Programme Director – Tax and Public Finance

Salary: £40-45,000 + benefits

Location: London EC2 - remote working may be considered

Hours: Full time. 09:30 – 17:30, Monday-Friday. Some possible flexibility around hours worked

International Lawyers Project (ILP) was founded in 2005, We support civil society, investigative journalists and reform-minded governments in developing countries to address economic inequality issues. By leveraging our network of thousands of independent legal experts ILP has helped reformist actors balance the scales of justice in more than 80 countries to bring about economic and social justice through curbing fiscal leakages and tax evasion, reducing corruption, equalising tax policies and strengthening media freedom.

We are culturally sensitive and client-led. We help local actors build their legal capacity to achieve economic justice, whether through formal legal training sessions, workshops, reviewing or drafting legislation and policies, legal representation, and legal advice, or through extended engagement and mentoring for communities, officials, and civil society representatives on how to use legal approaches to create long-lasting change in some of the world's poorest regions.

The position of Programme Director is a prominent one within the ILP team. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, we are looking for a highly experienced professional with a background in Tax Law and Development and Public Finance to join our small but dynamic team. The role represents an excellent opportunity to be involved in leading our public financial governance, tax reform and international development work. This entails developing projects with a range of clients and partners, including governments and government bodies (such as revenue authorities), as well as international agencies and NGOs who focus on taxation reform. 

You will advise and support developing countries by implementing strategies at both national and regional levels, to address inequitable taxation, facilitating learning from each other and from international best practices on issues such as royalties on natural resource management, advising on double tax treaties, drafting and reviewing tax policies, legislation and regulations. The work is intended to promote fairer and more effective taxation/public financial management to help meet development goals, including enhanced rule of law and sustainability.

This role encompasses the full project cycle and typically requires focus on, assisting in obtaining funding for these projects, fulfilling compliance obligations including budgets and board reporting and dealing with the evaluation of, and learning from, projects.

Relevant skills and experience

• Substantial experience as a qualified lawyer preferred or, in another relevant discipline such as accountancy, economics, international financial policy

• Significant, relevant experience and knowledge relating to tax systems in an international and development context

• Effective interpersonal and team working skills and a collaborative mindset

• Strong administration and coordination experience

• Demonstrable international development project management skills and experience

• Ability to develop and manage relationships with a range of stakeholders, including donors, civil society organisations and government representatives on an international basis

● Experience or demonstrable ability in donor management, both in managing existing relationships and in raising funds for future projects and activities;

● Familiarity with, or understanding and enthusiasm for the concept and practice of, pro bono legal assistance

● Deep understanding (either from previous work experience or study) of key issues in sustainable international development, including the UN Sustainable Development Goals

● Fluency in English is essential complemented by another language used in Sub-Saharan Africa such as French, Portuguese, Swahili (desirable)

● Experience in developing countries and transitional economies.

In addition to the salary range indicated, we offer a range of benefits including flexible working, 25 days’ holiday, Employer Contribution Pension Scheme and Childcare Voucher Scheme.

A full Job Description and Person Specification is attached.

If you firmly believe you are the ideal candidate for this key role, we would welcome your application as soon as possible. Please apply with full covering letter indicating how you meet the requirements of the role, along with your CV to: Gabrielle Beran using the email link provided.

Closing date for applications: 20th December 2020

International Lawyers Project is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes the opportunity to discuss possible modifications to make the interview process and job accessible to all qualified candidates.

Registered Charity No.: 1114502

Chief Operating Officer (COO): £80,000 - £90,000 + Benefits: London

For a small (but mighty) international NGO, we are recruiting a Chief Operating Officer. Reporting to the Executive Director (CEO), this pivotal new role will work as a trusted partner with the Global Leadership Team to establish the strategic direction and long-term sustainability of the organisation leading the Finance, Compliance, Project Support, Security, and IT functions. Following a huge growth phase, the COO will be a leader of change and will positively challenge the status quo, ensuring an agile response to external world change.

This role will suit someone with an exceptional track-record of driving transformation, organisational development, finance, HR, and IT across diverse locations for an international NGO and someone who is an inspiring and confident leader.

Main Duties:

• Implementation of effective operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures across all regions, countries, and teams
• Drive positive change by identifying areas to adopt new effective internal processes
• Oversee strategic and operational planning and reporting processes
• Oversee Finance Director to ensure accounts are managed along with compliance and risk
• Oversee Projects and Finance Teams toe ensure contracts and due diligence are managed
• Coordinate with the Director of HR to oversee HR administration including Payroll
• Oversee provision of financial management information o Directors and Board
• Oversee global budgeting, KPI's and operational metrics
• Lead the delivery of an enterprise information security review and lead the provision of physical and operational security staff and partners
• Act as Company Secretary to ensure governance and compliance requirements are met
• Develop and implement culture of learning and development, working with the Communications Director to design and implement a first-class innovation strategy

Person Specification:

• Substantial experience of senior management leadership ideally within the international NGO sector and familiar with the challenges linked with managing international offices
• Ability to initiate, improve and manage operational systems, particularly in a multi-donor, international programme
• Experience managing security, IT, HR, Finance functions
• Experience of strategic organisational policy development and implementation
• Strong financial management and governance experience
• Innovative, creative, driven and a confident leader

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

If you know anyone looking for a new role, your referral could earn you £250

The consists of five distinct brands: , , , and . If you or anyone you know is looking to join our growing recruitment team, speak to us today. £250 is on offer for any referrals we successfully hire.

Location:Currently homebased UK with ability to travel to Central London. Flexible working possible.

Reports to:Chair of Trustees and Board.

Annual salary:£120,000

About Lumos

Lumos is an international children’s charity founded in 2005 by children’s author J.K. Rowling to end the harmful practice of institutionalisation of children. Lumos’ mission is to fight for every child’s right to a family by transforming care systems around the world.  Our vision is for all children to grow up in safe and loving families. 

Despite clear evidence of the harms of institutionalisation, an estimated 5.4 million children worldwide continue to live in institutions. Separated from their families and communities, these children are deprived of the love, attention, and opportunities they need to thrive. We have made important progress in closing harmful institutions and reuniting children with their families. And where children are unable to live with their birth families, we promote alternative family-based care, such as kinship care and quality foster care.  Thanks to our tireless efforts alongside many other champions of care reform, the harms of institutionalisation are now more widely understood. A global movement is underway and the UN, the EU and some large development agencies have joined individual countries in pledging to change how they care for vulnerable children.  We are committed to ensuring that global policy commitments are translated into local action, leading to sustainable change for vulnerable children.

Over the past 15 years Lumos has worked directly in different countries around the world to demonstrate that it is possible to change systems of care and fulfil children’s rights.  Building on our heritage and direct experience of systems reform, our new strategy focuses on sharing learning with others to reach more children and amplify the impacts of our work on children’s lives. 

During the past year, Lumos has carried out three major reviews:  a culture review; a governance review; and an organisational review. Action plans have been developed to implement the recommendations of these reviews, providing strong foundations for our strategy for 2021-23.  To support the implementation of the new strategy Lumos are seeking to recruit a Chief Executive Officer, a Global Director of Fundraising and Engagement and a Global Director of Systems Change.

There is a high level of commitment from trustees and staff to the change programme and to delivery of our bold new strategy and plans for the next phase of Lumos’ development. Our new strategy for 2021-2023 has three priorities:

Building Global Expertise: We will use our knowledge and experience to support those responsible for reforming care systems in their own countries. This will include providing technical support, evidence, and guidance to help design and run better care systems, as well as learning exchanges where they can share experiences and challenges.

Catalysing Change: We will use evidence to motivate and press governments to reform the way they care for children. This will involve leading targeted research and advocacy campaigns to identify and tackle the drivers of institutionalisation, promoting accountability by tracking and highlighting progress, and influencing international funding, programmes, and policy.

Demonstrating & Innovating: Building on our heritage of successful programmes showing how care systems can be reformed, we will use what we have learnt in the past to support partners with their own reform efforts. Over the next two years, as we complete our current country demonstration work in Eastern Europe, we’ll identify programmes in new regions – building expertise and evidence of what good care reform looks like in new and challenging contexts, particularly for those children that typically get left behind.

Role Description

The new Chief Executive Officer will assume the following responsibilities:

Leadership

• Mobilise the organization to achieve our mission with a focus on the three priorities of our new strategy: Building Global Expertise; Catalysing Change, Demonstrating and Innovating.
• Nurture a thriving organisation where people are passionate about their work and strive for excellence in everything they do. Be a champion for the work of the Culture Review Implementation Group in creating a people centered culture.
• Strengthen our fundraising strategy and income generation, ensuring sustainable and diverse sources of income and resilience in the face of the effects of the global pandemic
• Lead, empower and develop the Executive Leadership team to deliver our strategy and model our values
• Build Lumos’ profile and credibility as a thought leader in the field of child rights and care reform.

Finance and Fundraising

• Ensure plans to bring income and expenditure into balance are delivered through a robust fundraising strategy and achievement of fundraising targets.
• Give active and significant support to Lumos fundraisers and take a leading part in the cultivation of potential and actual donors. Support the Director to diversify the fundraising base and ensure sustainability.
• Engage with corporates and high net worth individuals, attracting new donors and continuing to grow the charity’s partnership base and international network.
• Be accountable to the Board for strategic finance and operational financial management, consolidating financial stability, efficiency, and impact.

Governance

• With the support of the Board of Trustees and in collaboration with the General Counsel oversee the implementation of the recommendations from the governance review.
• Ensure the Board are enabled fully to carry out their role and that governance meets the highest possible standards, that Lumos is fully compliant in all areas.
• Ensure robust project planning and reporting are championed and embedded through the new Programme Management Office

Systems Change & Programmes

• Support the new Director of Global Systems Change to develop an effective strategy for sharing our learning so that Governments and partners have the appropriate tools, resources and understanding to create meaningful change.
• Support the Director of Programmes to deliver a portfolio of excellent services for children, ensuring safe and successful transition of current country programmes and documentation of transferable learning. Support the Director of Programmes to deliver safe and quality services in line with annual plans and donor requirement

Evidence and Advocacy

• Engage and influence multiple stakeholders nationally and internationally within central, national, and local governments, with the commercial sector, the voluntary sector and in the media, enhancing the visibility of Lumos and its ability to inspire social change.
• Guide the formulation of the organisation’s position with a view to influencing policy that achieves change in line with Lumos’ priorities.
• Represent the work of Lumos at the highest levels with partners, across the political spectrum and globally, act as a champion and advocate for the organisation externally.
• Champion original research to deepen understanding of the drivers of institutionalisation and identify opportunities for prevention.
• Oversee the measurement and evaluation of our work to achieve the appropriate reporting of demonstrable impact.

Partnerships

• Strong commitment to working in partnership with other leading actors in this field.
• Develop an approach to partnership working that advances the work and impact of the organisation, convenes diverse stakeholders, and enables the organisation to act as a catalyst for social change.
• Foster positive relations with all stakeholders including.

Person Specification

Experience, Knowledge and Skills

• Professional qualifications and experience in a relevant field coupled with sound senior leadership in an NGO or public body.
• Demonstrable knowledge and credibility as a leader in the field of children’s services, child rights or child protection
• Global mindset and experience of working in diverse systems and with diverse groups and cultures.
• An experienced people leader with a track record of successfully building high performing teams and a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion
• Financial acumen, with experience of income generation and appreciation of the complexities of cultivating a diverse portfolio of sources of funding
• A proven record in the cultivation of donors and success in raising high value funds.
• Experience in leading organisational change in line with overall strategy and in response to a dynamic external environment.
• Knowledge and experience of leading systems change programmes and achieving social impact
• A strong demonstrable commitment to transparency, accountability and good governance with knowledge and experience which is relevant to our work as a not-for-profit organisation.
• A talented relationship manager experienced at working with governments.
• Demonstrable ambassadorial skills, including the ability to employ a wide range of advocacy skills to make the case to both internal and external audiences.
• A skilled influencer, comfortable engaging with and deploying research, data, and other evidence to inform debate and change social policy and practice.
• A talented, persuasive, and compelling public speaker; skilled with the media and with the appetite to use media and other public and digital platforms to convey messages and inspire evidence based changed.

Personal Attributes

• Passion for our mission and drive to deliver our new strategy.
• A real ambition to scale up our work across the world.
• A commitment to children’s rights and social justice.
• Places a high value on their ability to positively impact others.
• The personal authority and credibility to command wide respect and confidence, internally and externally.
• A collaborative, consensual, leadership style, with the ability to motivate and drive an organisation to deliver outcomes.
• Courage, imagination, and confidence to make bold decisions and embrace change and ambiguity.
• Committed to social change, the value of evidence and the impact of research and policy in practice.

The Chief Executive Officer will have the support of a passionate team of staff.  An experienced Executive Leadership Team and fully supportive, engaged, and inspired Board of Trustees in the US and the UK.

Please note that this role may be based from the Global Hub in Woking, UK (although we are currently home-based due to COVID restrictions) or in most locations where Plan International has a legal entity and you have the pre-existing right to live and work. Our preference is for roles to be based as close to the point of impact as possible.

Since adopting our global strategy, 100 Million Reasons, our global work to advance children’s rights and equality for girls has had unprecedented impact. We have been transforming our operations at the Global Hub to be the best possible partner for the 8,000+ staff who work in our country offices, and working to become a more agile, efficient and accountable organization.

We have improved our mechanisms for collaboration, transparency and data-gathering and disaggregation. The transformation has increased the number of decisions to be taken close to the point of impact and distributed power more widely throughout the organisation. We have made significant progress towards greater localisation and developing industry-leading equality, diversity and inclusion best practices.

To bring about lasting change, we have to live our values. We are committed not simply to telling the world we are the go to organisation on girls’ rights, but to embedding justice and equality in all that we do. Will you join us?

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity

The Performance – Insights, Planning and Reporting team provide the key link between the global strategy and the work of the enterprise, helping the organisation to understand the strategy, translate it into action, and accelerate its impact in transforming girls’ lives. As the Manager of Performance – Insights, Planning and Reporting, you will manage the delivery of the Business Planning Framework across the Global Hub, Regional Hubs and Country Offices. You will design and manage operational and strategic performance mechanisms whilst also contributing to organisational learning through providing insights to relevant management fora and business partnering.

In this role you will manage the production of analysis and actionable insights to inform the decision-making processes of governance committees and senior management in support of Plan International’s strategy. This includes periodic and ad-hoc operational and strategic analysis and insight identification. You will also build relevant communities of practice in planning and performance and engage with peer NGOs and external fora in relevant programme operations, performance and quality fields.

The Individual

We are looking to recruit a solutions-oriented individual with operational experience across a number of functional business areas. You will have demonstrable experience of navigating organizational complexity, including structures and decision-making processes and of influencing others to deliver results. Your project management experience will be strong and you will also have experience of performance and insights reporting to drive decision-making. Ideally, you will have experience of working in an International NGO.

To be successful in this role you will have excellent interpersonal skills and you will have strong rational and emotional intelligence, with resilience in the face of pushback and resistance to new ideas and ways of working. Your presentation and facilitation skills will be excellent, as you’re your understanding of tools and approaches for data analysis.

For the full job description, please click here

Location: Global Hub (Woking, UK where we are all currently working from home due to Government restrictions) or in most locations where Plan International has a legal entity and you have the pre-existing right to live and work

Type of Role: Permanent

Reports to: Head of Performance – Insights, Planning & Reporting

Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that this will vary according to the location of the appointed candidate and therefore, it is not possible to include full details here. The salary for an appointed candidate based in the UK will be in the range of £40,000 - £45,000

Closing Date: Wednesday 9 December 2020

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from 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 their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

UK-Med are developing from a model of only delivering UK EMT responses to a model that also includes a portfolio of UK-Med standalone projects, delivering more interventions over a longer period. We have grown significantly in size, being a team of 15 at the start of 2019 and growing to a team of 35 staff today. The UK EMT programme still accounts for 90%+ of our funding and so there is an urgent need to diversify our funding.

In light of this we are seeking to explore alternative funding sources including within the EU. Given the on-going Brexit negotiations we are aware that this may require a number of steps on our part, not least of which may involve registering and establishing UK-Med in an EU member state. We are also aware that our evolution as an INGO needs to take into account the full requirements of possible framework partnership agreements with EU/ECHO.

Reporting into the UK-Med SMT, we are looking for a consultant who can deliver the following:

1- Identify and outline possible options, methods and timelines for UK-Med to access EU funding

2- Identify and outline options for registering UK-Med in an EU member state

Outputs

3- Report, setting out and analysing: · The process for applying for an EU/ECHO FPA and the essential steps UK-Med would need to take to become an EU/ECHO partner · The various likely options for registration in an EU member state taking into account, legal steps, staffing, likely costs and possible governance arrangements

4- Presentation and workshop for UK-Med SMT and trustees. · Leading a discussion through the outcomes and possible actions arising from the above report · Guided discussion highlighting the pros and cons of the different possibilities

5- Possible scope for extension of the consultancy into subsequent periods of the donor strategy development as required

We expect this consultancy to be completed no later than the end of February 2021

How to apply

At first instance, candidates are encouraged to contact us to discuss the consultancy further. Then a submission of interest must be received by 15th December

For full details of the role, what to include in the expression of interest and how to apply, please visit our vacancies page and refer to the candidate information pack:

Location: London

Salary banding: £37,000 - £43,000 depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

Street Child is seeking a dynamic human resources professional to help us attract and retain top talent, creating an environment where all our people are able to bring their best to their work. You will establish strong people processes and support a culture that enables high performance, engagement and personal growth.  You will do so in a range of UK and international contexts across Africa, Asia and Europe.  You are excited about the challenge of shaping a fast growing, child-centred and impact-focused international development charity; and will bring proven skills and experience to help us deliver our aims.

About You

As People and Learning Manager you will bring strong experience in HR management with a CIPD qualification at Level 5 or above. You will have a proven understanding of the INGO sector and international HR processes including legal and regulatory employment compliance. Importantly, you will have exceptional interpersonal communication and relationship-building skills with an ability and passion for continuous learning and people development.

To find out more about the role and to view the full person specification, please refer to the Job Description attached.

Apply Now

Please click 'How to Apply' to view instructions on how to submit your CV and Application Form for consideration, deadline for submissions is Thursday 10th December.

We will review applications as they are received and reserve the right to bring forward the closing date. Our interview process will involve a written assessment, followed by two interviews. Pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy. Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 36 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.

Islamic Relief Worldwide is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Programme Manager – Joint Initiative for Strategic Religious Action, (JISRA)’ to join the International Programmes Division. The post holder will lead and manage a five-year programme funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DoMFA) on Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoRB) in Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, and Indonesia More specifically JISRA addresses three pathways around building intra and inter-faith understanding of pluralism and the rights of religious minorities or non-adherents, and thirdly advocacy in enabling a conducive environment for FoRB.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• A graduate degree or Masters’ Degree or in-depth experience in relevant field required (e.g. International Relations, International Development, Peace and Conflict Studies or equivalent experience in development/humanitarian areas)
• An in-depth understanding of international development issues
• Demonstrable, extensive experience of managing and implementing multi-country funded project
• Understanding of conflict prevention and peacebuilding demonstrated through management of projects
• Track record of working in a similar role with an International NGO
• Empathy towards, and some understanding of, the contribution faith communities can make towards protecting minorities and promoting peace

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.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 29th December, 2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Pre-employment Checks:

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

• screening clearance
• receipt of satisfactory references

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

Business Development Commercial Manager

Itad is a global organisation. Our strategy, monitoring, evaluation and learning services work to make international development more effective. We generate evidence on important issues – from malnutrition to migration – to support our partners to make informed decisions and improve lives. We work with our partners and a global network of consultants to deliver a complete interdisciplinary service of the very highest standard, anywhere in the world.

Our partners include foundations, public and private sector organisations, governments, corporate clients and non-governmental organisations. We know that no two organisations are alike, and every project brings new challenges, so we take an agile approach, tailoring our services to each context and for every partner.

We specialise in providing high-quality evidence and insights to help our partners make better decisions based on an understanding of what works, how and for whom, anywhere in the world. Our cutting-edge work in monitoring, evaluation and learning – combined with consultancy services in strategy and design – spans topics, countries and regions.

Do you have an eye for commercial excellence and are familiar with the international development arena? Do you want to join a passionate team who make a difference?  If this sounds like you then you could lead the commercial elements of Itad’s business development work. This includes the development of financial proposals and guiding bid teams on overall commercial positioning and strategy.

The Team

The Business Development team works across all Practices to identify opportunities that align with our strategic priorities, build relationships with potential client and partner organisations and manage the development of successful proposals for our clients

The Role

You will be working with key stakeholders across the business, using your expertise and knowledge gained in International Development to manage the delivery of pre-contract budgets, cashflow plans and commercial proposals for new business opportunities.  You will lead the development of complex financial proposals and share this knowledge with the team and wider business through the delivery of learning modules. Expertise in commercial analysis and reporting of key financial metrics is a core part of the role alongside developing commercial narratives and production of client proformas for inclusion in proposals.

Who you are

With a proven track record in the bidding space, you will be used to working to very tight deadlines with a particular focus on detail of accuracy.  You are able to flex your communication skills across a wide range of stakeholders to build and develop collaborative working relationships and convey complex financial concepts to non-financial members of the team

The role is based in our offices in Brighton & Hove (East Sussex) but will largely work remotely for the foreseeable future.  However, you will already have the right to live and work in the UK and be able to occasionally travel to the office if needed

Please apply on our website by Dec 7 but please note we will be interviewing candidates on a rolling basis

The salary rage for this role is up to £55K with a generous benefits package

Please note that this role may be based from the Global Hub in Woking, UK (although we are currently home-based due to COVID restrictions) or in most locations where Plan International has a legal entity and you have the pre-existing right to live and work. Our preference is for roles to be based as close to the point of impact as possible.

Since adopting our global strategy, 100 Million Reasons, our global work to advance children’s rights and equality for girls has had unprecedented impact. We have been transforming our operations at the Global Hub to be the best possible partner for the 8,000+ staff who work in our country offices, and working to become a more agile, efficient and accountable organization.

We have improved our mechanisms for collaboration, transparency and data-gathering and disaggregation. The transformation has increased the number of decisions to be taken close to the point of impact and distributed power more widely throughout the organisation. We have made significant progress towards greater localisation and developing industry-leading equality, diversity and inclusion best practices.

To bring about lasting change, we have to live our values. We are committed not simply to telling the world we are the go to organisation on girls’ rights, but to embedding justice and equality in all that we do. Will you join us?

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity

As the Delivery, Performance & Accountability Analyst, you will be central to improving and executing key global business processes for strategy implementation and data-driven organisational learning, such as; the annual planning process across Global Hub, Regional Hubs and Country Offices, the frequent global analysis of key performance metrics and insight-led decision making for management and governance bodies and, ad-hoc project management to address relevant interventions and priorities of the team, working closely with the Managing Director for Delivery, Performance & Accountability to deliver on their mandate.

The Performance: Insights, Planning and Reporting team provide the key link between the global strategy and the work of the enterprise, helping the organisation to understand the strategy, translate it into action, and accelerate its impact in transforming girls’ lives.

This newly formed team offers opportunity to learn about all areas of Plan, whilst also revolutionising accountability for how we as an organisation implement and learn from our strategy.

The Individual

We are looking to recruit an organised and analytical individual who has good knowledge and previous experience of the project management lifecycle and who has experience in creating tools and templates to enable effective planning and performance monitoring. You will have the ability to build relationships with and work with multiple stakeholder groups and engage tactfully across cultures.

To be successful in this role, you will be logical and structured in your approach and you will have strong research, analysis, evaluation and problem-solving skills. You will also have strong people skills, including high levels of diplomacy and negotiation, and the ability to influence others to move toward a common goal or vision.

Location: Global Hub (Woking, UK where we are all currently working from home due to Government restrictions) or in most locations where Plan International has a legal entity and you have the pre-existing right to live and work

Type of Role: Permanent

Reports to: Manager Performance-Insights & Planning

Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that this will vary according to the location of the appointed candidate and therefore, it is not possible to include full details here. The salary for an appointed candidate based in the UK will be in the range of £33,615 - £37,350

Closing Date: 10 December 2020

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from 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 their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Title: Programme Officer (Neglected Tropical Diseases)

Contract: 2 year fixed term contract

Office location: Senegal

Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply

Sightsavers Senegal Country Office is excited to be recruiting an NTDs Programme Officer who will provide programme and strategic support to the Accelerate Project supporting the elimination of trachoma in Senegal.

As the NTDs Programme Officer you will take overall responsibility for coordinating district level activities and some strategic national level activities jointly with the program manager working under the direction of Country director. You will support project implementation in line with SAFE strategy, ensuring the objectives are met through proper implementation and quality assurance. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health NTD office you will implement and monitor actions to improve efficiency and quality of project implementation.

The NTD Programme Officer will also ensure adaption and adoption of preferred practices, support the NTD team of the Ministry of Health to develop and use quality standard indicators/checklist on outreaches during monitoring visits, and develop transition plans for all endemic districts.

Further duties also include;

• Support Program Manager to facilitate annual and quarterly planning to ensure that plans meet the targets set out in the project proposal.
• Support WASH data and coordination activities using the WASH/NTD data tool.
• Support activities to fight against other NTDs.
• Ensure submission of timely programme reports as per agreed format and timelines.
• Supported by the Finance Officer/FSSM, and in coordination with all partners, maintain the risk management matrix.
• Work with the Ministry of Health and partners on how to interpret and use data/findings to guide decision making.
• Support the Sightsavers NTD Technical Hub to proactively analyse and submit NTDs and WASH related data.
• Contribute with Program Manager and Country Director in collaborating and networking with Ministry of Health (MoH) and other stakeholders, to ensure support for dossier preparation, transition and sustainability of the programme.

As the successful candidate you will have a degree (or equivalent) in Health, Project Management, Social Sciences, Development Studies and/or Public Health. You will have extensive working experience in a similar role, preferably within an INGO, have a background of engaging with Government line Ministries, possess experience of designing/managing health programmes at district or national levels and have technical knowledge of one or more of the five leading PCT NTDs. Fluency in English is essential.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills, please read the complete Job Description for further details

Closing date: 13 December 2020

Sightsavers works to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities. Our vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes, and where people with disabilities participate equally in society.

We are truly committed to creating an inclusive culture which values and recognises diversity as something that will only ever make an organisation better. We encourage anyone to apply who possesses the qualities and behaviours outlined or who believes they have the propensity to learn them fast. You will be joining an inclusive and supportive team who welcome people from all backgrounds.

Sightsavers does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 35 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 effected by poverty, conflicts or natural disasters. In the UK, IRW has a partner whose main role is to raise funds, raise awareness, carry out advocacy and support domestic programmes: this partner is called Islamic Relief UK (IRUK).

IRUK is currently recruiting for the position of a Multimedia Content Producer. The role will be responsible for delivering high quality, innovative and expressive multimedia content specifically for communications channels (the media, social media, website and digital media outlets) that reflect IRUK’s work on a national and international level.

The successful candidate must have:
 Experience in audio and video production
 Experience in photography
 Experience in storyboarding and presenting ideas creatively
 Experience in artistic production of video titles and graphically animated sequences
 Experience in operating a range of photography and video hardware, cameras, tripod, lighting, sound equipment
 Experience in editing on both PC and Mac editing suites
 Skills in producing soundtracks and overseeing musical scores
 Specialist knowledge and a visual eye for using video cameras and lighting to create dramatic effect
 Sound knowledge of film making practices at pre-production, production and post-production stages
 A working and up-to-date knowledge of professional broadcasting practices and standards
 Experience with content gathering through both photography and videography

If you are talented, reliable, , 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.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place w/c: 7th December 2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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
 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 which would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding
Islamic Relief 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 Islamic Relief engages. Islamic Relief 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. Islamic Relief 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

About Global Witness

Global Witness is an independent non-governmental and non-profit organisation headquartered in London, working to combat environmental and social harm during exploitation of natural resources around the world. Since being founded in 1993, Global Witness has carried out research on logging, mining, oil, agriculture and climate change; published various case studies; and promoted responsible raw material supply chains, fair international trade, and sustainable management of natural resources.

In China, Global Witness shares information on overseas investment and trade risks; introduces international standards and best practices for the extractive, forestry and rubber industries; and engages with stakeholders including policymakers, think tanks, industrial associations and businesses.

About the consultancy

We are looking for a consultant to develop and deliver aspects of Global Witness’ international policy work. In particular the consultant will focus primarily on the impact of Chinese investments overseas and work with the Chinese government, companies, other organisations as well as assisting with our media output.  The consultant will be able to work alongside the Global Witness programmes to influence, evidence and provide recommendations for our China work.  

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement effective and integrated campaign plans, strategies and tactics related to overall vision, goals and objectives.

• Develop and maintain a strong network of high-level contacts in government, industry, regulatory and NGO sectors.

• Support and cooperate with Global Witness’ other campaign teams on China related advocacy work.

• Conduct research and develop campaign documents on identified China related campaigns.

• Ensure delivery of well written and appropriate content for Global Witness Chinese language communications, including the Global Witness Chinese language website, China Programme Update Newsletter and social media channels.  

• Provide supports on campaign related budgeting, finance and fundraising.

• Provide administrative responsibilities for the China-based operations. 

Key outputs

The outputs will be confirmed by Global Witness having progressed it’s work within China. At the end of the consultancy, we will require a detailed handover including a progress report, detailed document of relevant contact, media, status of any joint work and the status of our work in China.

The consultant will also provide suggested strategic next steps for our work in China. 

About you

The consultant will have experience carrying out high level engagement with Chinese government officials and institutions as well as established contacts with Chinese policymakers.

A good understanding of Chinese overseas trade, investment, aid policies and interests are essential. The consultant will also have an ability to understand and effectively communicate complex policy issues to a range of audiences and an ability to identify opportunities for effective engagement.

The consultant will have excellent written and spoken communication skills, including fluency in English and Mandarin are essential. It’s a plus if the consultant has academic background or experience in public policy, international relation, environmental/economic law, international relations or investment analysis.

Finally, you’ll have solid experience of developing, creating and implementing pro-active media and social media in China. 

Timeframe

The consultancy is expected to last one year from commencement.

Hope Health Action is a Christian NGO passionate about providing life-saving health and disability care to the world’s most vulnerable without any discrimination.We work tirelessly to provide health, disability and emergency relief in Haiti, Uganda and South Sudan; working to serve, equip and empower local partners so they can provide dignified and accessible care to the most vulnerable. 

HHA started in 2007 when we co-founded a hospital in Haiti that has since become one of the leading health facilities in northern Haiti.This has included co-founding a maternity and neonatal unit which cares for thousands of mothers and babies every year.We are passionate that mothers and babies have access to safe births.We also co-founded one of Haiti’s leading spinal cord injury rehabilitation centres and are now one of Haiti’s leading disability rehabilitation providers.In recent years we’ve also launched in East Africa providing emergency relief to the South Sudan refugee crisis.We’ve provided life-saving aid through emergency food rations, the provision of Plumpy’Nut (a therapeutic food to treat severe and acute malnutrition), maternal health care and disability projects.This includes the development of an exciting new project, opening a major new disability centre in 2021 in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement.We have exciting plans to scale up our work in Haiti and East Africa in the coming years and are looking for an ambitious Fundraising & Partnerships Manager to join the team and help us reach these goals.

Fundraising and Partnerships Manager:

We are looking for a dynamic, creative and enthusiastic Fundraising and Partnerships Manager who can develop and manage our fundraising strategy in the coming years, paying particular attention to building our supporter base and developing new partnerships.We are looking for a self-motivated and ambitious individual with a genuine passion for international development. 

The Fundraising and Partnership Manager will have a unique and exciting opportunity to help HHA grow and make a real and tangible impact to our beneficiaries.This includes helping to raise important funds to support the development of our partner hospital in Haiti, one of the leading health facilities in northern Haiti; alongside a growing range of health, disability and emergency programmes in South Sudan and Uganda.As a small charity, the Fundraising and Partnership Manager will have direct links to our field operations, including the opportunity to regularly visit our overseas programmes and have on-going opportunities for cross-departmental learning.We are a small but passionate, friendly and close-knit team where staff are encouraged to execute creative and new ideas, working together to support each other’s efforts.

This role will cover a diverse range of our fundraising activities and require someone with the competence and experience to manage multiple aspects of our strategy.It would be desirable for someone to have previous experience working within a small organisation to understand the dynamics between providing strategic development and handling the day-to-day operations.Areas of responsibility will include;

STRATEGY & VISION:

HHA is looking for someone with the vision and energy to develop a clear 3 year fundraising & partnership development strategy that will build upon existing strengths of HHA and develop new, innovative ideas in a professional and effective manner.This will require someone with adaptability, creativity and strong relationship building skills, working with HHA’s Finance Manager, Country Directors, CEO and Board of Trustees to design, implement and effectively monitor a strategy.This will be done with the aim of fulfilling a number of key objectives that will help increase our fundraising income over the coming 3 years.This will include setting out clear annual plans and executing these against agreed financial targets set with the CEO. This will include:

• Engaging new supporters and increasing ‘sign ups’.HHA has a strong and faithful base of long-term supporters.However, in order for HHA to grow and fulfil our ambitious vision, inspiring and engaging new supporters will be a central objective for this role.
• Improving communications, with particular focus on digital fundraising.This will include helping to build a stronger online community through improved social media and donor/supporter communications via email, website etc.It would be desirable for someone to have relevant experience and understanding about the future of digital fundraising (for instance, integrating easier donation technologies). 
• Developing new partnerships, including a specific focus on establishing and cultivating new relationships with churches, community giving groups, and corporate partners.
• HHA US. HHA has just launched in America.This is an exciting time for HHA and a unique opportunity for the postholder to aid the development of our US based fundraising activities in synergy with our UK efforts. This will include exploring opportunities for joint digital fundraising, communications that can aid both countries and providing support for the US Director in developing US based fundraising plans.

Alongside developing a robust fundraising strategy for HHA, the Fundraising and Partnerships Director will also be responsible for the following tasks:

COMMUNICATIONS:

This role will include bringing new, creative ideas around our communications and marketing, taking the lead with our programme team in identifying strong stories, engaging news/content etc. and working alongside the CEO with designers/videographers on the production of various fundraising/marketing materials, including regular and strong donor communications.This will include our Life Support Newsletter, specific annual appeals/campaigns, digital communications, thank you letters and other relevant donor communications.

PARTNERSHIPS:

As highlighted above, we are looking for someone with the confidence to initiate new partnerships and the ability to forge new connections/relationships with possible supporter, volunteer or donor groups.As a Christian charity with a small but committed number of church partners, we believe building upon our current church partnership activities will prove fruitful.Applicants should subsequently be comfortable in this environment and it would be desirable for someone to have had previous church based fundraising experience or knowledge through active church involvement.Beyond churches, the Fundraising and Partnerships Manager should aid the CEO in the approach and partnership development with other key relationships.For instance, other community groups, major donors, corporate groups etc.

VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT:

As a small charity, HHA are dependent on the support and energy of volunteers, working remotely and from the HHA office (COVID19 dependent). The new Fundraising & Partnerships Manager should thrive in a face-to-face environment, with effective leadership qualities to build and empower a volunteer team who can help implement the proposed strategy and help oversee the diversity of activities. 

OTHER:

It will be the Fundraising and Partnership Manager’s responsibility to execute HHA’s broader fundraising efforts and ensure they are implemented to a high standard.This will include overseeing the completion of the following activities:

• Donor management, including ensuring donors are thanked in a timely manner and supporter communications are managed effectively, including our regular donors and through sites like Global Giving.
• Working with our Operations Coordinator to ensure donations are appropriately tracked in our donor database.The Operations Coordinator will provide valuable on-going support to this role, helping to manage the database, third party systems (CAF, Justgiving) and GiftAid.
• HHA already have an experienced Grants and Trusts Coordinator who manages this side of our fundraising.The Fundraising and Partnership’s Director will be available to offer support as needed, though we do not foresee this being a regular or timely need.
• Managing the successful implementation of any fundraising events that the Fundraising and Partnerships Manager designs within the strategy. HHA have previously adopted a range of events, including small community-led quiz nights, Church partner events, Challenge events, and occasional Charity Galas (generally on special occasions like charity anniversaries).
• Provide quarterly reports to HHA’s Board of Trustees, sharing progress against the agreed strategy with clear KPIs