The opportunity

We are searching for a Director to lead the organisation in its work to build and support partnerships, campaigns, and communications to accelerate action on mental health around the world. A particular focus of the role will be working with the membership of the Global Mental Health Action Network (GMHAN), leading and managing the GMHAN secretariat function within UnitedGMH. GMHAN is now a network of over 13000 members from over 100 countries. Building on the successful establishment and first three years of the Global Mental Health Action Network - and the Speak Your Mind campaign - this role will develop and strengthen UnitedGMH’s work with the huge range of partners and organisations involved to help achieve better mental health for all.

About You

You are a driven individual who is passionate about mental health and determined to make a difference to the lives of as many people as possible. You will have a proven knowledge and understanding of global health and (preferably) mental health partnerships, campaigns and communications; a network of contacts in relevant areas at national and global level; and an ability to develop and execute partnerships, campaigns and communications strategies to achieve change through working collaboratively with a wide variety of stakeholders across government, international organisations, civil society, the private sector, the media, research and academica. 

Duties:

Partnerships, Campaigns, and Communications

• Global Mental Health Action Network: supported by the UnitedGMH team and external stakeholders, and working with the GMHAN Advisory Group and GMHAN members, lead the development and ongoing strategy and delivery of the work of GMHAN; provide partnerships, campaigns and communications expertise to the network and relevant initiatives with partners to achieve change at global and national level. 

• Oversee the GMHAN secretariat function (led by the GMHAN partnerships officer): regular meetings of the GMHAN Advisory Group and the wider membership; recruitment of and support to members; the CRM database; the communications channels of GMHAN; and grant management and reporting for GMHAN.

• Strategy: Ensure the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of UnitedGMH partnerships, campaigns and communications strategies and activities against agreed outcomes in order to support the global mental health community to increase political support at global and national level for mental health. 

• Speak Your Mind and other campaign partnerships: continue to develop and support work in partnership with the Speak Your Mind network of partners around the world and other campaign partnerships.

• Representation: Oversee strategic relationships with mental health partnership organisations, campaigns and communications stakeholders; represent UnitedGMH within the Global Mental Health Action Network.

• Management: Oversee partnerships, campaigns, and communications staff and consultants. 

Management and Administration

• Senior Management: support the CEO and the team to ensure the Charity's operations and  resources are managed in accordance with policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and good practice in all aspects of the Charity’s work. 

• UnitedGMH and American Friends of UnitedGMH Board engagement: support the CEO and the team in reporting to the UnitedGMH board and the American Friends of UnitedGMH.

• Line manage: partnerships, campaigns and communications staff and consultants.

• Strategy: support the CEO and team in the overall development of the charity’s strategy; and lead the development, implementation and evaluation of the charity’s strategy for partnerships, campaigns and communications.

• Reporting: support the CEO and team to ensure the development of papers for board meetings, donor reports and annual charity reporting and ensure timely submission.

• Financial Management: support the CEO and team to ensure the development of the annual budget and ensure effective monitoring and management of resources; lead and oversee the budget and reporting for partnerships, campaigns and communications.

• UnitedGMH communications: oversee communications for the promotion of UnitedGMH as an organisation and its work across all stakeholders including the media; line manage communications staff and consultants accordingly. 

• UnitedGMH partnerships: oversee partnerships across UnitedGMH as an organisation to ensure strong and ongoing collaboration across all stakeholders with a particular focus on civil society and the private sector (and working with the Policy, Advocacy, and Financing Director on governments and multinationals and with the Independent Monitoring & Accountability Director on research and academia).

Fundraising

• Strategy: support the Head of Fundraising with the development and delivery of the charity’s fundraising strategy; ensure it has a clear and regularly updated strategy for fundraising for partnerships, campaigns and communications work developed in collaboration with the Head of Fundraising; secure sufficient funding to cover the partnerships, communications and campaigns area of work; and support the organisation to secure sufficient funding for its work as a whole. 

• Identify new funding opportunities and lead on pitches to donors with the support of the team. Ensure the charity fulfills donor reporting requirements and manages donor stewardship effectively.

• Maintain and strengthen relationships with UnitedGMH donors.

Representation

• Represent UnitedGMH as required both in private and public settings.

• Relationship building and management: actively build relationships with key stakeholders particularly as related to partnerships, communications and campaigns work. 

Other duties that may be required by the CEO and board of trustees.

Essential attributes and experience

• Extensive management-level experience relevant to the role

• Knowledge and understanding of global health with a network of contacts

• An ability to develop and execute partnerships, campaigns, and communications strategies to achieve change at the highest levels of government and international organisations working with a wide variety of stakeholders

• Experience of working in global health and/or international development partnerships, campaigns and communications at global and country level

• A proven ability to build and develop partnerships and initiatives to promote collaborative working 

• Strong team working orientation, with the ability and social skills to work collaboratively with staff at all levels and all parts of the organisation

• An ability to inspire and lead teams internal and external to your organisation

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent presentation and persuasion skills, both spoken and written

• Political sensitivity and ability to apply good judgment in decision making

• High level of initiative, efficiency, and self-motivation

• Experience working in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment

• Successful track record in developing and executing programme funding proposals and securing 5 figure fundraising gifts

Desirable attributes and experience

• Fluency in at least one additional language beyond English is strongly desired

• A proven track record in developing and executing strategies to achieve partnerships, campaigns and communications goals in support of better mental health

• Knowledge and understanding of mental health, a network of mental health contacts around the world, and an ability to develop and execute strategies to achieve change on mental health at the highest levels of government and international organisations working with a wide variety of stakeholders.

• Familiar with, and a champion of, partnerships, campaigns and communications informed by global and national experts including People With Lived Experience of mental health conditions. 

• Experience of working in mental health and/or international development a country level

• Knowledge of partnerships, campaigns and communications for mental health

• Successful track record in developing and executing programme funding proposals and securing 6 figure fundraising gifts

Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted on a rolling basis so please do not hesitate to register your interest. 

This is a global remote role and you must already have the right to work in the country where you are based.

We are seeking someone to provide strategic leadership, management and development of INTRAC’s consultancy & research services to deliver positive impact for civil society organisations, in line with INTRAC’s strategic priorities.

Working closely with our consultancy and research team, the successful candidate will have overall responsibility for Principal Consultants, Research & Programme Coordinators and the Business Development Manager, as well as the performance of Associates consultants in the INTRAC network.

Key responsibilities will include:

1. Leading and developing INTRAC’s portfolio of consultancy and research services and grants to deliver INTRAC’s strategic and operational plans.
2. Managing and developing INTRAC’s team of consultants and researchers to deliver quality and impactful services to clients.
3. Developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and ensure evidence from our work is collected and disseminated to strengthen civil society and influence practice.
4. Contributing to the leadership and management of INTRAC as a member of the management team and adviser to INTRAC’s Board, inspiring the whole organisation to achieve organisational goals.

Further information on the role can be found by downloading the job description.

This role will involve a need for regular travel, (at least 4 times per year to the INTRAC office in Oxford, and approximately 4-5 international week-long trips per annum, depending on the client portfolio).

We are looking for an Impact & Evaluation Manager to measure our impact against our strategic ambitions alongside supporting the embedding of evaluation and impact measurement into our culture and working practices. As we have an urgent need to bring somebody on board to support this piece of work, we are keen to hear from individuals who are immediately available, or who have a relatively short notice period.

About us

Battersea is here for every dog and cat and has been since 1860. We are a leading animal welfare charity and over the last 160 years we’ve grown from one home in London to three rescuing and rehoming centres across the South East. With c500 staff and 1000 volunteers, we have cared for over three million vulnerable animals We also campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats; sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership. Join us and make a difference for every dog and cat.

Our Marketing & Communications Team

Battersea’s Marketing & Communications department is responsible for communicating the breadth of the organisation’s work in an engaging and memorable way. Though our award-winning campaigns, we use our influence to affect change for dogs and cats within and beyond our gates; building Battersea’s reputation on a national and international scale. Our work involves everything from innovative integrated advertising campaigns to rehome our animals, to supporting other departments with their strategic objectives. We also manage Battersea’s online communities, offer brand guidance, deliver innovative digital activity, and manage internal communications, ensuring that staff and volunteers stay informed and engaged. The department’s ultimate goal is to raise awareness of Battersea’s work, so we can be here for more dogs and cats.

What we can offer you

Our dedicated people mean that we can be here for every dog and cat. Whether you are sharing an office with our dogs or directly caring for our cats, our animals show their appreciation every day. There is no better reward than seeing the difference you make to the lives of our dogs and cats first-hand; although we also provide a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
• Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental (£100), optical (£100), physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture (£325) every year
• Annual interest-free season ticket loans
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Life insurance

At the moment, due to the ongoing Coronavirus restrictions, our animal-facing staff are working on site and our office based staff are working from home.  From the Autumn, we’ll be piloting a hybrid working model for our office-based staff to split their time between site based and home working.  We believe this will support office-based staff to maintain the benefits of home working, while allowing for collaboration and interaction with our animal-facing staff and maintaining a connection to our cause.

As this role is office-based, you’ll be expected to work in our Battersea office for 3 days each week and you’ll be able to work up to 2 days each week from home.

So, if you are passionate about dogs, cats and about our work, then we’d like to hear from you.

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff, volunteers and Trustees. We aim to ensure that this commitment, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together. We would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates, who are currently under-represented at Battersea.

Closing date: Thursday 5 August 2021

Interview date(s): Monday 16 & Tuesday 17 August 2021

For full details, please download our recruitment pack. To apply, click the button below.  All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised; we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.