RedR UK are looking to appoint a Country Director, based in Khartoum, Sudan on a 3 month fixed-term full-time post. The Country Director will lead the RedR programme in Sudan providing overall direction, effective management of performance and results and representation to stakeholders as well as oversee the recruitment of a national Sudanese Country Director.

Responsible to: Programmes Director based in the UK

Responsible for: Directly for national staff team in Khartoum, El-Fasher Area Coordinator (managing the field team)

Working with: Colleagues within the Sudan Programme, Associated Trainers (ATs),  RedR’s Central Programmes Team,  other Country Directors,  Communication, Fundraising and Finance Departments in the UK and other external stakeholders and humanitarian actors as necessary (Government of Sudan; donors; etc.)

Location: Khartoum, Sudan – with travel to other states within Sudan

RedR and the work we do

Every year, hundreds of millions of people around the world are affected by natural disasters and conflict. RedR is an international disaster relief charity which saves lives by giving aid workers the vital skills they need to do their jobs to the highest possible standard. We train thousands of people each year in everything from providing emergency shelter to staying safe in the field, from project management after emergencies to essential water and sanitation skills and more.  RedR has hubs in the UK, Kenya, Sudan and Jordan, and works in over 40 countries each year. 

Job Description

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

The list presented does not cover the full scope of tasks and responsibilities of the Country Director, but serves to illustrate some of the areas of emphasis for the post. A detailed measurable objective and target setting will be finalized in coordination with the identified candidate following the selection and induction process.

The Country Director (CD) is overall responsible and accountable for the programme performance; financial management; staff safety, welfare and conduct for RedR’s operations in Sudan.

S/he  is  directly responsible  for  the  strategic  direction,  general  oversight and  development of  the programmes in Sudan, and managing relations with external clients, donors, the Government of Sudan, other humanitarian assistance community stakeholders. The post holder must be an experienced manager with a demonstrated track record of securing funding for and implementing humanitarian programmes, preferably with a focus on capacity building.

Business development - In collaboration with the Central Programmes Team in the UK , the CD will  develop and maintain close and regular cooperation with donor representatives in Sudan. The CD will work closely with and mentor other colleagues with the team in identifying local, national and international funding and business opportunities and work with the Programme Funding Manager in UK in the development of funding proposals.

Recruitment – Work with HAC to manage the local recruitment process of a Sudanese national to take up the Country Director post at the end of the Fixed Term contract.

Senior level representation and networking – The CD will maintain regular contact with external stakeholders and ensure the RedR is appropriately represented in external coordination fora with government, UNOCHA and other UN agencies, counterpart NGOs and other relevant humanitarian or development fora.

Programme management – The CD will ensure that RedR’s operations in country and within are in line with the RedR’s strategy and the Sudan annual Operational Plan.

Finance management – the CD is accountable for the management of donors’ and RedR’s unrestricted funding for projects in Sudan. S/he is also responsible for ensuring that the Sudan programme functions on a cost neutral basis.  The CD  must  undertake  monthly monitoring and analysis of expenditure against budget, ensure that all income and expenditure is correctly accounted for in line with donor and budgetary guidelines, and ensure that all staff are fully  conversant and  compliant  with RedR and relevant donor financial  procedures and reporting requirements.

Leadership – the CD will lead team in Sudan and provide strategic direction to guide decision making and prioritisation for staff and programme activities. S/he will input to organisational initiatives and planning at global level through regular contact with the International Programmes Director and counterparts in other Regions.

Staff Safety and Welfare - the CD is accountable for the safety and welfare of RedR staff in Sudan. S/he will work with the Security Focal Point and Global Security Manager to ensure that robust and appropriate safety and security procedures are in place. S/he will ensure that all HR, health, safety and welfare policies are adhered to and that staff are properly inducted and fully conversant with these requirements.

Communication and Marketing – the CD will oversee the Sudan team in the assessment of humanitarian capacity building needs  and  the  development and  monitoring of  a  proactive marketing strategy. S/he will review all external communications prior to publication and ensure that they are in line with RedR’s communication guidelines. All interaction with the media will be undertaken by the CD on behalf of RedR UK.

Government liaison and statutory requirements – In collaboration with various colleagues based both in Khartoum and El Fasher, the CD will liaise with local authorities in Sudan including the Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) to ensure that RedR complies with all required legal, financial and diplomatic protocols including work permits, taxation, registration, local employment law, and insurance.

Person Specification

Essential

• Masters’ level qualification in a relevant area e.g. international relations, development studies, political science, or a similar humanitarian/development related field experience
• At least 10 years in senior management position with responsibility for remote line management preferably in humanitarian assistance. Development experience would be considered for short-listing of positions
• Proven track record in sourcing and securing donor funding including familiarity and experience in working with UN agencies, DFID, EU and USAID/OFDA
• Excellent financial management skills, including budget monitoring and analysis, institutional donor compliance and maximising financial performance
• Excellent communication, external relations and networking skills.  Competency in marketing would be considered a distinct advantage.
• Proven record of excellent people skills, including good communication and inter-personal skills
• IT skills, with good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and the ability to adapt to different contexts
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively within Sudan

Desirable 

• WASH in emergencies programmatic experience
• DRR and Resilience programmatic experience
• Learning & Development programmatic experience
• Experience in working through local partners, ideally this would include a role in capacity building with staff and/or partner organizations
• Written and spoken Arabic

Are you an experienced Manager with proven experience in implementing relief and rehabilitation projects in a humanitarian context? An exciting new opportunity has arisen within our Syria Programme for a Deputy Country Director - Programmes, based in Damascus, Syria. 

The successful candidate will have:

• relevant humanitarian and leadership experience
• experience in managing security in a complex conflict environment
• donor relationship cultivation and grants management, programme design, implementation and monitoring 
• an ability to successfully mentor, manage and develop team members.
• Experience of working in complex insecure locations is absolutely essential.

Responsibilities will include assisting the Country Director in the leadership and management of Tearfund project work, having oversight of successful design, implementation and monitoring of projects, delegated responsibility for security management, assisting in developing the strategic direction for a complex programme. It is essential that the successful candidate has extensive experience as a senior manager with an INGO, and sustained experience living and working in a complex humanitarian context. In addition, they should have proven experience of working alongside local organisations. The candidate will also demonstrate excellent communication skills and be a strong negotiator and problem solver.

Applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.  We would expect applicants to be able to demonstrate a clear and specific desire to work in this country. 

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.

Starting Salary:  £35,083 - £36,405 per annum

Contract:  2 years

The post holder will be responsible for building effective working relationships with peers in the Programmes Department, as well as with colleagues in the Humanitarian and Programme Effectiveness Departments. This is in order to develop and maintain horizontal links, and to foster learning between programmes, innovation, good practice, and fundraising within and between regions or areas of work. The role also has a number of cross-divisional and cross-organisational functions linked to work with CAFOD’s Education, Communities & Supporters Fundraising, Finance, Media, Policy and Advocacy teams.

The post holder will be expected to undertake frequent travel to operation areas in country, in connection with the management of the programme portfolio, and the achievement of strategic objectives. There will also be travel to other countries.  Travel is sometimes at short notice and to areas of potential risk.

He/she will also be expected to deputise for the Country Representative.

To lead the programmatic and partnership aspects of CAFOD’s involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in line with the agreed strategy. The scope of the post falls into the following functions: 

• Lead and manage the programme portfolio: in line with the overall framework set by the strategy and the Country Representative, provide direction to and integration across the programmes portfolio, ensuring learning is captured and shared across the wider organisation and between partners;
• Overseeing effective relationships with partners in the Eastern Part of the country: providing guidance and support to the Programmes team in their work to develop and nurture effective relationships with partners, and the provision or facilitation of capacity development support, where appropriate;
• Financial and funding management: responsible for managing the programme budget to agreed standards and parameters, including feeding into the development of high quality funding proposals;
• Internal and external representation: to be undertaken in co-ordination with the Country Representative and the programmes team;
• Systems and compliance: ensuring the effective use of CAFOD’s systems to share programme knowledge and inform decision making. Includes ensuring compliance with agreements, regulations and requirements attached to our work;
• Security management: supporting the Country Representative in delivering effective security management;
• Staff management: leading on the recruitment, management and support of staff within the remit of the post’s responsibility, in accordance with CAFOD’s management standards;
• Management cover: providing management cover for the Country Representative (CR) when out of the office (travelling or on leave/R&R) including security management and representing the organisation as agreed by CR;
• Thematic focus: complements partners’ thematic understanding on humanitarian work, climate change, Livelihoods and Governance and Peace Building, contributing to the development of relevant interventions that bring about positive change, offering guidance to the programmes team;
• Act as a Country Representative in the absence of the Country Representative (approx. 4 months per year)
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Key Responsibilities

Lead and manage the programme portfolio:

• In line with the overall direction set by the DRC strategy and the Country Representative, provide direction to CAFOD-supported programmes and projects, ensuring that they meet agreed quality standards and donor/contractual obligations;

Ensure integration across the programmes portfolio;

• Ensure that all programmes are evaluated according to CAFOD’s evaluation policy, that learning is captured, shared across the wider organisations and between partners and informs decision making and new programme designs;
• Ensure that all programmes are being implemented with an M&E framework that clearly articulates the monitoring and evaluation system for the programme, including regularity of monitoring visits by the Programme Officers.
• Co-ordinate the development of new pieces of work, while ensuring the effective implementation of existing programmes in line with agreed quality standards (including programme cycle management) and donor contract guidelines and obligations;
• Lead the review of the programmatic aspects of the country strategy, particularly programme frameworks;
• Ensure that cross-cutting themes (e.g. gender, downwards accountability, safeguarding children, protection,) are effectively managed within and across the programme, working with the relevant staff to achieve this;
• Keep up-to-date with development issues and trends, both within the relevant country/sub-region or sector, and more generally;
• Monitor the political and security context to contribute to CAFOD’s organisational risk assessments and security plans. This includes acting as security manager, where appropriate.

Overseeing effective relationships with partners:

• Provide guidance and support to Programme Officers and other members of the Programmes team in their work, to develop and nurture effective relationships with partners. In some cases (e.g. strategic partners), the post-holder can take a more active role in developing those relationships;
• Work with Programme Officers and the team to support or facilitate the development of partners’ capacities and to promote the sustainability of their work. This includes the development of tailor-made capacity development plans;
• Ensure that the DRC partnership portfolio is regularly reviewed and that individual relationships are monitored against CAFOD’s and partners’ partnership standards and expectations, including through partnership reflection workshops.

Financial and funding management:

• Manage the programme budget and cash flow (implementing manager/budget holder responsibilities), monitoring income and expenditure, and ensuring that the latter is done in compliance with agreed parameters and policy;
• Identify opportunities for co-financing from institutional donors, and provide leadership in securing and managing such funds, working with the Programme Development & Funding and Major Gifts teams;
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting on programme work;
• Ensure the programme complies with CAFOD’s financial management standards, including managing financial risks. 

Internal and external representation:

• In co-ordination with the Country Representative and the Programmes team develop, nurture and sustain relationships and effective communications with relevant stakeholders, including local government, national networks and other agencies working in/on DRC. This will include other Caritas/CIDSE agencies;
• In liaison with the Country Representative and the team, sustain relationships with relevant bilateral agencies, including DfID, Irish Aid and the EC, seeking opportunities for programme funding, where applicable;
• Effectively communicate with other teams within CAFOD to ensure that the programmes are well understood, and that information is available for fundraising and other communications, including publications, media briefings, development education, etc. This may involve participating in communities of practice, working groups, supporter events, etc, as agreed with the Country Representative.

Systems and compliance:

• Oversee the effective use of CAFOD’s systems to share programme knowledge and inform decision making. This includes overseeing compliance with agreements, regulations and requirements attached to our work.

Security management:

• Support the Country Representative in delivering effective security management. This includes among others, acting as security manager when delegated by the Country Representative; support the development of security risk mappings, country security plans; standard operating procedures; contingency plans (e.g. medical evacuation, relocation/evacuation and hibernation, staff welfare).

Staff management:

Lead on the recruitment and management of staff according to CAFOD’s management standards, so that staff are empowered, and the effectiveness of the team is maximised;

Provide leadership and support to direct reports (and staff under shared management arrangements), act as a sounding board and hold them to account in areas under their responsibility. This includes setting objectives, induction, organising regular 1:1 meetings, conducting annual performance reviews, providing coaching, backstopping and ensuring team members have individual development plans. The post-holder may be required to manage volunteers and staff remotely;

Enable and empower direct reports to achieve the best possible with the available resources, ensuring CAFOD’s management standards are followed;

Ensure effective and appropriate systems and processes for team learning and development are in place;

Thematic focus:

Complement partners’ thematic understanding on humanitarian work, Livelihoods and Governance and Peace Building contributing to the development of relevant interventions that bring about positive change, offering guidance to the programmes team, etc.

Notes:

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification;

If considered useful and appropriate, specific percentages per function/areas of responsibility can be assigned by agreement between the post holder and his/her line manager.

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults 

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount.  Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. This post involves responsibility for people who will have contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults and applicants will be subject to specific checks related to safeguarding issues.  If based in the UK the post holder is required to present or obtain a Disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service).  If the post is based outside the UK the post holder will be subject to a different checking process.

The references to “the programme” in this Job Description reflect CAFOD’s intention and commitment to deliver through an integrated approach. Therefore, “the programme” includes long-term development, emergency response and advocacy.

Essential Criteria

Job-specific competencies

• Ability to speak, read and write English and French.
• Previous experience of managing teams
• Strong understanding and first-hand experience of effective and values-based partnership work between northern and southern organisations and communities.
• Proven experience of managing and delivering both humanitarian and development programmes through partner organisations
• Previous experience of working in different complex emergency settings across different countries in the region.
• Strong understanding of key country/sub-regional political, economic, developmental and humanitarian trends in DRC.
• Strong understanding and experience of institutional funding priorities in the country/ region, trends and donor conditions. Proven ability to build effective donor relationships.
• Experience of managing NGO office/sub office settings at country or regional level
• Knowledge and first hand experience of strategic risk management, mitigation and escalation.
• Proven experience of security management.
• Strong financial management skills and experience. Experience of proposal development
• Good analytical skills, skills in review of documents and report writing.
• Understanding of approaches to ensure accountability programme work towards intended beneficiary communities and commitment to CHS
• Experience of Cash based Programming
• Sound understanding of humanitarian policy and best practice (e.g. LEGS, SPHERE, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Code of Conduct, CHS)
• Ability and willingness to travel for approximately 12 weeks per year, sometimes at short notice and to areas of potential risk.

This role will be recruited for on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to close it prior to the close date.

Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

Scotland Country Manager - ambassador for Eden Project Communities

An exciting opportunity to lead a positive change for communities and neighbourhoods.

Fixed term contract up to December 2021*
Eden Project Communities has UK wide reach and delivers initiatives that encourage public engagement and participation in positive action and create real social capital on a mass scale.  Since it began in 2009, participation in The Big Lunch, the UK’s annual get-together for neighbours, has grown continually with the average number of people taking part over 6 million a year.  Alongside this we deliver initiatives that encourage connections, engage the public and help people across the UK build the skills and confidence to drive positive social action where it is needed most.
We are looking for a Scotland Country Manager who is experienced in devising and developing Country wide strategies and who will be able to embed Eden Project Communities in the hearts and minds of the public, media, partners and leaders in the community sector to support increased participation year on year in our flagship initiative The Big Lunch.
Over the coming years we are growing participation in the programme to new heights and aim to increase the social impact we have on communities and neighbourhoods all over the UK.  As a front line ambassador in nation, we want you to lead the development and delivery of Eden Project Communities within a nation. You’ll help us plan, delivery and evaluate Eden Project Communities initiatives working closely with the UK Delivery Manager and Scotland Campaign Manager as well as line managing the Scotland based Community Network Developers. 
Our ideal candidate will have gained a minimum of three years’ experience in a similar role, where they will have managed delivery of a Scotland wide community programme or movement. Experience of working on behaviour change or movement building campaigns is desirable. You’ll be a strategic thinker with strong relationship management abilities, creatively and innovatively solving problems and identify new approaches to deliver a continually evolving programme within Scotland.   A thorough knowledge of the specific challenges affecting local communities and an understanding of the political, cultural and societal issues affecting Scotland is essential.
Working for the Eden Project (Charity number 1093070), roles within the programme are funded by the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund.  This is a fixed term contract for until December 2021 subject to funding. The post holder will be based within the region (Scotland), and will be required to travel across the territory, the UK and to the Eden Project in Cornwall for key events and meetings.
The closing date for all applications is Monday 9th December.  We aim to hold interviews in Scotland on the Monday 16th December.                   
   
*subject to funding

Do you share our unswerving passion for serving God’s mission in the Arab world as the gospel is shared in word and deed among Muslim people? Are you a strategic thinker with experience in articulating a vision and developing plans to see the vision established? Have you been gifted in communication and honed your public speaking skills to motivate listeners to action?

AWM-Pioneers is looking for a National Director who will have responsibility for giving a strategic and visionary lead to the organisation as it mobilises the UK Church to join in God’s mission among Arabic-speaking Muslims wherever they are in the world.

About us

AWM-Pioneers is a Christ-centred organisation serving around 90 long-term Christian workers involved in cross-cultural ministry.

These workers are supported by a hard-working and gifted team based either in the Loughborough office or remotely working from the UK in areas of: recruitment and training, communication and support raising assistance, sending church partnerships, finance and administration support and ongoing member care.

About the role

For this full-time role, you will:

• Have a love for the Lord and His work among Muslims of the Arab world.
• Have a strong biblical grounding, and wholeheartedly embrace our doctrinal statement, values, aims and goals.
• Be a strategic thinker with the ability to articulate your vision clearly and develop plans for implementation.
• Be an inspirational communicator with recognised public speaking skills.
• Be able to ensure there remains a strong relational connection between AWM-Pioneers and field teams, area leaders, international leaders and other sending offices in the Pioneers family.
• Be willing and able to travel as required throughout the UK, Arab world and internationally to fulfil the role.
• Have a proven track record in financial acumen and be familiar with profit/non-for-profit organisational operations.
• Have a relational approach to leadership, with interpersonal skills, self-awareness, the ability to motivate people and a track record of team building.
• Report to the UK Council (board of trustees) providing information, keeping them informed on strategic matters and enabling their governance function of the charity to be fulfilled and ensuring our duty of care, legal obligations and organisational policies are followed.
• Participate with the daily prayer meeting and monthly prayer days.

In order to perform this role, it is essential that the post holder is in full sympathy with the aims and goals of AWM. It is an occupational requirement that he/she must be a committed Christian [able to agree with the organisation’s statement of faith] and able to fully participate in spiritual activities whilst carrying out the responsibilities of National Director. 

Application deadline

The application deadline is Friday 29 November 5pm (GMT).

Recruitment details

Shortlisting is currently scheduled for mid-December onwards with interviews being held in mid-January 2020.

Subject to screening, references and other HR/legal requirements the successful candidate is expected to start as soon as possible, ideally from February 2020.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant and will lead a small finance team. The post holder will be responsible for the overall financial management of the charity including preparation of annual budgets and cash-flow, quarterly management accounts and annual reports, as well as ensuring the financial controls are fit for purpose and operating effectively.

The role will oversee the operational and enterprise areas of The Charleston Trust including developing new business areas for the charity while ensuring profitability and excellence in the catering, retail and visitor experience.

The job will entail reviewing the charity’s financial processes to improve efficiency and effective financial reporting and will be required to support the ongoing process of change at Charleston. Good technical skills and IT literacy will be required to ensure that all financial, ticketing, membership and enterprise systems are sufficient to deliver timely and accurate KPIs and other data for Director/CEO, staff and Trustees.

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of the financial management of the charity.
• Provide the Senior Management Team with all relevant financial information to enable them to plan effectively and control their strategic and commercial responsibilities.
• Prepare management accounts, cash flow forecasts and all other relevant financial information for presentation to the Board of Trustees and the Business & Finance Committee.
• Ensure the charity and its enterprise subsidiary conforms with all financial, charitable and other statutory responsibilities.
• Support budget holders to set and monitor budgets.
• Be responsible for putting in place and maintaining robust financial systems and controls.
• Responsibility for submission of tax and VAT returns and other matters pertaining to HMRC, Charity law, Company law, PAYE and other relevant legislation.
• Work closely with the auditors to manage the annual audit process including preparation and submission of statutory accounts.
• Work across the organisation to monitor, improve and/or retender for new financial, ticketing, sales and membership systems.
• Manage and co-ordinate the organisation’s insurance provision and work closely with the Head of Operations and Visitor Experience to ensure good value for money with major utilities and facilities contracts.
• Be an inspiring, effective and supportive line manager to all line reports.
• Manage the Finance department to ensuring a productive and professional service within and outside the organisation.
• Support the Head of Retail & Product Development and the Head Chef/Catering Manager to access, analyse and report financial information relating to their departments. Work closely with these line reports to understand visitor habits, make improvements to ensure profitability, manage costs and maintain/increase spend per head while delivering an excellent experience appropriate to Charleston’s unique heritage.
• Provide line management support for the Head of Operations & Visitor Experience in all their areas of responsibility including buildings, site and facilities maintenance, ticketing and groups management, and the management of a large team of Visitor Service Assistants and Guides.
• Support the Director/CEO to ensure the organisation works to both legal requirements and sector good practice for HR and governance.

Person Specification

Essential skills and experience

• Qualified accountant (ACA, CA or CIMA).
• Significant senior experience in managing an organisation’s finances.
• Line management experience and skills to line manage senior staff.
• Proven track record in business planning and development.

• The skills to collaborate effectively with colleagues, staff, external stakeholders, consultants, trustees, and senior managers and to present financial information in an easily understandable manner.
• The ability to adapt to new technology; exceptional IT skills across a range of platforms and software relevant to the role.
• Experience co-ordinating and setting multi-departmental budgets and producing complex cash-flows.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and prioritise effectively.
• Ability to think strategically, commercially and entrepreneurially.
• Understanding of, and preferably experience in, charity finance.

Core competencies

• Exceptional oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• An interest in the heritage sector.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing demands and new challenges.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a small team.
• Ability to mentor and supervise individuals.
• Good time management with the ability to work to tight deadlines.

Deadline for applications: 5pm on Wednesday 20 November 2019

Interviews will be held: Thursday 28 November 2019

Additional information

• Because of the rural location of Charleston, the post holder must be aware that getting to work without the use of a car involves some additional planning and commitment.
• The basic annual leave entitlement is 25 working days, excluding bank holidays.
• We offer employers contribution pension scheme (on successful completion of probation).
• The Trust has a commitment to ensure equality of opportunity for all employees and employees are required to adhere to this in their work.
• Our aim is to become a truly inclusive and diverse organisation. We welcome applicants from disabled, black, minority and ethnic communities and LGBTQ+ people.
• All positions at Charleston are offered subject to the following conditions:

• Receipt of satisfactory references
• Proof that you are legally entitled to work in the UK

• All applications received will be acknowledged. Please note that due to limited resources we are unable to give feedback to all applicants.

The Charleston Trust

Charleston is a seventeenth century Sussex farmhouse that was the home of two of the most important and influential British artists of the twentieth century - Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. Their uniquely decorated house became the country retreat of a group of individuals known as the Bloomsbury group which included Vanessa Bell’s sister Virginia Woolf, the economist John Maynard Keynes and critics Roger Fry and Clive Bell. Writers Lytton Strachey, TS Eliot and EM Forster were also regular visitors.

Today, Charleston is a thriving house museum with a programme of regular exhibitions, events and festivals, a café/restaurant and retail operations. The Charleston Trust receives no public funding to support its running costs and each year is entirely dependent on self-generated income and fundraising.

An international charity are looking for an Assistant Director of Operations to lead a change management process to transform the operational management of the division and its interaction between the central structures within the charity and the international teams delivering the organisation's programmes on the ground. The goal is to make the operational delivery of programmes effective and efficient, with a particular focus on changes to structures and processes
This is a 6-12 month contract.

Key Responsibilities:
-Work with the Director's to develop a robust operating model for international operations.
-Working with Country Directors and the Programme Development team, support the design, development and roll out key systems and processes to standardise programme planning
-Support the Programme Development team in the development of a programme design, planning and delivery training programme. Enabling teams to design and develop large-scale multi-year programmes using departmentally agreed standards.
-Deliver a portfolio of programmes that meets the strategy and provide the basis for our conservation impact overseas. This will require planning and managing reviews at appropriate points during all stages of the project life cycle to provide evaluation of progress against time, costs, quality, compliance and ongoing viability.
-Work with the Head of Finance and Regional Heads and Country Managers to develop departmental budgeting and forecasting and manage performance against these,
-Ensure the charity complies with employment legislation, employment and other taxes and the regulatory and economic framework of the countries we operate in, with advice and guidance from the Heads of HR, Finance and Legal.
-Identify gaps in policies and procedures that are required to meet bi-lateral and multi-lateral donor requirements for programme delivery and work with the appropriate central business services to develop the necessary organisational policies and procedures to fill these gaps
-Ensure rigorous management and compliance of programme funding portfolio
-Working with Heads, Country Managers to ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of fieldwork and programmes across the charity
-Ensure that global monitoring, evaluation and learning on projects are centrally captured and reported on and factored into the design of future projects / programmes.
-Working with Central HR and Finance, leading on consultations with staff on the business case and subsequent change process to move to new structures.
-Work closely with the HR Department to ensure effective strategic HR support for all regional and global programmes, such as organisational development, recruitment, policies etc.
-Effectively lead and manage the Operations Team providing guidance, support, challenge and feedback to ensure optimal delivery and engagement.

Skills and Experience Required:
-Management experience of strategic operations in an international development or similar non-profit, working at a senior level across large and complex programmes
-Professional contract delivery expertise with knowledge of Project Delivery Standards.
-Strong understanding of in-country support needs, with an understanding of the opportunities and challenges of working in a range of (often complex) locations around the world and the ability to apply operational strategies and processes accordingly.
-Experience of impact measurement and reporting for projects, meeting funder and strategic/organisational needs
-Experience of partnering with teams such as HR and Finance to deliver change processes that develop strong operational systems and platforms. particularly leading, engaging with and communicating to teams through change.
-Strong knowledge of HR and Finance policies, procedures and best practice, with experience of applying them in international organisations with significant budgets and complex grants-funded programmes.
-Demonstrable track-record in working with a wide range of operational teams, with a good understanding of diverse areas such as IT, Health & Safety, -Legal & Risk Management and Procurement, and the ability to apply knowledge to complex and changing programming contexts.
-Advanced planning, coordination and project management skills, with ability to organise a substantial workload comprised of diverse tasks and responsibilities.
-Proven ability to develop and implement impactful strategies in partnership with colleagues from various disciplines.
-Highly developed staff management skillls

Strategic Director

Our client is looking for a Strategic Director who will help to lead them into their next phase, providing visionary leadership to the team and stakeholders across Greater Manchester.

The Strategic Director role is critical for our client to implement their ambition of 75% of the population active by 2025. This role will shape the conditions for success, participating and encouraging collaboration and co-production, brokering relationships and sharing insight of people and place.

Strategic Director Responsibilities:

- Strategic influencing, relationship-building in Greater Manchester (GM) alongside the Executive Lead and the CEO (sector / system lead relationships will be identified for each).
- Develop first-class relationships with all key stakeholders and senior levels, including NHS, Local Authorities, VCSE organisations, TfGM, GM Active, Sport England and others.
- Connecting the system, sharing the narrative, growing the movement, and developing other senior leaders in the system to do the same.
- Ensure that the work of the team and key stakeholders is evidence based, informed by data, research and analysis and international / national learning about what works best to address inactivity and engage people in active lives.
- Provide strategic leadership for place-based approaches, aligned to the Greater Manchester Principles of Reform, and the client's principles.

Strategic Director Requirements:

- Educated to degree standard is desirable.
- Track record of leading teams or organisations and taking responsibility for all personnel and business development issues.
- Strong business acumen and experience in working with multiple funding partners and organisations at Board level.
- Experience of working with senior decision makers and leaders from a number of sectors.
- Experience of working in partnership with other organisations and individuals.

About Our Client:

Our client is a multi-award-winning charity passionate about making Greater Manchester the most active region in England.

They are one of the leading Active Partnerships in the country working in partnership with Sport England and the GMCA to support the delivery of the Government’s strategy for sport and physical activity, ‘Sporting Future’ Towards an Active Nation.

This strategy outlines the outcomes that define why the government invest in physical activity and sport and by which organisations like our client's measure impact: 1. Physical Wellbeing 2. Mental Wellbeing 3. Individual development 4. Social and community development, 5. Economic development.

Location: Manchester, M11 3FF

Job type: Full Time, Fixed Term Contract until end March 2022 (extension subject to funding), 37 hours per week

Salary: £55,000 to £65,000 per annum

Benefits: Health plan, Local Government Pension, Volunteer Days, Flexible working and training allowance

Closing Date: 29 November 2019 (5pm)
Interviews to take place: 10 December 2019

Please apply for this role with an up to date CV and a personal statement outlining why you think you are right for this role.

You may have experience of the following: Strategic Director, Director of Services, Head of Services, Service Delivery Manager, Operations Manager, Project Manager, Head of Operations, Operations Director, Strategy Manager, Continuous Improvement, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, Third Sector etc.

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Country Implementation Manager, Contract Management System

12 Month Fixed Term Contract

£40,222 per annum + benefits

London

It has been a long-standing ActionAid strategy to diversify income by generating more funding from governments, foundations, and other institutional donors. To ensure this is a success we are investing in the systems and processes we use for managing our increasingly complex portfolio of donor-funded projects, supported by a new IT system called the Contract Management System (CMS). The system has now gone live and we are now ready to leap into an exciting new phase - this is where your skills and experience come in as Country Implementation Manager.

Initially you will focus on leading the process required for country adoption and active use of the system. This will involve rolling out a plan for country implementation, providing active hands on guidance, training, and support to members across our Federation. You will manage a SharePoint based e-learning platform as well as administer our new help desk system. You will manage our global network of trained Super Users too. Important will be the ability to influence senior stakeholders to get buy in to system adoption.

We expect the main surge work in leading the country adoption process to be winding down by September, and from then onwards you will take on a broader oversight role.

To succeed, you must have an understanding of the management of restricted funding requirements and processes, preferably from having managed, or worked, on a donor grant or contract. You will have experience of working with an automated contract management system, as well as operating in an INGO context. You will also be familiar with using NGO Online or other similar grants management tools.

In addition to your technical abilities you must have good communication, capacity building, and influencing skills as well as the ability to work collaboratively. You will also be good at developing and motivating people and must have experience in training, coaching and mentoring. Experience of managing IT systems would be an advantage. Extensive travel will be required.

If you have the skills, motivation and technical knowledge we need please send your CV and motivation cover letter to us via email via the link by 24 November 2019.

To be considered for this role, you must be able to provide proof of right to work in the location. You are also requested to highlight in the motivation letter how specifically you meet the criteria for this role.  If you do not meet all the essential criteria, please don’t apply as we only invite candidates for an interview if they meet all of the essential criteria listed on the job description. In addition, your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria.

Due to high volumes of applications received, should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.

ActionAid is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community, in particular women who are currently underrepresented in senior positions. We regret that agency candidates will not be considered.

Reg. Charity No: 274467

Director of Services 
Homeless young people and families in need
Cardinal Hume Centre, Westminster, London
Permanent contract, £60,000 per annum
Closing date – 2 December (9.00am)

Are you passionate about preventing youth and family homelessness and poverty?
Can you champion the interests of people who need our support?
Can you lead a team to have a greater impact by providing early and preventative help? 

Over the past thirty years the Cardinal Hume Centre has seen substantial growth.  Based in Westminster we work hard for homeless young people, insecurely housed families and their children.  Last year over 1200 people used our different services.

We have made real improvements in recent years, but we know we face challenging times.  In nearly all its forms, homelessness is increasing in Westminster and around a third of families live in poverty. People face some of the highest housing costs in the country, a challenging labour market and rising levels of violent crime.  Some of those we support come from care or broken relationships which can limit access to support which most of us take for granted. Some are seeking asylum, safety and support.

Our response is far too important to be left to chance. We need a new senior leader to direct our support for our homeless and badly housed clients. You will join at a critical stage as we have reviewed the focus and shape of our future work. We know it will involve change and your role will be to ensure that this is in the best interest of homeless and insecurely housed young people and families. Our aim is to develop a distinct and strategic response that builds on our strengths and draws on the very best of our team, values and ethos. 

Of course we need someone with experience of leading and developing services for vulnerable people, but equally important is the ability to be an inspiring and insightful leader.  We need someone wo can work together as part of a senior team and can use digital technology and evidence to shape the bigger picture.  A person who can collaborate and use their soft and technical skills to draw out the individual qualities of the team. 

It will be a challenge, but if you join us you will get an amazing opportunity to work with a passionate team of staff and volunteers. You will shape a respected charity, develop as a leader and most importantly have real impact on the lives of people who need our help.   If you want to work at a Centre that values every individual and is determined to make a difference, please come and join us.

For an application pack and how to apply, please visit our website.

You may have experience or a background in the following: Director of Services, Strategic Director, Head of Services, Service Delivery Manager, Operations Manager, Project Manager, Head of Operations, Operations Director, Strategy Manager, Continuous Improvement, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, Third Sector etc.

Location

London (strongly preferred), New York or remote from other regions (possibly)

Who We Are

Co-Impact is a global philanthropy for systems change focused on supporting impact at scale. Our goal is to contribute to improving the lives of millions of people by advancing educational outcomes, improving people’s health, and providing economic opportunity to excluded communities in the Global South. Our values, goals, theory of change, and approach to partnerships and learning are articulated in our Handbook published on our website. 

Where You Fit

Co-Impact seeks a thoughtful and experienced person to (a) support a core set of our program partners to facilitate deep systems change, and (b) lead organization-wide learning, monitoring and evaluation to improve practice and attainment of results and contribute to global knowledge. We are looking for a person with deep roots of living and working in the Global South, intellectual curiosity and pragmatic operational skills. Our preference is for someone who has the right and ability to work in the U.K., out of our London office; in certain cases we will also consider candidates able to work out of our New York office or remotely from other regions. 

You will need to demonstrate strategic acumen, an abiding curiosity and desire to learn, a keen sense of how organizations and individuals learn, excellent interpersonal skills, strong analytical ability and rigor, and a high level of personal initiative. You will have the ability to work well in a distributed, diverse, deep-thinking and fast-paced environment. We are looking for someone with 12+ years of relevant experience in global development, including substantial experience living in, working in, and understanding the political economies of countries of the Global South. 

The Role

Core responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Contribute to ongoing reflection and improvements to Co-Impact’s strategy and programs, theory and practice of systems change and organizational strengthening, and support model towards achieving shared goals.
• Identify, assess and recommend high-impact systems change grants.

• Support program partners to achieve greater strategic coherence and strengthen organizational capabilities.
• Monitor and manage grants, supporting program partners to develop and execute effective programs and to foster evaluation and adaptive learning towards achieving better outcomes.
• Review and synthesize program partner reports, prepare memos that succinctly highlight progress/setbacks, key lessons, and make evidence-informed recommendations for action.
• Develop Co-Impact’s program for learning, measurement and evaluation (LME) in ways that foster continual improvement and effectiveness among program partners and at Co-Impact, and that contribute to better philanthropic practice and global learning more broadly.
• Listen to and learn from program partners and peers; review and provide feedback to partners on their LME plans; and build strong relationships with and serve as trusted colleague to program partners and peers. 
• Facilitate cross-learning among Co-Impact’s program partners and philanthropic peers; curate, document and communicate lessons about how effective systems change happens and how to support it.
• Support program partners to systematically and meaningfully seek feedback from people meant to benefit from their programs, and use the information to improve practice and communicate lessons back to people.
• Develop and continually update Co-Impact’s data and evidence dashboards.

• Perform other responsibilities and duties as requested by the VP, Programs.

Qualifications and Experience

• At least 12 years of professional experience in measurement and evaluation
• Knowledge of one or more of our three areas of program focus (education, health and economic opportunity) in the Global South.
• Substantial experience of living and working in and understanding political economies in the Global South.
• Experience with civil society, government or multilateral organizations, and/or philanthropy strongly preferred.
• A master’s degree or PhD in a relevant area.
• Significant experience in philanthropy or global development, motivated by addressing root causes, seeking justice and solving social problems at the systems level.

Required Skills 

• Learning Orientation: Intellectually curious; demonstrated openness to new ideas and a diversity of perspectives; unafraid to admit and learn from failure. 
• Practical Rigor: Ability to design and assess fit-for-purpose measurement/monitoring and evaluation frameworks that are user-friendly and help practitioners learn. Data and statistical analysis preferred.
• Strategic Agility: Ability to spot high-potential opportunities and facilitate the design of strategic approaches backed by evidence informed analysis.
• Organizational effectiveness: Evidence of delivering results through thoughtful business strategy, strong leadership, and sound understanding of operations.
• Decision Making: Demonstrated ability to gain sector insights with a wide variety of social sector experts and advisors, and making good judgements balancing data, experience and risk. 
• Managing Action with Purpose and Values: Ability to motivate colleagues to use data to learn and practice adaptive management to achieve core purpose consistent with our values
• Results Orientation: Strong project management skills, deadline management, sense of responsibility and accountability and the ability to effectively multi-task. 
• Interpersonal Savvy: Strong professional representation of Co-Impact, interpersonal relationship abilities, intercultural knowledge and appreciation.
• Strong Moral Compass: Impeccable personal ethics and integrity.
• Communications: excellent written and oral communication skills, including storytelling and articulating complex and nuanced ideas in accessible and creative ways.
• Global Flexibility: Given global nature of organization, a willingness to be flexible in working hours and travel internationally.
• Language Proficiency: Fluency in English required, an ability to communicate in 1-2 additional global languages strongly preferred
• Perspective: Sense of humor and ability not to take oneself too seriously

Benefits

This position is full time. Annual salary will be approximately GBP 115-140,000 plus generous benefits package (varies depending on location, but generally comprehensive) including significant allowance for paid time off. 

New Venture Fund Careers

Co-Impact is a project of New Venture Fund (NVF), a 501(c)(3) public charity that incubates new and innovative public-interest projects and grant-making programs. NVF is committed to attracting, developing and retaining exceptional people, and to creating a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding and enables each of us to realize our potential. NVF’s work environment is safe and open to all employees and partners, respecting the full spectrum of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, political affiliation, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other classifications protected by law in the locality and/or state in which you are working. 

Co-Impact team members hired in the U.S. are employed directly by NVF. Team members hired elsewhere are employed through a Professional Employment Organization (PEO) engaged by NVF.

Relief International (RI) is a leading non-profit organisation working across 18 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity.  We specialise in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.

The Director of Awards Management is a newly created role designed to provide field offices with grants expertise and services while ensuring end-to-end compliance for all donor and internal RI requirements.  This role will also manage an Associate Director of Awards Management and three Regional Awards Managers.

Reporting to the SVP of Programme Management, you will lead and design policies procedures for all departmental functions from the head office to the field level; as well as systems to monitor and reporting to SMT key considerations in regard to Awards Management.

To be successful in this role you will bring proven Awards Management experience where you have set up systems globally through people, teams and systems.  Your understanding of change management processes and ability to build and grow the function.  Together with your extensive track-record of managing awards portfolios of over $50,000,000 and individual grants and contracts over $1,000,000 institutional donors will be essential.   

This role has a global remit that requires the candidate to be able to travel internationally regularly.

Due to the critical nature of this position, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and applicants will be interviewed prior to the closing date. please apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this role.

Simply apply as via our online application portal by following the link below and upload your up-to-date CV and cover letter explaining your suitability against the requirements for this role.

Due to limited resources only, short-listed candidates will be contacted. Please note that to be considered for this role you must be able to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the country you are applying for.

Relief International is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Relief International is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children as a priority. This is reflected in our pre-employment checks and requirement to verify and check the identity and references of all applicants. 

Director of Major Gifts 

Movember  

Clerkenwell, London

Competitive salary  

Movember has a vision: to have an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health.  By 2030, we aim to reduce the number of men dying prematurely by 25%.

Since its humble beginnings in 2003, the Movember movement has grown to be a truly global one, operating in 20 countries and inspiring support from over 6 million supporters around the world.  We are currently ranked 45th out of the top 500 non-governmental organisations around the world.

With more than 1,250 men’s health projects funded around the world, we’re the only charity tackling men’s health on a global scale, year round. We’re addressing some of the biggest health issues faced by men: prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health and suicide prevention.  We’re committed to tackling the issue of the poor state of men’s health and do this through investing in research, by putting men’s health on the news agenda, and sparking conversation both publicly and privately that encourage and equip men to take an active interest in their own health. 

In order to support our vision and ambitious goals, we have been building the fundraising strategy beyond our famous peer to peer campaign.  Movember now seeks a new Director of Major Gifts who will work closely with fundraising colleagues and other team members across the organisation globally to build a successful major gift fundraising program to support our mission. The Director will manage a group of assigned, qualified donors with the capacity to make annual gifts of £50,000 or more, with a view to developing and further building on a major donor pipeline.

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate a track record in the cultivation and solicitation of major gifts from high net-worth individuals and trusts/foundations, ideally at the 6 figure level. You will need to have an entrepreneurial mindset and be comfortable with developing an emerging major gift function in the UK and Europe. Superior relationship-building and communication skills will ensure your ability to liaise with a variety of stakeholders at all levels. Fundamental to your success will be a demonstrated commitment to the Movember values and passion for the cause, with an understanding of and ability to represent the brand and image at all times.

For more information on the role, please contact our recruitment partners - Richmond Associates - by telephone or visit their website to download a candidate pack with details on how to apply.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 10AM MONDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2019.

Director of Policy and Campaigns (interim)

You will lead Concern UK’s influencing strategy and delivery. You’ll line manage the UK Policy & Campaigns Team and be an active member of the UK Senior Management Team as well as building the reputation and influence of Concern UK on priority issues with Government, multilaterals, MPs and the sector (UK and internationally).

Director of Policy and Campaigns (interim) Responsibilities:

- Provide strategic and operational direction to Concern UK’s Policy & Campaigns team in support of its Strategic Plan.
- Lead development and delivery of Concern UK’s advocacy approaches, including developing and reviewing annual Operational Plans and Budgets.
- Provide strategic input to Concern Worldwide global advocacy priorities.
- Provide leadership, strategic direction and support to the P&C team staff members.
- Line management of two Senior Policy Officers and the Senior Public Affairs and Campaigns Officer.
- Supervise the delivery of team members’ annual goals including a focus on policy analysis, research, lobbying, campaigning and event coordination.
- Take an active role in the Concern UK Senior Management Team, attending meetings as required and leading the advocacy components of all Concern UK strategic planning processes.

Director of Policy and Campaigns (interim) Requirements:

- At least five years policy experience within the development sector.
- Experience of developing advocacy strategies and an understanding of how to influence UK political and global structures.
- Good knowledge of parliamentary engagement and public campaigns.
- Good understanding of international development issues, ideally with expertise in food security and nutrition, resilience building and humanitarian response.
- Experience of working in coalitions and skills in alliance building and networking.
- Excellent communicator and skilled spokesperson, with ability to represent advocacy messages with authority and credibility to the outside world.
- Willingness to travel, as necessary and appropriate.

Desirable:

- Good understanding of monitoring and evaluation of advocacy projects.
- French language would be an advantage.

About Concern Worldwide (UK) Ltd:

Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest and most fragile countries and contexts. Concern Worldwide manages programmes in Health, Education and Livelihoods in emergency and development contexts.

Location: Battersea

Job type: Full Time, 12 months Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £55,666 per annum

Closing date: 24th November 2019

You may have experience of the following: Policy Manager, Senior Policy Officer, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Policy Director, Legislation, Policy Development, Project Management, Policy Planning, NGO, International Development, Senior Advocate, Advocacy, etc.

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