Job description: Grants & Development Officer

Reports to: Membership Engagement Manager (MEM)

Salary: £26,500 rising to £28,000 upon successful completion of probation period.

Location: We will strongly prefer candidates who can be based in our East London HQ

Contract: Permanent with 6 months’ probation

Humanists International is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Grants & Development Officer to join our Growth & Development team.

Since 2017 Humanists International has been running a Growth & Development Plan with the main goal of supporting our 170+ Members and Associates around the world. The tasks attached to the G&D Plan are various and diverse, therefore this position is suited to someone who is creative, flexible and with a wide set of skills. 

This year we are increasing the number and amount of funding we make available through grants: humanists.international/growth-and-development. Therefore we require a Grants and Development Officer to help us implement a robust process for administration and monitoring and development.

The successful applicant will join a small, dedicated and hardworking team based mainly in London and will work under the management of our Membership Engagement Manager. The successful applicant will contribute to Humanists International’s G&D Plan via the following tasks:

• Management of the grants scheme - open of the application process, evaluation of the applications, award of grants, monitor and report of the projects.

• Identifying new fund development opportunities and apply for grants with Governments and other national and international grant making bodies.

• Support the MEM in events management (General Assembly, Café Humaniste, training and fundraising events, etc.)

• Provide support and advice to our Members, Associates and Individual Supporters.

• Support the MEM in the creation of social media content (posts, info-graphics, videos, etc.) 

• Keep an updated and detailed database of contacts.

• Providing reports, stats and other updates to the MEM, the CEO and the Board.

• Attending and speaking at public events and conferences.

• Any other reasonable duties as requested.

Person specification:

Essential

• Excellent general IT skills (Google Drive, Google Sheets, Gmail, Wordpress etc.)

• Grant management skills. Basic understanding of budgeting and financial reporting would be an asset.

• Experience in the charity fundraising sector writing winning, technical and high-quality grant proposals, working with key institutional and government donors and identifying partnerships and funding leads.

• Work or voluntary experience in any NGO or charity, especially if at the international level.

• Demonstrated ability to convey messages and to build strong relationships with members and stakeholders.

• Excellent writing skills and an excellent command of English. Other languages (especially Arabic, Spanish, Russian, Hindi or French) would be an asset.

• Masters degree in International Development, Project Management, Human Rights, Philosophy, Political Science or any other related field. Or a Bachelor's degree with significant experience.

• Experience of dealing with members and supporters.

• Ability to synthesise complex information and communicate it effectively to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

• Excellent analytical skills.

• Excellent time management skills. Well-organised, efficient and able to work independently.

Desired

• Experience or knowledge of the following programs would be an asset:

  • Adobe Indesign, Adobe Illustrator or similar

  • Adobe Premiere or similar

  • CiViCRM or any other Customer Relationship Management software

• Activism in a local or national humanist organization

• Experience or knowledge of humanism, and the role of humanist organisations. 

• Excellent understanding of, and sympathy with, the philosophy and policies of Humanists International.

• A good knowledge of other international NGOs and their role and scope.

• A clear and convincing communicator.

Completed application forms should be submitted by 10am on Monday 9th March 2020. Successful shortlisted candidates will be notified by Wednesday 11th March 2020. Interviews are currently scheduled to take place in our East London HQ on Wednesday 18th March 2020. 

Background information: Humanists International and its Growth & Development Plan

Humanists International is the global representative body of the humanist movement, uniting a diversity of non-religious organisations and individuals. Founded in Amsterdam in 1952, our vision is a world in which human rights are respected and everyone is able to live a life of dignity. We work to build and represent the global Humanist movement that defends human rights and promotes Humanist values worldwide.

Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, Humanists International is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) with 170+ Members and Associates worldwide. Our network is composed by local, national and international humanist organisations that share the same values contained in the Amsterdam Declaration, the official statement defining modern humanism: humanists.international/the-amsterdam-declaration

Our University has a proud history of philanthropy stretching back to its foundation in 1900 by Joseph Chamberlain.  Since then philanthropy has continued to play an important role in shaping the University with funds supporting life-changing research, scholarships and new facilities.  This year we launched our new campaign, Birmingham In Action, which aims to transform lives for our generation and the next by tackling some of the world’s greatest challenges.  These challenges include access to education, cancer, youth mental health, the environment (including climate change and plastic pollution) and migration.  The campaign is a truly global campaign (having launched in Birmingham, London, Hong Kong, New York and San Francisco) and aims to raise £400 million, and secure 1 million hours of volunteering, making it one of the largest campaigns in the UK Higher Education sector.

We are now looking to recruit a Fundraising Relationship Officer to join us at this very exciting time. The Fundraising Relationship Officer will be responsible for the relationship management of a portfolio of prospective donors in order to raise funds for a range of key projects. They will be responsible for the entire prospect relationship management process including researching, cultivating, asking and stewarding. This will entail:-

• Relationship management of a portfolio of prospective and current donors
• Communication with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Complete ownership of the end-to-end relationship management process including all research, proposal writing and stewardship activity
• Working to objectives and KPIs set by the Head of Philanthropy.

As part of an award winning team and led by some of the most respected names in higher education fundraising, you will also get the chance to work with our current Fundraising Relationship Managers to generate gifts to the University and encourage new donors to make long-term, sustainable and significant (5 and 6-figure) gifts. You will also have the opportunity to work with our senior team on proposals to top donors enabling you to get experience of working with some of the most successful and experienced major gift fundraisers in the UK Higher Education sector.

The University has global reach, including several partnerships with other leading universities around the world, and is grounded in our local community, having opened the first fully comprehensive University secondary school in the country in 2015.  We are an innovative institution, being the first University to incorporate a Medical School, the first to create a students’ union, and the first to offer a women’s hall of residence.

We are an ambitious and successful research-intensive University (one of the top 100 research-led universities globally) and have produced 11 Nobel Prize winners, including three who received their awards in 2016.  Academics here are exploring the impact of climate change, helping to prevent global health epidemics, and changing our understanding of Shakespeare.

Our student body is one of the largest and most diverse in the UK. Our students come from nearly 150 countries and our flagship outreach programmes mean that almost 25% of our student population come from disadvantaged backgrounds, one of the highest proportions in the UK. 

The Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) exists to support our student and research community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities.  The Office, which is comprised of 60 staff across five teams, is focused on fundraising and volunteering from graduates, alumni and individuals who are passionate about changing lives, through funding various research trials, supporting student scholarships, mentoring students, and providing internships.

King’s College London is looking for an ambitious accountant to lead a project on the development of finance systems and processes for King’s Global Health Partnerships (KGHP). This is an exciting opportunity for a self-starter with an interest in international development to have a tangible impact on the vital work we do overseas in Africa, improving whilst integrating the financial management of an exciting global health programme into the corporate processes at the university.

KGHP aims to improve health outcomes in four African countries– Sierra Leone, Somaliland, Zambia and DR Congo – working with local partners and drawing on the skills of volunteers from the NHS and King’s College London. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the development of finance systems for an innovative and impactful health systems strengthening programme.

The postholder will be responsible for optimising KGHP’s financial operating position. KGHP manages a growing portfolio of statutory and institutional grants from international development donors. This role will lead the development of systems for effective financial management and control, bringing the operations within KGHP into line with the university wide systems and processes where possible.

In addition, the appointee will support Finance and Programme staff to deliver excellence in our grant and
contract management; lead annual planning and budgeting cycles; ensure value for money on
expenditure; and provide expert guidance on sustainable growth strategies. They will provide hands on
support as necessary to ensure that internal controls, and financial management processes are in place, in
order to meet financial, contractual, statutory and legal responsibilities.

The appointee will be able to review, develop and deliver change in processes by building effective
relationships with Partnerships staff in London and in Africa, as well as drawing together teams across
King’s College London, ensuring coherence and consistency of approach and compliance with financial
policies and processes.

We are looking for a Project Assistant who wants to change the world

We are seeking a temporary Project Assistant to support a range of cutting edge air quality programmes. This opportunity is for an initial 6 month contract, with potential to extend beyond this period once the 6 months is complete.

You will work alongside the Clean Air Project Officers and Programme Managers to ensure the successful delivery of projects across Global Action Plan’s Clean Air portfolio – with a focus on Clean Air Day. You will understand project impact targets across the portfolio and will play a vital role in supporting the delivery of projects, from assisting with events, supporting project systems, to information and communication gathering. 

Your main areas of delivery:

• Deliver excellent on-the-ground engagement activities/project research and support/project management support/client management support
• Manage logistics/administrative support for internal and external meetings and events
• Support project systems and reporting
• Write and disseminate project updates for key stakeholders
• Help collate communications content and data on projects to measure and communicate our success
• Provide general logistics and administrative support where required
• Support the delivery of air quality programmes across the team’s portfolio as required

Key skills and experience

We are looking for a passionate, driven and organised individual who cares about air pollution. You will have a proven track record of working on people-facing programmes and of administration. We are looking for someone with the following:

Required

• Great organisational skills and real attention to detail 
• Strong inter-personal and communication skills with flexibility to address a range of audiences both written and verbal
• Strong comprehension of sustainability and how that applies to people’s everyday realities
• Ability to self-manage and be proactive and flexible
• Confident in prioritisation and managing own workload
• Confident using and experience with Microsoft Office, in particular Excel
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Academic qualifications are not required however in the absence of these previous office-based experience is essential.

Desirable:

In addition, the following experience and skills are applicable, although not all are essential for the role:

• A strong knowledge of air quality
• Experience in stakeholder engagement
• Data analysis experience
• Strong research skills

For more information and the full job description, please see the Global Action Plan Jobs site. When applying please quote the position you are applying for in the subject line, and confirm your right to work in the UK.

As a member of the advocacy department’s senior leadership, the Director, Global Advocacy and Campaigns provides strategic guidance and counsel in relation to Malala Fund’s global and regional advocacy work and positioning. Malala Fund advocates for resources and policy changes needed to give all girls a secondary education. We adopt a local to global approach to advocacy, which targets global, regional, national and sub-national decision-makers and influencers. This is in recognition that sustained systemic progress towards girls’ education in low-income countries is best achieved by influence at multiple levels.

Leading a small team, the Director, Global Advocacy and Campaigns is accountable for the development and day-to-day implementation of Malala Fund’s global and regional influencing and campaigning strategies and the maintenance of strategic advocacy relationships with high-level stakeholders in government, multilateral institutions, regional bodies and the private sector.

Role Background

As outlined in Malala Fund’s 2020-2025 strategy, we will focus the next five years on accelerating progress towards girls’ education by undertaking and supporting action aimed at increasing national budgets for education, improving education quality and challenging social norms that hold girls back. We will increase our support for advocacy in low- and lower-middle-income countries over this period, while continuing to push these issues on the global agenda in order to influence global norms, standards and actions that frame national-level action.

I. Responsibilities and Tasks

Strategic Guidance and Leadership

• Develops and oversees effective influencing strategies in support of Malala Fund’s global advocacy goals, in particular, leading the development of a global campaign to support cross-organisational objectives.
• Keeps informed about key political events and provides intelligence and insight to the Executive Leadership Team to inform Malala Fund’s positioning, advocacy actions and external communications.
• Develops and presents materials on Malala Fund’s global advocacy and campaigns to the Malala Fund board as necessary.
• Supports the development and implementation of a monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) framework for global and regional advocacy aligned to Malala Fund’s organisational MEL strategy.

Global and Regional Engagement

• Develops and maintains a strong network of contacts across the education sector, relevant donor governments, multilateral institutions and regional bodies, ensuring Malala Fund is operating with the latest political and sectoral intelligence.
• Undertakes advocacy at senior levels and accompanies the CEO, the Chief Advocacy Officer and/or Malala Fund’s co-founders to advocacy meetings as needed.
• Represents Malala Fund in cross-sector and coalition working, identifying strategic opportunities to work with allies and influence decision-makers.
• Oversees engagement with key global and regional decision-makers, identifying when and how to communicate with them in order to further Malala Fund’s advocacy aims.
• Provides political analysis of relevant stakeholders’ positions in relation to Malala Fund advocacy areas.
• Writes and presents briefings to Malala Fund’s co-founders and/or the CEO in support of their external engagements.
• Represents Malala Fund in external forums, serving as a public spokesperson for the organisation and presenting policy recommendations to relevant groups.

Management

• Leads the development of the global advocacy and campaigns plans and budget for Financial Year 2021/2022 in order to inform the wider departmental annual plans and budget.
• Line manages a Global Advocacy and Campaigns Adviser, supporting them to deliver quality work in line with the department plans and identifying opportunities for personal development.
• Provides oversight of global advocacy and campaigns consultants as needed.

II. Qualifications and Experience

• At least 10 years of experience in global advocacy, campaigning and/or political engagement with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Proven experience in a leadership or management role with a track record of strategy development and delivering effective policy change advocacy and campaigns.
• Strong political instincts and the ability to identify timing and messaging that appeals to advocacy targets in support of Malala Fund’s advocacy aims.
• Ability to think critically and consistently apply good judgement.
• Sound knowledge of global and regional institutions and pathways to influence.
• Track record of managing complex cross-organisational projects that show creativity and adaptability in reaching new decision-making audiences to influence policy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a successful record of identifying, building and sustaining strategic relationships with high-level stakeholders.
• The ability to build partnerships with other leaders within the organisation and strong organisational awareness.
• Strong commitment to the Malala Fund’s mission to empower girls through education.
• Pre-existing authorisation to work in the United Kingdom.

Global Advocacy Lead
Brentford, London (with international travel) 

About Us  

The Leprosy Mission (TLM) is a leading international Christian charity, active in over 40 countries, working towards the vision of Leprosy Defeated and Lives Transformed. Operating as an International Federation (Global Fellowship) of 29 member countries, the International office provides leadership and facilitation to enable the Global Fellowship to achieve this vision.  

We are now looking for a Global Advocacy Lead to join our team in Brentford. 

The Benefits 

- Salary of £48,000 - £52,000 per annum DOE 
- 10% contribution to your pension  
- Health cash back plan  
- Cycle to work scheme  
- Gym membership  
- Staff events  
- Daily devotion time  
- Space for waiting on God  
- Volunteer days  
- Training and development  
- Life assurance  

If you have strong experience in leading global advocacy and campaigns and if you are able to navigate and impact key global networks, decision-makers and influencers, this is an incredible opportunity to drive awareness of our important work, help create a unified “voice” and help us to achieve our vision of “Leprosy Defeated, Lives Transformed”. 

Fostering a collaborative, welcoming and supportive environment, we are passionate about helping individuals with disabilities, neglected tropical diseases, marginalised people in society and those living in extreme poverty. 

If you are passionate about helping an established international charity to continue making a difference in advocacy at a global scale, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As the Global Advocacy Lead, you will develop the ‘voice’ of The Leprosy Mission Global Fellowship (GF) and position TLM in key global networks, as well as with decision-makers and influencers.

In this important role, you will co-ordinate and support advocacy and campaigns of GF Members to achieve TLM’s global advocacy goals, both at the national and international level.  

Specifically, you will: 

- Lead TLM’s advocacy in influencing national and global policies and programmes that impact people affected by leprosy
- Position TLM as thought leaders in Leprosy, disability and neglected tropical disease and community development worlds
- Represent TLM in global networks and alliances
- Identify and develop a group of leprosy spokespersons amongst/across the Global Fellowship
- Line manage the Senior Officer – Communications (0.4 FTE)
- Undertake international travel (spending approximately up to 50 nights away from home) 

About You 

To join us as a Global Advocacy Lead, you will need: 

- Experience of advocacy in the area of human rights and knowledge of human rights treaties that have a bearing on persons affected by leprosy
- Previous experience in conducting advocacy campaigns targeting governments, UN agencies, donors and multilateral organisations
- Experience of raising funds for advocacy programmes and projects through proposal writing with institutional donors
- An understanding of project cycle management, monitoring and evaluating development programmes and projects

TLM is an explicitly Christian organisation. This role will involve representing the Mission’s purpose and ethos to external audiences and working within Christian networks. The post holder is responsible for disseminating advocacy communication, forming global networks, and implementing the Global Advocacy strategy within Global Fellowship Members and Church networks, therefore they will be required to produce, and implement, resources consistent with our ethos and values reflecting TLM as a faith-based organisation. The post holder must be willing to engage with, support and contribute to the Christian ethos and values of the charity. In addition to this as part of this role, the post holder will support the work of the Senior Leadership Team and the Mission through Christian prayer, Christian sessions, and fellowship. There is, therefore, an occupational requirement that the post holder is a
practising Christian committed to the objectives and values of The Leprosy Mission and able to work in an interdenominational environment.

Closing date: 11th March 2020
Interview date: week starting from 6th April 2020 

To apply for the role of Global Advocacy Lead, please go to the TLM website through the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.  

Other organisations may call this role Global Advocacy Manager, Global Advocacy Campaigns Manager, Head of Campaigns, Human Rights Advocacy Lead, or Head of Advocacy Campaigns.

Employment Category: Fixed Term - 6 months (with strong likelihood to be extended or made permanent)

Employment Type: Full-Time 5 days per week / Part-Time 4 days per week

Job Description

GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS AND PHILANTHROPY (GPP) DIVISION AND GLOBAL DIGITAL

In 2018, GPP led in the developed the IRC’s first ever Global Digital Fundraising and Engagement Strategy, working in collaboration with Communications, IT and other key division in IRC, In 2020 we are now in a new exciting era for the IRC, which means taking the strategy forward in its second year of implementation.

 IRC is now seeking a Global Digital Acquisition & Implementation Specialist

Purpose of the role

In this role you will focus on developing and running Facebook advertising and other paid media campaigns that engage and inspire new audiences for International Rescue Committee. You will support implementation of all digital fundraising activities across our 20 priority remote markets, and work with the Global Digital Fundraising & Engagement Manager to help achieve the team’s targets to increase income and return on investment from these markets. Through this work, you will play a key role in raising much needed donations and public awareness to support refugees in crisis-zones around the world.

Scope and Authority

Authority

In this role you will have authority to make spending decisions about how best to utilize IRC budget on Facebook Ad Manager and other tools to maximise return, and responsibility for suggesting, planning and delivering new and engaging ways to intro prospects to the IRC brand.

Responsibility for Resources

This role has no line management or budget approval responsibility.

Key Working Relationships

• GPP colleagues globally, particularly in New York.
• Colleagues across comms, advocacy, IT on specific projects as needed.
• Liaison with creative agencies, partners and freelancers as needed.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Paid acquisition campaigns (70%)

• Plan, implement and optimise the set-up of paid Facebook advertising campaigns across numerous international markets for movement building, lead generation, donor acquisition and development.
• Make recommendations for how to spend strategically and maximise return on paid media activities.
• Manage and implement paid acquisition campaigns across other platforms as appropriate (e.g. paid Search).
• Recommend and plan new acquisition activities and channels.
• Provide regular real-time status reports on these campaigns and suggest optimisations to improve results.
• Implement, edit and test landing pages and other online donation functionality (currently using Springboard and Shopify).
• Work with colleagues and contractors to support the creation of marketing assets that meet campaign needs, goals and specifications.
• Recommend and implement strategies to continually improve activity tracking, gift attribution and data quality.

Support to wider digital fundraising activity (20%)

• Manage data gathering and manipulation for real-time campaign optimisation and high level reporting.
• Implement email marketing campaigns and journeys as required (currently using IBM Watson / Silverpop.)
• Ensure supporters receive an excellent user experience, working collaboratively across the organisation.
• Support implementation of new fundraising products across digital and other channels (such as telemarketing).
• Support and implement new strategies for recurring donor management and retention.

Supporting change (10%)

• Work collaboratively with colleagues in the IRC network to share and assist in digital best practice sharing and implementation.
• Participate in Fundraising team meetings and events
• Carry out other duties as required to maximize IRC’s global digital fundraising.
• Fight for the organization to continue to become more agile and thus supporting digital efforts
• Be a key member of the UK Digital Fundraising Team demonstrating a commitment, integrity and accountability to the “IRC Way” – IRC Global Standards for Professional Conduct.

Qualifications

Essential

Experience

• Demonstrable advanced experience of running complex Facebook advertising campaigns at an equivalent level, including a solid understanding of how to set up and optimise campaigns to maximise results.
• Experience of proposing plans and budgets for spending on paid media campaigns for best possible return.
• Experience working in a team towards digital fundraising or marketing goals.
• Experience using varied and complex online tools and platforms for digital marketing and data analysis.
• Experience using a CRM system (such as Salesforce or similar) to run reports or analysis on fundraising/marketing campaigns.

Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications

• Excellent IT skills including digital marketing tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook Business Manager / Power Editor, AdWords and Microsoft packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Excellent numeracy with proven ability to quickly analyse, interpret and act on complex data sets and digital fundraising results.
• Some understanding of paid search/display advertising.
• Demonstrable understanding and experience of digital fundraising best practices.
• Understanding, of at least basic level, of how to design, set up and send HTML and CSS based emails and/or landing pages.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to manage a complex, varied workload
• Able to plan and prioritise tasks
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills, to deal effectively, efficiently and appropriately with internal and external audiences
• Able to establish and build relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders at all levels and from a variety of backgrounds, both within IRC and externally
• Able to understand and demonstrate commitment to IRC’s Equal Opportunities Policy and to ensure all activities are consistent with Equal Opportunities.

Desirable

• Advanced HTML and/or CSS skills.
• Experience of working with Google ads/paid Search SEM
• Experience of display advertising or other online acquisition methods.
• Experience developing online petitions and/or fundraising campaigns.
• Copy writing and/or image editing skills.
• Experience working for a humanitarian or international development organisation.
• Experience of working in a complex, global organization
• Experience of working fundraising across multiple international markets.
• Understanding of fundraising and data protection practices, codes of conduct and legislation
• Experience with multi-channel international fundraising campaigns (Direct TV, Telemarketing, Direct Mail).

The deadline for applications is midnight between Sunday 8th March / Monday 9th March

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

IRC-UK is committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination for all applicants and employees. IRC-UK seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious belief, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. IRC-UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including refugees who have the right to work in the UK.

With Doc Society team based in NYC, London, Bogota, Amsterdam & Sydney we need someone brilliantly organised to help us to support all our global partners in the Good Pitch programme. In 2020, this includes collaboration with organisations and communities based in Mexico, Brazil, Kenya, the Arab region, Canada and India, amongst others. 

External Program Support

• Maintaining regular contact with our Good Pitch global partners and ensuring they connect to other Doc Society team members as required. 
• Maintaining the organisation of all Good Pitch resources on Dropbox and Google Drive and ensuring that hosts have the most relevant materials required for the delivery of Good Pitch live events and labs.
• Helping maintain the Good Pitch website and updating local programme information. 
• Preparing contracts for external consultants and partnership agreements with local hosts (based on established templates).
• Managing external communications about Good Pitch on social media and in our newsletter.
• Acting as the first port of call for enquiries relating to local management of the Good Pitch programme, supporting our partners through the cycle of each regional edition with guidance on the development and delivery of Impact Labs and Good Pitch events. Activities would include but are not limited to: sharing tools and resources including timelines, budgets and key planning documents, sharing information to aid partners in the process of fundraising and hiring, setting up the Good Pitch webpage, application portal and registration system hosted on our Doc Society web platforms, promoting the call for entries via Doc Society channels and networks, consulting on production plans for the Good Pitch live event by sharing venue briefs and technical specifications with local production teams, advising on the use of the Good Pitch brand in print and online design.

Internal Good Pitch team support

• Manage calendars and meeting requests for Good Pitch global team across our offices.
• Maintain and build out online to-do lists and timelines as needed using Teamwork, a shared project management tool.
• Collate bi-weekly agenda for the Good Pitch team meetings.
• Collate Good Pitch updates for monthly Doc Society newsletters.
• Set-up, coordinate, and communicate around multi-person conference calls.
• Arrange flights, accommodation and travel stipends where required for Good Pitch global team & consultants.
• Review and process invoices from Good Pitch consultants where required, liaising closely with the finance team.
• Draft email correspondence, talking points and standard presentation templates on behalf of the leadership team and prepare for review. 
• Monitor internal expenditure on the Good Pitch Global programme, draft and update budgets and liaise closely with the finance team.

Qualifications:

• Minimum three years of administrative and/or programme support experience.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (including written and verbal) with an ability to manage a high volume of daily phone and digital communications.
• Exceptional ability to schedule meetings and activities with individuals and groups with complex calendars across multiple time-zones.
• Team player committed to radical collaboration and the success of Doc Society’s vision.
• A self-starter, comfortable working independently with minimal supervision.
• Very strong attention to detail & skilled at managing competing priorities.
• Excellent knowledge and use of the internet, email, and applications including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Dropbox, G-Suite.
• Confidence in managing database systems.
• Experience in website/online editing is a bonus.

LOCATION/TRAVEL: 

This position is based in our offices in central London with a majority of work being conducted virtually. Some travel is occasionally required.

DETAILS:

Job title: Good Pitch Global Programme Coordinator

Reporting to: Malinda Wink (Sydney), Nicole van Schaik (Amsterdam), Beadie Finzi (London), Vanessa Cuervo (Bogota). 

Hours: full-time, 9am-5pm

Salary: £30-£35k per annum, depending on previous experience

Holidays: 28 days per year including Public Holidays

Pension: Workplace pension scheme after 3 months

Probationary period: 6 months (with 3 months mid-point review) 

Equity and Inclusion: We want Doc Society be the place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, to stay and to do their best work. Doc Society’s promotion of diversity and inclusion is clearly reflected in all of our documentaries and across all of our programmes. We are fully focused on equality and believe in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin and all the other fascinating characteristics that make us who we are.

WHAT WE DO AT DOC SOCIETY 

A team of 20 based in London, New York and Amsterdam, we engage and support the global network of documentary filmmakers with direct grants and editorial expertise throughout the life of their film. We work relentlessly to explore new models of funding and distribution to make the projects reach their full potential. To connect filmmakers to new partners from across civil society. To explore how documentary can create social impact and work with change makers on major social justice campaigns. We aim to lead by example – innovate, share and be copied and innovate again.

Our major funders and partners in this work are foundations, state bodies, and individual donors. This includes support from Creative Europe and the Swedish Postcode Foundation in the EU. We are also recipients of state funding in the UK where we manage the national documentary film fund on behalf of the British Film Institute. In the US, we are supported by the Ford Foundation, Compton Foundation, Open Society Foundation, Wyncote Foundation amongst many others.

We believe in radical collaboration and commit to initiatives that lift up our community of funders and cultural organisations to solve structural challenges, together.

To find out more about our organisation, please visit our website.

HOW WE DO IT

We are a small dynamic organisation which can pivot easily and elegantly in response to the needs of the filmmakers and communities we serve. That means we are always ready to embrace new ideas. To roll our sleeves up and deliver with smarts, rigour and perfectionism. We often improvise, without a lot of formal process and set policy. We aim to get the job done right, no matter what. 

We want to stay bold, energetic and entrepreneurial whilst also always living up to our core values and creating an environment which is friendly, inclusive, open and collaborative. We are deeply loyal and nurturing of those we work with, inside and outside the office. 

Now some people perform best in more structured environments, with someone to regularly report to and a fixed job description with plenty of notice of future plans. DOC SOCIETY offers a more flexible, changeable workplace where people are able to take the initiative. 

This way of working is not for everyone. If it all sounds a bit exhausting and uncertain, joining the team at DOC SOCIETY may not be right for you. 

If it sounds exciting and liberating, we may be just the place you are looking for.

TO APPLY

Please submit:

1) Please record a 2 minute video of yourself explaining why the post of Good Pitch Global Programme Coordinator would be interesting to you and why Doc Society as an organisation is a good fit. Send it to us via a link on Vimeo, YouTube or similar

2) a resume detailing work experience, including contact information (name, email, phone number) for two professional references.

3) a 1-page writing sample (email or newsletter), particularly writing developed for an audience of our organisational partners or our filmmaking grantees. 

Please submit a video link and written materials via email to beadie[at]docsociety[dot]org

Apply by Friday February 28th, 5pm GMT.

We are looking for a Change Officer who wants to change the world

We are seeking a temporary Change Officer to support a range of cutting edge air quality programmes. This opportunity is for an initial 6 month contract, with potential to extend beyond this period once the 6 months is complete.

The Change officer will work alongside the Senior Programme Manager to ensure the successful delivery of projects across Global Action Plan’s Clean Air portfolio. You will understand project impact targets across this portfolio and will play a vital role in the day-to-day delivery of projects, including meeting and events coordination, project systems, M&E and communications support.

Your main areas of delivery will involve:

• Monitoring project systems and reporting
• Coordinating day to day communications and data collection to measure and communicate our successes
• Coordinate logistics and administrative support for meetings and events
• Support the delivery of programmes across the clean air team, especially within the healthcare space
• Delivering excellent on-the-ground engagement activities/project research and support/project management support/client management support
• Prepare facilitation packs and materials for workshops, and provide logistics support during events
• Coordinate the feedback and write up from workshops and events
• Ensure clear financial process are in place and well managed for larger events
• Source engaging information on project activities for use in communication materials
• Support the preparation of high-quality communications materials
• Procure equipment and services for the project team as required

Key skills and experience

We are looking for a passionate, driven and organised individual with a proven track record of working on people-facing programmes, and of administration. We are looking for someone with the following:

Required

• Great organisational skills and real attention to detail 
• Experience of managing small projects
• Experience of event organisation and logistics
• Strong inter-personal and communication skills with flexibility to address a range of audiences both written and verbal
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Experience of communicating complex issues effectively
• Ability to self-manage and be proactive and flexible
• Confident in prioritisation and managing own workload
• Strong comprehension of sustainability and how that applies to people’s everyday realities
• Academic qualifications are not required however in the absence of these previous office-based experience is essential.

Desirable:

In addition, the following experience and skills are applicable, although not all are essential for the role:

• A strong knowledge of air quality
• Budget management
• Experience in stakeholder engagement
• Data analysis experience
• Strong research skills
• Experience supporting junior team members
• Confident using and experience with Microsoft Office

For more information and the full job description, please see the Global Action Plan Jobs site. When applying please quote the position you are applying for in the subject line, and confirm your right to work in the UK.

We live in the midst of radical changes to the ways people access news and information.

When Index on Censorship was founded nearly 50 years ago, few could have foreseen the manner in which technology would now be changing the ways we engage with politics and democracy. Although the landscape of communication has changed, threats to freedom of expression remain as grave as they were 50 years ago – in the UK and around the world.

Index is looking for a resourceful and outspoken leader to steer the organisation through this changing terrain, and to protect the right for everyone to be free to express themselves without fear of harm or persecution – no matter what their views. From tackling legislative threats to digital freedom at home, to spotlighting issues of repression and censorship in China, Russia and Azerbaijan, we are seeking a Chief Executive to put free speech for everyone at the forefront of the political, campaign and news agenda.

What you will do

Index on Censorship has a small team that punches well above its weight. You will ensure the organisation is well run and enjoys a healthy office culture, strong relationships with the board and diligent financial management, so that we are well set to protect freedom of expression for another fifty years.

You will be the main outward face of Index on Censorship and build that presence on broadcast media, in the papers and on social media. You will be confident in championing the cause of freedom of expression and when explaining why it must be protected as a universal right for all, even at times when others are looking to close down conversations.

You will be an excellent fundraiser, nurturing relationships and developing philanthropic partnerships which allow us to continue our advocacy campaigns, our magazine and our projects to support freedom of expression. We have a strong board with which you will work closely, while also building your own networks, to ensure we receive the financial backing we need from private individuals, corporates and foundation trusts.

You will build Index on Censorship as both a publisher of freedom of expression and a campaign organisation – a leader in advocacy for freedom of expression, ensuring that voices are heard beyond those normally associated with our cause. Through building strong partnerships and networks you will enable us to grow our capacity to advocate for individuals and groups, including to the government.

How to apply

Send your CV and a cover letter of no more than three A4 pages outlining your suitability for the role.

VSO is the world's leading development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty. We are unique in the way we bring people together to share their skills and experience, generate insights and ideas and, most of all, take action against poverty and exclusion. It's a highly effective approach that works, and today is helping millions of people in some of the world's poorest communities lift themselves out of poverty.

Role overview

Use your skills to do something different, worthwhile and hugely rewarding! This is an exciting role as part of our Global IT Team, in a vibrant location and with great teammates. You will help provide IT Support services to VSO team members across the globe. You will interact with different people and cultures, providing first, second and third line support for VSO applications and services. You will also be exposed to project work within the business and work closely with Solutions Delivery and Infrastructure teammates.

Skills, qualifications and experience

We require a person with a "can do" attitude, who has experience providing IT and desktop support to internal users. This role offers the opportunity to progress within the organisation as you develop your skills through training and learning from colleagues. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their experience and pick up new skills in a busy and motivating environment. Your passion for customer service and helping others will enable you to help deliver on VSO's People First strategy, which puts people at the centre of everything we do.

Competencies and Behaviour

At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:

* Ability to be open minded and respectful
* Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
* Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
* Ability to seek and share knowledge

VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce. We also offer a range of benefits, including;

* A friendly and supportive office environment
* Opportunities for flexible working and working from home
* Generous annual leave of 37 days (inclusive of public holidays)
* Competitive pension with Scottish Widows
* Employee and Volunteer Assistance Programme
* Personal accident insurance
* Season Ticket Loan
* Cycle to work scheme
* Professional development
* Additional Leave for Parents and Carers
* VDU Eye Care Vouchers

This role is based in London (Kingston upon Thames).
VSO is unfortunately unable to provide sponsorship, so candidates MUST have the right to work in the UK.

VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a procurement professional to join their GAIN Premix Facility team. The role will be based in London and is offered on a two year contract basis.

About GAIN

GAIN is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with both governments and businesses, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritious food for all people. In particular, we aim to make healthier food choices more desirable, more available, and more affordable. GAIN’s mission is to advance nutrition outcomes by improving consumption of nutritious and safe food for all people, especially those most vulnerable to malnutrition.

The GAIN Premix Facility (GPF) was launched in July 2009 to fill a strategic gap in sourcing affordable and quality-certified vitamin and mineral premix. Designed to support GAIN fortification programs and help partners - particularly in the developing world - manage premix procurement, the GPF has expanded its operations by establishing strategic partnerships and creating innovative procurement and financing models that facilitate access to premix.

About the role

The Associate, GAIN Premix Facility is a key member of the food fortification programme team. Reporting to the Programme Lead, you will be responsible for supporting our procurement and supply chain management ensuring that GAIN’s overall forecast and budget is completed efficiently.  You will be responsible for managing our supplier contracts, risk management and preparing high quality reports. In addition to this, you will gain exposure to business development activities, concept development and more. This will involve significant dealings with finance and non-finance colleagues based in GAIN’s offices in Europe, the US, Africa, and Asia.

About you

You will have experience in supplier and client management with demonstrable experience of  ERP/order management systems.  You will be well versed in generating reports to assess programme performance. In addition to this, you will be well acquainted with Excel and comfortable learning new software.  You will have strong interpersonal skills to enable you to communicate at all levels of finance and non-finance staff, an inquiring mindset, and an ability to understand complex financial matters.

About our offer

In addition to competitive salary, GAIN offers an attractive pension scheme, 25 days holiday (plus public holiday), flexible working, home working and professional development opportunities. We will support you to grow in your career and offer this within a supportive and collaborative environment.
For more detailed information please see the attached job description and to apply, click the "Apply Now" link. Early applications are encouraged and GAIN reserves the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive environment where diversity is valued.  We are keen to reflect the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and therefore welcome applications from talented and committed people from all backgrounds, representing the diverse societies we operate in.

Global canopy is hiring a Supply Chain analyst. As part of the trase.earth initiative, you will work closely with our engagement and communications teams to produce insights for and about the companies, markets and places linked to ‘forest risk’ commodity supply chains.

The Role

Drawing on our Trase data and working closely with our engagement and communications teams, you will produce insights for and about the companies, markets and places linked to ‘forest risk’ commodity supply chains.

Responsibilities:

• Quantitative and qualitative analysis of our own and third-party data and research that provides new insights on commodity driven deforestation.
• Produce relevant content for companies, governments and civil society that supports our engagement activities.
• Contribute to our wider research agenda and strategy, helping colleagues to produce high quality analysis and content and informing our data and methods.
• Strengthen our relationships with partners on data analysis and research.
• Help monitor uptake of our insights and data, identifying lessons to inform our approach.
• Support engagement activities, and communicate our work to external stakeholders.

Person specification

To be successful in this role, these are the things that will matter most:

Skills & Experience:

• Ability to problem-solve and flair for developing insightful analysis and solving real world problems using data.
• Advanced proficiency in one of R, Python, Matlab etc. and basic proficiency in SQL. 
• Data visualisation competencies (e.g. ggplot2, d3, matplotlib) and knowledge of relevant Business Intelligence tools such as Tableau.
• Track record of creatively communicating complex ideas to non-expert audiences – writing, using data visualisations and verbally.
• Expertise in commodity driven deforestation and trade.

Behavioural competencies:

• Expertise and enthusiasm for analysing data and communicating insights.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues including those in partner institutions, and supporting others to develop relevant research and analysis.
• Solutions and impact-oriented; able to prioritise and see work through to completion.

We actively seek applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds – and would especially welcome applicants with experience of working in countries experiencing deforestation and over-exploitation of natural resources.

Global Canopy

Global Canopy brings unprecedented transparency to the supply chains of commodities that drive the majority of deforestation worldwide – and to the trillions of dollars in investment and lending that finance them.

We identify and rank the 500 companies and financial institutions with the greatest links to deforestation worldwide. We enable leading companies, financial institutions and  overnments to identify and tackle deforestation in their supply chains and investments. We improve accountability by shining a light on powerful players that are failing to act on this critical issue.

Over the last 5 years, with partners we have created a set of ground-breaking open data platforms, including:

• Forest 500 - identifying, assessing and ranking the 500 ‘powerbrokers of deforestation’
• Trase - for the first time linking consumer markets to deforestation on the ground at scale.
• ENCORE - a unique approach for financial institutions to estimate and explore the dependence of their portfolios on nature, and related financial risks.

Our work is used by Fortune 500 companies, major global investors and lenders, and by governments and civil society worldwide.

Over the critical years ahead, we will continue to innovate in linking markets to the origins of what they consume, and to the social and environmental impacts they cause. This will help achieve more accountable global markets - and fewer impacts on the ground.

Trase.earth

Trase is a ground-breaking supply chain transparency initiative, created and led in partnership with the Stockholm Environment Institute.

It maps commodity exports at sub-national scales for entire sectors, linking downstream companies to places and thus sustainability impacts.

We work with companies and governments to identify risks and opportunities in their supply chains and imports, and with campaigning organisations and media who use our data to increase accountability for all.

To apply

Before applying, please download a job pack for further information

To apply send an up-to date CV and covering letter. The covering letter should explain your motivation for the role, and how your skills and experience fit the person specification. (Please no more than 2 sides  A4, mentioning where you first saw the role advertised).

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 24th March 9am.

Interviews are provisionally planned: Wednesday 1st April 2020 in Oxford.

We will be reviewing applications before the closing date, and may close the recruitment early if a suitable candidate is found. Please apply early.

If you have any questions about the position, then please contact Zuzka Majcova who's contact details are on our website.

Applicant data will be managed in accordance with the policy available on our website.

The Asia Project Officer will be responsible for managing the implementation of project activities and supporting the administration including project planning documentation of Asia projects. With a growing Programme portfolio, the role will also contribute to the development of new projects or initiatives and maintain a positive relationship with existing and new donors.

The Asia Programme Officer will lead on project implementation and support the wider Asia and global programme team in ensuring the efficient and effective implementation of project activities which includes coordinating research and advocacy, evaluations, drafting written materials (e.g. terms of references and briefing papers), monitoring project progress against work plans, logic frameworks and preparation and management of consultants.

The role will also involve collating data and drafting reports for donors and organisational purposes; monitoring slavery-related developments in Asia and beyond, feeding into monitoring frameworks, project proposals and budgets; attending meetings with and on behalf of the Asia Programme and taking and circulating accurate notes. The role does support the Programme administration of the Programme particularly in relation to capacity building initiatives, consultancy contracts, meetings/conferences and mission logistics (e.g. arranging travel and visas).

The role is working in close coordination with in-country partners, donors, wider Anti-Slavery Programmes and Advocacy and Fundraising and Communications team members.

With a growing number of partners to work with, the successful candidate will be someone who is highly organised, has excellent communication skills, enjoys record-keeping and has the ability to manage competing deadlines to implement multi-discipline projects.

Further details on how to apply within the recruitment pack