This role is based in the UK and open to individuals with unrestricted right to live and work in the UK. At this stage we are unable to offer sponsorship opportunities. Therefore, you must currently hold the right to work in the UK.
Summary of the role:
The Programmes Partnerships team will manage all partner relationships and be responsible for the timely, high quality programmes delivery. Primarily responsible for programmes strategy and proposal development, the team will also act as a primary interface between Muslim Aid and its partners and beneficiaries, as well as with donors and other programmes stakeholders.
The Programmes Partnerships Manager will hold the direct relationship with partners, lead on partner contracting, monitor programmes delivery (budgets and outcomes), convene and facilitate networks and provide a primary interface between the organisation and its partners.
The key responsibilities of this role are to provide relevant technical and management advice and support to ensure partners are effectively and efficiently implementing funded projects whilst ensuring monitoring of programmes activities in compliance with Muslim Aid’s strategy. The role will lead the identifying new partners and ensure Muslim Aid is strategically positioned globally.
About the Role:
The main responsibilities of this role will be to:
- Manage existing relationships and be responsible for identifying and developing new relationships with organisations with whom Muslim Aid’s work has operational and strategic synergy.
- Establish, maintain and expand partnerships and alliances with various strategic partners from development organizations, government, and civil society organisations to ensure active participation and promotion of active citizenship approach.
- Participate in the development of global strategy, planning and policy development considering Muslim Aid experience and capacity in partnership programming.
- Work with partner organisations to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs.
- Collate and compile reports and produce data which feed into the Annual Report of Muslim Aid.
- Undertake monitoring and assessment field visits to partner countries to ensure programmes are implemented as proposed, contracted and per donor guidelines and standards.
About You:
To be successful in this role:
- Educated to Bachelor’s degree level.
- Understanding of development programmes design, implementation and evaluation.
- Experience of working with proposals, budgets, data and reports.
- Proven experience in monitoring and evaluation of programmes; using of quantitative and qualitative research data collected in support of programme development.
- Knowledge of SPHERE, CHS and DEC Accountability Framework priorities and other humanitarian/development sector initiatives and standards.
- Experience of working on emergency and/or disaster preparedness programmes in developing countries.
- Strong and well-developed analytical skills coupled with experience of writing quality proposals and reports Strong analytical abilities.
- Willingness to travel at very short notice.
Why you should apply:
If you are a driven and ambitious individual who will not only maintain our relationships with our programme partners but will also be able to create new ones, then this is the job for you. If you have exceptional analytical and attention to detail skills, then this role may be for you.
You must complete an application form for this role. We do not accept CVs.
Muslim Aid’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children and vulnerable adults in our care/employment. Successful candidates will be expected to undergo a DBS check. In addition, all successful candidates for finance roles will undergo an Experian Credit Check.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief or age.
Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications will be accepted until closing date, however, Muslim Aid reserves the right to initiate interviews and the selection process on a rolling basis with the aim of identifying an appropriate candidate as quickly as possible.
NOTE: We will review your application and see if you are a good fit for the position, and for us. Due to the volume of applicants, we are unable to contact everyone so if you are selected to continue to the interview process, we will be in contact with you.
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Monitoring and Learning Officer to assist with the implementation of the DID programme’s monitoring, evaluation and learning strategy (MEL strategy).
Monitoring and Learning Officer – Disability Inclusive Development Fund Management Team (DID FMT)
Location: Haywards Heath, West Sussex, UK (flexible locations and working arrangements within the UK may be considered)
Salary: £38,000
Contract: 12 month maternity cover contract
Reporting to the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager, this 12 month maternity cover contract role will provide technical support to consortium partners, globally and in-country, to implement the DID programme’s MEL strategy, ensuring that it compliments consortium partners’ existing MEL approaches. This role involves:
- managing the MEL requirements of a portfolio of DID projects and providing these projects with the appropriate technical support to design, set-up and implement their project M&E Frameworks
- significantly contributing to the completion of the quarterly and annual reporting process for a portfolio of DID projects
- contributing to DID programme governance groups, the MEL Network and learning / evidence / communication events
- contributing to the continuous development and smooth operation of the DID programme and its MEL processes
- contributing evidence to quality assurance activities, in collaboration with the MEL Manager and consortium partners
About You
The ideal candidate will be educated to at least university undergraduate degree level, or with equivalent work experience. A Masters level degree would be desirable in a subject such as monitoring and evaluation, public health, international development or statistics. You will be a problem-solver with effective time management, experience of planning, manipulating data and the ability to work well with stakeholders.
You have:
- substantial experience of working within the international development/ humanitarian or other relevant sector
- a strong working knowledge of monitoring and evaluations
- experience in project management and programme monitoring and evaluation with the ability to manage large, complex pieces of work and to produce key deliverables on time.
- impressive written and communications skills
- an understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for people with disabilities
- experience of the complexities of working across multiple countries and continents in an international development organisation
- experience of producing analytical reports, tools, templates and guidance for a wide range of audiences.
- a willingness to travel up to 12 weeks per year on various trips globally
Please read the job description provided for more information about this involved role. We anticipate that interviews will take place in mid-November and are keen for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible after this.
As an equal opportunities employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
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About Internews
Internews is an international non-profit organisation whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect and the means to make their voices heard.
Internews provides communities with the resources to produce local news and information with integrity and independence. With global expertise and reach, Internews trains both media professionals and citizen journalists, introduces innovative media solutions, increases coverage of vital issues and helps establish policies needed for open access to information.
Internews programmes create platforms for dialogue and enable informed debate, which bring about social and economic progress. Internews’ commitment to research and evaluation creates effective and sustainable programs, even in the most challenging environments.
Internews operates internationally, with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, and London, as well as regional hubs in Bangkok and Nairobi. Formed in 1982, Internews has worked in more than 90 countries, and currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.
About the role
We seek a talented fundraiser to help us sustain and grow our income and help us succeed in our mission and, in particular, to help us grow our portfolio of global technology work focused on digital rights, online safety and security, and freedom of expression online.
You will be an experienced trusts and foundations fundraiser who can bring demonstrable success in securing, managing and effectively stewarding significant grants, together with an understanding of the current grant-making climate across the UK and Europe, and the technology sector in particular.
Ideally bringing your own knowledge of key contacts and networks to the role, you will also benefit from pipeline research that has already been conducted. You will also ensure that all current grants are given appropriate donor care. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in developing and expanding trust and foundation support for Internews’ mission.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Developing and maintaining a pipeline of charitable trusts and foundations that could support a range of Internews’ projects, programmes and activities including, but not necessarily limited to: digital rights and information security; media freedom; and supporting information provision within humanitarian settings, and on environmental and health issues;
- Pro-active relationship management of existing trusts/foundations, including coordinating all commitments for these funders across the charity;
- Researching, writing and monitoring applications for a broad range of trusts, foundations and other grant giving institutions, packaging programmes into innovative ‘asks’ that meet the criteria of the funder;
- Ensuring that all income is recorded, monitored and reported according to required deadlines.
- Contributing to and providing regular updates across the organisation to ensure trust and foundation fundraising activity is embedded across the organisation and is aligned with the wider plans and objectives of the charity.
- Undertaking administrative responsibilities related to new funding being secured including liaising with Programme Support and Finance teams to record new income and ensuring all funding agreements are signed and returned on time.
Person Specification
- Proven experience working successfully in a trust and foundations fundraising position in the third sector, securing 5-figure and 6-figure donations;
- Experience preparing fundraising applications, demonstrating fundraising success and excellent writing skills and close attention to detail in written tasks;
- Experience securing funding for tech-related projects is essential;
- Excellent relationship builder and networker both internally and externally;
- Experience of managing relationships with trust and foundation donors;
- Demonstrable experience of maximising opportunities from researching prospects to generating meetings, and securing income to achieve targets;
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (particularly Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint); and CRM databases (specifically Salesforce) and good, accurate typing skills;
- A strong understanding of trust and foundation practices and principles;
- Tactful and assertive, with the ability to communicate and work collaboratively at all levels in a complex environment;
- A high level of practical and organisational skills;
- Ability to work on your own initiative.
Recruitment Timeline
- Closing date for applications: 6 November 2020
Candidates must submit a succinct covering letter of no more than 2-pages explaining how they satisfy the requirements of the roles and responsibilities and person speciation in addition to a CV highlighting relevant experience. The successful candidate will also be asked to provide three professional referees, one of whom must be from their most recent employer.
The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, all the tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the job holder a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.
This position will be located in the United Kingdom and therefore a successful applicant must obtain the Right to Work in the UK in order to commence their employment
About UsChristian Aid is an international development charity that insists the world can and must be swiftly changed to one where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty, and for this to happen unequal power relations need to be challenged and changed.
We work in partnership to eradicate extreme poverty; dismantle its root causes across the world; and enable the voice and agency of the poor and marginalised to be fully realised. We deliver humanitarian assistance, in the wake of disasters and conflict, development programmes and policy, advocacy and campaigns so that poor and marginalised children, women and men, of all faiths and non, can achieve equality, dignity and justice.
This role sits in the Programme Policy, Research and Learning team (PPRL); and leads the Research, Evidence and Learning (REL) hub. REL has a dual mandate - to strengthen Christian Aid's capabilities on research and evidence; and to influence wider sector thinking on development research. Team members deliver capacity development opportunities, provide technical support and advice, and work in collaboration with staff across the organisation to capture programme learning, and design and deliver research. By sharing our learning and research we work to shift power in development research with a view to making it more inclusive of diverse and often excluded perspectives, and more responsive to the realities, practices and needs of those working and living in the global south. Key to this is to build Christian Aid's profile as an organisation that produces credible research, through our own research outputs, and in collaboration with academics and research institutes, especially those based in the global south.
About the role
This role line manages the six members of the REL hub; three advisors (on capacity development, evidence and impact, and research communications) a thematic research specialist, and 2 fixed term posts (a research funding manager and a research associate); and provides strategic leadership and vision for the team, to enable team members to balance practical support to Christian Aid in its evidencing work, with the wider influencing aims: of shifting power in development research.
In addition to strategic leadership and operational management of the team, this role is designed to strengthen Christian Aid's ability to develop research partnerships at national and regional level across our African programmes, working with country teams to support them to think through the types of research partnerships which would be useful for their humanitarian, development and advocacy programmes. This includes 10 African country programmes working on a variety of themes: Climate, governance, health, markets and livelihoods, and gender; in development and humanitarian contexts.
About you
We are looking for an exceptional individual who is passionate about practitioner led research, and the value of research for development impact. You will understand the dynamics of development programmes, while also feeling confident in engaging with academics and forging partnerships in both NGO and academic sectors. You will provide leadership on how to integrate research into the programme management cycle and design research to be useful for practitioners. You will feel as comfortable working with Christian Aid staff and partners as you are engaging with policy makers on issues of research funding and research agenda setting, and you will share our vision of shifting power in research so that the voices of those working with or living in poverty can be better heard.
Equally important will be your leadership and interpersonal skills, your ability to build strong relationships and work across different departments, appreciating a diversity of cultures, workstyles and perspective. You will thrive on learning and developing with others, enjoy facilitation and creating space to promote critical thinking and learning from practice. You will have experience of working as an advisor, be confident at team management and at managing your own workload and competing priorities.
You will have extensive experience in building research partnerships, particularly with African academics based in at least one of the countries where Christian Aid works. You will understand the politics of these, and have experience in creating mutually beneficial partnerships that value the skills, expertise, knowledge and motivations that different actors (both academic and practitioner) bring. You will be passionate about the wider politics in development research, working at both the operational and strategic level to create a more enabling environment for inclusive, diverse, responsive, useful and accessible research which builds from the knowledge and experience of development practitioners and the people they are working with - ie those living in poverty in the global south.
Further information
This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.
We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values, and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.
You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.
Competency questions
As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:
-Partnership: Please tell us about a time that you built a research partnership. What were the key factors you considered in developing this partnership; what was your motivation for the partnership and what roles did the different actors play?
-Communication: Please tell us about a piece of research you designed that had an impact on policy or practice. Why was this piece of research impactful?
-Realising potential: A colleague in a country programme wants to commission an impact assessment as part of their work on climate and comes to you for advice.
-What questions would you ask them to understand more about their plans?
-In thinking about designing such a study what would be your five top pieces of advice? (please use bullet points for your answer)
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Salary will be dependant on country location. If based in London Office an additional £4,170 London Allowance will be added to the yearly salary.
About Us
Christian Aid is an international development charity that insists the world can and must be swiftly changed to one where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty, and for this to happen unequal power relations need to be challenged and changed.
We work in partnership to eradicate extreme poverty; dismantle its root causes across the world; and enable the voice and agency of the poor and marginalised to be fully realised. We deliver humanitarian assistance, in the wake of disasters and conflict, development programmes and policy, advocacy and campaigns so that poor and marginalised children, women and men, of all faiths and non, can achieve equality, dignity and justice.
This role sits in the Programme Policy, Research and Learning team (PPRL); and leads the Research, Evidence and Learning (REL) hub. REL has a dual mandate - to strengthen Christian Aid's capabilities on research and evidence; and to influence wider sector thinking on development research. Team members deliver capacity development opportunities, provide technical support and advice, and work in collaboration with staff across the organisation to capture programme learning, and design and deliver research. By sharing our learning and research we work to shift power in development research with a view to making it more inclusive of diverse and often excluded perspectives, and more responsive to the realities, practices and needs of those working and living in the global south. Key to this is to build Christian Aid's profile as an organisation that produces credible research, through our own research outputs, and in collaboration with academics and research institutes, especially those based in the global south.
About the role
This role line manages the six members of the REL hub; three advisors (on capacity development, evidence and impact, and research communications) a thematic research specialist, and 2 fixed term posts (a research funding manager and a research associate); and provides strategic leadership and vision for the team, to enable team members to balance practical support to Christian Aid in its evidencing work, with the wider influencing aims: of shifting power in development research.
In addition to strategic leadership and operational management of the team, this role is designed to strengthen Christian Aid's ability to develop research partnerships at national and regional level across our African programmes, working with country teams to support them to think through the types of research partnerships which would be useful for their humanitarian, development and advocacy programmes. This includes 10 African country programmes working on a variety of themes: Climate, governance, health, markets and livelihoods, and gender; in development and humanitarian contexts.
About you
We are looking for an exceptional individual who is passionate about practitioner led research, and the value of research for development impact. You will understand the dynamics of development programmes, while also feeling confident in engaging with academics and forging partnerships in both NGO and academic sectors. You will provide leadership on how to integrate research into the programme management cycle and design research to be useful for practitioners. You will feel as comfortable working with Christian Aid staff and partners as you are engaging with policy makers on issues of research funding and research agenda setting, and you will share our vision of shifting power in research so that the voices of those working with or living in poverty can be better heard.
Equally important will be your leadership and interpersonal skills, your ability to build strong relationships and work across different departments, appreciating a diversity of cultures, workstyles and perspective. You will thrive on learning and developing with others, enjoy facilitation and creating space to promote critical thinking and learning from practice. You will have experience of working as an advisor, be confident at team management and at managing your own workload and competing priorities.
You will have extensive experience in building research partnerships, particularly with African academics based in at least one of the countries where Christian Aid works. You will understand the politics of these, and have experience in creating mutually beneficial partnerships that value the skills, expertise, knowledge and motivations that different actors (both academic and practitioner) bring. You will be passionate about the wider politics in development research, working at both the operational and strategic level to create a more enabling environment for inclusive, diverse, responsive, useful and accessible research which builds from the knowledge and experience of development practitioners and the people they are working with - ie those living in poverty in the global south.
Further information
This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.
We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values, and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.
You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.
Competency questions
As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:
-Partnership: Please tell us about a time that you built a research partnership. What were the key factors you considered in developing this partnership; what was your motivation for the partnership and what roles did the different actors play?
-Communication: Please tell us about a piece of research you designed that had an impact on policy or practice. Why was this piece of research impactful?
-Realising potential: A colleague in a country programme wants to commission an impact assessment as part of their work on climate and comes to you for advice.
-What questions would you ask them to understand more about their plans?
-In thinking about designing such a study what would be your five top pieces of advice? (please use bullet points for your answer)
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At Christian Aid we have a vision of a better world, free from poverty, and we are investing in fundraising with a long-term strategy that will enable us to have an even greater impact. Working in partnership with communities across our global neighbourhood, our programmatic approach focuses on sustainable development and immediate humanitarian aid that puts local communities at the heart of decision-making and implementation.
About the role
Christian Aid is looking for a Programme Funding Officer to nurture and manage the Scottish Trusts and Foundations portfolio, as well as Scottish Government-funded projects. You will lead Christian Aid Scotland's Trusts and Foundations strategy, working collaboratively with Christian Aid's central Philanthropy and Programmatic teams. With ambitious growth and consolidation plans for the next three to five years, you will be charged with nurturing existing relationships and exploring and establishing new ones. You will work with the Christian Aid international programme team to manage current projects and seek opportunities for new government funding.
About you
You are an innovative and experienced fundraiser, with a track record of securing and financial gifts of £50k+, developing creative proposals and approaches, and maximizing donor engagement. You will be able to communicate a strong and compelling case to Trusts and Foundations on why they should support Christian Aid at this time. You will have extensive knowledge of the Scottish Trusts and Foundations landscape. Your strong management and team-building skills will enable you to liaise with the Scottish government and country partners, ensuring excellent programme delivery and reporting. You are confident operating in a large complex organisation. This is the perfect opportunity for someone looking to make a difference, looking to be part of an exciting time of fundraising and programmatic change within Christian Aid and working in a hard-working, friendly, open team.
Further information
This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.
We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values, and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.
You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.
Competency questions
As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:
1. Building Partnerships - This set of behaviours supports our values of cooperation and partnership and our organisational commitment to building partnerships. It is about working with others in a spirit of cooperation, recognising that change is brought about through partnership with others. It covers building internal and external relationships, networks and partnerships. This means working collaboratively and overcoming obstacles to achieve mutual aims.
Tell us about a time when you had to develop working relationships with different individuals or other organisations to further your own organisation's goals
· What was the context?
· What were your responsibilities?
· What actions did you take? Why?
· What were the results of your actions? How did you know you had furthered your organisation's goals?
2. Communicate Effectively - These are the skills and behaviours linked to communicating with others. They are founded on our respect for others and belief in the innate dignity of every person. This means communicating clearly and honestly and being aware of how our communications impact on others.
Tell us about a time when you had to identify and analyse the expectations and interests of others to involve them in a common debate or dialogue
· What was the context? Who were the people and what differences did they represent?
· What was your task?
· What did you do? How did you do it?
· What was the outcome? Was everyone involved? Were you successful? If so, how did you know?
3. Realise Potential - These behaviours support our organisational commitment to help staff potential to flourish. They involve encouraging personal and professional development and learning at every level, recognising the valuable contribution of all staff and recognising the talents and aspirations of others. They include developing oneself and others, feedback skills and addressing performance needs
Give us an example of a time when you knew you had provided the appropriate level of supervision or support to a colleague to encourage accountability as well as space to learn
· What was the context?
· Tell us about this colleague and the needs you perceived?
· What action(s) did you take? How did you plan them?
· What was the result? How did you know that the level of supervision was right for that colleague?
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Main role and responsibilities
The overall purpose of the role is to support the Chief Executive, the Executive Team and the Chair and Trustees to develop and to deliver ShelterBox’s mission, strategy, and plan.
ShelterBox will be undergoing a strategy review in 2021. The role of Strategy & Planning Officer will play a key role in helping the CEO and the organisation to reflect and refresh the organisational mission and goals. It will be the key liaison between functional departments who deliver and the CEO who coordinates and sets direction.
The role will work closely with the CEO to support ShelterBox in achieving both the goals of the Operating Plan 2021 as well as ensuring the new strategy is relevant and an effective tool for the organisation.
The position holder will be involved in a wide range of roles from supporting the management of ShelterBox Board, Executive, & Senior Leadership Team meetings (in a company secretary capacity), to budget management/coordination and developing working briefs on a wide range of topics.
The role will also be expected to represent the CEO at key internal discussions and exercise superb judgment, interpersonal skills, and absorb information quickly.
Reporting directly to the CEO, the role will work very closely with the Executive team and the Board on a range of strategic initiatives that impact the wider organisation as well as be an effective partner to senior leaders. The role will also support the Chair of the ShelterBox Board in various duties.
Working with the CEO, the role will:
- Coordinate and integrate the work of the CEO’s office with the rest of the organisation, ensuring effective engagement with all departments.
- Use sound judgment to advise the CEO on complex and sensitive policy issues and questions.
- Assist the CEO and leadership to deliver on the ShelterBox strategy (post 2021).
Who are we looking for?
ShelterBox is seeking an accomplished and highly competent Strategic Planner/Executive Assistant to provide excellent support to the Chief Executive, the Executive Team, and the Board.
You must have proven EA experience at Director/CEO level or have held a role where a high degree of autonomy and highly developed planning and organisational skills are required.
We are looking for candidates with a relevant degree (or equivalent experience) in a field relevant to policy making, strategy, international development/humanitarian affairs, public administration. Ideally, you will also have knowledge or experience of working for the voluntary sector or a charity.
The position holder will need to flex between areas of work on humanitarian thought leadership and response, funding diversification and growth strategies, and partnership building between ShelterBox, its affiliates, strategic donors, and other key organizations.
This is a varied and busy role and to be successful you must have strong prioritisation and time management skills, excellent verbal, and written communication skills along with the ability to develop effective and positive working relationships internally and externally.
You will be a strong team player, who can also work autonomously to clear deadlines. You must also be politically astute with the ability to analyse and summarize large amounts of information quickly.
Strong interpersonal, relationship management and influencing skills are also important, as is the ability to work with a variety of stakeholders with different agendas
The role requires a rigorous and critical thinker, able to ask probing clear questions and drive toward solutions quickly. You must have the ability to anticipate and assess situations accurately and recommend/implement effective courses of action, with a predisposition toward simple and practical solutions, through consensus building.
Duties will include but not be limited to:
Policy and Influence:
- Coordinates and/or oversees the development of policies, procedures, speeches, and strategies relating to complex policy issues for the CEO’s office.
- Conducts research and analysis to support the strategic aims of ShelterBox.
- Drafts strategy documents, reports, speeches, briefing notes, and talking points at the request of the CEO.
Strategy and Planning:
- Lead on the review and consensus building around the process to develop the ShelterBox Strategy 2021.
- Through coordination with Exec team, keep an active overview of the work of departments to ensure effective and coordinated support to and response from the CEO.
- Works with the CEO to set short- and medium-term priorities for strategic engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
- Identifies challenges in the short and longer term, to successfully implementing the ShelterBox strategy and workplans and works with relevant stakeholders to develop proposed solutions.
- Manages strategic projects from inception to completion as assigned by the CEO.
Planning and Coordination
- Provides timely and effective communication of instructions and decisions of the CEO to stakeholders at all levels.
- Ensure Executive Team meeting agendas are developed, and key matters are tabled for discussion.
- Support the CEO and Finance Director in the ongoing strategic oversight of the organisational budget and financial management.
- Ensure minutes are taken at key meetings and for ShelterBox board meetings, including action items and follow up.
- Tracks and documents key strategic internal and external meetings, ensuring that key action points are communicated and follow up occurs.
- Works with internal and external stakeholders to commission and/or develop briefings.
- Works with internal stakeholders to commission and/or develop itineraries and agendas to ensure the CEO engagements are effective in promoting ShelterBox and its mission.
- Fosters teamwork and communications among the Exec Team, Senior Leadership Team, and other key staff.
- Represents the views of the CEO at key internal meetings such as with the Senior Leadership Team.
- Maintains sensitivity and diplomacy with senior colleagues.
Communications
- Represent ShelterBox and CEO at relevant senior meetings and conferences and present the work of the organisation where necessary.
- Be an effective communicator on behalf of and in support of the CEO to the global ShelterBox audience, with a particular emphasis on maintaining effective partnerships and collaboration between ShelterBox and its supporters, as well as the network of partners and affiliates.
- Ensure good working relationships and support the integration of activities across ShelterBx departments.
For the Board of Trustees:
- Distribute high quality papers, taking and producing minutes of board and subcommittee meetings and monitoring implementation of agreed actions.
- Organise, maintain and when necessary, re-organise the meeting schedule for the Board meetings and subcommittees, ensuring the timing of subcommittees leads into quarterly board meetings.
- Organise trustee board away days, organising the venue, papers, and any other resources, including booking travel and accommodation.
- Provide administrative support to the Chair and other trustees as required to enable them to fulfil their duties for ShelterBox
- Maintain a record of board level policies, updating as necessary
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Term
1-year fixed term employment contract
Job Location
London
Position Reports To
Finance Manager
Job Purpose
To support the Finance Manager in ensuring that appropriate accounting, control and reporting processes are adhered to. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with some previous accounts experience, looking into broadening their experience in a complex organisation working in around 30 countries. The role provides opportunity to get hands on experience in different areas of accounting, control, systems, and reporting.
Main Responsibilities
- Accounts payable. Accounts receivable and administration
- Review vendor invoices or payment requests for accuracy, appropriate authorization and supporting documentation;
- Track and ensure proper coding and authorization of all advances and payments.
- Ensure that all supplier invoices once entered by a team member are approved and posted on Deltek CP ledgers.
- Prepare the working papers for domestic bank payment authorization.
- Scan and upload paperwork related to the domestic payments and other transactions on ONBASE scanning portal on a monthly basis.
- Ensure monthly rental invoice for office sub-lease is prepared within a week of receiving quarterly invoice from the landlord, management company and council tax;
- Enter the public donations received via various platforms.
- Enter the grants income received from the documentation summarised by IMC colleagues.
- Treasury
- Support donor receivable management by flagging unpaid grants income
- Coordinate payments with Bank and other HQ offices;
- Support with corporate cash management;
- Initiate foreign exchange transfers;
- Trace settlements of currency transfers initiated;
- Revalue bank balances at the end of every month and post revaluation adjustments to ledgers;
- Bank reconciliation
- Download Bank of England, ECHO and EU currency exchange rates
- Staff expenses
- Ensure that employees use correct allocations to complete the TTS and record expenses in T&E module;
- Keep abreast of travel policy requirements as per Employee Handbook and company travel changes for the company;
- Train new staff on expense in T&E;
- Update balance Sheet accounts on a monthly basis
- Ensure the following balance sheet accounts are updated monthly prior to scheduled month-end close
- Fixed asset additions/disposal and depreciation journal;
- Prepayment & rent journal;
- Subscription, rent/rates and audit journals;
- Accrual journals;
- Reports
- Summarise monthly reports in agreed format;
- Analyse grants receivable balances in a report;
- Download and archive reports from systems on a monthly basis;
- Prepare intercompany analysis;
Person Specifications
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
- Completed or studying towards a recognized accountancy qualification such as ACCA,
CIMA or BSc in Accounting
Experience
- Experience in treasury, accounts payable, and payroll.
Skills & Competencies
- Proficient in using data analysis tools in excel for reports etc.
- Ability to interpret,
apply, train and guide others in finance related policies and processes.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely at all levels, and formulate messages in an engaging way.
Language(s)
- Proficient in English
This job description is subject to review to ensure that it reflects the requirements of International Medical Corps UK.
The tasks listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.
It is our shared responsibility and obligation to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, Trafficking in Persons, Child Safeguarding and any suggested violation to our Code of Conduct, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment. If you see, hear or are made aware of any suggested activities then you have an obligation to report. Background check will be required for successful candidates.
International Medical Corps UK is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.
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 to given email address.
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 30 November 2020. 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. All personal
information is processed in line with our privacy policy on our website.
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If you have a passion for writing and producing powerful impactful stories, using your clear strategic communications leadership across multiple communication channels (including digital and social media), and thrive on building strong relationships across international teams, this is the role for you.
This exciting new role, working for CBM Global will primarily focus on delivering co-ordinated internal and external communications across CBM Global’s brand. As well as the above, you’ll have oversight of content management to grow CBM Global’s audience and digital presence.
Based: The role can be based out of a Member Association office (Australia, Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Switzerland, and UK), other countries where CBM Global has a registered presence such as Germany and Belgium, or our Country Offices in the Philippines, Bangladesh, Laos, Nepal, Indonesia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Burkina, Nigeria, Madagascar and Bolivia.
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week). Fixed term contract to 31 December 2021.
How to apply: Please download the Recruitment Pack below for more details, and apply submitting your covering letter and CV.
Closing date: 09:00 Monday 2 November
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Action Against Hunger has a vision of a world free from hunger. For almost 40 years, across nearly 50 countries, we have led the global fight against hunger. We save the lives of children and work with their communities before and after the disaster strikes. We enable people to provide for themselves, see their children grow up strong, and build prosperous communities. We constantly search for more effective solutions, while sharing our knowledge and expertise with the world. We push for long-term change. We will never give up. Until the world is free from hunger.
We are recruiting a MEAL and Information Management Senior Advisor to join our Operations team. This is a fulltime permanent position based in the United Kingdom responsible for leading on projects implementing knowledge management and learning services across the Action Against Hunger network as well as for a number of external organisations as part of our growing consultancy model.
This post sits within the UK MEAL Services Team of MEAL and knowledge and information management specialists working across a wide variety of projects, actively seeking to generate new business opportunities to improve practice in the sector.
This person will play an integral part in MEAL and knowledge and information management of humanitarian response projects and nutrition projects, delivering key learning outcomes as part of a passionate team of practitioners. Responsible for managing resources and leading on strategic MEAL projects, the postholder will also manage, support and develop a small team of MEAL Advisors.
You must have knowledge of current practices, trends and standards in working within a humanitarian, nutrition, international development or similar organisation, among other skills.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Islamic Relief Worldwide are an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 35 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those effected by poverty, conflicts or natural disasters.
Islamic Relief Worldwide are currently recruiting for the position of ‘Executive Assistant to ERA Director’. In close cooperation with the other divisions of the organisation and the direct line reports of the Director of External Relations and Advocacy (ERA), the Executive Assistant will help the ERA Director achieve the Division’s agreed strategic aims and objectives.
The role involves providing confidential executive level support to the ERA Director; assisting in the smooth running of the division including travel and accommodation arrangements and regular managers’ and all-staff meetings; managing the calendar of the Director and assisting in the management of his social media platforms; providing effective reporting mechanisms; preparing reports and presentational materials on a regular basis; and completion of special projects and tasks agreed in consultation with the divisional management team.
The successful candidate must have or be:
- Significant previous experience of providing senior executive support
- Previous experience of budget monitoring and finance-related administrative
- Previous experience of analysis and research
- Previous experience of coordinating meeting agendas, minute taking and related skills
- Previous experience of project and process management
- Some knowledge of the social media landscape is desirable, coupled with some experience in creating social media content
If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.
PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 08/12/2020
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Pre-employment Checks:
Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:
- screening clearance
- proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
- receipt of satisfactory references
Please note, for UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme
In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:
(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer
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Overview:
Women for Women International works in some of the most dangerous places to be a woman. We serve women survivors of war in conflict and post-conflict areas around the world in 8 countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, Eastern Congo, and Northern Nigeria. Our core belief is that stronger women build stronger nations; and with access to knowledge, resources, and a support network, a woman rebuilds her life and improves her community.
Our model works and we have the data to prove it. In our 26-year history, Women for Women International has reached over half a million women. The women we work with across 3 continents earn just $0.81 a day when we enroll them. At graduation, it’s $2.11, nearly tripled.
Our impact goes beyond income. The number of women who say at least one household member went to sleep hungry in the last four weeks has gone from 18% to 5%. And more women say they speak out against women's abuse: 26% report having publicly spoken in the last 6 months against physically abusing women.
When women have the right tools, they realize the power within themselves to transform their lives, their families, their communities, and finally their entire nations.
Purpose:
Women for Women International has the ambition to dramatically increase grant funding to support programming that has been proven to be transformative for marginalized women survivors of war in fragile and conflict affected countries. The Director of Global Business Development will collaboratively weave together existing strategies at national and regional level into a comprehensive Global Business Development Strategy that can guide business development across the geographic footprint of the organization. This position will be responsible to ensure that the strategy is adaptive to a dynamic and sometimes disruptive global context, supporting the global organization to build the relationships and partnerships needed for global BDU staff and staff in county to go after the most strategic opportunities. This position is responsible to ensure that the Global Board of Directors and the Executive Leadership Team remains informed of progress towards targets and engaged, as appropriate or advantageous, in BDU activity.
In addition to strategic coordination and leadership, the Director of Global Business Development will take an active role in identifying suspects, cultivating prospects, leading proposal development processes as needed and ensuring effective stewardship of current funding partnerships. The global organization has strong teams that carry forward business development from the first identification of a prospect all the way through to the final grant report. This position is envisioned to help ensure that all the teams and the processes continue to work smoothly, efficiently and effectively. Given an ambitious growth strategy, a high volume of opportunities, proposals and activity, the ideal applicant will also have demonstrated experience in contributing to the nuts and bolts of successful proposals and the willingness to take part in any part of the process to ensure success.
Women for Women International offices around the world are increasing their business development capacity and, in some instances, hiring dedicated professional business development staff. The Global Business Development Director will support the continued capacity building of the global fundraising operations and help to ensure that country offices get the support they need to grow their capacity to raise money locally. In addition, this position will help to ensure that implementing country offices can have the most efficient and streamlined engagement with business development staff globally.
The location for this position is flexible with a preference for candidates from a region where WfWI currently works (Africa, Central Asia, Middle East, Europe or the US).
Duties and Responsibilities:
Global Business Development Strategy
- We have an adaptive and rolling strategy process. Keep track of global trends and new developments and draw up analysis from each fundraising operation in order to update and implement a multi-year strategy and an annual business development workplan that will enable WfWI to meet ambitious revenue targets.
- Ensure that the Global Pipeline is regularly updated and serves to help teams track progress towards revenue targets and informs decision-makers on progress toward goals.
- Report progress to and discuss challenges with the Leadership Teams and appropriate Board committees and the Global Board of Directors.
- Work closely with key fundraisers, program staff and other teams across WfWI to implement effective strategies and approaches to grow funding and scale our programs.
- Work across all parts of the organization that are engaging in various forms of partnership to ensure that we can leverage these partners in global BDU efforts, including identifying and cultivating strategic partnership relationships.
- Coordinate fundraising activities of relevant WfWI actors.
- Support Country Office and program staff to understand and implement best practice in fundraising and partnerships with governments, institutions, foundations and corporations.
- Builds strong relationships across the organization to strategically deploy programmatic experts, staff and leadership towards implementation of the Global BDU Strategy, including support to the CEO and other Executive Leadership and staff in country offices in efforts to build relationships with donors, steward current philanthropic partnerships and achieve strategic goals.
Identify Funding Sources and Cultivate Donors
- Manage business intelligence collection efforts by staying abreast of overall funding developments and understanding overall funder priorities and calls for proposals.
- Coordinate & manage the research and strategy for pursuing viable funding opportunities from foundation, corporations and government donors.
- Build and maintain an active pipeline of prospects, in keeping with revenue targets.
- Develop leads on promising funding opportunities by initiating outreach and strengthening relationships with current and potential donors, as required.
- Identify and build partnerships with other NGOs for joint proposals.
- Regularly communicate with country offices to gather business intelligence and keep them abreast of new areas of business development and ensure that each country has a comprehensive donor mapping and a business development strategy.
- Ensure that there is a strategic approach for key priority funders including mapping our approach to funding.
Prepare Proposals
- Depending on the size and complexity of the proposal, serve as lead coordinator, proposal reviewer, and/or lead writer on submissions.
- When coordinating a submission, manage technical writer, researchers or consultants where applicable, and anyone else directly involved in the application to produce compelling and competitive proposals.
- Train other staff members to coordinate all aspects of proposal development and to write high-quality proposals.
- Develop and cultivate relationships with technical specialists, subject-matter experts, and professional writers to contribute to technical solution designs, reviews, and analysis of proposals and business development strategy.
- Contribute to technical solution design processes as needed.
- Ensure that relevant internal stakeholders contribute to proposal design and that, when appropriate, relevant staff approve the final proposal.
- Liaise with colleagues in the development of a coherent budget, ensuring adherence to grantor criteria in relation to accepted costs, percentages, and format.
Support Country Office Business Development
- Coach and mentor Country Office teams to pursue local opportunities.
- Support Country Offices with updating of their business development plans
- Identify resources needed to strengthen fundraising capacity in countries.
- Develop a plan for strengthening business development in each Country Office.
Communication & Teamwork
- Prepare and communicate analysis and trends to the Leadership Team and Global Board of Directors.
- Communicate with colleagues in Global Programs Unit, Finance, Development, and the UK office. Must be able to operate in an environment with over-lapping roles.
- Develop an effective process for sharing proposals, templates, and cases for support so that all WfWI fundraisers can access material helpful to support their fundraising efforts.
- Participate in internal meetings and processes to represent the global BDU teams as needed.
- Performance manage direct reports in line with WfWI’s performance management framework, including setting of annual performance objectives, development plans, appraisals throughout the year, and regular one-on-one meetings
- Responsible for training, developing, managing and leading staff as well as hiring appropriate staff
- Ensure safeguarding measures are implemented within area of responsibility
- Follow up, and address Code of Conduct or Safeguarding issues appropriately
- Adhere to WfWI’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding Policies and report concerns
This position will require regular national and international travel, estimated at 25% but subject to change.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree required and Master’s degree preferred, in a relevant subject, or the equivalent in experience.
- At least ten years of experience in fundraising with hands on experience across at least two funding channels (i.e., foundations; corporate partnerships; or government (bilateral or multi-lateral) for an international NGO.
- Proven track record of success in fundraising with evidence of personal engagement and leadership of successful, large, and complex proposals and pitches.
- Proven successful grant writing experience.
- Adopts a growth mindset and has demonstrated experience in relationship-based fundraising strategies.
- Experience managing staff and working cross-departmental, cross-country contexts with a proven record of building, managing and working with virtual teams and creating an enabling environment.
- Current and strategic understanding of the global humanitarian, development and gender funding environment and future trends.
- Excellent spoken and written English to include research, writing, and communication skills.
- Editing experience and strong attention to detail.
- Demonstrated experience building the capacity of staff in country offices.
- Independent, but good at working with a team and ability to coordinate with others to produce material on deadline, usually managing multiple deadlines.
- Proven ability to build consensus and support across, up and down the organization.
- Excellent budget management skills including the ability to oversee complex program budgets in compliance with donor requirements.
- Certification or formal credentialing in nonprofit fundraising management or philanthropic leadership a plus.
- Proficiency in French, Arabic, Swahili or Dari is a plus.
- International work experience delivering restricted/unrestricted funded projects a plus.
- Commitment to and respect for Women for Women International’s mission and values
- Computer skills including working with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Email
- Ability to travel as required and have flexible work schedule which may include early mornings, evenings and weekends. May be required to occasionally work beyond normally scheduled hours.
Organizational Values:
Adhere to WfWI’s Code of Conduct and organizational values -
Empowerment, Integrity. Respect. Resilience
The duties, responsibilities and activities of this job description may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Programme Design and Impact Advisor
We have rewarding opportunity for a Programme Design and Impact Advisor to join a global programme team to play a vital part in supporting the development of integrated strategies and programmes of work.
Position: Programme Design and Impact Advisor
Location: Based in Sidmouth, Devon – “an area of outstanding natural beauty”. Flexibility on location will be considered for exceptional candidates.
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £40,500
Contract: Permanent – Starting as soon as possible
Benefits: Generous annual leave, pension scheme, Healthshield plan, confidential counselling service, subsidised restaurant, free parking, enhanced maternity/paternity benefits, Life Assurance Scheme, 31 day’s holiday per year, inclusive of the 8 statutory public holidays. This increases by one day each year until a maximum of 34 days is reached.
Closing Date:Wednesday 4 November 2020
The Role
The Programme Design and Impact Advisor is responsible for supporting international efforts and the wider staff to identify, design, develop and implement robust impactful international development programmes.
This includes:
- Leading the development and implementation of a results framework to monitor evaluate and measure impact and to capture learning.
- Working alongside our UK and international staff and with our partners to develop robust, evidence-based programmes.
The role plays a pivotal part in embedding ways of working that allow the charity to deliver high quality programmes, measure its impact and be accountable at all times.
About You
As Programme Design and Impact Advisor, you must:
- Be able to demonstrate a track record of programme design and MEAL experience in international development or related discipline and a thorough understanding of the technical elements of robust and effective MEAL systems.
- Have experience of working with theory of change and/or comparable programme development tools
- Have experience of designing robust MEAL frameworks for performance measurement and impact assessment (e.g. chain of impact, M&E plans, logical frameworks.
- Have excellent communication, IT and organisational skills, with the ability to manage budgets and resources in addition to managing and motivating a team and individuals.
A driving licence is essential for this role.
If you feel you have the qualities, skills and experience to fulfil this varied, rewarding and vital role, we would love to hear from you!
In return…
You can be part of an evolving program of change taking place within a leading charity working in an area of outstanding natural beauty. With amazing benefits and opportunities to develop you career, you can really make a difference in a fulfilling and rewarding role.
About the Organisation
The sanctuary is one of the UK’s largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide. Constantly working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.
“The Sanctuary is a positive place to work with friendly staff and a wonderful charity. With amazing work throughout the world, once you join you never want to leave!”
The charity is a Disability Confident Employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.
You may also have experience in areas such as Programme, Programme Advisor, Programme and Impact Advisor, Programme and Impact, Impact, Impaction Officer, Impact Advisor, Programmes, Programme Designer, MEAL, Change, Change Management, Impact Evaluation
Employment Type: Fixed-term (3 years)
Posting: Unaccompanied
Application Deadline: 06 November 2020 - applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews will be organised according to availability. As such, the application window will close if a suitable candidate is appointed.
Summary of Role
The Country Director will provide dynamic leadership and management to develop and deliver MA-UK ‘s strategy in Myanmar, with a focus on leading and building a high-performing, diverse team and developing strong relationships with external stakeholders that are critical to the organisation’s growth and reputation in the country.
About the Role
The main responsibilities of this role will be to:
- To ensure the country office’s programme strategy is responding to the country’s critical development and humanitarian needs, and is also aligned to organisation’s global strategy, mission and values.
- To enhance MA-UK’s reputation and brand through maintaining positive relationships with other stakeholders, including government, donors, UN bodies, other INGOs, and local NGOs.
- To build and maintain positive and professional relationships with existing and potential partners.
- To seek new funding opportunities through in-country and external relationship building including with bilateral and multilateral development partners, embassies and high-net individuals.
- Organise successful audits of any donor funded programme which is audited by external auditors of donor agencies in consultation HQ.
- Maintain an overview of the political and security context, noting how developments may affect programme work. To ensure regular reporting to the UK office on these matters.
About you
To be successful in this role:
- Understanding of the drivers of poverty and a first-hand understanding of Myanmar.
- Proven experience of working in a country director or other senior level leadership/management position in an INGO environment.
- Considerable experience of international development work, including project or programme management.
- Experience of multiple donor grant management and reporting to major donors.
- Experience of networking with key stakeholders particularly for fundraising and influencing.
- Experience of working with organisations in developing countries, ideally in South and Southeast Asia.
- Experience of multiple donor grant management and reporting to major donors.
Why you should apply
Our Myanmar Country Office is growing and if you are a focused, confident and inspirational leader who is ready to contribute to the growth and take the Country Office to the next level, then this is the role for you. Please ensure that you review the job description before applying.
How should you apply:
All applicants are required to complete an application form Please forward the application form with the subject title "CD Myanmar app form." We DO NOT accepts CVs.
NOTE: We will review your application and see if you are a good fit for the position, and for us. Due to the volume of applicants, we are unable to contact everyone so if you are selected to continue to the interview process, we will be in contact with you.
This role is based in the UK and open to individuals with unrestricted right to live and work in the UK. At this stage we are unable to offer sponsorship opportunities. Therefore, you must currently hold the right to work in the UK.
Summary of Role
The Procurement & Logistics Coordinator will be a technical lead on procurement and logistic matters introducing, developing and implementing best practice at our UK Headquarters and offering technical support to our Country Offices. The role will aim to support Muslim Aid in its delivery of high quality, accessible and reliable humanitarian aid across UK Headquarters and Country Offices. It will encourage engagement as we further develop our procurement and logistics systems, policies and procedures and associated planning.
The post holder will manage the procurement and logistics framework and tools, in order to strengthen the capabilities and knowledge of all our stakeholders, ensuring we adopt best practice and industry standards across our global operations. The post holder will work closely with key stakeholders, help identify and develop a robust system and framework across our business operations to support ongoing logistics and procurement activities. You will also oversee all education and training delivered to staff, volunteers, consultants and those associated to Muslim Aid.
About the Role
The main responsibilities of this role will be to:
- Develop and co-ordinate the procurement and logistics strategy for UK Headquarters and offer technical support to Country Offices with local strategy and planning aimed at strengthening local procurement capacity and resources.
- Help and support UK Headquarters, Country Office Focal Points and staff to establish and develop local procurement networks to support local implementation.
- Support effective auditing and certification of the Country Offices procurement systems and provide guidance to the countries on designing appropriate procurement frameworks and accompanying action plans. Oversee follow-up action in order to ensure maximum levels of compliance and competence.
- Review /adapt Muslim Aid’s Global Procurement policy and procedures, reporting mechanisms, risk registers and other procedures that are managed/supervised by UK Headquarters and Country Office teams and partners.
- Develop systems to anticipate, assess and manage risks and concerns raised across our UK Headquarters and Country Offices, ensuring that appropriate follow up is conducted and learning from implementing those processes is communicated across the organisation and embedded into its culture.
About You
To be successful in this role:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Logistics and Supply Chain, or other related field.
- Experience of procurement and logistics practices within developing countries.
- Proven experience designing, facilitating and evaluating procurement training programmes/workshops in different cultural and organisational contexts and at a range of levels.
- Solid experience of analysing, drafting, preparing and presenting comprehensive reports and assessments to audiences at a range of levels.
- Knowledge of procurement/supply chain and logistics regulations in local and international setting.
- Ability to adapt to changing deadlines and priorities and deliver results against demanding timetables and in the face of competing demands.
- Willingness and ability to travel independently and work within challenging environments, sometimes at short notice.
Why you should Apply
If you are self-motivated, with the ability to be strategic and adaptable. If you understand the importance of reducing costs so that charity money can be spent where the need is greatest, then this is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring Procurement & Logistics Coordinator.
Muslim Aid’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children and vulnerable adults in our care/employment. Successful candidates will be expected to undergo a DBS check. In addition, all successful candidates for finance roles will undergo an Experian Credit Check.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief or age.
Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications will be accepted until closing date, however, Muslim Aid reserves the right to initiate interviews and the selection process on a rolling basis with the aim of identifying an appropriate candidate as quickly as possible.
NOTE: We will review your application and see if you are a good fit for the position, and for us. Due to the volume of applicants, we are unable to contact everyone so if you are selected to continue to the interview process, we will be in contact with you.