Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we're tackling the root causes of gender inequality and child poverty, and we are now active in more than 70 countries worldwide.

Are you ready to take a leading role in growing Plan International UK’s support to humanitarian crises globally? Are you driven to achieve results and prepared to hold yourself accountable to add value to our Disaster Risk Management Unit at Plan International UK? This is an exciting time to join as we implement a range of ambitious plans designed to make us ‘the’ best among our peers.

We are looking for a Senior Programme Manager with exceptional management and leadership skills to oversee the development and supervision of Plan International UK’s humanitarian portfolio as part of the Disaster Risk Management Unit within East and Southern Africa, Asia and the Pacific. In this role, you will lead a multi-disciplinary team (Programmes Specialists and Technical Advisers) to successfully develop innovative humanitarian proposals and implement our institutional funded projects in compliance with donors’ requirements, ensuring our projects are gender sensitive or transformative.

You will have extensive project and budget management experience in the humanitarian sector, with responsibility to raise and manage major donor grants working closely with your team and our partners. We would also like you to lead on strategic and innovative initiatives and workstreams within the wider team to further advance the rights of children especially girls within a humanitarian context.

You will be a successful manager and leader, setting a strong role model example with proven ability to create cohesive professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You will be skilled at using your formal and informal networks to raise our profile, to get things done and influence others.

Please click on the button below to apply.

The deadline for applications is 9:00am on Friday 28 January 2022.

Interviews will take place on 8 and 9 February 2022.

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work.  We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us.  Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks and for this role this will include a Basic check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds

Saferworld is an independent international organisation working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives.

The Global Operations Manager is responsible for providing specialist operational leadership and management in support of Saferworld’s values and mission through the following broad areas:

• Strengthen the development, oversight and uptake of Saferworld’s operations’ policies, systems and compliance commitments
• Provide operational guidance, coordination and support for personnel across Saferworld offices and affiliates
• Partner with cross-functional support teams and contribute to effective cross-organisational collaboration and working to help maintain and grow efficiency across organisational processes.

Working alongside other core support functions, the position will lead and engage in a range of assignments such as systems’ development projects; policy updates and uptake tracking.  They will also be responsible for overseeing quality and cost-effectiveness in operational procurements, the coordination of teams supporting operational plans for scale ups; opening of new offices or exits and the mentoring of key operational managers and point persons.  Finally, they will have oversight of compliance performance around operations systems and the development of new projects to improve the effectiveness of operations.

The post-holder is expected to show good stewardship, coordination and innovation in order to contribute to the achievement of Saferworld’s strategic objectives.  S/he will have proven significant experience of operations management and planning, including working with financial, human resources and administrative functions and of working in a programme office in a conflict-affected and/or developmental context, and specifically of the operational requirements of an office in these environments. You will have the ability to communicating sensitively and effectively with a wide range of people, including across cultures and with those at a distance

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 37 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

IRW is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Head of Region, Asia' to join its dynamic International Programmes division. The purpose of the role is to lead on designing and developing regional strategies for the allocated region and to ensure delivery of effective programmes and raising the profile amongst donors and potential funders.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Postgraduate degree or equivalent in social economics/development studies / social sciences
• Knowledge and experience of managing and developing a large team of international professional staff in different locations, demonstrating significant and measurable improvement in results
• Knowledge and experience of leading and motivating senior professional staff from a broad range of business disciplines
• Knowledge and experience of managing a major crisis requiring a sudden and major change in priorities and rapid management action to respond
• Knowledge and experience of working successfully with senior managers in other parts of own organisation or partner organisations to deliver major change
• Skills in influencing other large organisations to change their policies or priorities
• Generate significant new opportunities for the organisation
• Knowledge and understanding of key trends in international development, and of the evolving role of international NGOs
• Fluent written and spoken English;
• Work experience and proven track record of working with an International NGO as a senior manager
• Substantial experience and knowledge of effective budgetary control and grant management at a regional level.
• Experience of building personal external networks at senior level, resulting in securing
• Experience of and commitment to participatory management and maintaining a supportive, open environment to ensure the learning and development of all staff
• Good interpersonal skills including the ability to listen, sensitivity to others views and perspectives, and conflict resolution
• Strong and well developed analytical skills coupled with the experience of writing quality pieces of work that are publishable and usable by non-specialists

For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.

If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our website.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 13/03/2022.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• criminal records check
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK-based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications that would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

Head Of Fundraising Development 

Permanent

Salary: FTE: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum, plus benefits 

Location: Pentonville Road, London N1

Full time: 37.5 hours a week 

We're a hybrid working employer, meaning you're required to come into the office on average 2-3 days per week. 

The role is being advertised as full-time, but we would consider someone working 4 days per week pro rata.

Closing date: 5pm, Monday 17th January 2022

First Interviews: w/c 24th January 2022

Second interviews: w/c 31st January 2022

An exciting opportunity for a Head of Fundraising Development has arisen at World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF). 

WCRF is the UK’s leading cancer prevention charity focusing on the link between cancer and risk factors such as diet, body weight and physical activity.Every day in the UK around 1,100 people will hear the words, ‘you have cancer’. Over 400 of these people could have avoided this diagnosis; that’s 147,000 people every year. At WCRF we are passionate about reducing this number. To do so more people need access to our information so that they can make simple everyday changes in their diet, weight and physical activity.

To help us achieve this we have our new fundraising and health information strategy which will see our income grow for £8.5m p/a to £15m p/a.To assist us with the delivery of the new strategy we have created the post of Head of Fundraising Development who will work closely with the Director of Fundraising and Health Information in delivering the strategy.This newly created role will see you working with your team in managing the development and implementation of the fundraising strategy to ensure the delivery of a diversified portfolio of income streams with strong return on investment.You will be responsible for leading and driving forward the following fundraising channels: Corporate Partnerships, Trusts, Digital Fundraising, Events and Community Fundraising.You will hold a large amount of responsibility for the development of our income in these areas over the coming 3 – 5 years.

You will be a senior fundraising professional with a demonstrable and proven track record of income generation and growth in at least one of the following areas: Corporate Partnerships, Community and Events, Major Donors or Individual Giving, as well as proven experience of managing and achieving income and expenditure budgets of £1m+ p/a and increasing ROI. 

Experience of implementing and managing successful donor stewardship programmes and developing external relationships is essential, as is the ability to think strategically and convert strategy into tactical business plans.

You will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of fundraising techniques (including digital fundraising) for each of the areas within your responsibility and be a passionate fundraiser with the ability to inspire and lead others to follow through on plans and achieve excellent results while working collaboratively with colleagues. 

Application Details:

If you are interested in this role and feel you possess the necessary requirements, please submit a current CV and covering letter (maximum 2 pages) by the closing date. You must have current right to work in the UK.

Please note: Your cover letter should highlight how your skills and experience will benefit WCRF and equip you for the role.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are only able to provide feedback to shortlisted candidates. If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 

Starting Salary: £35,002 - £36,479 per annum (inc London Weighting)

Contract: 2-year fixed term contract

Full time: 35 Hours Per Week

Location:  London (this role will be based in London but there will be some flexibility to work remotely in the UK).

This role will be recruited for on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close it prior to the closing date. Previous candidates need not apply.

Job Profile

The International Programme Funding Officer (IPFO) works closely with programme and funding colleagues to develop high-quality programmes and projects that enable CAFOD and its partners to maximise income from institutional donors. Through this work s/he helps extend the reach and impact of CAFOD’s programmes in delivering positive and lasting change for some of the world’s poorest communities. 

The IPFO is based within the Integrated Funding & Business Innovation team (IFBI). S/he leads on establishing, maintaining, and strengthening relationships with key global and/or UK-based donors; developing and driving donor funding engagement strategies; leading on proposal development and contract management; identifying new funding opportunities and fostering innovation and shared learning among colleagues and partners, including through the institutional funding Community of Practice. Where relevant they will be expected to collaborate and develop synergies with other fundraising streams within CAFOD. 

Donor lead responsibilities are a component of this role; the post-holder will hold and develop expertise on a portfolio of allocated donors to be determined (CAFOD works with the UK Government, UN, START, DEC, EU, various other Governments etc it is expected that the post holder will have experience of working with such donors). S/he works with funding colleagues as well as with programme staff, thematic advisers, and colleagues in the Finance,  Fundraising and Advocacy and Education Groups, to help build CAFOD’s reputation and grow income across an agreed donor portfolio. The post-holder may undertake some international travel to support overseas teams and partners with proposal development and contract management activities, as well as to meet with key donors and/or collaborate with INGOs and sister agencies within the Caritas Internationalis confederation.

The post-holder reports to the International Development Funding Team Leader. S/he is not a budget holder but may carry out some supervision tasks for other staff members, consultants, or volunteers. 

For further information on this vacancy and the application process, please visit the CAFOD website.

Starting Salary: £39,396 - £46,577 per annum depending on relevant experience (Including London Weighting)

Other benefits include: Life Assurance and Permanent Health Insurance cover, Payroll Charity Giving, Ride2Work Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme and the Right to Buy Annual Leave of up to 10 additional days.

Contract: Permanent

Hours of work: 35 hours per week

Location: London (Hybrid and Flexible working options available)

An opportunity to extend your audit experience to make a real difference in the International Aid and Humanitarian Response sphere.

CAFOD has an exciting and challenging opportunity for a motivated and resourceful candidate with significant experience of internal and/or external audit work and an interest in ensuring compliance is embedded in every aspect of CAFOD’s work.  The ideal candidate will have had exposure to the INGO sector and relishes carrying out audit work in the central office and more challenging environments – though at this time, much of that work may be carried out remotely, in conjunction with contracted local audit firms.

Job Purpose

To promote risk awareness and undertake internal audit assignments, compliance reviews and special investigations. To provide real-time assurance on particular transactions that are deemed to have significant compliance or operational risks.

Job Scope

The Internal Audit and Compliance Officers take a key role in advising and reporting on the effectiveness of risk management and systems of internal control.  Risk management covers a broad range of areas, including finance, and the Internal Audit and Compliance Officers work on all these areas.  S/he is expected to be able to be tactful and persistent and to make unbiased judgements and give impartial advice. The job involves assignments in the UK and in other countries where CAFOD works.

Accountability

The Internal Audit and Compliance Officers are part of the Financial Assurance Section and are line managed by the Director of Finance Information and Infrastructure.  The internal audit function is part of CAFOD’s governance, and the Internal Audit and Compliance Officers provide reports independently to the Trustees, via the Honorary Treasurer, Chair of the Finance Legal Audit and Risk Committee (FLAR) and the Chair of the Strategy and Performance Committee (SPC).  The Internal Audit Charter (as reviewed by FLAR) sets out the way that the internal audit function works in order to maintain the risk focus and independence of its review function.

Key Responsibilities

Advise on and promote effective risk management in CAFOD:

• Advise on and periodically review CAFOD’s arrangements for identifying and managing risks, and assist managers in identifying new concerns

• Work with CAFOD staff, promoting a culture of risk awareness and assisting them to assess and mitigate risks and helping them though the identification of best practice

• Support the process of coordinating the annual Risk Assurance Framework

Plan and carry out internal audits:

• Collectively draw up a three-year Internal Audit Plan based on key corporate risks and strategies and an assessment of audit needs, and agree it with the Finance Legal Audit and Risk Committee

• Carry out internal audit assignments agreed in the Internal Audit Plan, including negotiating terms of reference with relevant system owners, presenting the findings to the system owners and their line managers, preparing reports, and following up on recommendations

• Do necessary pre-audit preparation work related to external audits

• Carry out special investigations, as required by the CAFOD Leadership Team or Finance Legal Audit and Risk Committee or Strategy and Performance Committee

• Collectively produce an annual report including an opinion on the overall effectiveness of CAFOD’s systems of internal control and arrangements for identification and management of risk

Benchmark and share experience in the INGO sector:

• Represent CAFOD at relevant external networking meetings

• Research current good practice in the sector and maintain high standard of internal audit in CAFOD

Provide real-time assurance on high-risk transactions:

• Oversee and advise on the processes involved in particular transactions that are deemed to have a significant compliance or operational risk (such as procurement on larger institutionally funded projects)

Provide flexible support to improving financial assurance in CAFOD: (5%)

• Support the Programme Accountants Team Leader and wider Finance Department in improving the management of financial and other risks across CAFOD

• Take on addition assignments as agreed with Director of Finance, Information and Infrastructure.

This role will require several trips a year to countries where CAFOD works.

To read more and apply, please visit CAFOD's website to start completing the application.

Principal / Senior Researcher - Climate Finance
Central London or Edinburgh (Please note, whilst this role is advertised as office-based, IIED will remain a remote-working organisation for the foreseeable future)

The closing deadline for applications is midnight on 26 January 2022
Interviews are expected to be held Tuesday 8 and/or Tuesday 15 February 2022

The Company

The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) is a policy and action research organisation promoting sustainable development and linking local priorities to global challenges. We are based in London and work on five continents with some of the world’s most vulnerable people to strengthen their voice in the decision-making arenas that affect them. With more than 100 members of staff working with associates and partners around the world, IIED has been at the forefront of policymaking in sustainable development for over 50 years.

IIED's Climate Change Group (CCG) works with those who have less voice and power in climate decision-making to co-create solutions that shape pathways and drive action for a just and sustainable future.

CCG's Climate Governance and Finance Team collaborates with public sector institutions (governments, bilateral and multilateral partners and development finance institutions), civil society actors and private sector entities in the developing world to design and test innovative solutions to climate change related risks.

We are now looking for a Principal / Senior Researcher to join our Climate Governance and Finance Team on a permanent, full-time contract.

The Benefits

- Grade 2 (10+ years' experience required): £57,569 - £63,438 per annum (up to £71,638 per annum for exceptional candidates depending on experience)
OR
- Grade 3 (7+ years' experience required): £47,432 – £52,249 per annum (up to £58,980 per annum for exceptional candidates depending on experience)
- Benefits package

This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly skilled and experienced researcher to join our organisation and use their expertise to make a real difference and impact on the world in which we live.

You will have the chance to work with people across the globe, sharing ideas, research and knowledge and working together to support the world’s most vulnerable people.

If you have the skills and experience we’re looking for and have a keen interest in climate finance, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As a Principal / Senior Researcher, you will design and manage an innovative portfolio of policy research and influencing work on climate finance

Working closely with colleagues and a network of international partners, you will lead our work programme on climate finance, 'Money Where It Matters', which supports vulnerable people and regions.

Providing outstanding leadership in this area, you will focus on two key elements:

- Reforming the international climate finance system to increase the quantity and quality of finance being made available for locally-led adaptation action
- Supporting a range of governments, organisations, actors and communities to develop the institutions, governance structures and financial mechanisms needed to access and use climate finance effectively to achieve their adaptation and resilience ambitions

About You

To be considered as a Principal / Senior Researcher, you will need:

- Significant experience working on climate adaptation and/or international development issues in LDCs and/or LMICs
- Significant experience working on climate and/or development finance
- A proven track record supporting national governments to access climate finance, develop equitable climate adaptation policies and/or build institutional capacities on climate adaptation and/or finance
- A track record in designing and implementing research projects, policy analysis or programme evaluations on climate finance and climate adaptation policy in LDCs or LMICs
- Expert knowledge of public policy challenges of LDC and/or LMIC governments for accessing and using climate finance to address climate risks equitably
- A strong understanding of how to design and deliver innovative, collaborative policy development and influencing processes
- A track record of raising and managing significant project funding from institutional donors
- Good IT skills
- A postgraduate degree in climate finance, climate change, development studies, development economics, environmental economics, international finance or a related discipline
- The willingness and ability to travel for up to four months in the year

Other organisations may call this role Principal Researcher, Senior Researcher, Researcher, Senior Research Officer, or Research Associate.

IIED is a committed Disability Confident and accredited Living Wage employer, committed to equal opportunities and the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality.

If you’re seeking a brilliant new opportunity as a Principal / Senior Researcher, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Starting Salary: £35,002 - £36,479 (Including London weighting)
Contract: Permanent with six-month probationary period
Full time: 35 Hours Per Week
Location: London

Position Description

Job Profile

We are looking for a Policy Analyst – Climate and Food Systems who is passionate about climate action that prioritises poor and climate vulnerable communities in the Global South, who are worst affected by climate change, yet have contributed least. You will have experience working on climate justice with civil society organisations in the Global South and North and will feel confident in advocating with UK and other international actors for ambitious climate action. You will be able to carry out policy advocacy on how food systems are impacted by climate change, and on the changes needed for the food system to play its role in climate change adaptation and mitigation.

This role will be part of the Global Advocacy Programme on Food Systems and Land Use striving for a food system where local communities are in control of their land and livelihoods, and that protects the environment and tackles climate change. It will be rooted in promoting positive change as well as tackling vested interests and concentration of power in the hands of companies, international finance and governments.

We welcome applications from those who have been underrepresented in International non-governmental organisations, especially African, Asian, Latin American and Caribbean leaders, women and persons with disabilities.

The Post Holder may be required to travel within Europe, usually by train for up to 4 weeks a year and take an intercontinental flight on average once a year.

Accountability

The role is within the Public Policy Team and will work closely across CAFOD’s Advocacy, Communications and Education group, International Programme, with partners and with global networks.

For further information on this vacancy and the application process, please visit the CAFOD website.

Title: Global Advocacy Officer

Location: South Asia (Bangladesh/Pakistan)
Contract:   Permanent
Salary: Local terms and conditions apply

Purpose of role

Sightsavers have an exciting opportunity for a Global Advocacy Officer to join their team of advocacy specialists. This role will help further integrate the global advocacy work at Sightsavers with that at local level in the South East Asia region.

The postholder will help successful delivery of advocacy initiatives at Country level and the adoption of advocacy objectives across donor and non-donor funded programmes within South East Asia. Sharing the successes and learnings from this work and building relationships with key stakeholders.

This role would suit an individual with a background in, or good understanding of, public health or education and experience in programme development, advocacy or international development, who is confident in developing relationships and influencing partnerships at a global level.

Knowledge, skills and experience for the Global Advocacy Officer

Essential:

• Understanding of international development issues and/or knowledge of current issues and best practice in international development related to eye health, universal health coverage (UHC), inclusive education, gender and disability rights
• Ability to demonstrate good understanding, experience or knowledge in one or more of the following; Programme Development, Advocacy, Policy
• Understanding of international development issues and/or knowledge of current issues and best practice in international development
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary and multilingual teams.
• Some experience supporting successful relationship-building/awareness‐raising initiatives with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrable experience of communicating complex ideas to a range of audiences and stakeholders at a national and international level
• Experience of working internationally
• Exceptional communication skills
• Experience of and ability to network and inspire others

Desirable:

• An academic qualification in a relevant subject such as Social Science, Public Health, International Development, Education, Advocacy
• Experience of supporting advocacy work at national and international levels

The Global Advocacy Officer is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.

Closing date: 16 January 2022

Interviews are likely to take place week commencing 24 January 2022 and are expected to consist of a two-stage interview and possibly a written task.

To apply

To apply, please visit our Sightsavers web site and complete the online application form in English via our recruitment portal. Please include all your relevant work experience with the application form.

As an equal opportunity employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader therefore qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Internal Auditor

International Charity

Permanent Position

£37,000 – 42,000

Hybrid Working

Office in Central London

Reporting into the Director of Finance & Corporate Services

The organisation has income of £18 million funded by some 40 donor contracts from governments, the EC and other bodies. The  head office is in London and we have offices in several African countries, Central Asia, Yemen and South Asia, and as well as working through partners in Eastern Europe and other locations

Responsibilities include:

To promote risk awareness and undertake internal audit assignments, compliance reviews and special investigations.

· To support the preparation and management of grant audits in order to minimise risk.

· To help in the development of finance and internal control systems and build the capacity of the country finance team in implementing them.

Plan and carry out internal audits:

 • Draw up a yearly Internal Audit Plan based on key risks and strategies and an assessment of audit needs, and agree it with the Director of Finance and Director of International Programmes.

· Carry out internal audit assignments agreed in the Internal Audit Plan, including negotiating terms of reference with relevant system owners, presenting the findings to the system owners and their line managers, preparing reports, and following up on recommendations

· Carry out reviews of transactions and produce analysis and reports based on accounting data extracted from SUN accounting.

· Assist with the necessary pre-audit preparation work related to external audits (both statutory and project audit) and assist the teams in ensuring smooth audit.

· Maintain the register of grants/project audits and ensure these are used to enhance or improve the efficiency of the statutory year-end audit.

We are an organisation with exciting people ambitions looking to appoint a Business Partner- Policy and Change on a one year appointment, with a possible view to extension or permanency. This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference and, if you are an experienced Human Resource professional who would enjoy sharing their expertise and leadership across an emerging international Human Resource team, then we would like to hear from you.

About the role
As our HR Business Partner- Policy and Projects, your role will sit within our wider Global People and Culture Unit, and will work across a number of areas to facilitate the people agenda in support of the achievement of our strategic business plan.
You will help support the global HR team in their delivery across the full range of HR people matters and will be responsible for the overall delivery of day to day Human Resources in the UK. As well as focusing on building operational excellence, a key focus will be to lead on policy development, and to design new ways of working, which encourage purposeful integration and collaboration across our global organisation. In addition, to contributing to the delivery of a broad range of strategic projects, and leading and implementing key activities arising out of these projects.
It will also provide strategic and operational expertise and leadership in partnering, coaching and supporting UK teams in building capabilities which support and facilitate a high-performance culture in achievement of our global change ambitions. In addition to lending support to our emerging Global HR teams to enable good people management, empowering others to lead, and deliver on our strategic objectives relating to People and Culture.
The role offers a unique opportunity to play a key role in helping to build a strong Human Resource infrastructure across a range of geographies and cultures. Covering the UK and our regional country offices, this is a challenging and rewarding opportunity to have operational responsibilities in support of the organisation’s strategic ambition to put ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

About you
Having the drive and commitment to build good practices and create impact through our people strategies, you will have demonstrated operational excellence and management capabilities. Confident at building strong trusting relationships and communicating across different cultures and professions, you will have the tenacity and adaptability to make a difference.
Building global people practices that enable success, you will enjoy partnering, coaching and supporting others to enable good people management, empowering others to lead, and delivering on strategic ambitions relating to people and culture.
Critical to the success of the role will be the ability to demonstrate a drive to improve people practices and balance a range of different priorities. Passionate for the cause, you will also need to keep a calm head and be resilient when things don’t go right first time.

Why join us?
You will join a high performing team of HR professionals, all committed to making the world work better for everyone. You will experience and contribute to a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged teams, and where work life balance and agile working is valued.
Our brand-new open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby and near to Rugby train station but we also offer free parking.
In addition, we offer the following benefits:
• Full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week.
• Most staff in the UK are currently working from home due to coronavirus and we expect to it be this way for
the next few months. It is however our normal practice to operate an agile working policy, where flexible
working hours are enabled as well as remote working (2 days per week depending on the role).
• 26 days holiday rising with continuous service, in addition to public holidays
• Pension scheme - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes 5%.
• Enhanced family friendly policies, including maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental leave.
• Life assurance (3 x annual salary).
• Bike to Work scheme.

About us
We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change
their world.
We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic
climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and
locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we
share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.
We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in
Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service.
We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.
Additional information
We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not
relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
Practical Action are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates
will be subject to pre-employment checks, including criminal checks and terrorist financing.
Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier
than the specified date.
The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.

Closing Date- Friday 28th January 2022
First round of interviews – second and third week of February 2022

Internal Auditor

International Charity

Permanent Position

£45,000

Hybrid Working

Office in Central London

Reporting into the Director of Finance & Corporate Services

The organisation has income of £18 million funded by some 40 donor contracts from governments, the EC and other bodies. The  head office is in London and we have offices in several African countries, Central Asia, Yemen and South Asia, and as well as working through partners in Eastern Europe and other locations

Responsibilities include:

To promote risk awareness and undertake internal audit assignments, compliance reviews and special investigations.

· To support the preparation and management of grant audits in order to minimise risk.

· To help in the development of finance and internal control systems and build the capacity of the country finance team in implementing them.

Plan and carry out internal audits:

 • Draw up a yearly Internal Audit Plan based on key risks and strategies and an assessment of audit needs, and agree it with the Director of Finance and Director of International Programmes.

· Carry out internal audit assignments agreed in the Internal Audit Plan, including negotiating terms of reference with relevant system owners, presenting the findings to the system owners and their line managers, preparing reports, and following up on recommendations

· Carry out reviews of transactions and produce analysis and reports based on accounting data extracted from SUN accounting.

· Assist with the necessary pre-audit preparation work related to external audits (both statutory and project audit) and assist the teams in ensuring smooth audit.

· Maintain the register of grants/project audits and ensure these are used to enhance or improve the efficiency of the statutory year-end audit.

About the role:

Are you an experienced Internal communications and staff engagement professional looking for your next challenge? Are you passionate about making a world that works better for everyone and being part of a globally connected organisation? Can you take our Internal communications and staff engagement plan to the next level, communicate, engage and connect all our people embracing the diversity of each individual who works for PA? This could be the role for you.

The role sits in the Global People and Culture Learning and Development team.

You will partner with the CEO and Senior leadership team to advise, coach and support them with their engagement and communications agendas to help deliver on our strategic ambitions.

You will drive an increase in employee engagement and organisational performance through the creation and implementation of an integrated and strategy aligned Internal communications and engagement plan.

You will manage the organisations employee engagement activities with a strong emphasis on our Global Learning and development events, and connect all our staff with story’s and learning from our communities and programmes across the 10 countries we work in, collaborating with our global Impact and learning, Marketing & external communications and program teams.

You will introduce new digital platforms and tools that will modernise and streamline the way we currently communicate and will embrace the languages and cultures represented at PA.

This is an exciting role that holds a lot of antonymy and the scope for being both creative and ambitious, and a genuine opportunity for you to really influence the culture of PA as we journey forward to create a world that is better for everyone.

Why join us? 

The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working – these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.

Our new open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby near to the train station. 

In addition, we offer the following benefits: 

Flexible working/hours – full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week. 

It is our practice normally that we operate an agile flexible working policy, where flexible working hours are enabled as well as remote working (between 2-3 days per week depending on the role).

26 days holiday in addition to public holidays. 

A pension scheme that new employees can join from day one of employment – (rules apply) employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes 5%. 

Life assurance (3 x annual salary). 

Bike to Work scheme. 

About us 

We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world. 

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big. 

We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone. 

Additional information 

Practical Action believe that having a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace culture based on respect will enable us to be an effective organisation. We seek to create an inclusive workplace in which people are accepted as individuals, regardless of their differences and where they feel their contribution is valued.We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability, race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation. 

Practical Action are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing. 

Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date. 

The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK. 

Interview Process: 

Closing date – Friday 21st January at 5pm

First round of interviews – First week of February 2022

About Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP)

WSUP is a not-for-profit company that helps transform cities to benefit the millions who lack access to water and sanitation. We were created in 2005 as a response to the urban explosion that has left many cities unable to provide basic services, such as access to a toilet or drinking water, to low-income communities. We work alongside local providers, enabling them to develop services, build infrastructure and attract funding so that they can reach low-income communities.

We work in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, supported by an office in the UK. Since inception we have helped over 29 million people access improved water, sanitation and hygiene services.

WSUP’s innovative approach to creating impact is guided by our values, which are the common fundamental beliefs and principles that guide us. All our staff are expected to embody these values in their day to day work and interactions. 

About the role

The HR Manager is a standalone role that reports directly to the Head of People and Support. You will be responsible for providing an effective and efficient HR service to the organisation and will be key to ensuring that our staff are supported and valued. It’s a wide-ranging role that includes providing HR services to your colleagues in the Secretariat and building the capacity of our global HR leads to apply WSUP’s policies and procedures in their local context. You will also work closely with the Head of Evaluation, Research & Learning on the continued implementation of WSUP’s Learning & Development Strategy.

This is a fantastic opportunity to use your expertise to impact all areas of HR globally in a fast-paced environment.

Application deadline

16 January 2022

Job Description

Overall purpose

The HR Manager plays a dual role in both providing HR services directly for colleagues in the Secretariat but also overseeing the provision of HR services across our countries of operation, indirectly managing the HR representative in each country. They will motivate HR leads to strive for excellence, acting as a role model and demonstrating best practice.

The role will work closely with the Head of People & Support (HoPS), along with other members of the Senior Leadership Team, on organisation-wide initiatives as part of our ongoing change management programme, such as the roll out of new organisational values, and help the HoPS develop and implement people strategies that contribute to a culture of inclusion, engagement and well-being. Some administrative support for the HR Manager is provided by the Support Services Assistant and Support Services Officer.

Main responsibilities

1. Provide end-to-end HR support to Secretariat staff

• Provide responsive and efficient HR services throughout the employee lifecycle in the Secretariat, from recruitment and onboarding, including overseeing probation process, to advising on employee relations cases, including capability, disciplinary and grievance issues, and absence management, through to the leaver process
• Ensure integration with the other functions involved at all stages, i.e. Finance, IT, facilities, etc.
• Maintain up to date staff records and ensure WSUP complies with its requirements as a Tier 2 Sponsor of migrants working in the UK
• Manage relationship with WSUP’s payroll provider in the UK, preparing monthly input and checking calculations, including salary changes and salary deductions, final salary payments for leavers, etc.
• Administration of WSUP and WSUP Advisory pension schemes, and administration of employees’ private pension schemes where applicable

Global HR function

• Build capacity of global HR leads to deliver excellent services to their teams within WSUP’s framework and appropriate for their local context, through building confidence, coaching and mentoring
• Provide advice and guidance in response to HR best practice, procedure or policy within a legal/organisational policy framework and develop solutions or recommendations to meet service needs to include international HR considerations where required.
• Oversee processes across the organisation to ensure consistency of approach in line with WSUP’s standards and that correct approvals are obtained where appropriate
• Adapt and improve processes where possible to streamline and make them more efficient and reduce bottlenecks, while retaining assurance on standards and compliance aspects
• Motivate/ encourage HR leads to take responsibility for their own professional development and share the tools to assist them with this
• Provide feedback to the global HR leads and their line managers to model constructive feedback and support their professional development

Building organisational capacity

• Take the lead on the Organisational Development component of WSUP’s change management programme, coordinating with other functions, managing People & Support’s activities, monitoring progress, ensuring delivery on time and on budget, and preparing reports for the funder
• Support the global HR leads in continuing our existing Line Manager Development Programme, developing and nurturing facilitative leadership and management skills across the organisation
• Drive use of data to inform decision-making, for example, absence data, retention analytics, and staff engagement survey results
• Chair the organisational Well-being Group, and work closely with the Operational Excellence Team, on practical measures to support the mental, emotional, financial, and physical well-being of our staff globally

Talent Management

• Support the Head of People & Support in organisational planning and budgeting in identifying staff needs at annual and new project level
• Working closely with the Head of People & Support and the Head of Evaluation, Research & Learning, continue the implementation of the Learning & Development Strategy, to support achievement of WSUP’s internal strategic goals. This includes activities such as:
  • Undertaking a skills gap analysis to identify specific areas of knowledge or technical skills and where they should be held to be most effective
  • Developing a range of tools and innovative learning opportunities
  • Developing coaching and mentoring skills and a framework for these to be used
  • Developing effective feedback loops to evaluation learning effectiveness
• Advise on and support the Senior Leadership team in succession planning, retention, and how to best actively develop talent
• Work with the Head of People & Support on developing a diversity, equity and inclusion action plan for the organisation
• Coordinate and administer regular HR activities including the performance and development reviews, staff surveys and the annual pay review

Safeguarding Lead

• Designated safeguarding lead, providing support, advice and expertise on safeguarding in WSUP
• Play a lead role in maintaining and reviewing WSUP’s Safeguarding Action Plan
• Advise on training needs and development, providing training where appropriate
• Assist the Head of People & Support in managing safeguarding concerns, allegations or incidents reported to WSUP

Compliance

• Ensure HR policies and procedures are relevant, up-to-date, compliant with current legislation, and embedded within the organisation
• Create a framework for assessing compliance with employment legislation that can be used across our countries of operation, and assist HR leads in assessing compliance with their local legislative requirements using this framework
• Identify any HR-related risks for the organisation and advise on mitigation and prioritisation
• Keep abreast of regulatory developments within or outside the organisation as well as evolving best practices in the HR sector
• Prepare regular reports for the Senior Leadership Team and WSUP Board on key HR metrics, risks and compliance issues
• Undertake ad hoc investigations to investigate complaints and allegations