Fragile State Country Programme Manager
Salary: £30,763 per annum + good range of benefits
Contract: Fixed-term contract (6-12 months), 36.5 hours per week
World Vision is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.
Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.
Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.
This role sits within World Vision UK’s Fragile States and Emergency Response Team and seeks to impact the lives of the most vulnerable children. By working with World Vision Field Offices, this role will ensure good quality grant acquisition and management and that programmes are adapted to the country context and respond to the risks that children face. You will be mainly working with the DRC and Syria Field Offices with some flexibility to cover other portfolios where necessary.
An excellent understanding of the humanitarian and development sector and experience of programme management in fragile states is required, to support our Field Offices to implement high quality programmes. Significant experience of key humanitarian or development donors is essential, together with proven ability to acquire and manage grants effectively. You will need to have good coordination skills to collaborate with colleagues in the UK office and overseas.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing and building relationships with various institutional donors to acquire funding for selected countries.
- Acquiring institutional grant funded programmes in your portfolio of countries by working with World Vision Field Offices to engage with donors and use evidence of needs to build strong proposals that deliver maximum impact for the most vulnerable children.
- Managing institutional grant funded programmes by working with World Vision Field Offices to build their capacity and effectively monitor programme implementation.
- Analysing, mitigating, and managing risks within your countries' programme portfolio.
- Coordinating and building excellent relationships with various teams in World Vision UK and World Vision Field Offices to ensure that programmes are of high quality, are aligned to the needs, and meet humanitarian standards.
- Monitoring emerging and potential risks facing children and their families within your countries’ portfolio and seeking to deliver appropriate preparedness or early response actions with World Vision Field Offices.
- Managing WVUK’s involvement in WFP grants with World Vision Field Offices, including managing the portfolio, preparing agreements, monitoring implementation and quality, managing the recording of commodity statements and settlement advices.
- Collaborating with other World Vision UK teams to engage the public (including churches) and the UK government on fundraising, awareness raising, campaigns and advocacy related to your designated fragile states, by sharing evidence from your programmes, success stories, learning, and relevant information with others.
The role requires international travel for up to 25% of the year and knowledge of French is desirable.
As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.
In addition to the salary shown, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement and free parking (MK only).
Please click the link provided to view the full job description
Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.
Closing date for applications: 5th January 2020
Interview dates: w/c 13th January 2020
World Vision UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.
As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.
By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice (click here).
No agencies please.
Our partner is a recognised organisation working to offer greater safety to people in conflict- affected communities, and the opportunity to rebuild their lives, livelihoods and futures in the aftermath of war. They are seeking a finance manager to oversee and maintain the integrity of their Syrian programme; the role is based out of Amman, Jordan. This is a leadership position within an influential organisation, and will offer a rewarding opportunity to an individual who is open to working in a challenging environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead on the financial planning for the programme; in the preparation of project-specific and programme-wide budgets; developing tool & processes for better budget management and reporting; and preparing budget vs. actual analysis and commentaries.
- Manage the cashflow requirements and forecasts.
- Lead in the preparation of financial statements, donor reports, and in preparing for external and internal audits.
- Oversight of the finance function, including supervising and reviewing work of the finance team, providing guidance as required.
- Ensure that the programme office meets all statutory, regulatory and grant compliance requirements, and the financial policies and procedures are followed as per the organisational guidelines and expectations.
- Support the Regional Finance Manager in developing budgets for proposals, and in monitoring the regional business plan.
Requirements
- Qualified or part-qualified accountant with strong accounting, financial management, and reporting writing skills.
- Analytical & financial modelling skills, able to critically review complex financial data.
- Strong finance business partner, able to coordinate and review information from implementing partners.
- Grants compliance, management and reporting experience, specifically experience of managing DfID, ECHO and UN funds.
- Ability to work in a start-up environment to build and strengthen controls, and prepare for an expansion in funding
- Astute & succinct, with excellent communication skills, and demonstrable experience of working with finance and non-finance staff.
- Experience of working in a management position, and overseeing staff in person and remotely.
- Resilient and culturally sensitive, willing to work in a challenging environment.
- Previous experience of working in a finance role in a humanitarian context is highly desirable.
The role is based in Amman, and in addition to the salary, the successful candidate will receive generous allowances and benefits.
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Philanthropy Team Manager
Salary: £37,000 - £43,000 per annum, depending on experience + good range of benefits (plus £3,200 per annum London Weighting Allowance if London based)
Contract: Permanent – 36.5 hours per week
Based: Milton Keynes or London
World Vision is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.
Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.
Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.
Job Purpose
World Vision UK is looking for a Philanthropy Manager to join our vibrant team. This is a rewarding role, offering the opportunity to play an integral part in transforming the lives of millions of vulnerable children and their communities through our UK funded work in almost 40 countries across 4 continents.
You will be performance driven, working closely with senior management to develop a brand-new plan securing long-term, sustainable growth for the charity. Leading a team of six, we are looking for someone who is able to demonstrate a track record of fundraising from high net worth individuals so you will need to be a strong influencer and networker. You will develop compelling propositions that secure support for the charity, so your communication skills need to be second to none! With individual responsibility for philanthropy in this role, you’ll need the confidence and entrepreneurial spirit to own, build and grow philanthropic giving for the charity.
As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.Sound like you? Would you like to know more?
We offer a salary as indicated + pension + generous holiday entitlement + flexible / home working and free parking (MK office only), and more importantly the freedom and flexibility to make this role your own.
Please click the link provided to view the full job description
Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.
Closing Date for applications: 31st December 2019
Interview Dates: 16th and 17th January 2020
World Vision UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.
As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.
By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice can be found on our website.
No agencies please.
Title: Head of Partnerships (Health and Social Care)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time- 35 hours a week
Location: Nottingham or Leicester (covering all of Central England)
Countless talented young people across the country are unemployed, under-employed or looking for a better career. Meanwhile, the NHS (one of the largest employers in Europe) is currently in a staffing crisis with thousands of vacancies across hundreds of roles. See some potential to do some brilliant work? Us too! Could you help lead our programmes to get 10,000 young people into NHS careers over the next 4 years?
You'll be to be someone who:
- Wants to see things change: You'll need to believe in your heart that all young people have limitless potential
- Is comfortable being uncomfortable: We're a place where innovation is rife so change and uncertainty is inevitable
- Has the ability to use business development: utilising sales and marketing techniques and networking opportunities so to as to build partner provider relationships
You should know:
- We think big: We want to have impact across the whole region / country. That means we spend a fair bit of time on trains or on Skype
- We're positive, proactive, solutions-focused people: We take a strengths-based approach to everything we do, believing anything is possible
- We're digital and data driven: If you hate tech or numbers, you might not love us. We work at pace, continually looking at our performance and seeing how we can improve.
In this role you will be developing a deep understanding of partner provider relationships in the health and social care sector, whilst getting to know their work culture and environment. This role will involve regular travel throughout the Central region of England.
To learn more about the role please visit our website.
About The Prince’s Trust
We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!
We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years. Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper. We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world. We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.
The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.
To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application. To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to visit our website to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.
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