted funding.
• Collaborate with colleagues to ensure timely submission of proposals, budgets, and reports.
• Implement stewardship plans to thank donors and maintain strong relationships.
Major Donors (20%):
• Collaborate with the Head of Fundraising to identify and cultivate potential major donors.
• Develop bespoke cultivation and stewardship plans for major donors.
• Support the delivery of updates, reports, and events to engage high net-worth individuals.
Strategic Support (5%):
• Maintain donor database and filing systems to enable data-driven decisions.
• Contribute to strategic planning and budgeting processes.
• Monitor income against targets and KPIs, providing regular updates to management.
• Stay informed about developments and trends in fundraising.
Person Specification:
Skills and Experience:
• Proficiency in fundraising principles and methods for trusts, foundations, and/or major donors.
• Strong prospect research and donor stewardship skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Financial management skills and familiarity with budgeting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
Working Style:
• Collaborative, supportive, and enthusiastic team player.
• Flexible, proactive, and resilient in a changing environment.
• Strong negotiation and diplomacy skills.
• Organised, reliable, and detail-oriented.
General:
• Passionate about AREF’s mission and values.
• Logical thinker with problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work flexibly and adapt to changing demands.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to meet deadlines.
Additional Desirable Experience:
• Experience with Salesforce or other fundraising databases.
• Previous work in a busy fundraising team.
• Experience in an international development organization.
If you believe you possess the necessary skills and experience and are passionate about making a difference in global health research, we encourage you to apply.
Salary: upto £35,638 (depending on experience)
Location: Home working with occasional travel to London for meetings
Previous applicants need not apply. AREF reserves the right to make an appointment before the closing date and will arrange interviews when they receive strong applications.
Application Deadline: noon, Wednesday 20th March, 2024
To find out more about AREF and the role, please download a copy of the recruitment information pack.
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Our partner is an international development agency. They are seeking an experienced grants auditor to manage grant audits covering the overseas HQ as well as country offices globally; the full cycle will include supporting in the development of audit requests, to the implementation of recommendations. This is a newly created position within the organisation.
Responsibilities
- Develop and review proposals for grant audit requests, develop and manage implementation of audit workplans, and work with country and field offices to respond to audit queries in a timely manner.
- Manage the schedule for the organisational Single Audit, responding to audit queries, auditor concerns and findings in a timely manner.
- Lead in implementing the Single Audit and any grant audit recommendations, ensuring that senior leadership are aware of outcomes and corrective actions being taken.
- Develop tools and training materials to support staff in preparing for audits, and support the broader team in rolling out training on policies and procedures relation to grants management and compliance.
- Support in undertaking any special investigations as required
Requirements
- Qualified or QBE auditor, with at least 5 years of experience in managing donor grant audits within the international development sector. This includes planning and organising audits, and working with a range of stakeholders to achieve successful audit completion.
- At least four years of demonstrable knowledge of the compliance and requirements of institutional donors – ideally including US government, European government and FCDO grants.
- Strong communication skills, both written (report writing) and oral, in English. Working knowledge of an additional language, such as French or Spanish is desirable, but not essential.
- Strong interpersonal skills, experienced in working with a range of internal and stakeholders effectively and able to be tactful and have sensitive/challenging conversations.
- Self-motivated and able to work independently.
- Strong financial, analytical, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
- Able to travel domestically and internationally.
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