Cara Syria Programme in the Region

‘Investing in Syria’s Intellectual Capital: Creating Pathways to the Future’

Post Syria Programme Senior Officer

Purpose To provide support to Syria Programme activities, including finances, events logistics, core database, online portal

Experience Masters or equivalent experience with a minimum of 1-year experience of supporting an international project of similar scale and complexity and overseeing a small project team.

Start Date 6 January 2020

Duration 12 months - with the possibility of an extension subject to funding

Salary £28,000 - £32,000 (depending on experience)

Reporting to Cara Middle-East Adviser

Website www.cara.ngo

Application Deadline 29 November 2019

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Organisation Background

The Council for At-Risk Academics is a UK-registered charity founded in 1933 under the leadership of William Beveridge[1], to rescue academics suffering persecution under the rise of Nazism and facilitate their continued work in safety.  Sixteen Cara Fellows from the 1930s and 1940s became Nobel Laureates, and many more innovators in their fields, including, Nikolaus Pevsner, Lise Meitner and Karl Popper.  A number of Cara’s founders and Council members also personally provided places and/or funds to help individual academics; and Cara, known in the 1930s as the AAC, later the SPSL, was closely involved in the successful effort in 1933 to bring to London the Warburg Institute art library, which had been prohibited by the Nazis, and six of its staff.

Cara has been a lifeline to academics at risk for over 80 years, as and when world events have placed them in the line of fire: Hungarian Uprising, Cold War, Apartheid South Africa, Iran, Latin American Juntas, Vietnam, Kosovo, DRC, Rwanda, Sudan, Zimbabwe etc. and, more recently Iraq, Yemen, Iran and Syria.  Cara support is typically framed as temporary sanctuary offered at times of heightened risk.

Cara’s Objectives ‘To assist academics who have been, or are, or are at risk of being, subject to discrimination, persecution, suffering or violence on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, to relieve needs among them and their dependants and ensure that their specialist knowledge and abilities can continue to be used for the benefit of the public.’

‘To advance education by supporting academics and their educational institutions in countries where their continuing work is at risk or compromised, to ensure that such academics and institutions can continue to fulfil their critical role as educators for the public benefit.’

Cara Syria Programme in Region

Launched in October 2016, the Cara Syria Programme in Region is now in its third year (Phase 3), working predominantly with Syrian academics in exile in Turkey where the greatest number have sought refuge.  Cara has over 400 Syrian academics registered on the Syria Programme database, of whom over 100 are actively engaged in one of more of the Syria Programme Strands (activities).

Syria Programme Aim ‘To nurture and enable future opportunities for Syrian academics by facilitating professional connection and collaboration and continued academic development and contribution whilst in exile, as a group that is vital to the future of Syria.’

Phase 3, an 18-month period, began on 1 April 2019 and consists of six strands:

• Strand 1: English for Academic Purposes (EAP) a blended-learning activity combines weekly one-to-one online EAP sessions with monthly workshops in Istanbul.  Following a pilot in Phase 2, weekly group face-to-face sessions will be introduced in three geographical locations where clusters of participants exist.

• Strand 2: Academic Development (AD), another blended-learning activity, combines online webinars and courses, with workshops in Istanbul.  A more comprehensive online programme will be developed over Phase 3.

• Strand 3: Research Incubation Visits (RIVs) 2- to 8-week visits by Syrian participants to discipline-relevant UK university departments to allow networking, training and the development of a collaborative research project with academics from the hosting department, enabling longer-term institutional affiliation, online resource access and collaboration.

• Strand 4: Cara-Commissioned Research (CCR) facilitates research collaborations that offer action-learning opportunities.  In Phase 1, a Cara-commissioned study, led by Cambridge University faculty working with nineteen Syrian academics in exile, captured the state of HE across Syria both pre and post 2011.  In Phase 2, building on Phase 1, 26 Syrian academics in exile, under the guidance of an Institute of Development Studies faculty member, has undertaken 5 thematic studies, looking at the role of HE in addressing societal challenges in Syria.  In Phase 3, Strand 4 will continue to facilitate ongoing academic engagement by academics in exile on Syria-related topics.  Research outputs aim to inform policy makers and planners amongst key responders to the Syria crisis.

• Strand 5: Syria Research Fellowship Scheme (SRFS), provides funding to support research on Syria or Syrian populations in exile, with grants ranging between £3K and £15K.  Small grant research is led by Syrian academics in exile and larger grants support research collaborations between Syrian academics in exile and colleagues from the wider regional and international academic communities.

• Strand 6: Arts & Humanities (A&H) combines existing Syria Programme activities, dedicated to Syrian colleagues in exile whose disciplines sit within the Arts & Humanities.

Online elements of the Programme are supported by a dedicated online Portal and allied Moodle site.

The Programme relies extensively on volunteer support for all of its Strands, with over 200 discipline and EAP experts delivering weekly online one-to-one EAP sessions, weekly E-learn Soiree Series, as well as supporting research and facilitating workshops in Istanbul.

Governance The development and implementation of Strands 1 and 2 are overseen by their respective Steering Groups comprising experts from Cardiff, Edinburgh, Kent, Middlesex, Queen Mary’s, Reading, Sheffield and South Wales universities, also on a volunteer basis.  The overall Programme is overseen by the Cara Syria Programme Steering Committee comprising the Cara Chair, Honorary Secretary, Executive Director, and a Cara Trustee and board member.

Syria Programme Staffing The staff of the Cara Regional Syria Programme currently consists of two Syria Programme Administrators and two Administrative Assistants, overseen by Kate Robertson, Cara Middle East Adviser, who leads the overall Programme.  The successful candidate will be a Cara member of staff but will work, with the other Programme staff, from the Middle East Adviser’s home in south-east London.

Person Specification and Responsibilities

1.  Qualification or Experience

•   Master’s degree or equivalent experience in the workplace

•   Experience of supporting an international project of similar scale and complexity (1 year minimum)

• Experience of overseeing/guiding a small project team

I. Essential

• Fluent English – spoken and written
• Experience of Microsoft Excel for book-keeping, data capture and analysis purposes
• Excellent/proven oversight, time-management and organisational skills
• Experience of databases.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Confident, sensitive communication skills
• Excellent/proven writing skills
• Good team player
• Ability to work independently to deadlines
• Understanding of issues of confidentiality
• Dynamic and flexible working manner
• Ability to accept and use feedback
• Entitlement to work in the United Kingdom without any additional approvals

II. Desirable

• Arabic and/or Turkish language skills
• Experience of website development and maintenance
• Experience of online software, e.g. WordPress, Salesforce, Moodle, Articulate 360
• Knowledge of the Middle East and Syria in particular
• Experience of working in the humanitarian NGO or education sector, or similar

2.  Responsibilities

As Senior Programme Officer, to support the Cara Middle East Adviser in both strategic thinking and development relating to the Syria Programme and day-to-day management tasks, including:

• Oversight of the four-member Syria Programme team
• Communication with partners, including funders
• Identifying new partners and opportunities
• Writing reports, e.g. for the Cara Syria Programme Steering Committee, Cara Finance & General Purpose Committee, Cara Council, and interim financial/ narrative reports to funders etc
• Data Analysis
• Newsletters
• Fundraising and proposal writing
• Programme scheduling and logistics

The Senior Programme Officer will, in particular, have a key role to play in the coordination of Strand 6 ‘Arts & Humanities activities’ and in monitoring and identifying potential synergies and opportunities for collaboration between the Syria Programme and the Cara core Fellowship Programme.

3.  Undertakings

The Senior Programme Officer will receive a contract, appropriate support and relevant training and supervision, an annual salary of between £28,000 and £32,000 based on experience, and a pension contribution of 8% of salary following completion of the probationary period.

The Senior Programme Office will in turn be expected to adhere to Cara’s policies and practices on confidentiality, equal opportunities and health and safety, and to wear appropriate dress.  

Working hours will be 9am to 5pm unless otherwise agreed in writing.

Annual leave is 25 days a year, plus public holidays.

4.  Time Commitment

The post will be for a minimum of twelve months, five days a week, preferably to start on 6 January 2020.  The jobholder will be subject to a three-month Probationary period, to run from the contract start date.

5.  Application

Please send your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the post, with particular reference to the ‘Person Specification and Responsibilities’ set out above.Submissions without a covering letter will not be considered.

Please include contact details for three suitable referees, ideally individuals for whom you have previously worked. These will only be taken up with your prior permission.  

Please include ‘Senior Programme Officer’ in the subject line of your electronic submission.

Application Deadline 29 November 2019

We anticipate that interviews will be held in central London on 6 December 2019

[1] Lord William Beveridge was Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1919 to 1937

Who we are:

Muslim Aid are an International not-for-profit providing support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background.

We place strong emphasis on long-term development projects that build the capacity of local people helping themselves. In addition to the 11 country offices worldwide we also work with multiple partner offices focussing on sustainable development programmes and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis.

Summary of the role:

The Supporter Experience team is involved in ensuring the supporter experience is at the heart of everything we. We are aiming to increase the depth and value of supporter relationships whilst encouraging repeat giving or multiple interactions. The purpose of this role is to design and implement first class stewardship plans to ensure our amazing supporters have a great experience with Muslim Aid and care about the cause for many years.

About the Role:

The post holder will play a pivotal role in making Muslim Aid more data and insight driven in the way we fundraise and communicate with supporters. The Supporter Experience team will take a lead in mapping supporter journeys by using a data driven methodology to ensure we are implementing insights to improve the way we engage with our supporters.

As a confident communicator, you will help develop a culture based on understanding and interpreting supporter behaviours and motivations. Using this information, you will lead on mapping journeys and experiences across communications, campaigns and the fundraising portfolio to maximise a supporter’s lifetime value.

The main responsibilities of this role will be to:

• Maximise retention of existing supporters and grow the long-term value of the supporter base.
• Maximise the effective use of insight, data and knowledge in building and maintaining long-term relationships with supporters.
• Complete an audit of current supporter journeys across the organisation.
• Through research, testing and analysis, create new supporter journeys to increase engagement and improved income generation.
• Ensure we provide first class supporter care and stewardship through personalising and valuing our donors, fundraisers and volunteers and to build long term relationships.
• Ensure that all teams are enabled and empowered to identify opportunities and resolve issues to improve supporter care, loyalty and supporter retention.

About You:

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Significant supporter/customer care experience obtained from the commercial or charity sectors.
• Proven experience developing internal relationships across a complex organisation – working with internal clients to develop and adapt briefs to improve supporter experience.
• An understanding of the ‘Supporter Journey’ preferably gained in the charity sector
• Experience working in a busy environment, prioritising activities appropriately and managing multiple, conflicting priorities.
• Thorough understanding and experience of the principles of stewardship and a proven attitude of customer care.
• Excellent understanding of customer service and complaints management practices.

Why you should apply:

If you are process and data-driven and motivated by providing high standards of customer care, this role is an exciting opportunity for an goal-orientated individual to be able to lead on the mapping of the supporter journey and to build the processes supporting that journey.

You will be joining a supportive, highly-skilled, passionate organisation as a specialist in your field. Muslim Aid offer a 35-hour week, generous holiday allowance of 37 days (including bank holidays), flexible working and encourage a healthy work-life balance.

How to apply:

To apply please submit your cover letter (no more than 1 page) and CV to us. 

[For Country Offices]: Please do not include photo/Date of Birth/Marital Status/ Religion/Address on your application.

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.

• Head of Humanitarian Programmes
• Full Time
• Location: London
• Closing Date: 30th November 2019

Who we are:

Muslim Aid are an International not-for-profit providing support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background.

We place strong emphasis on long-term development projects that build the capacity of local people helping themselves. In addition to the 11 country offices worldwide we also work with multiple partner offices focussing on sustainable development programmes and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis.

Summary of the role:

This crucial role will lead Muslim Aid’s global emergency surge management through the continual development and management of humanitarian capacity and surge resources ensuring high quality programme delivery to communities affected by disasters. This includes responding to slow and rapid onset emergencies and supporting communities to become resilient to future shocks.  In all its work, Muslim Aid ensures focus is on the affected population.

About the Role:

The post holder will contribute to the development of the global humanitarian programme strategy whilst providing operational management assistance, funding and programmatic support to the humanitarian team, country offices and working in close coordination with the Regional teams and the International Programmes Directorate. The post also acts as a focal point for World Humanitarian Summit, CHS, and related advocacy issues.

The main responsibilities of this role will be to:

1. Ensure Humanitarian response programmes are well managed and coordinated internally and externally. 
2. Ensure that departmental objectives are actively monitored, continuously analysed and adaptable to changing internal and external environments.
3. Prepare MA humanitarian plans with budgets and initiating a timely and effective emergency response.
4. Manage the recruitment, identification and deployment of humanitarian surge resources for global emergency responses.
5. Create and manage systems to support surge staff (including performance management), and regularly analyse and report on the resultant data.
6. In emergency situations, undertake deployments to field locations in order to assist disaster response efforts through effective surge management and programmatic support.
7. Work with local MA teams to create action plans, closely monitor project statuses from start to finish, and contribute to the effective implementation and delivery of emergency projects.

About 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.

To be successful in this role:

• Significant experience in Disaster Management at national and international level with an International NGO.
• Knowledge of disaster management and a good understanding of relevant humanitarian and policy issues.
• Knowledge and understanding of International Humanitarian System and the WHS.
• Demonstrated understanding in most of the following sectors: Disaster and response management; Community managed disaster preparedness activities; Government (s) led Disaster Management System.
• Knowledge of the dynamics of national partner organisations and role of the Government, INGOs and UN agencies in humanitarian settings.
• Good knowledge of best practices in surge capacity.
• Relevant qualifications in a related field

Why you should apply:

If you are self-motivated, with the ability to work with a high degree of autonomy this role is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious humanitarian response specialist to be able to lead on, build and develop Muslim Aid’s humanitarian capacity and surge resources. This role offers incredible breadth and depth of experience and could be a fascinating opportunity to develop your career.

You will be joining a supportive, highly-skilled, passionate organisation as a specialist in your field. Muslim Aid offer a 35-hour week, generous holiday allowance of 37 days (including bank holidays), flexible working and encourage a healthy work-life balance.

How to apply:

To apply please submit your cover letter (no more than 1 page) and CV to us.

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.

Do you want to play a key role in an organization which stands up for children? Join Save the Children as a Humanitarian Health Adviser: Epidemic Preparedness and Response and support field humanitarian programmes, capacity building and policy/guidance on epidemic preparedness and response activities.

In our Humanitarian department, we fight for children every single day. We integrate emergency and development work, through our country programmes. We increase our capacity to meet the assistance and protection needs of children and their families affected by crises. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As Humanitarian Health Adviser you will carry out short field assignments to countries in order to support preparedness for epidemics, deploying to the field at short notice in the event of emergencies, ensuring broad spectrum of response strategies for epidemic prone disease: from case management, to timely and pre-emptive vaccination campaigns, to integration with key sectors such as WASH.  You will also strengthen public health intelligence at SCUK including supporting country programmes to implement effective ongoing surveillance. You will help with the implementation of early warning, alert and response (EWAR) during an emergency when the national surveillance system is disrupted or underperforming. In addition you will:

• Work to strengthen our own DHIS2 Health Information Management system: including setting up line listing capability and capacity, supporting with data flow, improving data linkages
• Analyse, monitor and report epidemic health surveillance data to inform the planning of high quality services
• Support the delivery of core objectives through applying statistical and epidemiological methods to a range of health data as required
• Contribute to the design and rollout of SC humanitarian health capacity building initiatives for our and partners’ staff
• Drive forward our organisational strategy to expand our work on epidemic preparedness and response in emergencies, by building up our organisational capability to prepare and respond to epidemics and working with external stakeholders.

To be successful you will have a background in infectious disease prevention and response, with experience of data management, data collection, surveys or outbreak investigations and an ability to design and implement surveillance systems for monitoring epidemics. You will be a strong team player with prior experience working in hardship or challenging environments and a proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff. In addition you will have:

• Clinical background desirable: Doctor or Nurse
• An MSc in epidemiology, or public health and/or equivalent field experience
• Experience with mobile data collection, visualisation software and DHIS 2
• Proven practical skills with Epi-info, Excel, STATA or SPSS, Word, Powerpoint
• Solid experience in the design, planning, implementation and evaluation of vaccination interventions in emergencies, including campaigns and routine vaccination
• Progressive and solid experience on the field in the implementation and management of humanitarian health programmes
• The ability to travel with short notice up to 50% of the time.

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you.

To apply please visit our website.

Closing date: 17th November 2019

Malaria has been described as the oldest killer disease in history and still claims the life of a child every two minutes. Malaria No More UK envisions a world where no one dies this preventable, curable disease. More than a decade into their mission, their work has contributed to historic progress towards this goal. Their ongoing focus is to help mobilise the political commitments, funding and innovation needed to achieve what would be one of the greatest humanitarian accomplishments - ending malaria within our generation. 

The opportunity:
Malaria No More UK is looking for an experienced Head of Policy to join their International Advocacy team, reporting to the Managing Director, Global Advocacy, Policy & Partnerships. This newly created role will lead on developing and distilling accessible, evidence based and robust policy positions to support and inform the organisation’s advocacy and communications work. The role will work cross-organisationally, with UK and international partners, with a particular focus on supporting efforts to achieve the commitment to halve malaria across The Commonwealth by 2023, including a key upcoming opportunity with the 2020 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali.  

Main responsibilities:

• Lead on Malaria No More UK’s policy development, to ensure they have clear, accessible and communicable policy asks to inform their advocacy efforts at a Global level and in relevant key countries and regions - including the UK, focus African Commonwealth countries, global institutions and partners
• Support wider policy development and partnership working in the build up to key moments such as CHOGM2020
• Participate and position Malaria No More UK in relevant key global health meetings and debates, supporting efforts to strengthen international policy making and investment in the global health “innovation to access” pipeline
• Work closely with the Director of Programmes and Partnerships Development, helping strengthen engagement and partnership opportunities with key external partners and institutions, across public and private sector bodies
• This role will include line management of a Policy Officer and additional consultants as required
• Flexibility for international travel will be required

Key skills and experience required:

• A strong in-depth policy understanding and backgound in global health is required, ideally with experience working in malaria policy development, advocacy or implementation
• Evidence of partnership working, with experience of working with global partners and stakeholders

Closing date: Monday 18th November. 
Interviews: 26th and 27th November. 

Please contact Emily Roberts at Ellwood Atfield for any other information.

Director of Policy and Campaigns (interim)

You will lead Concern UK’s influencing strategy and delivery. You’ll line manage the UK Policy & Campaigns Team and be an active member of the UK Senior Management Team as well as building the reputation and influence of Concern UK on priority issues with Government, multilaterals, MPs and the sector (UK and internationally).

Director of Policy and Campaigns (interim) Responsibilities:

- Provide strategic and operational direction to Concern UK’s Policy & Campaigns team in support of its Strategic Plan.
- Lead development and delivery of Concern UK’s advocacy approaches, including developing and reviewing annual Operational Plans and Budgets.
- Provide strategic input to Concern Worldwide global advocacy priorities.
- Provide leadership, strategic direction and support to the P&C team staff members.
- Line management of two Senior Policy Officers and the Senior Public Affairs and Campaigns Officer.
- Supervise the delivery of team members’ annual goals including a focus on policy analysis, research, lobbying, campaigning and event coordination.
- Take an active role in the Concern UK Senior Management Team, attending meetings as required and leading the advocacy components of all Concern UK strategic planning processes.

Director of Policy and Campaigns (interim) Requirements:

- At least five years policy experience within the development sector.
- Experience of developing advocacy strategies and an understanding of how to influence UK political and global structures.
- Good knowledge of parliamentary engagement and public campaigns.
- Good understanding of international development issues, ideally with expertise in food security and nutrition, resilience building and humanitarian response.
- Experience of working in coalitions and skills in alliance building and networking.
- Excellent communicator and skilled spokesperson, with ability to represent advocacy messages with authority and credibility to the outside world.
- Willingness to travel, as necessary and appropriate.

Desirable:

- Good understanding of monitoring and evaluation of advocacy projects.
- French language would be an advantage.

About Concern Worldwide (UK) Ltd:

Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest and most fragile countries and contexts. Concern Worldwide manages programmes in Health, Education and Livelihoods in emergency and development contexts.

Location: Battersea

Job type: Full Time, 12 months Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £55,666 per annum

Closing date: 24th November 2019

You may have experience of the following: Policy Manager, Senior Policy Officer, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Policy Director, Legislation, Policy Development, Project Management, Policy Planning, NGO, International Development, Senior Advocate, Advocacy, etc.

Ref: 90089

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 35 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those effected by poverty, conflicts or natural disasters.

Our head office in Birmingham, UK is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Safeguarding Officer’ to join the Governance Division who supports matters regarding; Legal, Internal Audit and the Policy and Compliance Unit encompassing Security, Safeguarding, Whistleblowing and Complaints. The purpose of the job is to work closely with Safeguarding Lead in the context of IRW by providing technical and programme support to the International Programme Department in the roll out of the safeguarding framework and support the effective operations of the safeguarding projects and initiatives. Support internal and external safeguarding processes by the ongoing development of key processes in relation to the safeguarding assessment, receipt and processing of safeguarding complaints whilst contributing to the reviewing of safeguarding, PSEA and Child Safeguarding policy development and associated processes.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Proven record of excellent people and interpersonal skills with strong communication skills at individual and group levels, including ability to engage within a multicultural environment
• Significant experience in an INGO setting or equivalent
• Experience of Safeguarding, PSEA and Child Safeguarding
• Previous experience of working within humanitarian and development (third) sector is an advantage
• Demonstrable experience in consultative team approaches to decision making and innovation which motivates and drives teams forward
• Proven ability and experience in analysing data which enables sound conclusion and recommendations to be drawn
• Demonstrates the flexibility and energy that is required for a high level of self-management and awareness
• Substantial experience in managing relationships and challenging situations
• Ability to respond to a dynamic and changing environment
• Ability and motivation to travel within UK and internationally

Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy, and seeks individuals who are sympathetic to the IR values of; Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and Code of Conduct. If you would like to be a part of an organisation striving to make a difference in the world and are looking for a meaningful career, we will be glad to hear from you.

Please Note: Interviews are expected to take place Mid-December 2019. 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

For UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

Stockdales is a well-established charity based in Sale, Manchester. We are committed to making a difference to children and adults with learning disabilities and life-limiting conditions and their families through our residential and community services. Each year, Stockdales helps hundreds of people to be the best version of themselves regardless of the challenges they face.

Short Job Description

The fundraising manager and fundraising officer make up the fundraising team at Stockdales. They work closely together to make sure all aspects of fundraising are covered successfully: individual supporters, fundraising volunteers, community groups, companies, charitable trusts/foundations and events. They are also responsible for all aspects of Stockdales’ marketing and PR.

We’re looking for a friendly, well-organised and committed person to join our small but busy fundraising team as our fundraising officer. This is an existing role which has been carefully developed over the last 5 years. Do you have what it takes to make this role your own and shape it even further?

As our fundraising officer, you will enjoy a varied, exciting role, with no two days the same! Your responsibilities will include all aspects of the fundraising administration, managing small scale community events, raising awareness of the organisation locally, putting the content together for our website, social media pages and newsletters (currently 3 times per year) as well as making sure our supporters have a high quality experience.

You’ll need to be a good all-rounder, think on your feet and work independently and flexible because there will be some evening and weekend work. You’ll also have a flair for creative writing as you will be putting interesting stories together for our newsletters and punchy posts for social media. A ‘head for numbers’, an eye for detail and strong problem solving skills and IT skills are also needed.

Excellent people skills are a must. In this role you will meet all sorts of people from many walks of life, so you will need to be confident and a good communicator. The fundraising team is in regular contact with the people we support too. This might be whilst taking photos, showing supporters round or simply dropping in to say hello. We support people of all abilities, some with severe learning disabilities and complex health needs. It is essential you are comfortable with this.

This is a thoroughly rewarding role for the right person. You might already come from a fundraising background or you may have all of the transferrable skills needed to make this your move into the charity sector. Whichever, if this is you, then we’d love to hear from you!

UKIM Relief is the international development division of UKIM, the oldest Muslim charity registered in the UK. UKIM Relief aims to improve the health and livelihoods of disadvantaged communities living under extreme conditions through assisting in the provision of humanitarian support. We also aim to advance the provision of educational programmes and care for orphans and disadvantaged children who are in most need of support. 

UKIM Relief seeks to empower marginalised communities to stand on their own feet with dignity and to build a fairer world in which everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

The Programmes Officer will be responsible for the proposal writing for institutional fundraising as per the set objectives and targets agreed in UKIM Relief’s Strategic Plan and annual work plan in conjunction with the Head of Programmes. The Programmes Officer will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with institutional donors.

The successful candidate will ideally have a degree or equivalent qualification in international development or related field; experience of proposal writing for funding from institutions, trusts and donors and managing relationships.

This is a full-time position require extensive programmatic and institutional fund-raising experiences in the international development field with reputed charities.

Main Responsibilities

1. To support the Head of Programmes in building and maintaining relationships with institutional donors (including INGOs, UN and EU agencies).
2. In consultation with the Head of Programmes prepare project proposals for submission to donors for funding.
3. To create and implement plans in conjunction with the Head of Programmes for gaining institutional funding.
4. To identify and develop key relationships with potential donors, statutory and corporate sectors.
5. To apply for new grants from UKIM Relief’s current portfolio as well as new institutional donors. These could include government donors such as UKAID, multi-donor funds, and/or large trusts and foundations.
6. To ensure that decisions from any meetings or discussions are followed up on.
7. To initiate creative ways of increasing institutional fundraising.
8. To continually research and amend institutional fundraising plans to maximise revenue.
9. To coordinate with the Programmes Team to record the information required for developing successful proposals and preparing donor reports for grants awarded.
10. To support the Head of Programmes in developing a strategy for institutional fundraising for UKIM Relief’s Programmes.

Other Responsibilities

1. To comply with all policies, procedures, legal and regulatory requirements.

2. To hold a valid passport and be willing and able to travel extensively, at short notice and under conditions of physical hardship.

3. To have the flexibility to work additional hours as necessary to fulfil the requirements of the role and meet the business needs.

4. To be aware of and respect the health and safety policies in the area of his/her operations.

5. To respect the unique contribution of every individual and work positively in an equal opportunity and diverse environment.

6. The post holder may be required to apply for a Disclosure check.

7. Any other duties commensurate with the accountability of the post.

Qualification

• University degree (Essential)
• Project management qualification (Desire)
• Extensive relevant experience (Essential)

Experience

• Field- based work experience in the charity sector, preferably with international charity
• HQ experience supporting relief and development projects in the field
• Experience in proposals development and donor reporting with major donors/trusts
• 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/trusts rules and regulations
• Report writing
• Good research skills
• Ability to read, analyse, administer, pretend 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 may be required
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Proficiency in other relevant language to the portfolio is a plus

Equal Opportunities

UKIM Relief is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.

UKIM Relief is the international development division of UKIM, the oldest Muslim charity registered in the UK. UKIM Relief aims to improve the health and livelihoods of disadvantaged communities living under extreme conditions through assisting in the provision of humanitarian support. We also aim to advance the provision of educational programmes and care for orphans and disadvantaged children who are in most need of support.

UKIM Relief seeks to empower marginalised communities to stand on their own feet with dignity and to build a fairer world in which everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

We are currently searching for an experienced individual who will be able to work as a programmes Officer for the UKIM Relief. This is a full time position require programmatic experience in the international development field.

Main Responsibilities

1. To assist the Programmes Manager in planning, monitoring and evaluation of the UKIM relief’s international development Programmes.
2. To assist the development of UKIM Relief’s programmes strategy.
3. To assist in developing UKIM Relief’s strategy to respond to disaster where UKIM Relief do not have any field presence.
4. To assist the Manager in drawing up the emergency situation and ensure that situation reports are provided regularly in any emergency response matter, in the form of assessment reports, proposals, implementation reports and emergency updates.
5. To liaise with partners and beneficiaries to ensure all project outputs are met.
6. To ensure adequate information flow on project activities to all concerned.
7. To assist the Programme Manager in identifying and preparing case studies and reports for use in promotional material.
8. To ensure all project systems and procedures are followed and contract documentation is completed on time and in line with funder requirements.
9. To finalise funding proposals and reports to the highest standards and to the funders requirements.
10. To ensure all contract documentation is filed appropriately, completed and submitted on time and in line with funder requirements.
11. To visit field offices and partners in non-field office countries to ensure the delivery of our programmes.
12. To evaluate existing programmes recommending modifications and advising for new programmes.

Other Responsibilities

1. To comply with all policies, procedures, legal and regulatory requirements.
2. To hold a valid passport and be willing and able to travel extensively, at short notice and under conditions of physical hardship.
3. To have the flexibility to work additional hours as necessary to fulfil the requirements of the role and meet the business needs.
4. To be aware of and respect the health and safety policies in the area of his/her operations
5. To respect the unique contribution of every individual and work positively in an equal opportunity and diverse environment.
6. The post holder may be required to apply for a Disclosure check.
7. Any other duties commensurate with the accountabilities of the post.

World Jewish Relief is the UK Jewish community’s leading international development and humanitarian agency. We tackle poverty, helping the world’s poorest Jews and reaching beyond our community. 

We are seeking a personable and highly organised International Programmes Officer to work with World Jewish Relief's International Programmes and Partnerships team.       

The International Programmes Officer will support the work of the International Programmes and Partnerships team in the administration, financial management and monitoring and evaluation of World Jewish Relief’s global programmes in the areas of Older People, Livelihood Development and Humanitarian Response.

We are looking for a highly organised and flexible individual with a ‘can-do’, solution-oriented attitude and experience in project administration.

Closing date for applications:  Friday, 29 November 2019, 11.59 pm

Why work for us?

CARE International is committed to increasing the effectiveness of our programming by multiplying impact in part by influencing others to scale up successful programming. Our global programming reach enables us to develop a solid evidence base for policy advocacy, and our headquarters positions in Europe and the US in particular, give us the opportunity to carry advocacy messages to policymakers. Within the broader CARE 2020 strategy CARE International UK (CARE UK)’s Advocacy and Policy team continues leading on Women’s Economic Empowerment and Inclusive Governance, and coordinates CARE’s advocacy and policy on Humanitarian action, leading on Gender in Emergencies (GiE). CARE UK’s advocacy strategy aligns broadly with these thematic areas. As CARE develops its 2030 strategy, CARE UK will increase our work on humanitarian and GiE advocacy on major crises including in Syria and Yemen, and a global campaign focused on GiE and climate change.

About you

Ideally, you will be a post graduate student in a relevant discipline, with knowledge of conflict, fragility, and humanitarian response. You will have a strong grasp of gender issues and feminist advocacy and policy, research experience and some advocacy experience or aptitude, good stakeholder and relationship management skills including cultural and emotional intelligence (CQ and EQ). You will possess excellent writing skills and an ability to communicate in plain, jargon-free English.

You do not have to meet all of the criteria of this job to apply for the role, but we may not be able to reply to each application. We especially encourage applications from: students or early career professionals with lived experience of being from a conflict-affected or fragile states, individuals from culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse including black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) persons with disabilities (PWD) and persons with socio-economically and other diverse backgrounds.

About the role

You will support the team to achieve against its GiE and humanitarian advocacy strategy, including helping deliver events, supporting diplomatic and public-facing advocacy, helping with advocacy elements of a global campaign for CARE, producing policy briefings, sharing research and reports and media and communications work.

The internship will provide you with the opportunity to gain a good insight into working in an INGO that is part of a diverse global confederation and give you leading-edge information on humanitarian response and fragile states. You will also gain an understanding of broader GiE advocacy and policy issues including in major crisis contexts.

About CARE

CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places.  We save lives in disasters and conflicts.  We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future.

Safeguarding

We have a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or a child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. Recruitment to all jobs in CARE International UK includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.

A DBS disclosure will be requested for the successful candidate.

Please note that in compliance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, all job offers at CARE International UK are conditional on eligibility to work in the UK.

Closing date: Monday 18 November 2019

Interview date: Monday 25 November 2019

We are committed to Equality and value Diversity. We are a Disability Confident Employer and particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job (see person specification).

If you require the candidate brief or need to submit your application in an alternative format, because of a disability, please do get in touch. 

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 35 years. With an active presence in more than 40 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those effected by poverty, conflicts or natural disasters.

Our Birmingham / London office, UK is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Social Media Officer’ to join the External Relations and Advocacy Team. The post holder will be responsible for the oversight and execution of all social media activities throughout the year, managing multiple platforms to support news, advocacy, branding and PR content. The post holder will manage the Islamic Relief’s social presence on a range of platforms including; Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, Instagram and You Tube. They will also lead on the social media aspect of various campaigns and support key moments by gathering and sharing compelling social content about our work across the world.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Experience managing various social media platforms effectively
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to use written, oral and visual content effectively to influence target audiences with clarity
• Experience in developing and implementing social media strategies and campaigns
• IT literate with a command of MS Office applications, Adobe packages, social media platforms and analytics software, including social media monitoring tools such as Hootsuite and FollowerWonk
• An understanding of development and humanitarian work at an international level
• A degree or qualification in media, marketing, design or other relevant degree is highly desirable
• Ability to edit video and / or photo content is highly desirable
• Social media moderation experience is highly desirable
• Past experience working in a busy newsroom, the media team of a PR agency or a leading aid organisation is advantageous
• Understanding of using tools like Google Adwords, MS Adcenter, Keyword Spy, Adwords editor & Google analytics advantageous

Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy and seeks individuals who are sympathetic to the IR values of; Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and Code of Conduct. If you would like to be a part of an organisation striving to make a difference in the world and are looking for a meaningful career, we will be glad to hear from you.

Please Note: Interviews are expected to take place on 10th December 2019. 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

For UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

The Organisation

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

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

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

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

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

The Opportunity

As the Deployable Education in Emergencies (EiE) Specialist, you will provide technical support to Plan International’s country offices by responding to medium and large-scale emergencies to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate EiE programmes. You will also support the Plan International Country Offices in the development of preparedness and disaster risk reduction plans for education.

Whilst on deployments (which could sometimes be at short notice), you will have up to five staff members reporting to you and a number of indirect reports. You will ensure that all work done by the key emergency and development staff is focussed on: education, ECD, child protection and others, to support integrated programming that meets the multi-sectoral needs of affected girls and boys. This will be in line with Plan International’s Global Strategy.

This will all be done whilst building and maintaining relationships with relevant government departments and key donors.

The Individual

We are looking to recruit someone with significant experiences in planning, designing and implementing integrated humanitarian programmes. You will also have experience of working in a range of humanitarian contexts (e.g. refugee, conflict, rapid onset).

An understanding of key EiE issues is essential, as is having the experience of conducting educational needs assessments and the ability to build on education technical areas with a variety of audiences.

You will have excellent negotiation and representation skills, alongside the ability to work comfortably with ethnically diverse staff in a sensitive environment.

It is essential that you are fluent in both written and spoken English and French, with fluency in Spanish being desirable.

Location: Flexible. (Preferably Global Hub, Woking) or based in a location with a Plan office and with the legal right to work in the location.

Reports to: Global Lead for Education in Emergencies

Salary: Competitive (in line with market rates for your location)

Closing Date: 27 November 2019

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

Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Child Protection Policy.

As an international child centred community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realisation of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.