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Senior Policy Manager (Maternity Cover)
- Full time: 35 hrs per week
- Fixed term contract for 12 months, with possibility this will be extended, beginning mid-June 2024
- Full time salary: £49,421 - £51,923 (rates apply from 1st April)
- Location: Office in Rivington Street EC2A 3AY, with opportunity for blended working
About us
Transparency International is a global movement sharing one vision: a world in which government politics, business and the daily lives of people are free of corruption. Transparency International UK is the UK national chapter of this movement. We work with the British government, parliamentarians, civil society and the private sector to tackle corruption at home, addressing the UK’s global corruption footprint and helping multinational companies prevent corruption by operating with integrity. We are also home to two major global programmes tackling corruption in the Defence and Security sector and Global Health on behalf of the wider Transparency International movement.
The UK Programme seeks to put an end to corruption in the UK and the role of the UK in facilitating corruption abroad. We expose and tackle corruption and hold power to account here in the UK through robust research, investigations and advocacy. To do that we need to understand the way corruption works and the systems that enable it.
Our work has already been key to delivering:
- Four major pieces of Economic Crime legislation making it harder for dirty money to find its way to the UK
- The introduction of a register to reveal the true owners of foreign companies owning property in the UK
- The Bribery Act - regarded as the toughest piece of legislation of its kind.
- Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) – an investigative tool to help law enforcement act on corrupt assets.
- Promised reforms to lobbying transparency and regulation of post-political appointments.
We work with the UK and devolved governments, the private sector and civil society to create a UK free from corruption.
About the role
As Senior Policy Manager (Maternity Cover), you will be responsible for leading TI-UK’s advocacy work in the national political sphere, particularly in Westminster, managing the delivery of strategy and engagement on legislation, and MP and Peer engagement across the UK Programme. You will line manage the UK Programme’s Advocacy Officer, and advocate effectively for priority reforms to senior stakeholders while ensuring the team’s policy experts are brought in at relevant stages.
In addition to this, you will:
- Develop and maintain technical expertise on relevant legislation/policy to enable you to engage with senior stakeholders in Parliament.
- Contribute to development and delivery of TI-UK’s strategic engagement with political parties at the national level throughout the electoral cycle: for example, driving TI-UK’s strategy for engagement with UK-wide political parties, before and after a General election. This role is envisaged to operate with autonomy at a senior level while ensuring any outputs or external representation is consistent with TI-UK’s strategy, tone and usual ways of working.
- Line manage the Advocacy Officer, supporting and guiding them to deliver on agreed objectives, and assessing their objectives, assignments and performance.
- Ensure outputs are accurate and effective, and reviewed by the relevant technical policy experts (as required) within the team.
- Be influential in brokering aligned approaches across a diverse range of external partners.
- Provide guidance for key messaging in external communications to amplify TI-UK’s policy recommendations, with e.g. media statements, op eds, blogs, speeches, advocacy briefings, consultation submissions.
- Design and deliver advocacy projects across multiple grants and thematic areas (dirty money and political integrity), devising and planning advocacy activities. The role will liaise with relevant team experts for input and sign off on advocacy plans and activities.
- Oversee the team’s monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) impact development and processes, and may be asked to contribute to donor reporting and fundraising (especially with regard to impact metrics).
About you
To be successful in the role you will have…
Essential
- Substantial experience leading advocacy strategy and engagement in Westminster
- Experience of successfully engaging senior political stakeholders, including members of the Shadow Cabinet, Select Committee Chairs, political advisers and senior backbenchers in the House of Commons and House of Lords
- Significant experience working in coalition with All-Party Parliamentary Groups and/or other informal networks in Parliament
- Technical expertise relating to the passage of primary legislation through Parliament
- Experience campaigning for, and securing, legislative or regulatory Change
- Solid organisational skills and the ability to manage a number of priorities/deadlines
- Able to work independently with minimal supervision
- Excellent communications skills, being able to communicate to a variety of audiences and at different levels.
Desirable
- An in-depth understanding of money laundering and political corruption in the UK, including current legal and regulatory frameworks
Benefits
In exchange we will offer:
- A competitive salary
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Up to 5% contributory pension
- Season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced sickness and family friendly policies
- Employee Assistance Programme
- A flexible and friendly working environment, with the opportunity for blended working (more details of this can be found on our website)
The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 9th April 2024. Interviews will be conducted on Friday, 12th April 2024 over video call.
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About the Organisation
Womankind Worldwide is an international women’s rights organisation and funder, working with women’s rights groups and feminist movements across the world to end gender inequality.
We envision a world where all women, girls and people of all genders enjoy equal rights and freedoms and live with joy, choice and dignity.
We take collective action alongside women’s rights organisations, feminist movements and activists in Eastern and Southern Africa and South Asia. We support them to challenge inequality, at home, in communities and the workplace. We fund and strengthen these movements and advocate for change alongside them.
Currently, Womankind has staff based in Kenya and the UK. This position is located in the UK. While hybrid working arrangements are available, the successful applicant will be expected to spend 2-3 days per week working from Womankind’s London office (frequency to be agreed with successful candidate). Unfortunately we are unable to make exceptions to the in-person working requirement for this role.
Who we are looking for
This is an entry-level role suitable for someone who would like to gain experience of programmes and grant management in the international women’s rights and development sectors. You may have studied in a relevant field or have equivalent work or lived experience. You will have a collaborative and hands on mindset and commitment to feminism, anti-racism and social justice.
We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – men and women, people of all ages, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions and beliefs.
However, as part of Womankind’s commitment to addressing the under-representation of Black and People of Colour in our organisation and in programme and grant management roles in the wider charity sector, we particularly encourage applications from Black and People of Colour candidates. This internship is a positive action initiative under the Equality Act 2010.
Role Purpose
The intern will provide general support to the programmes and learning team, including with administration of programmes and grant compliance, partner communications, logistics and (online) event organisation. Depending on the strengths and interests of the selected candidate and the needs of Womankind, the intern will also have the opportunity to lead on some specific projects or tasks and to work with colleagues from other departments.
Responsibilities
- Administrative grant management support, including:
- Receipt and acknowledgement of grant applications
- Review of grant applications against initial criteria
- Drafting of grant agreements and transfer requests
- Review of narrative and financial reports
- Keeping updated records of grant information, including data entry
- Communications and learning:
- Liaising with Womankind colleagues and partners regarding grant applications, reports and compliance issues
- Researching and drafting internal reports and summaries
- Drafting articles/blog posts regarding topics related to Womankind’s grant making for publication on our website
- Logistics and events support, including:
- Scheduling meetings and booking travel
- Taking notes
- Liaising with external suppliers
- Supporting event organisation
- Contribution to Womankind’s office and culture through participation in:
- Staff meetings
- Weekly team huddles
- Yearly team retreat
- Internal working groups (depending on availability, interest and organisational needs)
- Other tasks as requested/assigned by line manager and wider P&L team .
The P&L intern would also have the opportunity to participate in organisation and team wide meetings as well as meetings with partners and to contribute areas of work that are of specific interest to them, as agreed with their line manager and the Director of Programmes and Learning. This may include opportunities for travel.
Values and Behaviours
The ideal candidate must be committed to the mission, vision, values and aims of Womankind Worldwide as it works towards a feminist workplace which is fit for the future and to supports our staff equitably across our locations.
All posts are expected to contribute towards developing a supportive working environment, to demonstrate a commitment to inclusion, professionalism and respect, transparency and accountability and to uphold quality standards as outlined in organisational policies and procedures, and in compliance with Womankind Worldwide’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
Reporting Structure
This role sits within the Programmes and Learning (P&L) team, which is part of the broader Policy, Programmes and Learning Team (PPL). The intern will provide support to colleagues across P&L and report to the Programme Management Officer, with a dotted line to the Programme Manager: Innovation and Partnerships.
Person Specification
To succeed in this role, you will need to be passionate about women’s rights, enthusiastic and self-motivated, willing and able to learn quickly, happy to work in a busy environment, be very organised, and able to function as part of a dynamic hybrid team.
Essential Experience, Skills and Behaviours
- Interest in/knowledge of women’s rights and feminist movements
- Proven ability to self-manage, prioritise, take on responsibilities and work independently to complete assigned tasks
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Excellent numeracy and attention to detail
- Positive and solution-focussed, bringing a ‘can do’ approach to problem solving
- Ability to quickly understand new ideas, concepts and issues
- Ability to work with teams across different countries, cultures and time zones
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Fluent in English (verbal and written)
- Strong IT skills including Excel, Word and PowerPoint, SharePoint, Outlook and Teams and willingness to learn and adapt to new systems as required
- Welcome feedback, with a desire to continuously improve and develop
Desirable Experience, Skills and Behaviours
Experience of living or working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, including any of Womankind’s focus countries.
Unfortunately, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must already have the right to live and work in the UK.
Terms and conditions
Hours
Part time (80%/4-days per week) 28 hours
Salary
£30,861 Pro Rata (Annual Pro Rated Salary for this role is £24,688.8)
Grade
5
Contract
Fixed term for 12 months
Probationary period
6 months
Holidays
25 days annual leave per annum, 3 days of office closure over the Christmas and New Year Period and entitlement to UK bank Holidays. (This will be Pro Rata 20 days annual leave and pro-rata bank holidays for part time)
Pension
Womankind has a group contributory pension scheme in place. On joining the scheme Womankind will contribute 6% and employee is required to contribute minimum percentage set by the Pension Regulator.
Other benefits
We offer a wide range of flexible working options, enhanced family leave and cover costs for eye tests
Due to the high volume of applications, we receive, we regret we will not be able to respond personally to applicants who are not short-listed. If you have not heard from us within three weeks from the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline for applications: Midnight UK on Monday 1 April 2024
Interviews: 22 April – 2 May 2024
Expected Start date: 3 June, 2024
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About World Child Cancer
Most childhood cancers are curable. We know this because survival rates in the UK and Europe regularly top 80%. But for children in low and middle-income countries, the prognosis is bleak with their chance of survival falling to 20%.
The solution? It already exists. The challenge is making sure that every child gets the diagnosis, treatment and care they need. Yet in many countries, public and professional awareness of childhood cancer is dangerously low. Opportunities for early diagnosis are missed. Referrals are delayed. And there are not enough health workers with the specialist skills to diagnose and treat the disease.
It is children and families that pay the price.
Determined to balance this inequality, World Child Cancer works with local, regional, and international partners in some of the world’s poorest countries to improve: Treatment, early diagnosis, family support and advocacy.
Created in 2007, World Child Cancer is a small yet fast-growing, ambitious international charity.
Overview
The Programme Manager role will be crucial to the success and development of the charity. You will be responsible for the management and delivery of our work in Bangladesh & Nepal, ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget and to high standard. The role will include responsibility for building relationships with partners and potential new partners. The successful candidate will contribute to seeking out further grant opportunities within the sector, working closely with the rest of the programmes team and the fundraising team.
Key Relationships
- Director of Programmes
- Director of Finance
- Country Programme Coordinators
- UK Programme Managers
- Psychosocial Support Advisor
Person Specification
Essential:
- 3 to 5 years international development experience preferably in the field of global health
- Understands theory and practice of Health System Strengthening.
- Understands theory and practice of capacity building programming.
- Knowledge of programme design and planning of complex programmes, including logframes and theories of change.
- Track record of financial management skills, including budget management and planning
- Experience designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks, including collection and analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data.
- Excellent organisational, planning and time-management skills.
- Proven experience in building relationships and working in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders
- Fluent English (written and verbal)
Desirable:
- Experience living and working in low middle income countries, preferably in Asia.
- Experience working with healthcare professionals both in the UK and abroad.
- Experience managing statutory grants.
Terms of Employment
- Hours: Part-time (3 days per week)
- Location: UK based, hybrid role: Home working for the time being, with the provision for regular meetings in the office. Office attendance encouraged on Mondays (nr Fenchurch Street, London)
- Contract: Part-time Maternity Cover (subject to successful completion of 3 months’ probation)
- Salary: £34,000 - £38,000 Full Time Equivalent (will be pro rata for 3 days per week)
- Annual Leave: 25 days plus 8 bank holidays pro rata and an additional day at Christmas subject to Board approval
- Other: Opportunity to participate in the cycle to work scheme
Timetable
- Closing date for applications: April 14th, 2024
- First interview: TBC
- Second interview: TBC
- The successful appointment is subject to a satisfactory criminal records disclosure and written references.
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Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.
Title: Research Coordinator (Data and Research in Education)
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan
Contract: 18 Month fixed term contract
Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply
About the role
Sightsavers is a member of the Data and Research in Education (DARE) Pakistan research consortium, and is leading several research studies in this capacity. These studies are in the area of disability inclusive education and climate resilience in education. Our research predominantly revolves around qualitative methodologies, supplemented by a variety of other techniquesThe studies are primarily qualitative, but make some use of other methods. We are looking for an experienced Research Coordinator, to play a vital role in coordinating and implementing these research studies and to support other education focused work by Country Office team.
- Coordinate Research Activities: Effectively communicate and engage with DARE research consortium leadership, federal and provincial stakeholders, including Ministries of Education and Organizations of Persons with Disabilities, as well as local stakeholders like headteachers.
- Develop Fieldwork Strategies: Create comprehensive fieldwork procedures and plans, along with training materials for fieldworkers.
- Implement Data Collection: Design and execute data collection strategies, manage logistics, conduct interviews and focus group discussions, supervise fieldworkers, and ensure high-quality data management.
- Contribute to Scholarly Writing: Assist in writing detailed study reports and contribute to scholarly journal articles.
- Disseminate Research Findings: Organize and conduct dissemination activities, such as workshops, meetings, and presentations, to communicate research findings to a broad audience.
- Participate in additional educational interventions: Support the Programme Manager with inclusive education activities, including teacher development and assessments.
This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the for full details.
In this role, th Research Coordinator will work closely with Principal Investigators and Co-Investigators, as well as the Pakistan Country Office Team, to coordinate and implement DARE studies and related processes. The responsibilities will include collecting, analysing, and disseminating data generated by the research.
The ideal Research Coordinator will have the legal right to live and work in Pakistan and will possess a strong background in qualitative research and project coordination, preferably within education and/or disability research sectors. The Research Coordinator will bring experience in study coordination, stakeholder engagement, fieldworker training and supervision, data collection, management and analysis, and reporting. This is an opportunity to play a vital role in supporting educational-focused work and making a meaningful impact through research.
Jobholder Requirements
Essential Qualifications and Experience:
- A Master's degree or equivalent in Education, Social Sciences, Public Health, Development Studies, or a related field.
- Demonstrated training and proficiency in qualitative research methods, including focus groups and in-depth interviews.
- Proven experience in coordinating qualitative research studies within Pakistan.
- Skilled in developing research protocols and creating guides for interviews and focus group discussions.
- Familiarity with the process of submitting research protocols to ethical review bodies and managing the review processes.
- Proficiency in using Nvivo software for qualitative data analysis is preferred.
Skills and Competencies
- Excellent command of the English language, both written and spoken
- Competent in planning, developing, coordinating, implementing, and supervising research projects
- The ability to motivate and collaborate within multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
- Availability for national travel within Pakistan as required by the role
- A strong understanding of research governance and ethical principles, especially concerning research involving children and vulnerable groups
- Experience in conducting, transcribing, and analysing focus group discussions and in-depth interviews
- A track record of contributing to research reports and journal articles
- A history of working effectively with both governmental and non-governmental partners and stakeholders
Closing date: 27 March 2024
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.
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.
Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.
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Hours: Full time: 37.5 hours pw (would consider Part Time - minimum 30 hours pw)
Contract type: Permanent
Benefits: We want all our employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring they pay their employees fairly, they offer the following benefits: Flexible working, Generous annual leave, Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike Loan Scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal, Social Activities.
Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.
As research development and engagement manager, you will ensure research is at the heart of our strategic programmes and help to identify opportunities for the translation of evidence into impact for patients.
If you have a research background, are passionate about making research count and building relationships with a variety of people then we’d love to hear from you.
This role will develop a thorough understanding of the research landscape relating to our programmes and be able to communicate these to a variety of audiences. Engagement with our funded researchers will be key to the success of this role, both to capture and promote the outputs of their research, and to identify where added investment or policy activity would drive this towards patient benefit.
You’ll also be engaging with research groups and networks, helping to stimulate research collaborations based on agreed unmet needs and research gaps.
If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit your CV, together with a supporting statement, outlining why you are interested and how you feel you meet the requirements.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
About Kidney Research UK:
Kidney Research UK is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease and for more than 60 years the research we fund has been making an impact. But kidney disease is increasing as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, making our work more essential than ever.
At Kidney Research UK we work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease. We collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors to prevent kidney disease and drive innovation to transform treatments.
Over the last ten years we have invested more than £58 million into research. We lobby governments and decision makers to change policy and practice to ensure that more than 3 million people living with kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority.
Most importantly, we also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything we do, from deciding which research to invest in to how we plan our priorities and our work across the charity.
Those patient contributions are vital, always helping us and our partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, always ensuring we see the patient behind the treatment and always reminding us that behind every statistic and every number is a person – the patients and the carers who inspire our mission and push us forward to make a difference and change the future of kidney disease.
Closing date: 1 April 2024
Interviews will be held w/c 8 April 2024
No agencies please
You may have experience in the following: Research and Development Manager, Research Engagement Manager, Program Development Manager, Research Impact Manager, Research Translation Manager, Research Program Manager, Research Strategy Manager, Research Relationship Manager, Research Collaboration Manager, Program Engagement Manager, Program Development Coordinator, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, Charity, Charities, etc.
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Full time – working 37.5 hours per week
Salary: From £35,000
Department: Research & Programmes
Line managed by: Research & Programmes Manager
Responsible for line managing: n/a
Location: London (hybrid, at least 2 days in the office)
About GISF
The Global Interagency Security Forum strengthens NGO safety and security practices worldwide. We have more than 150 member INGOs and offices in London and Washington, DC.
GISF’s member-led structure makes us a trusted platform for collaboration, a driver of innovation in security risk management (SRM), and a repository of best practices. We also work closely with policymakers to enhance their understanding of SRM.
We strengthen NGO security practice worldwide by:
- Maintaining and building from our expertise in humanitarian security risk management
- Offering trusted platforms for coordination and knowledge sharing
- Driving innovation, capturing best practice, and improving SRM capabilities.
- Supporting policy-makers and the humanitarian system to increase their understanding of SRM and maximise access to people in need
For more information, visit: www.gisf.ngo
What we offer
- 25 days of annual leave increasing annually after 2 years, up to a maximum 30 days (plus bank holidays)
- Office shutdown between Christmas and New Year
- Employer Pension contributions
- A focus on professional development, including access to overseas events, workshops, and training
Role Context
The Data and M&E Specialist is a new role at GISF, that will play a crucial role turning data into actionable insights.
They will lead or support the monitoring and evaluation of GISF’s various grants and contracts, in addition to putting in place a framework to better assess GISF’s overall impact on global NGO safety and security approaches. Working with the Grants and M&E Manager, they will develop, rollout and implement an organisation-wide Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) system to complement GISF’s continuing growth. Much of GISF’s work seeks to improve knowledge, attitudes and practices, providing a unique and interesting challenge to the right candidate.
On a strategic level, this role will be key in enabling data-driven decision by GISF and our membership. GISF’s position at the centre of a network of more than 150 INGOs and the wider NGO community gives us access to a wide range of data. The Data and M&E Specialist will create systems to capture that data, structure it for analysis and make it accessible to NGOs to support operational decision-making.
The Data and M&E Specialist will play an active role informing GISF’s products and services, such as our research pipeline, resource-development and coordination services, by providing insights from the data.
The sensitive nature of the data means the candidate must be highly principled, and able to work with the wider team to implement robust data-protection measures.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strengthen GISF’s programmatic data collation and analysis
- Work collaboratively with GISF staff and partners to roll-out a new framework for data collection that emphasises collaboration and efficiency across GISF functions, and demonstrates GISF’s impact.
- Develop standardised data collection protocols to ensure consistency, accuracy and rigour across GISF functions.
- Support and guide GISF staff to collate, analyse, and document research, events and programmatic data.
- Conduct frequent data cleaning, interpretation and storage of data in line with GISF’s ethical standards.
2. Grant and Project Management Support
- Work closely with the Grants and M&E Manager to meet all MEL requirements of USAID grants.
- Support the roll out of monitoring and reporting templates, tools and workflows for USAID grants.
- Provide monitoring and impact data for donor reporting.
- Conduct MEL activities of non-USAID grants and contracts, from inception to completion.
- Work collaboratively with GISF staff in the preparation of funding proposals by providing input and guidance to on appropriate MEL frameworks.
- Provide other monitoring and evaluation support to programmes as requested and needed.
3. Research, Learning and Membership Data Management
- Conduct research to identify, document and test good practices and alternative/locally-led approaches to assess the impact of SRM in humanitarian programming.
- Create a Membership Data Collection Policy, ensuring relevant and accurate information is gathered to improve member services.
- Coordinate the development of an annual assessment tool to measure member satisfaction and gather members’ thematic priorities for the coming year.
- Work with relevant colleagues to develop a process for collecting and storing open-source SRM sector data.
- In collaboration with the Technical SRM and Coordination Lead, develop and implement a tool for NGOs to benchmark their safety and security capacities.
- Support the organisation and facilitation of partner/membership learning exchanges on MEL (remote and/or in person)
- Work with the Research team to strengthen the evidence base of GISF’s impact.
4. Internal Relations and Communications
- Support staff to shift mindsets and attitudes from traditional, extractive MEL approaches and towards more ethical and responsible solutions to measuring impact.
- Collaborate with Communications staff to input into regular reports on our work, including external-facing learning and impact reports (e.g. Annual Report).
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation to help in the delivery of GISF’s strategy and annual plans.
6. External Representation
- Undertake networking and information sharing to support effective MEL practice within NGO SRM operations
- Build relationships to share and access relevant data-sets.
- Represent GISF at external meetings and events
- Liaise with consultants hired by GISF and provide administrative support where needed.
- Other relevant tasks as directed
Essential Skills/Experience
- Relevant post-graduate degree; or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum of two years in a data analysis or MEL/MEAL related role.
- Demonstrable experience in strengthening monitoring and evaluation systems.
- Excellent analytical skills, with experience of understanding and processing qualitative and quantitative data.
- Adept at data visualisation in support of decision-making.
- Excellent data and information management skills with proficiency in MS office packages.
- Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets.
- Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner.
- Understanding and knowledge of ethical data collection.
- Fluency in spoken and written English.
Desirable Skills/Experience
- Understanding and application of statistical software.
- Knowledge and experience of MEL for participatory programmes.
- Knowledge and/or experience of SRM practice.
- Ability to work in French or Arabic would be an advantage.
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We are looking for a Senior Adviser – Protecting Children from Digital Harm to join our Child Protection & Child Rights Governance team.
We aim to become one of the leading global organisations for ensuring children's rights in the digital world and promoting a safe digital childhood. In this newly created post you will lead Save the Children UK's work to protect children from digital harm. You'll contribute to the advancement of children's rights in the digital environment, innovating across our programmes and advocating for change.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
We stand side by side with children in the toughest places to be a child. We do whatever it takes to make sure they survive, get protection when they're in danger, and have the chance to learn.
About the Department
The Programme Quality and Impact (PQI) department works to ensure we deliver high-quality, evidence-based programmes and that we develop technical approaches to achieve positive sector-wide change for children. We work with partners and across the Save the Children movement to provide technical support to programme design and implementation, partnership development and in developing quality standards, technical approaches, and tools.
About the Team
The Child Protection & Child Rights Governance team aims to raise our ambition and commitment in these two areas and to provide strategic leadership across our portfolios of work. It supports the development and implementation of critically important, high-quality programmes; promotes internal alignment in policy & practice; develops and delivers capacity strengthening support; conducts technical advocacy; and builds strategic partnerships to further our goals. There is a strong focus on quality evidence generation to underpin programme designs and for use in influencing the improvement of policy & practice.
About the Role
Save the Children aims to become one of the leading global organisations for ensuring children's rights in the digital world, and promoting a safe digital childhood. Our mission is to unite children, private industry, civil society and government to accelerate children's protection, participation and well-being online and offline.
As a Senior Adviser you will hold responsibility for leading Save the Children UK's work to protect children from digital harm. You will contribute to the advancement of children's rights in the digital environment, innovating across our programmes, advocating for change and amplifying best practices. You will work closely with children, as well as diverse stakeholders, such as our Taskforce for a Safe Digital Childhood, to develop training curricula, behaviour change strategies and digital solutions, and to influence laws, regulatory policies and technology industry standards to maximise benefits and minimise risks to children in the digital environment.
You will support engagement and partnership with external organisations, companies and constituencies that have skills and experiences in technology and the digital environment that can complement our own, extend our reach, increase our understanding of the issues, and enhance our ability to influence change in ways that make children safer online.
Key Accountabilities include:
- Provide global leadership (e.g., in internal and external working groups) on protection from digital harm and safe digital childhood programming within the Save the Children movement and/or wider sector.
- Co-lead Save the Children's Safe Digital Childhood Task Force
- Lead Save the Children UK's work on protection from digital harm with minimum supervision, reflecting your high-level responsibilities, and articulate a compelling vision to inspire others to achieve our ambitious goals for children.
- Play a leadership role in ensuring programmes embed children's rights in the digital environment into our existing strategies and initiatives, working collaboratively with stakeholders, and particularly with country office and partner staff.
- Champion and drive quality, inclusion, and impact across the work of Save the Children and the wider sector.
- Lead the development and implementation of technical strategies and products (such as best practice approaches, minimum standards, and publications) as they relate to protecting children from digital harm.
- Build and maintain strategic partnerships in relation to safe digital childhood programming and advocacy, leading on engagement with partners to amplify impact.
- Deepen and expand relationships with key high-level external stakeholders and build strong working relationships with technical experts, partners and advocacy targets for technical exchange and policy and practice influence.
- Engage with relevant education staff leading on EdTech initiatives to ensure the inclusion of safety and protection considerations for children.
- Provide and facilitate support and capacity strengthening to other technical and programme staff, for example through mentoring, coaching, training, or guidance.
- Contribute to the wider success of Save the Children by providing programme evidence and technical expertise as required to inform and influence country strategies, advocacy, fundraising and communications.
About You
To be successful, it is important that you have the following skills and experience:
- An in-depth understanding of the benefits and risks the digital world poses to children
- Experience and an in-depth understanding of how to protect children from online harm and promote a safe digital environment for children
- Experience of strategically driving programming to protect children from online/offline harm and abuse, monitoring its quality and impact
- A track record of building, maintaining, and developing relationships and networks with a wide range of stakeholders, including technology companies.
- Strong influencing skills, with the ability to influence peers and senior colleagues through the building of cross-organisational relationships and the mobilisation of support for key issues
- Ability to lead and work with colleagues to set a strategic vision, inspire others and securing cross-team engagement for delivery
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with an excellent ability to communicate with impact and adapt style for a wide range of audiences with diverse backgrounds and at all levels
- Ability and willingness to travel at least three weeks a year
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.
Procurement Manager
We are excited to welcome a Procurement Manager who will play a pivotal role in enhancing the procurement function within Muslim Hands.
About this job
As Procurement Manager, you will:
Lead the implementation of a procurement function and policies, which will involve working with a number of teams across the charity to shift perception and embed cultural change,
develop processes and skills throughout the charity, through mentoring and coaching, empowering managers to make cost-effective decisions,
lead on the development and maintenance of a contract register, with a focus on driving savings, and reviewing existing agreements
Support and monitor procurement compliance of international partners through delivering training on the charities policies that partners must comply through to compliance based on international standards and best practice
About you
To be successful in this role, you’ll need considerable experience in a senior procurement role, with a commercial focus, experience of dealing with international aid agencies and advanced negotiation skills to ensure Muslim Hands gets the best value for money. You’ll need strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate often complex information to lay audiences, while also having excellent attention to detail. A professional procurement qualification is desirable.
Job Description:
Develop and lead function of recently established procurement function, embedding cultural change, and work cross collaboratively across the charity
Embed the procurement policy and processes, review and improve internal processes and guidance for users, and report back on the KPI’s to Senior Management
Develop processes and skills throughout the charity of how to negotiate value for money deals and how to adopt a commercial mindset through providing training, mentoring and coaching
Work closely with all departments with a strong focus on international programmes to support best practice of value for money, ethical procurement, and compliance to international standards
Develop the procurement part of the compliance framework including the management of a contract register, approved suppliers framework and compliance of partners to these practices for managing gifted funds
Review existing contracts with the aim to generate realistic and sustainable savings through restructuring of the contract or negotiation with the supplier
Challenge/ support new vendor requests ensuring contracts are commercially robust and establish good value for money, leading tender processes and establishing best practice and guidance in this area
Review existing contracts with aim to restructure where required
Provide appropriate ad hoc procurement support and advice where required
Any other reasonable duties to support the charity
Person specification:
Essential
Considerable procurement management experience
Experience of procurement management in international charities/ aid agencies
Good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to convey complex information clearly, tailored to the audience
Positive attitude, proactive and team player
Ability to travel internationally when required
Able to work flexibly and juggle competing demands to meet deadlines
Graduate level qualification in Management, Financial Management, Supply Chain, Project Management or related
Desirable
Professional Procurement Qualification or Qualified by Experience
Alignment with charity sector values and culture
Salary
Up to £40,000 commensurate with experience
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