Global Programme Development Manager Jobs

World Child Cancer is seeking an experienced corporate and philanthropy fundraiser to join our growing team and play a vital role in improving the chances of survival and quality of life of children with cancer in under-resourced countries.

About World Child Cancer

Over 400,000 children worldwide develop cancer each year. Childhood cancer is most often curable, with over 80% survival rate in high income countries. However, in many low-and-middle-income countries survival rates are often 25% or lower.

World Child Cancer’s goal is to help redress that inequity and improve the chances of children with cancer to survive and thrive in under-resourced countries. We currently work with local hospitals in 12 countries in Africa, Asia and Mexico to enable children with cancer to have equal access to the best possible treatment and care through awareness raising on signs of childhood cancer, providing financial, logistical and emotional support to address barriers to access treatment, training of healthcare workers and advocacy.

Overview of the role

This newly created Senior Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager role will play a key part in raising income from companies and philanthropists to help achieve World Child Cancer’s mission.

You will be passionate about enabling children with cancer to have equitable access to quality treatment wherever they are born. We are looking for someone experienced in corporate and philanthropy fundraising, who is proactive, confident in engaging with high value funders, able to develop strong internal and external relationships, has strong verbal and written communication skills, a collaborative way of working and experience in developing new business.

You will join a small but ambitious and high performing team that contributes significantly to World Child Cancer’s annual income of c. £2m.

Reporting to: Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships

Location: UK-based hybrid role: Home working for the time being, with the provision for regular meetings in the office. Office attendance encouraged on Mondays (nr Fenchurch Street, London)

Employment type: 28-35 hours per week, with flexible working considered, permanent

Salary: £40,000 FTE per annum

How to apply: please send your CV and a supporting statement (maximum 2 pages) that addresses the “essential” criteria in the Person Specification.

Closing date: 13th May 2024

Key responsibilities

· To contribute to reaching or exceeding the Philanthropy and Partnerships income target

· To develop and lead the implementation of strategic plans for corporate partnerships and philanthropy

· To develop a range of benefits, products and engagement opportunities for high value funders

· To undertake prospect research to identify new corporate and philanthropic funding opportunities

· To work with the Charity’s Trustees, colleagues and supporters to identify leads and connections

· To proactively engage with and cultivate relationships with new funders and steward existing funders

· To work with the charity’s Programmes Team to match funding opportunities with the right projects and package these accordingly with robust proposals, monitoring systems and budgets

· To create strong donor communications

· To provide excellent account management and write update reports for some funders

· To attend relevant networking events and meet with funders

· To ensure all donor communications are logged on the CRM database (Raisers Edge)

· To comply with Fundraising best practice and any relevant legislation at all times

Person Specification

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent

A proven track record in corporate and major gift fundraising with evidence of successful solicitation of six figure gifts and multi-year gifts

Excellent relationship-building skills with the ability and confidence to interact with new and existing high value funders

Experience of successfully developing cultivation plans to engage new funders

Ability to research and identify potential new funders

Ability to translate complex, specialist information into accessible and compelling pitches, proposals and reports

Ability to help develop and monitor project budgets

Experience of working on multiple projects at the same time and cross-departmentally

A positive and collaborative team player 

Ability to work on own initiative, prioritising workload with little supervision when needed

Passion to improve the lives of children with cancer

Understanding of project management 

Flexibility to work out of usual working hours when required

Strong IT skills

Desirable

Experience of working in the international development sector

Experience of using networking events to prospect and steward funders

Experience with Raisers Edge or other CRM databases

Background:

Street Child believes that every child deserves the chance to go to school and learn. Our projects focus on a combination of education, child protection and livelihood support to address the social, economic, and structural issues that underpin today’s education crisis. We partner with local organisations and communities to deliver our locally rooted programmes, using evidence to drive learning and the refinement and scale up of programmes to create maximum impact for the most children at the lowest cost. We pride ourselves on being willing to go to the world’s toughest places where others won’t, including remote, hard-to-reach areas and fragile, disaster-affected states across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Street Child have helped over 148,000 children and families through education, child protection and food security programming. In 2022, 1 in 10 Community Based Classes in Afghanistan was run by Street Child, reaching over 60,000 Out of School children.

Part 1: Role Purpose:

The Head of Program position, reporting to the Country Director in Afghanistan, is responsible for leading a diverse programme portfolio across multiple provinces and partners in Afghanistan. The primary objectives of this role are to secure additional resources to support our work across the country and lead the design and implementation of Street Child’s programme in Afghanistan. Specifically, the postholder will lead the programmes team (including food security, child protection and education project managers and localisation advisor); lead our partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders; drive our resource mobilization; ensure effective programme implementation; provide strategic technical expertise in Education programming; and provide capacity building to staff and partners as required. Additionally, the Senior Programme Manager will be responsible for external liaison with national and international partners, government officials, and donor community, deputising for the Country Director as required. Ideally, the Senior Programme Manager will have technical expertise in education programming and/or child protection.

Part 2: Key Responsibilities:

(40%) Programme Management and Coordination:

• Provide matrix management oversight for the successful delivery of projects; including technical input, activity planning and day-to-day liaison with the team and implementing partners to ensure quality implementation within timeframe and budget.
• Provide technical support in areas of own expertise (ideally education programming), including programme development, quality assurance, technical backstopping, and capacity strengthening and coaching for education team and partner staff.
• Lead on the delivery of consortia programmes that CIC are part of.
• Coordinate the identification of partner capacity development needs and the provision of targeted support.
• Ensure all donor, internal and external reporting requirements are met in a timely manner, and are in compliance with donor requirements of project/ program allocation.
• Ensure comprehensive and professional M&E practices are in place.
• Ensure project reviews and the financial health of all projects by supervising expenditures within each project monthly and ensuring that well-structured corrective action is initiated and tracked where required.
• Maintain regular links with the operational teams to facilitate the provision of logistic, administrative and security support to facilitate program implementation.
• Establish meaningful working relationships with projects stakeholders and represent CIC at Education Cluster, ACBAR, Ministry of Education, UN agencies, and other international organizations working in education sector.

(40%) Programme Development and Resource Mobilization:

• Provide context analysis on the humanitarian/development context in the country.
• In close coordination with the Regional Representative and Country Director, identify and analyse new funding opportunities in Afghanistan in which Street Child can add value to the humanitarian and development response.
• Develop, implement, and review sector strategies and support the Country Director in identifying strategic opportunities for strengthening Street Child’s work in the country.
• Articulate strategic approaches, partnerships, management/ staffing plans, M&E and budgets.
• Cultivate partnerships, establish links and closely coordinate with relevant government stakeholders, UN agencies, INGO’s, L/NNGO’s, clusters, donors for programme development, including opportunities for consortia.
• Lead the project proposal development (budget, log frame, theory of change etc.) within the framework of the country and global strategy, with support from the programme teams.
• Support Country Director in formalizing a country strategy that aligns with global/regional strategies, priorities and programmes.

(20%) Leadership and Staff Management:

• Managing programme staff including field staff and ensuring direct reports have clear and realistic performance-based management goals
• Ensure that Street Child programme teams comply to Street Child’s security and other relevant operational, financial, logistics, admin, HR, safeguarding, and code of conduct regulations.
• Ensure that any risk to Street Child programming, projects or staff is communicated as soon as possible to and understood by the Country Director.
• Deputise for the Country Director as required.

Generic Responsibilities:

• A strong commitment to Street Childs vision, mission and values.
• Adhere to all Street Child’s policies and procedures.
• Able to represent Street Child appropriately both internally and externally.
• Carry out all reasonable requests that are within the broad remit of the role.

Part 3: Professional and Behavioural Competencies:

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in field of international development, social science or related field.
• Master’s degree in international development, humanitarian studies or related field.
• Accreditation or certification in education or child protection.

Experience and Knowledge:

• At least 5 years of experience in the humanitarian/development sectors.
• Proven track record in successful development and implementation of programmes in Afghanistan or comparable contexts including successful management of teams in humanitarian contexts.
• Significant experience of management in humanitarian/development programming.
• Technical knowledge and proven experience in delivering education programming.
• Experience of developing successful proposals to institutional donors in education, child protection and/or livelihoods.
• Fluency in both oral and written English, with experience in report writing at a graduate or professional level and excellent drafting skills
• Comprehensive understanding of sectoral trends and targets.
• Experience of delivering inclusive education programmes including EIE.
• Experience/knowledge of child protection or gender programming is highly desirable.
• Experience in delivering integrated programming that supports outcomes for children and their needs is highly desirable.
• Experience of in-country aid architecture, coordination and cluster groups.
• Working knowledge of Dari/Pashto is desirable (not required if international).

Competencies:

• Proven ability to work in a cross-cultural environment and strong capacity to work in intercultural teams.
• Excellent team working and communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and public presentation skills.
• Reflective, responsive and respectful towards communities and colleagues.
• Ability to work independently and with initiative.

Are you an Individual Giving fundraising specialist with the skills to deliver income growth for an international charity with bold ambitions to save lives and build safer futures?

MAG's vision is a safe future for women, men and children affected by violence, conflict, and insecurity. People will live in communities where their rights are upheld, with dignity and choice and free from fear of mines, explosive remnants of war (ERW) and the impact of small arms, light weapons and ammunition.

Salary: £46,860
Contract: Permanent, 37.5 hours FTE and open to 4 days or job share
Location: Remote with approx. monthly travel to Manchester HQ, or hybrid within 30 miles

Benefits: 25 days holiday (increasing to 30 with service) and 5% employer pension contribution

Culture: Flexible, life and family-friendly

About the charity:

This is a fantastic time to be joining MAG, as they unveil a new five-year organisational strategy and ambitious fundraising strategy to transform income across the UK, US and globally. They have big, bold plans, with the backing of the Board and senior leadership team, to proactively invest in new fundraising channels and grow the team to help diversify income and guarantee sustainability.

About the role:

You'll play a key role in ensuring MAG's new global fundraising strategy becomes a reality, by developing and implementing multi-channel individual giving campaigns in the US and UK. The ambition is to significantly transform and grow unrestricted income from individual and mid-level donors and legacies.

It's a heady mix of creativity blended with hands-on delivery and implementation, as well as leadership of a small fundraising team (IG Officer and Global Legacy Coordinator).

About you:

Working collaboratively with the Head of Public Fundraising, you'll drive forward the strategic growth of a global individual giving programme. Utilising upgraded investment to build the donor base, you'll aim to improve supporter retention and loyalty and maximise lifetime value.

You'll need in-depth technical knowledge of direct marketing and legacy fundraising techniques, with experience of delivering in the UK or USA. You can adapt your approach and communication style for different audiences and understand the nuance of operating in global markets with differing needs.

To apply, we'd love you to demonstrate these key skills and experiences:

• You're creative with a willingness and appetite to try new things.
• Test-and-learn mentality, understanding target markets and ROI for high-impact campaigns.
• Experienced in a variety of channels including email campaigns, cash appeals, telemarketing and newsletters.
• Able to navigate complex environments with influence and gain buy-in from stakeholders.
• You're versatile and think strategically, delivering quality comms with attention to detail.
• A collaborative and supportive team player who centres values in everything they do.

Whilst this role has team management responsibility, we don't necessarily expect you to come with leadership experience. This could be a brilliant opportunity to develop those skills with the right aptitude and attitude.

If you are as excited by the possibilities as we are, please get in touch with a copy of your CV or profile to Amelia Lee at Charity People.

Deadline: 9am on Friday 19^th April

Interviews: w/c 29^th April, date to be confirmed

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

About this role

Better Cotton is now seeking a Social Impact Fundraiser who will help to drive revenue in support of the ongoing success and growth of Better Cotton globally. Better Cotton has set ambitious 2030 targets to improve the lives and livelihoods of cotton farmers. This role will be responsible for ensuring these ambitions are adequately resourced. You will work closely with relevant thematic leads and country teams for proposal design, coordination and reporting of funded projects. In addition to this, you will maintain and manage donor relationships. This post will report to the Programme Funding Manager with a matrix line to a Social Impact Manager. This challenging role offers excellent opportunities for personal and professional development, together with a competitive benefits package.

Responsibilities

Development of Social Impact Programmes

Participate in the development of thematic programmes that fulfil farmers’ needs while aligning with Better Cotton’s 2030 strategic goals:

• In close collaboration with Global Impact team and country teams support a programmatic co-creation process, that is marketable and fundable.
• Manage a coalition building phase of social impact donors and allies. This includes outreach to relevant stakeholders identified, pitching to prospective donors, creating fundraising materials.
• The Coordinator will likely manage individual donor relations, while also coordinating Social Impact Coalition Committees.

Fundraising efforts

• Manage relationships with donors/investors to increase success rate of applications and ensure continuous funding.
• Conduct research into funding opportunities for sustainable agriculture and livelihoods.
• Organize outreach efforts with new donors/investors strategically, sharing relevant material and/or pitching to prospective donors identified.
• Share interesting grant opportunities internally and assess feasibility, identify the project idea/concept to be developed and liaise with relevant teams internally.
• Lead the proposal development process. Work closely with other teams (Finance Team, MEL Team, country teams etc.) to support specific proposal development coordination tasks, such as developing proposal workplans, building budgets or logframes, writing non-technical sections, consolidating and editing written inputs, compiling annexes, writing narratives, collating information and other tasks as needed.

Better Cotton representation

• Represent Better Cotton and the programmes, when needed to present to donors and coordinate social impact funding panels.
• Where required represent programmes nationally and internationally through participation in relevant workshops and symposia and in collaboration with partners where fundraising or the potential for fundraising is deemed significant.
• Contribute to the development of programmatic documents, multimedia and publications for use in promotion of the work of the programmes. Ensuring the documentation reflects and is relevant to donor priorities.
• Building internal and external relationships
• Collate key information through high level of engagement with internal stakeholders
• Foster relationships with prospects, donors and other external stakeholders, by applying high levels of professionalism, using diplomacy with influencing and persuasion.
• Build relationships with bilateral agencies, trusts and foundations from a variety of countries, cultures, languages and charitable interests.

Management

• Line management of a Fundraising and Partnerships officer.

Profile

The selected candidate will have the following skills, knowledge, and experience:

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• A good understanding of the current donor landscape & fundraising environment, ideally in social impact.
• Experience in project design, with a facilitative approach to bring to meet both farmer needs and donor expectations.
• Effective fundraising management and planning skills
• Excellent writing skills that have resulted in successful proposals
• Ability to communicate clearly and simply
• Good active contacts within the donor community
• IT literacy, to include: Word; PowerPoint; Excel; Outlook; MS Teams
• Numerical literacy with the ability to analyse budgets
• Strong interpersonal skills, you enjoy networking
• Well-developed personal strategies for time management
• Ambition, positivity, determination and resilience

Desirable

• Knowledge of the agricultural sector
• Professional fundraising qualification or relevant qualifications in business management
• Professional qualifications in marketing and sales.
• Knowledge of Salesforce
• Fluency in English required. Other languages relevant to Better Cotton’s work considered an asset: French, Portuguese, Turkish, Mandarin, Hindi, Urdu.

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid working – One to two days/week in the offices in central London
• The opportunity to work from anywhere in the world for up to one month per year
• Flexible working, with core hours from 10 am to 4 pm local time
• Continuous learning and development
• Pension scheme
• 25 days paid annual leave, plus 8-9 Bank Holidays and a further 3 days off over Christmas
• Enhanced parental benefits
• A warm, positive working environment where everyone is valued
• The opportunity to make your mark and make a difference.

Working arrangements

The position is full-time (40 hours per week) and will be based in the London office. Better Cotton offers flexible working, with core hours being 10am – 4pm and the option to work from home one day per week. Travel will be required.

About Better Cotton

Better Cotton is the world’s largest cotton sustainability programme. Our 200+ colleagues of 37+ nationalities are united by a shared passion and commitment to achieving the Better Cotton mission: to help cotton communities survive and thrive, while protecting and restoring the environment. Through our network of field-level partners a quarter of the world’s cotton is now grown under the Better Cotton Standard. We have united the industry’s stakeholders behind our efforts, from ginners and spinners to brand owners, civil society organisations and governments. Everyone who cares about cotton and its sustainable future can now be part of something better.

About our Values

The post holder will be expected to operate in line with our workplace values which are:

• Trustworthy (including honest, transparent, credible)​ 
• As having Integrity (including responsible, authentic)​ 
• Positive (including problem-solving, pragmatic)​ 
• Engaging (including adaptable, inclusive, holistic)​ 
• Daring (including courageous, innovative, game-changing) ​ 

Being you @ Better Cotton

Better Cotton is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to good practice and transparency in the management of natural, human, and financial resources.

We have a zero-tolerance approach to any attitudes or behaviours that put children or adults at risk of harm. Safeguarding incidents are acts of serious misconduct and are grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including, dismissal and referral to relevant authorities for criminal prosecution. Therefore, all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks.

Applications

Interested applicants with the required attributes are asked to send, in English, a detailed CV and a brief cover letter (2 pages maximum) to Better Cotton via this form.

Application deadline:  10.05.2024

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates short-listed for a telephone interview will be contacted.

Job description

Ivy Rock Partners is delighted to be supporting a leading global development organisation with the recruitment of an interim Programme Finance Officer to support the Programme Finance Manager in running an efficient and effective programme financial management and reporting processes in relation to their programmes and grants.

About the role

As Programme Finance Officer you will provide support to the full life cycle of grants: from donor concept proposals to final reports. You will maintain a close working relationship with all finance and programme teams and relevant staff across their international network and external donors. You will prepare financial information for internal reporting purposes, including the quarterly CEO report, monthly dashboards, and quarterly cash balance reports.

You will oversee the grants management and compliance processes, including maintaining the grants management tracker to ensure they are properly recorded and monitored. You will review budgets for proposals and make recommendations for improvements and liaise with the programme/partnerships team to ensure they are complete, accurate and compliant with donor requirements.

You will also carry out any other duties as assigned by the Programme Finance Manager or the Head of Finance and Operations.

About you

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
• Experience working within international charities or donor agencies and have a good understanding of grant accounting
• Experience working with EC, ECHO, DFID or equivalent and have familiarity with compliance rules
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work with a variety of stakeholders
• Experience working within financial accounting and financial reporting in a charitable context
• Broad understanding and experience of development issues and organisations

This role will be interviewing on a rolling basis and will best suit candidates who are immediately available.

The package also includes:

· 8% employer pension contribution

· 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and additional leave during the Christmas week pro rata

· Season Ticket Loan

About Us

USPG is the Anglican mission agency that partners churches and communities worldwide in God’s mission to enliven faith, strengthen relationships, unlock potential and champion justice.

About the Role

We have created this new position within  the Finance and Operations team, to provide excellent human resources services to our staff and to support their well-being. With an  increasing number of staff, this role will be a key in providing infrastructure support, developing and implementing HR strategy and will focus on staff wellbeing, and enhancing training and development opportunities. The HR manager will support the Director of Finance and Operations in the smooth running of the HR function.

About You

This position is for a candidate who is innovative and experienced in managing the employee journey from recruitment, retention, development, wellness, and performance to departure, covering the effective life cycle of an employee at USPG. This will involve dealing with complex employment matters, building effective employee relationships, robust policies & procedures, and implementation of all this across the whole organisation on a fair and consistent basis.

The post is based in the Finance and Operations team which encompasses finance, HR, IT, office management, archive and organisational operations related matters. The post holder will work collaboratively across this team and the wider organisation to deliver organisational and team objectives.

How to apply

Please visit the Current Vacancies section on our website and complete the application form and equal opportunities form. Please send both completed forms to Renata Rust.

Closing Date: 19th April 2024 at 12 noon

Interview Dates: Week beginning 29th April 2024

Job title: Programme Officer

Salary: £34,042 per annum

Location: London, E1 (Hybrid working)

Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full time 35 hours per week

Fairtrade Foundation are recruiting for a Programme Officer, who will work closely with the Senior Programme Manager (SPM) to support excellent stakeholder relationship management on strategic projects led by the SPM (including with programme funders, and partners such as Fairtrade Africa), and act as the main programme liaison on a day-to-day basis for smaller projects.

You’ll need to have excellent attention-to-detail, be financially literate and be a clear, adaptable communicator. You will have experience of managing projects and budgets or supporting others to manage projects and budgets. If you have specific experience with international development projects, that’s great, but it’s not essential.

Fairtrade changes the way trade works through better prices, decent working conditions and a fairer deal for farmers and workers around the world.

Globally, across all Fairtrade members, we share a vision of a world in which all farmers and workers can enjoy secure and sustainable livelihoods, fulfil their potential and decide on their future. To achieve this we connect disadvantaged farmers and workers with consumers, promote fairer trading conditions, and empower farmers and workers to combat poverty, strengthen their position and take more control of their lives.

Fairtrade is a global movement with a strong and active presence in the UK, represented by the Fairtrade Foundation. Farmers and workers have a strong voice at every level of Fairtrade, from how they invest in and run their local organisations to having an equal say in Fairtrade’s global decision-making.

We are seeking passionate and enthusiastic candidates who share our vision for a better world, if that sounds like you, then come and join our movement for change.

At Fairtrade we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children & vulnerable adults in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work within this environment are recruited to work for us. Therefore for this specific role a Basic DBS check will be needed as part of an offer of employment.

The Fairtrade Foundation is an equal opportunities employer, offers flexible working and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We particularly welcome applications from candidates with ethnically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQ+ candidates and from candidates with disabilities, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to greater results for producers and farmers around the world.

Closing date: Friday 26th April 2024 at 10:00

Interviews will take place w/c 29th April 2024.

Contract: Permanent, Full time

GRT are looking for an experienced, passionate and delivery focused Finance Manager to join our team in Birmingham. You will join us on a full-time basis as part of an initial one-year fixed term contract with a view to progressing into a permanent role. GRT’s aim is to eradicate poverty by providing humanitarian aid, relief and providing sustainable programmes to the needy across the globe. 

The ideal candidate will have a have a genuine understanding of, and commitment to, the aims and values of the GRT to implement the financial policies whilst working to support our dynamic teams. The Finance Manager will report directly to the CEO.

The Finance Manager will be responsible for preparing financial statements, overseeing monthly management accounts, managing payroll operations, handling accounts payable and receivable, and preparing the annual budget.

Main Responsibilities:

· Ensuring that financial and accounting services adhere to legal standards and contribute to the smooth operation of GRT activities.

· Annually reviewing and updating of all finance related policies.

· Creating an annual budget and regularly monitoring and comparing it with actual figures monthly.

· Managing the finance team by assigning tasks and overseeing their performance.

· Entering all financial data into finance software. (QuickBooks, Sage etc)

· Creating financial statements, overseeing cash management protocols, and managing accounts payable processes.

· Uploading pension contributions to the pension provider's platform

· Maintaining accurate ledgers and conducting monthly reconciliation of bank accounts.

· Ensuring the accuracy of monthly payroll processing.

· Handling banking activities for cash and cheques received.

· Reconciling donations received from online gateways such as JustGiving and Givebrite, as well as those received via standing order or direct debits.

· Administering invoice approval and payment processes, as well as operating expense claim procedures and payments.

· Addressing internal and external customer queries.

· Preparing project payments requests and donor receipts.

· Handling communications with HMRC regarding payroll and Gift Aid.

· Overseeing the maintenance of the inventory of all fixed assets in accordance with contractual and financial regulations.

· Overseeing all payments to suppliers and partner projects, including both local and international transactions.

· Generating month-end reports and quarterly project fund balances.

· Responding to bank inquiries and providing necessary information.

· Completing year-end QuickBooks reports for trustees and the accountant and addressing any inquiries they may have.

· Preparing for the year-end audit and managing inquiries from auditors.

· Concluding the year-end report and submitting it to the Charity Commission.

General Duties

• Be flexible within the broad remit of the post.

• Comply with Organisational policies and legal practices.

• Encourage effective cross-departmental working through personal example.

• Keep professional knowledge and expertise up to date.

• Attend internal and external meetings as required and contribute positively.

• Undertake any other duties commensurate with this post as reasonably requested by the CEO.

Personal Specification:

· Degree in Finance or Computing.

· Relevant professional qualification (e.g., ACCA, ACA, CIMA).

· Eight years of accounting experience, with at least two years specifically in Charity Finance.

· Experience in preparing and submitting annual accounts in SORP format.

· Excellent working knowledge of accounting systems such as QuickBooks or similar software.

· Up-to-date understanding of relevant charity and financial legislation, bookkeeping practices, accounting conventions, and best practices.

· Experience in developing and implementing policies, procedures, and systems.

· Strong numerical, analytical, and strategic skills, including database development and management.

· Meticulous attention to detail.

· Excellent communication skills for presenting to various audiences, including non-financial specialists.

· Willingness to work variable hours, including occasional weekends and evenings.

PA to Executive Director of International Programmes

Contract: 13 Months Fixed-term contract, Full Time, Maternity cover

Salary: £39,358 - £41,325 with excellent benefits

Location: London, UK

Hybrid Working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.

About WaterAid:
Join WaterAid as PA to Executive Director of International Programmes to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.

About the Team:
The International Programmes Department is made up of four regions: West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and South Asia; and three support teams: Programme Support and Knowledge team, the Programme Funding and Partnerships Team and the Programme Operations Team; the International Programmes Department delivers our work effectively across Africa and South Asia focusing on quality programming; accountability and effectiveness; research, learning and documentation.

About the Role:
The purpose of this role is to provide proactive and professional support to the Executive Director of International Programmes, with some general administrative support to the Programme Operations Director and the International Programmes Senior Management Team.

The role will be split 80/20 with a majority focus on executive support for the Executive Director, ensuring they are well organised and briefed and supported to maximise her capacity to lead WaterAid effectively. The minority focus will be on general administrative support to the Programme Operations Director and to the International Programmes Senior Management Team. The role will also be instrumental in running operations in the department, including supporting the organisation with key high profile programme events, line managing the administrator to ensure the department is working effectively and efficiently within itself and the wider organisation.

In this role, you'll:

A) Provide professional, timely and proactive support to the Executive Director of International Programmes, including:

• Diary and meeting support
• Support internal processes, communications and prioritisation Support internal communications with the directorate and wider organisation so these are timely, strategic and engaging;
• General administrative support

B) Operations for the department

• Oversee departmental operations to ensure compliance with wider WaterAid processes as well as championing, innovating, or streamlining the department's process and procedure.
• Maintain effective filing systems ensuring archive material is safe and can be retrieved in line with Data Protection Regulations.
• Organise and lead logistical planning for any departmental events that take place in either the UK or Country Programme locations, as necessary.
• Work as part of a wider team of PAs and Administrators across the organisation, ensuring mutual support and good communication between teams.

About You:

• Proven successful track record of being a Senior Administrator or Personal Assistant in a global organisation, including exceptional diary management;
• Effective time-management, organisation and prioritisation skills, including ability to manage multiple projects and priorities and to keep track of high volumes of information within a busy environment;
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), including ability to assimilate information quickly and produce accurate minutes, clear PowerPoint presentations and written briefings;
• Integrity and the ability to act with discretion and respect confidentiality.
• Digitally literate with excellent IT skills, particularly for setting up virtual meetings and effectively using Microsoft Office tools, with extensive experience of using PowerPoint and creating simple and compelling presentations;
• Numerical accuracy and experience of managing and processing invoices and expenses. Ability to co-ordinate / track project budget.
• Team player who is motivated by the desire to support others to be effective and efficient in their work, proactive, with confidence to take initiative and solve problems;
• Willingness to travel in the UK and internationally, if required, for the proper performance and delivery of the role;

Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 12th May 2024. Availability for test and interview is required the week commencing 27th May 2024 and 3rd June 2024.

How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.

Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK. All our vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.

Our Commitment

Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose - where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.

Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.

Job Description

Purpose of the role

Our PR & Media Manager is crucial to our plans to scale up our media coverage as we enter the final years of our campaign to end bear bile farming in Vietnam. As part of the Comms team, you will work closely with colleagues in our Programmes and Fundraising teams to amplify their work through public relations, celebrity support and media activity. Your key areas of responsibility will include press office management, preparing PR & Media plans for each of our key markets, preparing pitches, media releases and content for media outreach and building a library of case studies to showcase our work. Your other key area of responsibility is supporting our highly successful celebrity liaison to raise Animals Asia’s profile through earned, owned and shared digital platforms, print and broadcast media. You will possess the knowledge, skills, and creativity to help us raise awareness of Animals Asia and what we stand for, helping us grow our supporter base and meet our brand goals. You will be managed and supported by our Global Head of PR and Media.

Key duties:

1. Responding to media enquiries, drafting media releases, undertaking proactive pitch development, outreach to journalists, maintaining our database of media contacts and other general press office management.
2. Supporting our Founder and our Global Head of PR and Media to develop and grow relationships with influencers and high-profile supporters, and deliver campaigns involving celebrities and influencers.
3. Preparing, publishing, moderating and reporting on social media content for PR and media purposes.
4. Close working with international colleagues and managing our PR agencies globally to deliver PR campaigns in our key markets and professional media management at international events.
5. Supporting and promoting global campaigns, appeals and events by developing press releases, media packs, briefings and other PR materials.
6. Developing and maintaining a case study, asset and fact file library.
7. Working with Meltwater and Muck Rack media monitoring systems to identify media opportunities and compile PR & Media performance reports.
8. Internal liaison with colleagues throughout Animals Asia to develop content and pitches for earned and owned media opportunities.
9. Drafting pitches and articles in close collaboration with our internal subject matter experts to develop our reputation and thought leadership in animal welfare.
10. Producing media-ready content, including video and written content.
11. Maintaining the news section of our website and media packs.

General

• Proactive attendance at team meetings, relevant seminars and wider staff meetings.
• Proactive in keeping up to date with developments in PR & Media.
• Represent Animals Asia at internal and external functions and events as required.

Person Specification

• Minimum of three years’ experience of working in a busy press office or PR agency, including drafting press releases and responding to media enquiries.
• Strong news sense, knowledge and interest in the environment, biodiversity and animal area is a plus.
• Experience of working with celebrities, their managers and agents.
• Good understanding of reputation management and associated risks.
• Experience in using media monitoring software to track media engagement, journalists and coverage.
• Extensive experience of writing and publishing to social media.
• Competent video editing skills.
• Excellent written English.
• Demonstrable experience of prioritising and delivering against multiple deadlines in a time pressured environment.
• Confident in building relationships with colleagues and stakeholders and being a credible representative for the charity and the cause.
• Proven ability to work well under pressure.
• Willingness and ability to work early/late flexible hours (due to the global nature of the role) and occasionally on weekends.
• Commitment to the objectives and values of the organisation.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Suite products.

Communication / interpersonal skills

• Strong people skills with a high level of organisational awareness and demonstrated ability to liaise with a broad and diverse range of stakeholders.
• Proactive, with a “can-do” attitude. Results-driven to improve performance.
• Ability to display initiative, common sense and diplomacy.
• Commitment to professionalism, discretion and confidentiality.
• Well-presented, articulate and polite.

Conditions and Benefits

Place of work: Home-based (Global).

Working Hours:           Full-time.  Standard hours are 37.5 hours per week from 9am to 5pm.  You will be required to work such additional hours as are necessary to fulfil your role which may include evenings and weekends.  You will be expected to manage your hours, responsibilities and workload accordingly.

Reports to: Global Head of Media and PR.

Manages: n/a.

Budget responsibility: n/a.

Probation: 6months.

Annual leave: Commensurate with the country of residence.  The holiday year runs from January 1st to December 31st.

Other benefits: Standard Animals Asia benefits plus training will be provided as required with opportunities for growth and development.

Recruitment schedule and how to apply

Please send your CV and cover letter outlining how you meet the person specification and why you should be considered for this role.

Closing date: 17 April 2024 at midnight with interviews taking place the week commencing 29 April 2024.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Personal data collected will be treated in strict confidence and used solely for recruitment purposes.

Animals Asia values candidates with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We welcome applicants of every ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, socioeconomic status, disability, or veteran status. We are committed to building an organization that creates an inclusive environment for all.

Are you eager to be part of an organization that plays a pivotal role in a vast global network, driving transformational change to reduce inequality, mitigate climate change, and protect our precious natural world? 

A new opportunity has arisen to kick-start your career with the Capitals Coalition, a purpose-driven global collaboration transforming the way decisions are made by including the value provided by nature, people, and society.

Our ambition is that by 2030 the majority of business, finance, and government will include the value of nature, people, and society (natural, human, and social capitals) in their decision-making and that this will propel us to a fairer, just, and more sustainable world.

If you get excited by this mission, we are looking for a multi-talented, dynamic, and engaging Program Officer to support delivery of the Engagement & Education program. The program aims to build, nurture, and educate the Capitals Coalition community of businesses, financial institutions, public bodies, NGOs and other stakeholders to influence the private sector in the transition towards the impact economy. Systems-change is complex and demands effective collaboration, alongside agility in learning and addressing knowledge gaps.

Read the full job description and download the application form, please refer to the "Apply" button which will take you to this vacancy on the Capitals Coalition website.

To apply, kindly follow the instructions on our website to apply by Tuesday 30th April 2024 at 13:00 CEST. Please note that we will be interviewing candidates on a rolling basis, and as such, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

About Us:

Capitals Coalition is a purpose-driven global collaboration transforming the way decisions are made by including the value provided by nature, people and society.

Capitals Coalition hosts an open, pre-competitive space for organizations to come together, share best practice, tackle collective challenges, co-create solutions and champion a systemic approach to addressing nature loss, climate change, sustainable development and social inequity.

We sit at the heart of an extensive global network that has united to advance this approach. By working with our many hundreds of global partners, we accelerate momentum, leverage success, connect powerful and engaged communities and identify the areas, projects and partnerships where we can collaboratively drive transformational change for nature, people and economies.

Social Media and Marketing Executive - Global's Make Some Noise

Global Charities

Social Media and Marketing Executive for Global's charity, Global’s Make Some Noise. This role will focus on managing social media channels and creating engaging digital content to support fundraising goals.

Reporting of the Role
 

This role reports to the Senior Marketing Executive and will support in delivering powerful and engaging content across our digital channels to encourage followers to understand and support Global’s Make Some Noise in order to help reach its fundraising goals. 

Global’s Make Some Noise is part of Global Goodness, harnessing the power and reach of our brands to support small charities across the UK, raising vital funds and awareness to help the people who need it most in our communities.   

Salary:

The salary for this role is £26,000 per annum.

Overview of job

This is a hugely exciting hands-on role which combines a marketeer’s audience-focused thinking and digital skills, along with an understanding of using data to engage new audiences and encourage supporters to donate. The postholder will be responsible for supporting the delivery of various fundraising campaigns and activities, as well as the day-to-day running of our social media channels.

The postholder will also be required to cover the Senior Marketing Executive and the Senior Marketing Manager as needed. The shape of the role will evolve across the year according to our external and internal campaign priorities.  

3 best things about the job

• You’ll get to use your marketing and data analysis skills to make a real and positive difference, working with amazing causes and great people from charities across the UK.  

• You’ll work alongside some of the biggest radio stations, high profile talent and with a range of teams across Global’s portfolio.  

• You’ll have the opportunity to develop a variety of skills through creativity and innovative thinking.  

Measures of success – 

In the first few months, you would have:

• Developed your knowledge of our supported charities and found compelling and innovative ways to share their stories online.  

• Built great relationships with the Global’s Make Some Noise team and other stakeholders.  

• Become adept as using the digital platforms and tools for creating social and web content.  

• Created a monthly reporting process to review insights from our social media accounts, website and fundraising platforms to inform marketing content and support the wider fundraising team. 

• Designed brilliant assets and crafted copy which helps bring our campaigns to life.  

• Supported the wider team on fundraising initiatives that you can feel proud of.   

•  Brought new ideas about trending content and digital activity to your work and to the wider team. 

Responsibilities of the role

• Lead key marketing areas and provide support across the organisation to deliver effective communication and fundraising activities. 

• Manage and schedule social media activity. 

• Use social and digital platforms to drive fundraising through our digital community. 

• Lead on creating insights reports that can drive fundraising, using data from the website, social media insights, our fundraising platforms and the Global insights team. 

• Support the delivery of the marketing strategy and implement communications plans for fundraising and awareness-raising activities.   

• Maintain a monthly content plan and create engaging storytelling content for our platforms.  

• Find new and exciting ways of telling our story, promoting activities, and engaging with our audiences across digital platforms, keeping an eye out for trends and competitor activity.   

• Write compelling communications and proof copy, ranging from community fundraising to corporate partner activities.  

• Create high quality assets to support activity using Photoshop, Canva and in-app video editing tools.  

• Use Canva, Photoshop and in-app (video) editing tools to design and create assets including social media posts, short-form videos, ROS ads, screens, internal resources, fundraising materials, print programme ads, team presentations and digital banners. 

• Collecting photo and video content (on iPhone) for use on social channels at charity visits, challenge events, fundraising activities, Make Some Noise Day and Make Some Noise Night etc.  

• Act as a brand guardian, ensuring all internal and external stakeholders have the resources and support they need to meet brand guidelines.  

• Ensure all output is compliant and in-line with the latest rules and industry guidelines.  

• Support on production of email marketing. 

• Support on managing our website through content generation, copywriting, uploads and data analytics 

• Maintain Google Ad Grants, SEO and SMO tactics and analyse data to optimise future marketing, content and design.    

• Working with the Social, Digital and CRM teams across Global to collaborate on content creating an ‘always on’ presence for Make Some Noise across the brands’ digital channels.  

• Digital reporting of social media platforms, fundraising platforms, QR codes, email newsletters, UTM links and the website and utilising these insights to make content recommendations to inform future fundraising and content plans. 

• Supporting the wider team in creation of marketing and fundraising materials 

• Community management of our social media platforms – posting and scheduling content, replying to messages, comments and replies.  

• Managing our subscriber data   

• Assisting in product development, working with internal and external stakeholders to build new products for our store.  

• Assist with online presentation and promotion of the Make Some Noise shop and take ownership of shop brand guidelines. 

• Support delivery of the brand review and ongoing work to drive brand awareness 

• Support the wider charity team with marketing support as and when required.

• Write-up post-project reports and analysis, suggesting areas of improvement.

• Look out for digital trends and innovations that could benefit Global’s Make Some Noise in terms of awareness, efficiency or fundraising income. 

What you will need

The ideal candidate will be proactive and willing to develop and implement innovative solutions, capable of the following:

• Background: Relevant experience in digital, marketing or communications environment. Previous charity experience is an advantage.   

• Social and Digital: You’ll have an excellent grasp of social and digital marketing and experience of using digital platforms to engage audiences.  

• Analytical: You will be data driven and always looking at the insights to inform and improve future activity, especially with regards to social media activity/engagement and user journeys from digital to donation. 

• Writing: You’ll be experienced in writing content for a variety of media, with a brilliant style that can range from punchy to emotive, to suit different audiences and activations. You’ll have a high standard of literacy and strong attention to detail. 

• Planning: You’ll be highly organised, with demonstrable experience of working under pressure, often to tight deadlines.  

• Systems: Ideally, you’ll have experience in the use of social media scheduling platforms (Buffer), Adobe Photoshop, Canva, website content management systems, e.g. WordPress, Pardot CRM platforms and analytics software.   

• Creativity: You’ll be a creative, innovative thinker and storyteller, with an eye on digital trends.   

• Learning: You’ll have a desire for continuous learning of best marketing practice.   

• Proactivity: A proactive thinker, always looking to spot opportunities and using your initiative to spot issues before they occur.   

• Team player: Seeing a project right through to the end – working out of hours when necessary and to support our events. We’re looking for a supportive, enthusiastic and proactive team member with the drive and determination to help out and get things done and who is always looking to spot opportunities.  

Everyone is welcome at Global  

Just like our media and entertainment platforms are for everyone, so are our workplaces. We know that we can’t possibly serve our diverse audiences without first nurturing and celebrating it in our people and that’s why we work hard to create an inclusive culture for everyone. We believe that diversity will set us apart, so no matter what you look like, where you come from or what your favourite radio station is, we want to hear from you. 

Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora is the world’s longest established international conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We have become a trusted entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.

Fauna & Flora is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Programme Assistant to deliver effective support to the Conservation Capacity & Leadership team. The successful candidate will assist the Director and Conservation Capacity & Leadership team members in delivering the programme’s targets, through administration, basic finance and logistical support, disseminating learning and communications. The role will in particular support Fauna & Flora’s conservation leadership, partner support, and professional development initiatives.

You will have strong relevant experience in an administrative role, with excellent numeracy, organisational and time management skills and a structured and methodical approach to work.

Your excellent interpersonal skills will enable you to build strong working relationships with colleagues. You will be a self-motivated team player and enjoy working in a dynamic environment where the ability to respond swiftly to changing organisational and team needs is paramount. With excellent communication skills, you will have a proven ability to write for a range of audiences. Fluency in English is essential.

In return, the role offers the opportunity to work within an international, impactful and ground-breaking organisation, at the forefront of global conservation.  In addition, Fauna & Flora offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance and life insurance.

Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.

The closing date for applications is 3 May 2024. Interviews are likely to take place during the week commencing 13 May 2024.

Schools2030 is a global programme focused on holistic learning and teacher leadership. The programme brings together a diverse coalition which includes educators, school leaders, civil society, researchers, international organisations and government across ten countries and 1,000+ schools and non-formal education centres. The goal is to improve quality teaching and holistic learning, and to foster resilient education systems across the world, including for those living in remote regions and those facing multiple forms of marginalisation and crises.

Schools2030 teams and partners across 10 countries and globally generate a considerable amount of evidence and data essential for programme learning and impact. This includes various types of data: learning assessment data collected annually across all countries by Schools2030 Assessment Partners; qualitative evidence on programme implementation and processes collected annually by Learning Partners in each country; Impact Evaluation data collected at baseline, midline and endline by Schools2030 Global Evaluation Partners; and research evidence and findings produced by our growing network of Schools2030 Research Partners.

The Evidence and Impact Manager position within Schools2030 is a new role for the programme. This individual will lead on the synthesis, analysis and consolidation of all evidence and data from across countries and globally. The objective is to inform local, national and global agendas aimed at advancing holistic learning and fostering teacher leadership for education systems transformation across Schools2030’s 10 countries. The Evidence and Impact Manager will also lead on dissemination of this evidence at both global and national levels. This involves working closely with the wider Schools2030 Global and National focal points to ensure effective and strategic sharing of Schools2030’s impact evidence with global audiences. Furthermore, the Evidence and Impact Manager will consolidate and disseminate key data and insights relevant for forging expanded partnerships, facilitating annual donor reporting, and engaging externally with strategic partners for the Schools2030 global coalition. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND CORE TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Evidence synthesis and analysis:

• Coordinate the efforts of Schools2030 National Learning Partners in each country, consolidating their annual reports and drawing lessons learned from across the 10 countries. This will inform global programming and evidence dissemination, fostering cross-fertilizing of key data and insights within and across relevant Schools2030 national partners and teams.

• Coordinate with Schools2030 Global Partners on Assessment, Data and Evaluation to consolidate, synthesise and analyse evidence from across programme workstreams.

• Coordinate with Schools2030 Research Officer to consolidate, synthesise, and analyse evidence from across Schools2030 network of Research Partners.

• Lead the development of Annual Schools2030 Global Evidence, Learning and Impact reports and preparation materials for external dissemination events/forums, drawing on all the above-mentioned partnerships and workstreams related to evidence and impact.

Evidence dissemination and curation:

• Oversee the development of Schools2030 Learning Database and Dashboard in partnership with Schools2030 Assessment and Evaluation Partners

• Lead the dissemination of Annual Schools2030 Global Evidence, Learning and Impact reports and key findings, using Schools2030 and AKF communication channels as well as other global opportunities and convenings.

• Establish and spearhead Schools2030 Evidence and Impact Community of Practice, compromising Schools2030 team members as well as national and global learning and assessment partners.

• Establish and spearhead Schools2030 sharing and learning dissemination forums aimed at external partners, facilitating the exchange of Schools2030 key findings and insights.

• Collaborate with the Schools2030 Global Communications team to enhance the Schools2030 website for sharing and showcasing evidence from across the programme countries and global workstreams for schooland systems-level uptake.

• Collaborate with the Schools2030 Research Officer to identify key global and national research fora to disseminate and connect Schools2030’s emerging evidence (i.e. UKFIET, CIES, GEEAP, the What Works Hub, and BE2).

Strategic leadership and engagement:

• Lead the development and operationalisation of a Learning and Impact Strategy for Schools2030, in partnership with the Schools2030 Research Officer.

• Contribute to Schools2030’s resource mobilisation, proposal development and donor reporting by drawing in relevant Schools2030 data and insights as needed.

• Contribute to AKF’s global indicators framework and integrate Schools2030 evidence and impact into wider AKF Education Improvement Programme priority areas of focus, including, but not limited to education access, quality, and systems-level change.

• Incorporate key research, evidence and data from Schools2030 partners (and beyond) about best practices related to advancing holistic education in and through teacher agency and leadership.

• Conduct regular reviews of Schools2030 data and evidence to inform decision-making, identifying emerging trends or issues, and recommending adjustments to programme strategies and activities as needed.

• Engage with key stakeholders, including Schools2030 donors, as well as other key stakeholders, including academic institutions, to share findings, solicit feedback, and foster collaboration in advancing Schools2030 goals.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, BEHAVIOURS, ATTRIBUTES

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education, international development or a relevant field; Doctorate preferred

Skills

• Proven track record in synthesising and analysing complex data and evidence across different countries or contexts and from different research/study designs

• Experience in quantitative and statistical analysis

• Experience in digital data collection, analysis and visualisation software, for example PowerBI, Microsoft Azure

• Excellent writing skills, including extensive experience preparing and delivering reports

• Highly effective communicator, including extensive experience preparing and delivering presentations 

• Experience coordinating partnerships and/or projects across diverse contexts

• Able to work to deadlines and effectively manage competing priorities

• Ability to provide clear, stable, consistent, reliable and courteous communication when dealing with external organisations, senior colleagues and community members

• Ability to communicate AKDN/AKF values and strategic plan effectively to partners and colleagues

• Ability to pro-actively problem-solve, work independently and multi-task in a fast-paced environment with numerous and competing deadlines

• Ability to handle complex relationships diplomatically with colleagues, governance entities and external stakeholders in a professional manner

Knowledge

• Demonstrated expertise in education and international development research

• Understanding and knowledge of the global education sector and key institutions

• Understanding of the importance of holistic quality learning outcomes, including the role of social and emotional learning for advancing country-wide progress for SDG4

• Demonstrated success in distilling key insights from a variety of data sources to inform and influence local, national and global policy agendas relevant to the education sector.

Experience

• A minimum of 6 years of professional experience in global education and international development research, monitoring, evaluation and learning

• Experience in communicating and disseminating evidence and results to external audiences, including for resource mobilisation

• Experience of managing relationships in complex organisations with numerous stakeholders

• Strong connections to and experience working with senior leadership in global education/development agencies

Attributes

• Committed to international development, improving the quality of life and promoting pluralism through education

• Demonstrates equity, transparency, and integrity with high personal and organisational ethical standards; is fair, honest and trustworthy with respect for confidentiality; inspires and builds trust and respect from others; promotes credibility and professional reputation

• Respectful of diversity; sensitive toward others in their context, situation and challenges; pluralistic, open and understanding toward other people’s cultures, values, autonomy, and faiths; demonstrates compassion and empathy; is courteous to others with respect for their background, religion, gender and age

• Committed to acting ethically and upholding safeguarding standards towards all staff, volunteers and beneficiaries of the organisation.

Application Details:

• Must include CV and a supporting statement that outlines why they want the role, why they want to work for AKF and how their experiences and skills to date will make them the most suitable applicant for the role (applicant should specify the AKF country where they want to ideally be based)

• Closing Date: 24th April 2024

• Salary – if UK based £50,000 to £52,000 annual salary + benefits. If not based in the UK, salary is competitive and based on the AKF location chosen

• Can be in any location where AKF is present – see: https://the.akdn/en/where-we-work