This new role will involve tendering for a new CRM and overseeing a small cross-functional project team in the implementation of the new CRM.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop a comprehensive, organisation-wide data strategy to support the wider organisational strategy.
• Be the expert advisor to the Senior Management Team on all issues relating to the organisation’s data
• Building on work already done, lead the process of reviewing and developing the organisations data to identify the systems, processes and skills required to achieve our long-term objectives
• Working with the cross functional One Thrive data team to build relationships that motivate and enthuse colleagues, with why data is relevant to them and how it can be incorporated into day-to-day practices
• Work with teams across the organisation to embed appropriate data approaches within their work and enable system and knowledge management, including identifying training and communication needs to ensure consistency in data management into the future
• Develop and scope the CRM replacement project to meet our future data management needs, securing sign off by the Senior Management Team
• Secure an appropriate technology partner to deliver our new CRM and manage the relationship to ensure effective use of Thrive’s resources (staff time and finances) to achieve the project outcomes.
• Review and lead on the organisation’s procedures relating to data risk management, including the impact of data legislation.  Ensure that our systems and processes are always in line with data protection and privacy legislation, as well as best practice.

Candidate requirements:

Essential

• An experienced Project Manager with an excellent knowledge of different data systems and organisational change processes; experience of working in the charity sector would be an advantage

• Desirable

• An up-to-date knowledge of the key concepts of Data Protection Legislation and the practices and procedures needed for organisational compliance.
• Prince 2, or other relevant project management qualification

• Next Steps:

  Download the Information Pack for full Job Description and Person specification.

  Send your CV and a written statement explaining how you meet the person spec and what you will bring to Thrive, to  by 12 noon on Friday 27th August 2021. 

  First round interviews will be held (remotely) on Friday 10th September

Location: Home based in Scotland

Salary: £30,000 – £38,000 per annum (pro rata)

Contract: Part time (30hrs p/w), fixed term maternity cover

A hugely exciting and challenging opportunity to support a portfolio of Cycling UK projects in Scotland with responsibility for project and financial management, as well as line management of Development Officers and a Senior Project Officer.

This multifaceted role spans across several Cycling UK projects in Scotland, alongside the Head of Development Scotland, to enable the effective and successful delivery of projects. Strong planning and management skills are a must, as well as a good understanding of the needs of different communities, including remote and rural populations. We are looking for somebody who has an aptitude towards building relationships, support, and who can motivate a team working at a distance.

This influential role is essential to the success of Cycling UK’s projects in compelling change and bettering the lives of others through cycling. Tell us why you are the person to drive impact in this capacity.

Head to our website and explore the job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening and send to our recruitment team (contact details on our jobs page).

Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to both the job description and person specification. We assess your relative strengths directly against the specified criteria, please bear this in mind when writing your application.

Apply before: 09:00, 16 August 2021. Interviews will be held on 23 August 2021.

We are an inclusive organisation and would particularly welcome applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds. We strongly believe that diversity strengthens our work. If you are already passionate about cycling, that’s great, many of us are too! But if you are simply really excellent at what you do, no matter what your background, that is what matters most to us.

If you think that this describes you and you are excited by the prospect of joining our team, please do get in touch to find out more.

We are working with a wonderful environmental charity that has rapidly grown in the past 18 months to recruit an exciting new position within their grants and funding team. The successful candidate will have strong financial and budget management skills with the ability to develop relationships both internally and externally.

Main duties for the Senior Compliance and Grant Manager:
Work with stakeholders to build robust reporting and management system
Maintain budgets across all programmes, analysing and reporting on progress and gaps
Overview and review all programmes to ensure consistency and compliance is met
Manage external partners, managing due diligence and compliance

You will have:
Previous experience of managing budgets and compliance within an international, charitable environment
Ability to develop tools and identify compliance issues
Previous experience of managing budgets and donors, reporting and cost eligibility and compliance
Excellent financial management skills including budget development, reporting, and tracking, reporting and analysing income
Strong line management and development skills and experience
Excellent communication and relationship building skills
 

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Chloe on 02030 062787 or email [email protected].

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.

We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

Job Purpose 

Are you ambitious and solution-focused? Do you have strong attention to detail to build the necessary systems and processes? 

CDP’s Global Development Team is ambitious, dynamic and at the heart of everything CDP does. As Senior Manager for Grants and Compliance you will lead the set-up of a new, small but critical unit within the Development Team, responsible for building the systems and processes required to manage a growing portfolio across both philanthropic and government income; implement systems to build winning budgets and manage them effectively and to donor requirements; ensure timely compliance reporting and coordinate effective due diligence for CDP and our partners; be responsible for providing insight and analysis on income and progress against targets to the Director of Development; and set best practice on budgeting and grant management. Working with colleagues across the organisation to secure their input and coordination across teams, you will help to maximise the strategic value of development funding to the organisation. 

This new role will develop CDPs’ capability in this area to ensure continued growth and success. To succeed in this role you must be detailed-orientated but also able to see the big picture, relish responsibility, be able to cope with challenges and communicate well. As with any expanding organisation there is a need to build and embed sustainable systems. You will be determined, tenacious and solutions-focused, able to design and implement the long-term vision for excellent grant management across all CDP offices. 

About CDP 

CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states and regions. Founded in 2000 and working with more than 590 investors with over $110 trillion in assets, CDP pioneered using capital markets and corporate procurement to motivate companies to disclose their environmental impacts, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources and protect forests. Over 10,000 organizations around the world disclosed data through CDP in 2020, including more than 9,600 companies worth over 50% of global market capitalization, and over 940 cities, states and regions, representing a combined population of over 810 million. Fully TCFD aligned, CDP holds the largest environmental database in the world, and CDP scores are widely used to drive investment and procurement decisions towards a zero carbon, sustainable and resilient economy. CDP is a founding member of the Science Based Targets initiative, We Mean Business Coalition, The Investor Agenda and the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative. 

Main duties and responsibilities 

Line management and team performance 

• Support and line manage team members to perform to their highest levels of ability. 

• Build excellent internal working relationships to engage staff at all levels to support donor reporting and grant management including capacity building of staff as needed. 

Budget development and management 

• Develop and maintain budget development processes, working with finance and Project Management Office colleagues, to ensure donor requirements / cost eligibility criteria are understood and met; to ensure a consistent approach to building budgets with specific attention to co-funding requirements and implications for staffing. 

• Support the preparation of budgets during proposal development and review project financial reports ahead of submission to donors to ensure donor reporting requirements are being met. 

• Maintain an overview of budgets across the grant portfolio to support understanding of project and programme funding and analysis of funding gaps, and ensure a consistent approach to budgeting across grants. 

Grant compliance 

• Oversee due diligence and compliance processes for CPD and our partners 

• Ensure timely reporting to bodies such as IATI 

• Work with teams across CDP to ensure we have the required policies and procedures in place to meet donor requirements 

Grant and contract management

• Develop and maintain a global grants management system to support accurate grant tracking and reporting, in close cooperation with counterparts based in CDP North America and Europe.

• Work with CDP’s finance and legal teams to manage grant and contractual processes including sub-granting to partners and between CDP entities. 

• Provide grant management analysis for senior leadership across global philanthropy and government funding. 

• Communicate with donors to resolve problems and address grant management information requests. 

Person specification 

• Experience in philanthropic and government grant management, including: 

• identifying compliance issues and developing tools, processes or procedures to improve compliance. 

• Donor contract and budget management, reporting and cost eligibility and compliance and a clear understanding of co-financing.

• Experience using resource management and planning skills to develop efficient systems and processes. 

• Excellent financial management skills including budget development and reporting and tracking, reporting and analysing income. 

• Experience of line management and building teams to perform at their best. 

• Excellent attention to detail and general administrative skills.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Strong organisational skills with a methodical approach to working on several tasks simultaneously and meeting deadlines.

• A strong team player under pressure.

• Evidenced ability to work and initiate solutions independently.

• Strong ICT skills essential especially in excel, and proficiency with fundraising databases desirable. 

This is a full-time, permanent role based at CDP’s Central London office reporting to CDP’s Global Development Director. Flexible working will be considered and staff are currently working from home due to Covid restrictions. 

Salary and benefits:

£46-52k per annum dependent on experience, annual discretionary bonus, 30 days’ holiday, generous non-contributory pension provision, life assurance and other benefits. 

Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the UK. We cannot sponsor this role. 

Please note that the salary shown is based on a full-time salary - this is a part-time role at 3 days per week, so the salary will be £21,000 pro-rata. 

About Strength & Stem

Strength & Stem is a small charity that exists to help prepare women who have survived human trafficking for meaningful employment, using floristry as the tool. We believe that floristry can be used as a practical tool to help survivors of human trafficking to build a future for themselves, as well as a therapeutic tool in healing from trauma.

Founded in 2019, we ran an inaugural series of floristry workshops in October of the same year. The aim of the pilot was to see if floristry could help female survivors of human trafficking grow in confidence, social connection, and sense of purpose. Our pilot was a great success. All the women reported learning a new skill, 70% reported feeling more confident and we had several requests for further training and opportunities to put their skills into practice.

We have since evaluated and built on the content and structure of the pilot to develop a more holistic programme which we will begin rolling out from 2021. In addition to floristry training, the new programmes will involve supplementary skills training, mentorship and work experience.

Programme and Impact Manager

The Programme and Impact Manager will be responsible for the planning, coordination, and the safe and effective delivery of our upcoming programmes as well as their impact measurement and evaluation. As this is a brand-new role there is real opportunity to shape and grow our programmes, establish strong monitoring and evaluation frameworks for the future, and set the direction of Strength & Stem as a charity.

Job title: Programme and Impact Manager
Responsible to: Trustee Board
Hours: Three days per week (22.5 hours per week, 0.6 FTE). This is a fixed term role for 12 months, with the possibility of an extension of a further 12 months subject to additional fundraising.
Based: This is a remote role; however, you will be required to attend the floristry and skills training sessions in person, as delivery of the workshops are a key part of the role. These sessions will take place in London or Surrey. You may also need to be available in London or Surrey for meetings that require in person attendance. You must have the pre-existing right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role.

This is a new role, and the first paid role within Strength & Stem, funded by a grant from the Sir Halley Stewart Trust.

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. Strength & Stem values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Application deadline is midnight on Sunday 8th August 2021.

Harris Hill are working with an Environmental International organisation to find them a Senior Manager, Grants and Compliance. The successful candidate will lead the set-up of a new, small but critical unit within the Development Team, responsible for building the systems and processes required to manage a growing portfolio across both philanthropic and government income; implement systems to build winning budgets and manage them effectively and to donor requirements; ensure timely compliance reporting and coordinate effective due diligence for the charity and the partners; be responsible for providing insight and analysis on income and progress against targets to the Director of Development; and set best practice on budgeting and grant management. Working with colleagues across the organisation to secure their input and coordination across teams, you will help to maximise the strategic value of development funding to the organisation.

This new role will develop the charity's capability in this area to ensure continued growth and success. To succeed in this role, you must be detailed-orientated but also able to see the big picture, relish responsibility, be able to cope with challenges and communicate well. As with any expanding organisation there is a need to build and embed sustainable systems. You will be determined, tenacious and solutions-focused, able to design and implement the long-term vision for excellent grant management across all offices.

Key responsibilities

Support and line manage team members to perform to their highest levels of ability.
Build excellent internal working relationships to engage staff at all levels to support donor reporting and grant management including capacity building of staff as needed
Support the preparation of budgets during proposal development and review project financial reports ahead of submission to donors to ensure donor reporting requirements are being met.
Oversee due diligence and compliance processes
Provide grant management analysis for senior leadership across global philanthropy and government funding.
Communicate with donors to resolve problems and address grant management information requests.

Person specification

Experience in philanthropic and government grant management, including:
identifying compliance issues and developing tools, processes or procedures to improve compliance.
Donor contract and budget management, reporting and cost eligibility and compliance and a clear understanding of co-financing.
Experience using resource management and planning skills to develop efficient systems and processes.
Excellent financial management skills including budget development and reporting and tracking, reporting and analysing income.
Experience of line management and building teams to perform at their best.
Excellent attention to detail and general administrative skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
Strong organisational skills with a methodical approach to working on several tasks simultaneously and meeting deadlines.
A strong team player under pressure.
Evidenced ability to work and initiate solutions independently.

Closing date: 3rd August 2021

We are the Council for Voluntary Services in Southwark. The postholder will be managing several Officers who run different projects supporting the local VCS, while also playing an active role in submitting new funding proposals and offering paid-for consultancy services to the local VCS.

Main Purpose

• To manage 4-5 Officers, running different projects supporting the local Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS)
• To prepare and submit funding applications in support of existing and new projects aiding the Southwark VCS
• To spend around 40 workdays per annum on paid consultancy projects requested by our members and others

Principal Responsibilities and Accountabilities

To manage a number of Officers who run projects supporting the local VCS 

• To provide support and supervision to the Community Grants Officer, Southwark Food Action Alliance Officer, the VCS Social Prescribing Officer and any other officers, as instructed by the Director 
• To liaise regularly with the projects’ funders and other key stakeholders ensuring that the projects are well run and meeting all their targets

To prepare and submit funding applications in support of existing and new projects aiding the Southwark VCS

• To seek continuation funding, where appropriate, for the existing projects and additional funding for new projects, as instructed by the Director

To provide consultancy projects request by our members and others

• To promote the consultancy service to our members and others
• To lead on delivering a number of tailored 1:1 consultancy projects resulting in at least 40 billable days per annum. Typical projects include policy and governance reviews, survey analysis or engagement with client’s stakeholders

General

• To support Community Southwark’s mission, vision, values and strategic objectives.
• To undertake other tasks from time to time and as appropriate, that may be required by management in line with the goals of the organisation
• To work within all of Community Southwark’s policies
• To administer and communicate protocols efficiently to ensure that organisational systems and procedures are implemented
• To contribute to developing and managing an electronic database (AirTable) and other systems, ensuring that all data is correct before inputting into Community Southwark’s systems.

Changes

This is a description of the job as it is presently constituted.  It is the practice of the organisation to examine job descriptions from time to time and to update them to ensure they relate to the job as then being performed, or to incorporate whatever changes are being proposed. This would be conducted in consultation with you through your Support & Supervision sessions.

Self Help Africa is looking to recruit a Programme Funding Manager to develop and maintain long-term engagement strategies with key institutional donors (government, trusts, foundations and commercial) in the UK and Europe, in order to maximise SHA income and influence across its programmes.

Working closely with the Head of Programme Funding this post will have lead responsibility for supporting high-value grant and commercial contract opportunities, and will work closely with assigned country teams to develop high quality bids. The Programme Funding Manager will also provide cover for the Head of Programme Funding including managing and supporting the team from time-to-time.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Identifying, researching and advising on funding opportunities
• Leading proposal development for assigned countries/donors: coordinate cross-organisational teams, coordinate inputs, write and edit contnet, provide quality assurance on fit with donor priorities and ensure compliance with internal review and approval procedures
• Actively manage relationships with assigned funders
• Maintain up to date information on donor priorities, strategies and activities pertaining to Self Help Africa's strategic plan and ensure senior managment and Country Directors are briefed
• Track commercial contract opportunities, preparing high quality capacity statements and tender documents in response to identified opportunities

Essential knowledge and experience requirements include:

• Excellent French language skills: ability to coordinate proposal development processes and write bids in French
• Minimum of five years' experience of securing institutional funding
• Minimum of five years' experience working with large/diverse multi-nationality virtual teams
• Evidence of success in winning large (multi-million GBP) grants/contracts - ideally including experience of FCDO, USAID, UN Donors, and/or EU.

Candidates must be legally entitled to work in the UK at the time of application. For more details and information on how to apply, please follow the link to our website.

Senior Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Hours: 35 per week

Location: London

Salary: £42,913 to £49,780 per annum. Please note that the starting salary is £42,913 per annum, with the opportunity to progress up the scale over time. This includes London Weighting.

Closing date: 1 August 2021

Expected date of interviews: Week commencing 9 August 2021

Job ref: VA428

Do you believe in standing up for human rights alongside torture survivors? Would you like to use creativity, technology and people power to raise significant funds to positively impact the lives of torture survivors?

Freedom from Torture is looking for a Senior Trusts and Grants Fundraising Manager to join our new, friendly Philanthropy and Partnerships Team. This is an exciting chance to join us as we place survivor empowerment and movement building at the heart of our next four year strategy. 

About the role

You will develop and implement plans for the delivery of the team’s fundraising strategy from Trusts, Statutory funders and Foundations to deliver income targets and to manage team activities in this area. You will work very closely with the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships deputising as and when required; to develop and implement a strategy and plan to grow Trusts and Grant income in order to meet the organisation’s growth targets in the short and long term. You will line manage four Fundraisers across the trusts and grants team.

You will personally secure income from Trusts and Grants preparing high quality funding applications and solicitation plans. You will be responsible for review and sign off on Trust and Grant applications and donor reports to Trusts and Foundations. Additionally, you will maintain excellent stewardship of our donors.

About you

To be successful in this role you must have experience of managing a Trust, Institutional funder or Grant Fundraising function in the charity sector with significant experience of achieving or exceeding agreed goals on income growth.

You must have demonstrable experience and skill in developing successful growth strategies and plans for Trust Institutional funder or Grant fundraising.

You will need experience of fundraising from a variety of Institutional funders and of personally securing six figure multiyear donations. 

It’s essential that you have the ability to develop and manage income budgets, monitoring financial performance against targets.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click the link provided.

Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution and 1% employee contribution.

Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer! People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.

Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history, up to date employment references and the Right to work in the UK.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

No agencies please.

An exciting opportunity for a highly organised and motivated individual to manage the Making Abortion Safe programme, working closely with the Executive Director of Membership and Global and the Vice President for Global Health to achieve The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ (RCOG) strategic programme aims and objectives.

Senior Programme Manager, Making Abortion Safe

35 hours per week

About us

The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 16,000 members in the UK and internationally. We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

About the role

Making Abortion Safe (MAS) is a 3-year programme working to support healthcare professionals to address the barriers to safe abortion and/or post-abortion care for women,girls and pregnant people globally. The programme will work in five focus countries (Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan and Zimbabwe), while also advocating for safe abortion and post-abortion care globally through RCOG members.

In this role, you will lead on the implementation of the MAS programme, ensuring programme activities are delivered according to approved work plan and within budget. This will include working cross-departmentally with other RCOG departments to achieve strategic programme aims and objectives as well as developing and leading on partnerships with professional societies both in the UK and internationally, including Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health, evaluation and research partners.

Responsibilities will also include leading the recruitment and management of external consultants, preparing and submitting detailed narrative and financial programme reports and managing relationships with financial partners within each of the five programme focus countries.

About you

As the ideal candidate, you will have:

• Experience in managing multi-country programmes in low resource settings
• In depth experience in working with a wide range of international partners and professionals, including Ministry of Health officials, to progress programme activities
• Proven competence in managing grant funds, monitoring and documenting project progress and submitting comprehensive narrative and financial reports to donors
• Experience working in the fields of SRHR, international development, public health and/or human rights
• Strong project management skills

Benefits

As a key member of the team, you will be located in our brand new, bespoke offices in London Bridge. We offer a friendly working environment with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Flexible working hours
• First class pension scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Free staff lunch (on-site only)

Please note that due to Covid-19, all College staff are currently working from home.

Closing date: 10.00am on Friday 6 August

Start date: 25th October 2021

We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We are therefore looking for candidates whose backgrounds, experience and identity enhance the diversity of our existing team. We are particularly encouraging applications from underrepresented groups at the College such as those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with a disability.

[We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa]

International Medical Corps provides emergency relief to those struck by disaster no matter where they are, no matter what the conditions, working with them to recover, rebuild and gain the skills and tools required for self reliance. 

Job Purpose

Day-to-day Headquarters liaison for assigned country programs advocating for the needs of the program within the organization and coordinate communications between all departments, including compliance, programming, logistics, legal, security, human resource and communication.

Main Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function with or without reasonable accommodation. The tasks listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

• Day-to-day headquarters liaison for assigned country programs advocating for the needs of the program within the organization and coordinate communications between all departments, including compliance, programming, logistics, legal, security, human resource and communication
• Day to day coordination of proposals, donor reporting process for assigned countries. Monitoring grant performance and overall assigned country portfolio and flag any issue to the Program Manager
• Support dissemination of country specific information with relevant departments. Support with any country specific reporting requirements from other departments and vice versa.
• Monitor grant performance and overall assigned  country portfolio and flag any issue to the Program Manager
• Regular deployment to the field to assist in startup, staff coverage, and close out
• Ensures that donors and internal reporting is submitted on time and in fulfilment of contractual obligations for the countries covered
• External representation as required with donors nature and levels of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

Qualification

Essential

• BA  in related subject+
• Project management certification
• Relevant experience

Desirable

• Master Degree
• + Project management qualification
• Significant relevant experience

Experience

• Some field- based work experience in the sector
• Significant HQ experience supporting relief and development projects in the field
• Experience in proposals development and donor reporting with IMC major donors including BHA, FCDO and ECHO.
• Experience in effectively dealing with international and headquarters staff, and the ability to deal with a broad spectrum of people

Competency

• Knowledge of Project cycle  management
• Knowledge of Logical Framework project planning and design 
• Proposal development and donor report skills
• Knowledge of major donors rules and regulations
• Report writing
• Good research skills
• Ability to read,  analyze,  and  interpret  and apply donor  regulations  and requirements
• Strong analytical skills to determine overall grant performance
• Ability to use creativity, reasoning, past experience, information and available resources to resolve issues
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management and field programs
• Excellent writing skills, excellent cross-cultural communication

Other

• Extensive travel maybe required
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Desirable

• Proficiency in French, Spanish, Arabic (or other relevant language to the portfolio) a plus

How to apply

Candidates who can demonstrate that they meet individual specifications and can prove that they have the right to work in the UK should send application by email. Application should include CV and cover letter stating how you meet each requirement and why you are interested in the role.

Closing date

5PM UK time on 31st July. We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.

Please note:

In order to process job applications, International Medical Corps UK collects personal information submitted by applicants. By applying for this role, you are consenting to that processing,

We are seeking to recruit a director to set up and manage our exciting and innovative virtual and residential programme for looked after young people. To develop, scale and enhance our world-class learning content. You would be responsible for managing the virtual learning environment, ensuring the STEAM lecture series is delivered, working with delivery partners, supporting a network of freelance education tutors and mentors, mentoring our scholars, delivering our alumni programme, delivering some learning sessions and activities, working on session and activity content and ensuring that all of our learning materials are engaging for our scholars and of the highest standards. You will lead, organise and engage with university partners in the provision of our annual 1 week residential for scholars on the virtual programme 

First Star Scholars UK improves the lives of looked-after children and young care leavers by partnering with universities, virtual school heads, schools and designated teachers, social services and carers, and local authorities to ensure looked-after young people have the academic, life skills, and adult support needed to successfully transition to higher education and adulthood. 

We pursue our mission through innovative university-preparatory programmes, providing professional assistance to stakeholders, and advocating for policy change. First Star Scholars offers the UK’s only long-term university preparatory programme for looked-after children as they transition through GCSE and post 16 education – offering a pathway to university and careers through academic support, life skills development and carer engagement. This project supports the Centre for Social Justice ‘12 by 24’ pledge to double the number of care leavers entering university at ages 19-21 (from 6% to 12%) by 2024.

Covid-19 and the worldwide pandemic has significantly impacted and continues to impact society’s most disadvantaged young people and in response First Star’s mission to support the aspirations of young people in care is developing a strong online presence.The impact of Covid-19 is revolutionising the way students and First Star scholars learn. To accomplish this, we are launching a virtual programme mirroring our successful campus-based programme in a hybrid online/face to face model. Developing our interactive teaching model to support more scholars through our diploma led curriculum, scholar support and carer engagement will be primarily delivered through online provision that enables scholars to thrive as part of the First Star programme. Creating this requires a programme director with excellent IT skills and a strong understanding of technology as a learning tool, and the ability to clearly communicate, work with partners, programme directors and providers and, most importantly, engage, motivate, and inspire to aspire our young scholars and their carers.

An international charity that helps women become successful entrepreneurs are currently looking for an experienced Programme Development Manager. You will play a vital part in managing complex partnerships and supporting programme implementation, in line with our on-going commitment to achieve maximum impact for the NGO members. This is a particularly exciting time to join the team, as they are implementing an ambitious 5 year strategy that will grow the income, expand the geographic footprint, and enable them to deliver even more impact for women entrepreneurs worldwide. This role is highly international, working especially with colleagues across Afghanistan, Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
Key responsibilities
Ensure effective delivery of a portfolio of institutional and corporate grants, working closely with the charity's network partners. Provide technical support and advisory where necessary.
Provide high quality project information to both internal and external stakeholders, extracting and quality assuring project data relevant for reporting, and making sure all projects are compliant with donor requirements
Feed into and/or roll-out new project management tools and monitoring systems as needed
Work with Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Advisor to ensure challenges, opportunities, and learning that emerge from programmes are captured, and subsequently fed into new programme design.
Proactively manage relationships with existing donors, developing engagement strategies, sharing key information, and laying groundwork for follow-on funding.
Lead proposals for new and existing donors, coordinating inputs from the charity's and network colleagues, drafting technical inputs, and engaging with funders where required

Person specification

Significant experience managing complex international development projects within an NGO, government or the private sector. Previous experience leading livelihoods or women's economic empowerment project will be an advantage
Previous experience engaging directly with large donors, both in person and via written reports.
Demonstrated experience of successfully running projects in complex matrix or network organisations.
Significant previous experience working with project management tools such as logframes, workplans, and risk matrices as these will be central to the role
A good understanding of proposal management, including project design and proposal writing.

Closing date : 11th August 2021

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting an outstanding international development & women empowerment organisation to recruit their new Programme Development Manager.

This is an exciting new opportunity playing a pivotal role in managing complex partnerships and supporting programme implementation. This role will work with colleagues internationally across Afghanistan, Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

Reporting to the Director of Programmes, the post holder will ensure the effective delivery of a portfolio of institutional and corporate grants, making sure projects are achieving key milestones and that day-to-day activities are on track. The Programme Development Manager will provide high quality project information to both internal and external stakeholders, extracting and quality assuring project data relevant for reporting, and making sure all projects are compliant with donor requirements. You will proactively manage relationships with existing donors, developing engagement strategies, sharing key information, and laying groundwork for follow-on funding. Last but not least, you will provide technical and programme management support to the fundraising team concepting ideas and specific technical inputs to proposals led by fundraisers across the organisation.

We are looking for an innovative thinker and self-starter with significant experience managing complex international development projects within an NGO, government or the private sector. You will have exceptional grant management skills including the capability of engaging directly with complex donors, both in person and via written reports. You will be confident working with project management tools such as logframes, workplans, and risk matrices and will have a good understanding of proposal management, including project design and proposal writing. You will have excellent relationship management skills, strong attention to details and an ability to effectively prioritise between competing deadlines and objectives.

It is desirable - but not essential - to have experience of managing programmes with a focus on sustainable agriculture, value chains, or enterprise acceleration.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. Cover letters are not required at this stage.