VoiceAbility are recruiting a full-time advocate to join our Cambridgeshire & Peterborough team. VoiceAbility supports people who face disadvantage or discrimination to have a voice that counts. Providing advocacy and user involvement services across England, VoiceAbility is a growing organisation working with people who are vulnerable or marginalised to raise their voices and have their rights respected.
 
About the role:
Advocates support people who may be marginalised or vulnerable to speak up and be heard. Their work strengthens voices, supports human rights and changes lives. Advocacy can be vital for people who cannot speak up for themselves, or people who feel they do not have the power to do so. Advocates work in the front line delivering positive outcomes for the people they support. Advocates will support and enable service users’ understanding of their options. Advocates empower individuals to communicate their views in decision making processes, supporting them to make challenges when necessary and asking pertinent questions on the person’s behalf where they are unable to do so for themselves.
 
 
Location: Temporarily homebased due to Covid-19 with travel across Cambridgeshire to care homes, hospitals, and clients’ homes. Following temporary homeworking, office based in Oakington, Cambridge with travel across Cambridgeshire to care homes, hospitals, and clients’ homes. 
Hours: 1 x 35 (full time) hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £21,000 - £26,500 Per Annum - Starting at £21,000 Depending on Qualifications. Future scope to earn up to £28,000 subject to qualifications and performance
Benefits: 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays; 5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution; Salary sacrifice pension scheme; Separate Life Assurance Cover; Staff discount scheme including supermarkets, fashion, restaurants, cinemas, holidays and much more; Discounted Gym Membership; Employee Assistance programme; Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance; Support with professional development.
 
Closing date for applications: 5pm Monday 17th May 2021
Assessment/ test: Written scenario to be completed and returned on 24th May 2021
Interviews: To be held online via Teams 25th and 26th May 2021

About you:
• Be passionate about empowering and enabling individuals to have their wishes, feelings, beliefs, and needs taken into account when decisions are made about their care
• Demonstrate excellent verbal, listening and written communication skills
• Have the ability to engage with people with complex needs and communication difficulties
• Be experienced in influencing and working with health and social care professionals, legal services, care staff, family members etc.
• Be able to build good relationships with clients, health and social care professionals, legal professionals and carers
• Be able to identify and act appropriately where issues of safeguarding individuals arise
• Have strong IT skills to accurately record information in line with policy and current data standards
• Be experienced in working with marginalised and vulnerable adults and/or children
• Be able to research complex and sensitive issues independently, using case law, national policy and guidance for advocates to work for resolution of issues
• Be able to work to tight and changing deadlines
• Be able to work independently
• Hold a full, clean UK driving licence and have access to own transport. There is travel involved in the role.
 
Desirable skills or experience:
• Hold or be working towards Independent Advocacy Qualification.
• Knowledge and experience of the, Care Act (2014) and Mental Capacity Act (2007),The Principles of Human Rights and Advocacy, and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Mental Health Act (1983, revised 2007).

You may have experience of the following: Advocacy, Vulnerable Adults, Social Work, Healthcare, Policy, Legislation, Support Work, Charity, Third Sector, Advice & Guidance.

NB If you don't already hold the Independent Advocacy Qualification, it is a requirement that you complete this within 12 months of commencing employment.
 
How to Apply: To apply for this role, please complete the online application form using the criteria in the person specification and upload your CV detailing your work history. NB CV's will not be used to short list.

Equality and Diversity Statement  
VoiceAbility believes in fostering an inclusive workplace which welcomes, values and celebrates the diversity of its staff and partners, treats all on a basis of equality and encourages all to meet their maximum potential.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?

Then we may have the role for you!

We are looking for COMMUNITY KEYWORKERS to work with our Minerva Team on the DELIVERY OF A NEW SERVICE outside of London

Work location: Based in one of the Advance Women’s Centres and co-located in one or more local boroughs with travel across the specified geographic region to provide targeted support to women as required.

The successful candidate will have a full UK driving license and the ability to secure a vehicle for use (with mileage to be compensated)

We have a range of positions, both full and part time across the below regions:

• Region 1 – Hampshire
• Region 2 – Kent
• Region 3 - Thames Valley
• Region 4 – Essex
• Region 5 - Hertfordshire

Please note the maximum salary in each region: up to £21,000 per annum in Essex and Hertfordshire and up to £23,000 per annum in Kent, Hampshire and Thames Valley

If you have a preference for a geographic region and full/part time work, please state this clearly in your application.

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community, and with personal experience of the criminal justice system.

What we do:

Advance is a well-respected, award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women experiencing domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending.  Through the Minerva service, our goal is to divert women from the Criminal Justice System at the earliest opportunity and prevent families breaking down as a result.

The project:

We are in the process of expanding our service beyond our London footprint to Bedfordshire, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire and Kent, along with Thames Valley, providing one-to-one advocacy and specialist work including workshops and group activities delivered by Advance in partnership with voluntary organisations.

In short you will:

• Provide an in-reach service to women in prison via video call/telephone and face to face in the 12 weeks prior to leaving custody to assist in preparing them for release.
• Develop and regularly review an individual support plan across all 9 pathways to women released from custody.
• Meet women face-to-face to provide emotional and practical support, aiming to reduce re-offending and encourage desistance for the women.
• Attend the different probation offices in the region you cover to integrate with NPS staff and introduce the Minerva services to the client.
• Contribute to creating and updating the local Services Directory with details of local organisations, key contacts and details of services on offer, including eligibility criteria.

What we offer:

• 30 days holiday plus public holidays
• Pension scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff away days

In addition to the great benefits listed above, you will have the opportunity to work in a flexible, supportive environment with a team of committed, inspiring women.

For the full job description and person specification please view the attachment below. 

Applications close on Sunday 9th May 2021.

Please note we will be assessing applications on a rolling basis and inviting shortlisted candidates to interview throughout the process. We reserve the right to close this post early should the recruitment be successful prior to the listed date.

Any offer of employment will be made subject to references and confirmation of the right to work in the UK, verification of a UK driver’s license and an enhanced DBS check.

The successful candidate will need to live within one of the areas covered by the role which are Northamptonshire, Luton and Bedfordhsire, Cambridge, Peterborough, Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire.

Imagine not being able to move, sleep, or smile. Feeling anxious or depressed and struggling to think or remember. Your body not feeling like your own. This is what Parkinson's can feel like.

Every hour, two people in the UK are told they have Parkinson's – a brain condition that turns lives upside down, leaving a future full of uncertainty.

Parkinson’s UK is an ambitious charity, passionate about improving the lives of everyone affected by Parkinson’s. We are working towards bringing forward the day that no-one fears Parkinson’s, and our pace and determination is stronger than ever. Join us!

About the role 

We are looking for a dynamic Senior Parkinson’s Local Adviser to provide management and leadership to our Local Adviser Service in Northamptonshire, Luton and Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Norfolk, Suffolk and Lincolnshire. Interested? 

You'll manage a team of local advisers supporting their development and ensuring the service provided is person centred, efficient and of the highest quality. You’ll work closely with  the helpline, ensuring the service provided  is seamless. 

You will be able to use service data to ensure service standards are met and that workload is distributed and managed consistently.

You’ll bring experience of leading and managing teams through change as we are currently transforming our service enabling us to reach and support even more people affected by the condition.

You’ll also hold a caseload of clients. You’ll provide tailored information and support that empowers people affected by Parkinson’s, their families, friends and carers to live lives that are as fulfilling as possible and to take an active role in their treatment wherever possible.

What you'll do 

• Provide and manage a team to deliver in depth and professional person centred support to clients and ensure the most efficient and effective use of resources. 

• Ensure delivery of information and support on complex health and social care issues, including appropriate emotional, employment and welfare benefits support and advocating with and on behalf of clients.

• Ensure service delivered in line with the service framework. 

• Work closely with clinicians, specialist nurses and other colleagues to increase depth of support and outcomes for people with Parkinson’s.

• Ensure all online client records are accurate, up-to-date and in line with service policies.

• Working with senior helpline adviser, ensure appropriate and high quality service to helpline service

• Support  the administration of the Lone Worker System, acting as a named contact including out of hours and ensure cover for each team.

What you'll bring 

• Experience of managing and motivating a dispersed staff team, including ensuring caseloads are evenly distributed and prioritised appropriately.

• Experience of providing support by range of means including face to face.

• Experience of managing complex caseloads effectively, including advocating for clients, supporting people with problem solving, navigating the health and social care system and participating in decision making processes

• Experience of partnership working particularly within multi-disciplinary health and social care settings

• In depth, demonstrable digital competence, with experience of effective use of a range of tools including online case management systems

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!

Interviews will be held on 18 May.

Please note: supporting statements must fully demonstrate how you meet all the essential criteria of the role ("What you'll bring").

The successful candidate will be required to 

• provide their own broadband service with a minimum download speed of 2Mb 

• have a confidential space in which to work

• have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check; if you don’t have a current DBS check, you will be required to apply for one - refusal to do so will result in the offer being withdrawn 

• live in the area covered by the post and be able to travel when needed within the area  and occasionally further afield

About Jimmy’s Cambridge

Jimmy’s Cambridge is one of Cambridge’s leading providers of support and accommodation to people who are and have been experiencing homelessness. We aim to help people get people off the streets and into their own home, backed up with all the support we can offer from our talented and committed team of staff, volunteers and partners.

The Role

The Housing Support Worker works on an outreach basis to support our residents living in our shared houses and modular homes across Cambridge, and to people who may need some support when they move out of Jimmy’s into a longer-term home. The role aims to enable residents to achieve a level of independence in housing that they would not normally achieve on their own.

You will be able to build meaningful, professional relationships with residents, by listening, advocating, enabling, and empowering, including helping to access support from other services to meet the needs of each resident. Tailored support plans will back up a person-centred, empathetic, and motivating approach, to help residents achieve their goals.

The role will require an element of lone working.

About You

You will come with experience of working with people who have complex needs, perhaps who have experienced homelessness. Although not essential, you will ideally have experience of working in an outreach capacity visiting people in their own homes or have the ability to do so.

You will have knowledge of the challenges faced by people experiencing homelessness, and how to support people to maintain their homes and deal with the challenges that led them to becoming homeless in the first place.

Essential to this role is having great communication skills, and an ability to quickly build trusting relationships with people working in a non-judgemental and non-confrontational way.  

As the role will involve working alone at times in the community, you will understand how to conduct risk assessments, both in advance and on the spot, and know when you need peer support. This role will become an integral part of the team, and the support from you to colleagues and from them to you, is an essential part of what makes this service work so well.

How to Apply

To apply, please send us your CV, a supporting statement on no more than 2 sides setting out how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification, and an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. Closing date for applications is 9am on 21st May 2021. 

Every child has the right to fulfil their potential through the love, care, and support of a family, and we ensure that no child, no family anywhere is left behind.

SOS Children's Villages UK specialise in caring for unaccompanied and separated children and strengthening families. We give a voice to children and young people, helping them to engage directly with governments and international organisations, and we advocate side by side with them to advance children's rights.

Chair

Meetings are usually held in Cambridge, currently via video conference

Unremunerated

SOS Children's Villages UK, is part of a global charity supporting children without parental care and families at risk of breakdown or separation. We work in 136 countries and territories worldwide with local staff to provide long-term family-like care, education and healthcare as well as a wide range of family strengthening programmes.

At this critical time, we are seeking a new Chair of Trustees who is truly committed to our mission; to ensure that no child grows up alone.

The new Chair will bring a strong understanding of the role of Charity Boards as well as good governance experience and significant strategic leadership. You will serve as an effective ambassador working closely with the CEO and motivated board. It would also be advantageous to bring knowledge of the International NGO sector or an international context.

SOS Children's Villages UK is committed to achieving greater diversity in its board and welcomes applications from currently under-represented groups at Board level including people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, and disabled people.

For more information about the organisation and this important opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please find the appointment brief below.

If you wish you have an informal discussion about the opportunity, please contact our retained advisors Camille Revuelta or Emily Hayman at Prospectus

Deadline for applications: Sunday 23rd May

Initial interviews with Prospectus: w/c 31st May

Staff Session and Final Panel Interviews: 25th, 28th & 29th June

About Jimmy’s Cambridge

Jimmy’s Cambridge is one of Cambridge’s leading providers of support and accommodation to people who are and have been experiencing homelessness. We aim to help people get people off the streets and into their own home, backed up with all the support we can offer from our talented and committed team of staff, volunteers and partners.

The Role

This exciting new role is an exceptional opportunity to build, shape and deliver Jimmy's communications offer, in order to help meet our ambitious aims. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you will use your passion, experience, and expertise to implement a new communications strategy. This will maximise engagement with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders – supporting us to develop greater community links – and supporting fundraising efforts to run transformative services and projects. 

As a community organisation, maximising engagement and communication with our local community is critical to our success. Whilst the role would suit a communications professional, fundraising experience in helping organisations to increase and diversify income streams, steward existing supporters and identify and securing new funding opportunities would be a bonus.

A key part of the role will also be to ensure the impact of our work is clearly communicated to a range of audiences, allowing key stakeholders fully appreciate the difference we make to our local community.

About You

You will have a proven track record of successfully communicating and advocating on behalf of an organisation – either commercial or charitable - and demonstrable experience of customer engagement, and in developing and delivering communications campaigns. Fundraising experience or knowledge of the charitable sector will be a bonus.

You will be a great communicator, with excellent interpersonal skills, able to build relationships and create inspiring campaigns. Jimmy’s has a wonderful breadth of stakeholders that all help keep us doing the work we do, and you will know how to ensure these are valued and are given the opportunity to understand and appreciate the impact their support is making.

Centre 33 is looking to recruit a Young Carers Project Worker, with extensive experience working with young people, to support the delivery of the Centre 33 Young Carer service in Cambridgeshire.

You will be part of the Young Carers Project at Centre 33, providing a variety of support to young carers. Your role will involve assessment of young people, face to face support and group work in line with the strategic development of the service.

This post is a critical part of the Young Carers’ service and involves working and engaging with young people in a variety of settings.

The role is for 37 hours per week over 5 days.  

You will be working across various locations in the South Cambridgeshire region.

A driving license and use of a car is essential for this post.

This post is subject to a DBS check and references. Centre 33 strives to be an equal opportunities employer.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding management role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?

Then we may have the role for you!

WE ARE LOOKING FOR SERVICE MANAGERS TO WORK WITH OUR MINERVA TEAM ON THE ROLLOUT OF A NEW SERVICE OUTSIDE OF LONDON

Job Title: Service Manager – Minerva Services                                                                                             

Salary: £34,000 - £38,000 per annum (this salary is dependent on geographic region and experience)

Working Hours: 35 hours per week, Permanent

Work Location: Based at one of the Advance Women’s Centres with regular travel across the South and/or East of England.

The successful candidate will have a full UK driving license and the ability to secure a vehicle for use (with mileage to be compensated)

There are 4 posts available covering the below regions:

• Region 1 – Hampshire
• Region 2 – Kent
• Region 3 - Thames Valley
• Region 4 – Essex and Hertfordshire

If you have a preference for a geographic region, please state this clearly in your application.

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community, and with personal experience of the criminal justice system.

What we do:

Advance is a well-respected, award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women experiencing domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending.  Through the Minerva service, our goal is to divert women from the Criminal Justice System at the earliest opportunity and prevent families breaking down as a result.

The project:

We are in the process of expanding our service beyond our London footprint to Bedfordshire, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire and Kent, along with Thames Valley, providing one-to-one advocacy and specialist work including workshops and group activities delivered by Advance in partnership with voluntary organisations.

What you will bring:

As an experienced manager with a proven track record of leadership in providing services to women in the criminal justice system or similar, the post holder will lead and manage the Minerva service across her geographic region, working collaboratively with fellow Advance managers, external agencies and key subcontracted partners across the South and /or East of England and London to provide a consistent and holistic service. This role requires the effective management of front-line keyworkers who will be delivering a 1:1 advocacy service, as well as a Women’s Interventions programme, through women’s centres and hubs, that fulfils the needs of the women accessing the service.

In short you will:

• Recruit, train and develop a team of competent and highly skilled keyworkers, driving a high performance, quality service culture across a geographically dispersed team.
• Provide high quality, trauma-informed supervision for staff in your team.
• Work collaboratively with fellow Service Managers across the South and/or East of England to ensure that the work supporting women in the criminal justice system (and DVA where appropriate) is a coherent and well organised service.
• Build networks and pathways, in order to provide institutional advocacy to criminal justice services, ensuring women’s voices in this process are heard and listened to.

What we offer:

• 30 days holiday plus public holidays
• Pension scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff away days

In addition to the great benefits listed above, you will have the opportunity to work in a flexible, supportive environment with a team of committed, inspiring women.

For the full job description and person specification please see attached.

Applications close on Sunday 9th May 2021.

Please note we will be assessing applications on a rolling basis and inviting shortlisted candidates to interview throughout the process. We reserve the right to close this post early should the recruitment be successful prior to the listed date.

To apply: Please click on the apply button to submit your CV along with a supporting statement addressing your suitability for and interest in the role, paying particular attention to criteria in the person specification and indicating where you first saw this role advertised.

Please note that any offer of employment will be made subject to references and confirmation of the right to work in the UK, verification of a UK driving license and an enhanced DBS check.

As a Mobile Outreach Lead you will be responsible for helping to develop and pilot our new mobile unit, which will use customized outfitted vehicles to bring information, technology, and services into communities across Cambridgeshire.

You will work with our outreach workers and volunteers at their support group meetings or home visits, attend pop-up public and specialist events to raise awareness of Cam Sight’s work and develop a strong network of contacts within communities.

This role is part of our vision for the future; a decentralised and agile service delivery model, providing diverse and person-centred services to people with visual impairments.

Essential Criteria:

Good verbal communication skills
Empathy and patience
The ability to work under self-direction, whilst still being a team player
Experience working in a person centred or non-profit environment
Computer literacy and technical savvy
Full driving license

Desirable Criteria:

Experience/understanding of the impact of sight loss and issues around visual impairment

Knowledge of assistive equipment and technology for people with visual impairments, or the ability to learn about these devices quickly with training.

Experience in an outreach role

Further information:

You will need to pass a DBS check (at Cam Sight’s expense) to be eligible for continued employment in this role.

Cam Sight is a disability confident employer. If you have any disabilities or barriers to work, we would like to work with you to overcome them. 

The Organisation:

Cam Sight is a sight loss charity with over 100 years of experience supporting people in Cambridgeshire living with low vision and blindness. Cam Sight is currently developing and expanding the way it delivers its services to the people that need them most.

The closing date for this role is noon on Friday 14 May 2021, with interviews scheduled for the week commencing Monday 17 May 2021.

Working in a team of 5-6 people, you will be responsible for the effective finance and administration coordination of the Unit's business. You’ll support the development and ongoing improvement of the financial and administrative systems and procedures to ensure effective humanitarian programming and financial accountability. 

Operating in over 20 countries, CBM GLOBAL DISABILITY INCLUSION are a dynamic, newly formed INGO working alongside people with disabilities in the world’s poorest places to fight poverty and exclusion and transform lives. 

The role can be based anywhere in the UK, Ireland, or Germany, and we welcome applications from those with the right to work in any of these countries. The position can be based in any of our offices in the above mentioned countries or be home-based.

If you have a minimum of 5 years' experience in financial and administrative programme management at senior officer level, ideally in humanitarian response management or coordination, and knowledge of project cycle management, we'd love to hear from you.

CBM welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and people with lived experience of disability.

Full job description available for download here. 

We look forward to hearing from you. 

Kazakh Steppe (Altyn Dala) Project Manager
Reference: MAR20218087
Location: Flexible – Based at Sandy HQ & Cambridge – with regular travel to Kazakhstan
Salary: £27,574.00 - £30,590.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days Annual Leave

In Kazakhstan, the historic range of the Critically Endangered Saiga Antelope defines three seasonal migration corridors covering >110 million hectares of steppe grasslands, wetlands, woodlands and semi-desert that also supports globally important biodiversity. Grasslands, including steppe, are the least protected terrestrial habitat on Earth.

The Kazakh Steppe (Altyn Dala) Conservation Initiative benefits these habitats, biodiversity and communities within this area as a well-established partnership between the Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Geology, Ecology & Natural Resources (Government of Kazakhstan), Frankfurt Zoological Society, Fauna & Flora International and the RSPB.

Job Summary

As Kazakh Steppe (Altyn Dala) Project Manager, you will be based at RSPB’s Headquarters in Sandy and at the David Attenborough Building in Cambridge, with regular travel to Kazakhstan.

You will work with the Head of Capacity Development & Projects (RSPB Programme Lead for Kazakh Steppe) and you will be central to enabling RSPB build on >15 years of low-profile successes, delivering its ambitious role in the Altyn Dala partnership.

You will coordinate all RSPB technical assistance, knowledge transfer and capacity building to enable effective partnership progress, and you will also provide specialist advice to catalyse rural livelihoods in steppe communities. Your role will incorporate budgeting, reporting, and designing fundraising bids to deliver key activities that result in lasting benefits for species, sites and at landscape scale: Restoring and conserving the steppe ecosystems of Kazakhstan and helping to make this financially sustainable.

Internally, you will coordinate RSPB’s Programme Board of technical experts who contribute directly to this work. Externally, you will represent RSPB in the partnership Operating Group, working closely with all partners to enable effective planning and fundraising, overseeing fieldwork and reporting. Importantly, you will also join the partnership’s Rural Livelihoods Working Group, bringing your own personal expertise in helping remote rural communities to develop livelihoods that are sustainable and compatible with nature conservation objectives.

Main Responsibilities:

• Within the RSPB, help the Head of Capacity Development & Projects (as Programme Lead for Kazakh Steppe (Altyn Dala)) to secure and coordinate essential technical and financial resources to enable the RSPB to fully realise its role in the partnership by delivering its agreed Programme Plan
• Organise the regular internal RSPB Altyn Dala Programme Board meetings preparing agendas, inputs and action lists as well as monitoring and reporting on implementation risks and incidents
• Manage selected core Programme budgets, individual contracts and project budgets in line with RSPB and donor requirements
• Within the Altyn Dala partnership, help to design, develop and then begin implementing the overarching long-term Partnership Vision and Theory of Change for 2021- 2025
• Lead RSPB’s input to the Altyn Dala Operating Group and support the Kazakh team to deliver the agreed outcomes and outputs in line with the Partnership Annual Workplan
• Play a central role in developing the Rural Livelihoods Working Group to enable remote rural communities to generate income from sustainable activities compatible with nature
• Work with staff, partners, external contractors and volunteers as necessary to ensure that actions are delivered to agreed standards of cost, quality and time
• Assist by developing key project documents including communication tools using traditional and digital formats to promote this partnership internationally

Essential skills, knowledge & experience:

• Master's Degree in biodiversity conservation, rural development or related fields
• Knowledge of and direct work experience in temperate grassland habitats, preferably in Central Asia or Europe
• Proven track record managing major projects, including work planning and scheduling, budgeting and financial management, risk and impact monitoring and reporting
• Direct experience in collaborative project design and planning, including institutional grant proposal writing for biodiversity conservation and/or rural development
• Proven ability to work in a multi-national team, coordinating effectively people who you don’t manage, building capacity where needed and positively motivating and empowering colleagues with equality and respect
• Understanding of key concepts in biodiversity conservation from species recovery to protected areas management, ecosystem restoration policy analysis to advocacy
• Knowledge of and direct work experience in rural community engagement and livelihood creation using microenterprises, preferably in Central Asia, Europe or Asia, with business acumen to help design microenterprise creation and business planning that generates sustainable income for rural steppe communities
• Accomplished spoken and written communication skills in English using traditional or digital tools that enable stakeholders’ understanding of the Programme
• Russian language skills (reading, writing and speaking) will be a very desirable ability
• Evident diplomacy and negotiation skills to negotiate, solve problems and avoid and overcome challenges working with people from diverse sectors and backgrounds
• A flexible creative approach, with the ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing circumstances, working from the strategic big picture to operational details.

Closing date: 23:59, 09 May 2021

Interested?

Please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position

No agencies please.