Purpose

The Programme Funding Manager will secure funding from institutional donors for CBM UK and our implementing partners, to resource strategic programme developments in global disability inclusion. This will include relationship building with donors and consortium partners; coordination and support of proposal development; and active contribution to ensuring donor compliance and due diligence.

Key objective

Contribute to securing new institutional funding commitments which fit with CBM UK’s strategic priorities.

Key responsibilities

1. External Relations (20%)​

2. Proposal Development (60%)​

3. Donor Compliance (10%)

4. Internal Relations and Management (10%)

Please download a recruitment pack for full details.

To provide quality support and services for the frontline disability inclusion work of the CBM UK Programme Development Department. Particular objectives include supporting programmes systems and processes (financial, data and knowledge management), supporting funding proposals and providing general administrative support to the Programme Team.

Key objective

• Be working to clear and agreed objectives and plans
• Have a good understanding of CBM UK programme systems and procedures, and how these contribute to CBM UK’s organisational strategy as well as its accountability to donors
• Acquire close familiarity with CBM internal systems and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), including planning and reporting formats and ‘Global Online‘ management system
• Have built up strong, mutually accountable, relationships within the Programme Development Team and with other internal stakeholders and within the CBM federation
• Be providing timely, clear and accurate support and services to colleagues, particularly the Programme Department Director and Heads.

The Programme Support Officer role (PSO) is an excellent ‘entry level’ role that will ensure quality support for the smooth running of the project and financial management systems and programme funding initiatives to help realise quality programmes for CBM UK.

Please download a recruitment pack for full details.

The Programme Partnerships department is looking for a Programme Manager (PM), who will act as the focal point in the interaction between Country Offices and Save the Children UK (SCUK), supporting the delivery and quality of in-country programmes. 

As Programme Manager, you will oversee the implementation of SCUK-funded programming, in coordination with the Country Offices, acting as a donor liaison for key SCUK donors - institutional and/ or non-institutional including strategic corporate partnerships. You will be responsible for monitoring, ensuring donor compliance and providing quality assurance for projects and grants/contracts within specific assigned countries, as well as managing related risks. You will lead on the delivery of institutional and non-institutional proposals and reports, as well as evaluations and audits.

Your remit will either be region-based or programme-based, and it will vary over time, in line with changes and demands in SCUK's overall international programmes funding portfolio. This role involves the direct management of programmes and related awards implemented in specific Country Offices or in support of strategic corporate donor(s). In addition, you will: 

• Build strong and effective relationships with key staff and counterparts in Country Offices and coordinate the provision of appropriate support for the effective delivery of quality programmes. 
• Contribute to the development of the overall portfolio, in support of Country Strategic Plans and donor partnership strategies. 

• Develop a strong knowledge of donors/ partners priorities and interests in the country(ies) under your responsibility. Develop and maintain relevant donor relationships, serving as the focal point for HQ-level donor staff, for the countries, programmes or partnerships under your portfolio. 

To be successful you will have extensive experience in project and grant/contract management, particularly while working in a country office, and you will be knowledgeable of institutional and non-institutional donor requirements. You will have significant experience of working in the international aid sector, with significant financial and reporting skills. You will also have: 

• Strong relationship development skills, particularly at a distance and with colleagues from different organisations, functions, and cultures. 
• Extensive experience working with institutional donors such as FCDO, UNICEF, OCHA, ECHO/EuropeAid, including proposal development and report writing, and / or experience working with non-institutional donors (corporate, trust & foundations, etc.) 

• A high degree of flexibility and adaptability to respond to changing needs and effectively address issues 
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills 

Please make sure your cover letter explains how you meet these essential requirements. 

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.  

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.

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

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.

Sightsavers is recruiting for an experienced and successful Institutional Fundraiser with a proven background of securing and managing multiple large-scale funding from a range of institutional donors.

Purpose of role

As Institutional Funding Senior Advisor, you will be responsible for securing, maintaining and developing institutional donor relationships. You will lead on contract management and maintain key institutional donor relationships for some of Sightsavers’ largest funding agreements and engage with senior internal stakeholders at head office, consortium working groups and country offices to support project implementation.

About the role of Institutional Funding Senior Advisor

• Building and maintaining strategic relationships with multiple institutional donors
• Directly manage the contracts and grants for Sightsavers projects
• Lead on the effective planning, coordination, production and negotiation of bids and proposals
• Learning and continuous improvement of the overall strategic direction and operations of the team and wider organisation
• Raising the profile of Sightsavers’ work in the area of Institutional Funding through representation and interaction at appropriate forums
• International travel for proposal developments, donor visits, support programme staff

The role involves extensive international travel and would suit an individual with proven experience of securing and managing multiple large-scale funding from a range of institutional donors including governments and major foundations, for an international development organisation.

Knowledge, skills and experience

Required:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent working experience
• Demonstrable experience of working in government or statutory funding for an international development organisation
• Demonstrable experience of securing multiple, large-scale funding from a range of institutional donors (governments and/or major foundations) e.g. FCDO (DFID), USAID, EC, Gates
• Ability to demonstrate up-to-date knowledge and understanding of donor policy direction and regulations
• Experience of managing contracts with large-scale institutional donors
• Experience of leading on donor engagement activities such as donor engagement strategy development and meetings
• Exceptional internal and external stakeholder management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Research, reporting writing and proposal development skills
• An understanding of and commitment to the realisation of the rights of people with disabilities
• Availability to travel for up to 8 weeks per year travel for proposal developments, donor visits, support programme staff in the development of relationships at a country office / regional level. (Covid-19 restrictions allowing).
• Fluent French language skills 
• Business level English skills

Desirable

• Line Management experience

 The Institutional Funding Senior Advisor is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details. Applications shoul dbe submitted in English. 

Closing date: 5 December 2021

As an equal opportunities employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply

Purpose

The purpose of the role is ensuring alignment and close working with the CBM Country offices and partner organisations to ensure quality delivery, monitoring and reporting of programmes for CBMUK.

Key criteria for success

After 3 months, the Programme Manager (PM) will:

• Be working to clear and agreed strategic objectives and plans
• Be managing a portfolio of programmes and have built up strong relationships with the CBM staff and partners associated with the assigned programmes
• Be a confident user of CBM financial and project tracking systems
• Be contributing to the implementation of the Programme Strategy

For full details please download a recruitment pack.

Do you want to improve the lives of people with disabilities and vulnerable people?

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an award-winning international development organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster.

HI UK is looking for a Programme Funding Officer (PFO) to manage a portfolio of grants and contracts, support HI’s teams to understand and meet donor expectations and enable HI to strengthen relationships with, and secure new funding from, institutional donors.

The Institutional Relations team is responsible for donor engagement and influencing, institutional funding, and partnerships in the UK. It comprises the Head of Institutional Relations and two Programme Funding Officers.

As part of HI’s 2016-2025 strategy, we have ambitious targets for growth in institutional funding from UK donors, and more broadly, a focus on building strategic relationships with key UK donors and partners. Given the changing external funding environment and evolving context in the UK, we are looking for an individual who is willing to be flexible and adapt to the context in order to meet the organisation’s needs.

The main purpose of this post is:

• Improving our track record for UK and other funding by increasing internal understanding of donors and funding mechanisms in your portfolio, supporting high quality submissions, grant management and donor compliance
• Strengthening relationships with, and generating and managing income from UK and other institutional donors and partners

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General

Promoting our work and building relationships with institutional donors

Supporting the work of the Head of Institutional Relations, you will have sound knowledge of the donors and funding lines in your portfolio, and contribute proactively to influencing their funding strategies and priorities. Duties include:

• Maintain a good understanding of HI’s programmes, strategy and approach and communicate this externally
• Identify and build relationships with a portfolio of large public and private institutional donors and their key suppliers (e.g. INGOs and for-profit development companies), mobilising colleagues from UK and across the global organisation as required
• Work with country programmes to develop country-level action plans to engage with local representatives of UK donors, in order to strengthen in-country relationships, influence donors’ country-level plans and access in-country funding opportunities
• Anticipate future trends and the expectations of the donors and funding mechanisms in your portfolio, influence their policies and strategies, and negotiate and consult with them on institutional funding matters, in liaison with the appropriate colleagues from the UK team and federal network
• In coordination with the Head of Institutional Relations and the Chief Executive, monitor and where needed, contribute to collective work and advocacy initiatives in collaboration with partners and INGO networks (such as the Start Network and targeted Bond groups) with the aim of raising HI’s profile and influencing UK donors in line with our influencing priorities

Generate and manage institutional income from UK donors

You will follow and champion HI’s internal institutional funding procedures to identify and analyse funding opportunities from UK sources, contribute to project submissions, and carry out grant management duties. You will:

• Monitor, identify, analyse and communicate all relevant funding opportunities from donors in your portfolio (including development and humanitarian grant opportunities and commercial contracts), guiding and supporting programmes colleagues with submissions
• Lead the review and analysis of the requirements in new contracts, advise internal stakeholders on compliance and support contract negotiations and due diligence processes
• Implement internal procedures for contract management and support the submission of reporting according to donor requirements
• Support the development of multi-year operational plans and advise on the funding possibilities offered by UK institutional donors

Improve our track record for UK institutional funding

You will be responsible for increasing internal understanding of donors and funding mechanisms in your portfolio, supporting high quality strategic submissions and donor compliance. You will:

• Create internal communications, train and brief finance, programme and technical staff (including country programmes) on the donors in your portfolio, ensuring they have the tools and knowledge to comply with donor rules, understand donor priorities and focus areas, and maximise the potential for funding
• Support proposal development, advising on donor requirements, expectations and preferences
• Build strong relationships and internal links with technical and programme teams and contribute to internal working groups on issues related to donors in your portfolio

Hours – Part time: 2 or 3 days per week (flexible working may be considered)

Salary – £28,000 to £38,000 pro rata (starting salary dependant on experience)

Location – NW1, London and/or homeworking

Reporting – Development Director

Fair Trials is an international non-governmental organization, working in the UK, Americas, and Europe. We work to advance the global fight for fairness, justice and equality in criminal justice systems by exposing emerging threats, strengthening diverse and resilient reform movements, and fighting for justice on the global stage. We are looking for an ambitious individual with experience of trusts and foundations fundraising to join Fair Trials’ Development Team.

The Development Officer will have the following main areas of responsibility:

Managing and developing part of Fair Trials’ portfolio of trust and foundation donors;

• Contributing to the achievement of Fair Trials’ fundraising strategy; and
• Being a passionate and compelling advocate of Fair Trials’ work.

The key skills, qualifications and experience needed include:

Essential

• Experience of trust and foundation fundraising (voluntary experience acceptable).
• A commitment to human rights and criminal justice.
• Organisational skills including demonstrable experience of:
  • Working effectively independently;
  • Managing deadlines; and
  • Delivering under time pressure.
• Communication skills including the ability to:
  • Communicate complex ideas and impact to a variety of audiences;
  • Create persuasive and compelling content;
  • Produce accurate and attractive written/visual communications; and
  • Communicate confidently and effectively in person including remotely, for example, by telephone and video call.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills including:
  • Excellent research skills;
  • Excellent attention to detail in both literacy and numeracy;
  • The ability analyse and clearly articulate data; and
  • Confidence with Excel spreadsheets.
• A team-player and willingness to be flexible according to the demands of the organisation.
• Demonstrable ability to maintain and develop professional relationships and networks.

Desirable

• Experience of independently managing a portfolio of trust and foundation funders, including prospecting, stewardship, and reporting on income.
• Experience of individual giving funding and/or large trust/institutional applications and reporting.
• Insight into the challenges faced by suspects and defendants as a result of lived experience of the criminal justice system.
• Experience of working for a small non-profit, community and/or charitable organisation (voluntary experience acceptable).

The closing date for applications is 12.00 GMT on Monday 20 December 2021.

The opportunity

We are expanding our team to recruit an additional Evaluation and Learning Lead, to oversee evaluation and learning in two areas of work. The first is our Research and Development programme, based in Impact on Urban Health, which supports our programmes through developing innovative practice, creating the cross-cutting conditions programmes need to thrive and developing networks and partnerships. The role will also involve building evaluation and learning for our NHS Charities: our direct support to Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Both areas aim to reduce health inequalities, improve health, and improve the response of health services. This is a critical senior role, working across teams to drive our evaluation and learning practice forward, and improve its efficiency and effectiveness.

At Impact on Urban Health, we are building a portfolio of programmes that demonstrate the power of long-term approaches to complex health issues in urban environments. We focus our efforts on the London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark, working in partnership with residents, local and national government, community, and private sector partners to improve the health of local residents. By doing this, we aim to influence others in the UK and internationally to create better health. The programmes focus on childhood obesity, multiple long-term conditions, the health effects of air pollution and adolescent mental health and are all at different stages of development. Our Research and Development programme is key to ensure we achieve our goals and aims to empower people and partners by being flexible and collaborative to achieve change in Lambeth and Southwark, and beyond. Our current work includes the development of a fund to support strong community voices who can speak authoritatively to the health system about local priorities.

Evaluation and learning are critical to ensure we are making the best use of evidence to achieve our intended impact, and to make change happen – not just for our local residents, but for others around the UK and beyond, through sharing lessons and influencing decision makers.

The Evaluation and Learning team

The Evaluation and Learning team lead on ensuring that rigorous evidence is both systematically used to drive impact for people living in Lambeth and Southwark and synthesised to advance the emerging field of urban health. To achieve these aims, we provide expertise, set standards, and lead the design and development of approaches to be increasingly rigorous and consistent, whilst pragmatic. We collaborate closely with colleagues across several teams as well as external providers, and need to design our approaches thoughtfully, whilst keeping up momentum and focus. The ideal candidate will be skilled in multiple stakeholder management and the demonstrated ability to implement and improve meaningful evaluation and learning for complex and experimental interventions and programmes.

The role reports to the Director of Evidence and Impact. Key internal relationships for this role are our Director of Programmes, the Research and Development Programme team, our Policy and Influencing team, and our NHS Charities team. Key external relationships are our partners delivering projects, our external research and consultancy partners, and our colleagues at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

The Evaluation and Learning team currently comprise the Evidence and Impact Director, and two Evaluation and Learning Leads, who each focus on two Impact on Urban Health programmes.

Responsibilities

Impact on Urban Health

· Lead on evaluation and learning design and implementation for Research and Development, in partnership with the Programme Director

· Ensure evaluation activity at project and programme level meets our strategic objectives, and is equitable and inclusive

· Work closely with programme and influencing colleagues to improve the fit of evaluation designs with our internal and external evidence needs, and the use of insights for both decision making and external influencing

· Provide strategic and technical support to project evaluations

Our NHS Charities (Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity, Evelina London Children’s Charity, and Guy’s Cancer Charity)

· Implement and regularly update our new evaluation strategy for the funding we provide to health innovation projects in Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the NHS Charities team and in line with strategic developments

· Ensure evaluation activity meets our strategic objectives, and is equitable and inclusive

· Work closely with the team, NHS Trust colleagues, influencing and communication colleagues to improve the fit of evaluation designs with our learning, influencing and fundraising needs, and the use of insights for these purposes

· Provide technical advice and support to grant holders (NHS Trust staff) to help them evaluate the success of their projects and implement learning effectively

Evaluation and Learning Team responsibilities

· Align evaluation activities and share insights across both R&D and NHS Charities where there is strategic overlap

· Support cross-programmatic evaluation and learning alignment across Impact on Urban Health

· Develop personal expertise in urban health evidence

· Provide thought leadership in urban health evidence through blogs and speaking at events

· Champion a culture of learning, reflection and evidence-based decision making

· Deputise for the Evidence and Impact Director where appropriate

Person Specification

Experience, skills, and attributes

Essential

· Extensive experience of leading social research and evaluation design and implementation in social sector context

· Expertise in either, or both, quantitative and qualitative research methods

· Expertise in developing inclusive evaluation designs in a test and learn and innovative context

· Expertise in adapting evaluation methods and approach to different contexts and stages of programme development, and size/scale of projects

· Experience of leading learning processes or implementing evidence-based changes to strategy or intervention delivery

· Experience in relationship management

· Experience of leading and managing complex projects

· Expertise in synthesising and sharing complex findings which are clear, succinct, and influential

· Structured approach to strategic planning, task implementation and managing priorities

· Demonstrated ability to balance strategic thinking and keeping long term goals in mind with operational task delivery

· Demonstrated ability to drive change and progress work within a complex institutional setting

· Demonstrated confidence in challenging the status quo

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Collaborative team-player and leader

Desirable

· Experience of commissioning and/or managing external research or evaluation partners

· Experience of synthesising and sharing research and evaluation outputs for fundraising purposes

· Knowledge of urban health context, health inequalities or social determinants of health interventions

· Knowledge of NHS and healthcare settings

· Understanding of systems change principles and/or place-based intervention

Start Date: 1 February 2022, or as soon as possible

Contract Type: This is a temporary position to provide parental leave cover and will terminate on or before19 February 2023 on the return of the Senior Programme Manager, Conservation Science & Design from parental leave  

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

We are offering a unique opportunity for a qualified Programme Officer to support our work around Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) as parental leave cover, for a period of up to one year. Working closely with colleagues across FFI, you will play an important role in supporting the technical design, implementation, and use of context-appropriate, pragmatic project MEL and in delivery of FFI’s organisational impact assessment process.

You will have a good working knowledge and experience of using of Theory of Change approaches to project design and monitoring and evaluation, alongside experience of delivering conservation on the ground, ideally in less developed countries. You should be passionate about supporting others to develop their knowledge and skills, while being open to learning and able to quickly pick up new skills. Ideally, you will have experience of working in a cross-cultural environment and, as a member of a UK-based team working to support projects across FFI’s portfolio, you will bring strong communication and interpersonal skills to enable you to build effective working relationships across all levels of the organisation. You will work collaboratively with project teams, partners, and those working to strengthen MEL across FFI to document and share learning, including the production of guidance materials, active participation in a Community of Practice, facilitating peer learning and training and supporting FFI’s annual reporting process. You will have strong administration, organisational and time management skills and a structured and methodical approach to work. You will be a self-motivated team player, but equally able to work independently.

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

This position is based in Cambridge. Some local and international travel may be required.  Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants. 

For further details and to apply please follow the application link.

The closing date for applications is Sunday, 5 December 2021.

Hybrid (London & Remote) with travel across the UK

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join us as a UK Senior Practice Development Manager (Place-based Change) in our London office and work closely with local communities and partners to support the development of innovative, effective and evidence-informed practice approaches that better support children and families living in poverty.

At Save the Children we believe that every child has the right to ensure that their basic needs are met, and to receive the encouragement and help which enables them to reach their full potential. The greatest barrier to this in the UK is poverty and inequality. Our mission is to secure a sustainable reduction in the number of children growing up in poverty and work to narrow the learning gap between those children and their better off peers. We fight for children every single day. We work with local and national partners to drive systemic and lasting change, and build partnerships with institutional donors, including governments, multi-laterals and trusts.

This role sits within the South of England Team and you will be expected to work with local partnerships and to travel within the country. As a UK Senior Practice Development Manager (Place-based Change) you will work together with Partnership Leads on the key priorities agreed in our local partnerships and country strategies. You will identify opportunities for innovation and change (including systems change), adaptation, or improvement. Working with partner organisations, you will generate the learning and evidence required to fulfil the national change strategy, and influence practice at a national level. You will be managing a Practice Development Advisor who will support this agenda across the South of England.

In addition, you will:

• Lead and facilitate innovation and practice development, assisting work with external partners and other members of the UK team
• Engage with children and families in the joint development of this work ensuring that it promotes and reflects their voices and experiences
• Lead and deliver training for early years professionals
• Ensure work is delivered in line with agreed quality standards

To be successful you will be a strong team player, with excellent verbal and written communication skills and an in-depth knowledge of the practice development, innovation and systems change approaches.  A creative and flexible worker, you will have experience of working with families and supporting them to share their experiences. You will have knowledge of co-design, co-production and participation methodologies and experience of co-developing approaches with practitioners and other stakeholders. Additionally, you will have:

• Understanding and experience of approaches to place-based change in complex social issues
• Understanding and experience innovation and practice development skills, tools and techniques
• Experience of the implementation of projects to develop and test new practice approaches
• Experience in engaging children and families
• Experience of supporting monitoring and evaluation activity
• Understanding of the impact of poverty on children, families and neighbourhoods and the barriers that communities face in seeking to bring about positive change
• The ability to travel occasionally within the UK, including some overnight stays.

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.

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

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.

Sightsavers has an exciting opportunity for an Institutional Funding Advisor or Senior Advisor (dependent upon experience) to develop, support and maintain institutional donor relationships.

Location:  Kenya 

Salary:  Local Terms and conditions apply 

Contract:  2-Year Fixed Term Contract with expectation of extension 

About the roles 

As an Institutional Funding Advisor, you would be responsible for supporting and maintaining institutional donor relationships in the UK, both directly and in support of other members of the Institutional Funding team. This includes working with the Institutional Funding Senior Advisor in directly managing existing funding agreements and in leading on the development of new funding relationships for the team.  The role will involve contract management, bid development, learning and continuous improvement.

As a Senior Institutional Funding Advisor, you would be responsible for developing strategic institutional donor relationships, both directly and in support of other members of the Institutional Funding team. You would work alongside the Director and Heads of Institutional Funding to lead on contract management and maintain key institutional donor relationships for some our largest funding agreements. You will engage with senior internal stakeholders at head office, consortium working groups and country offices to support project implementation and be involved with contract management, bid development, learning and continuous improvement. You will also line manage Institutional Funding Advisors.

About you 

The ideal candidate for either role will be educated to degree level or equivalent, preferably in an international development related subject or have gained relevant working experience. You will have a demonstrable experience of working with institutional donors preferably including bilaterals, multilaterals or large-scale foundations. Candidates with experience of producing successful applications and good donor reports as well as donor engagement would be of particular interest. The successful candidate will have good research skills with a good understanding of budgets and financial data.

This role will involve travel of up to eight weeks per year to meet donors, accompany donors and support programme staff in the development of relationships at a country office / regional level. 

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or essential professional skills but if you feel you are ready for this challenge and responsibility, please read the Institutional Funding Advisor and Institutional Funding Senior Advisor Job Descriptions for further details.

How to apply: 

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a role-specific written exercise and interviews will be offered to candidates following review. First stage remote interviews will be held on Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 December 2021.

To apply, and for further details about the role, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying. 

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply. 

About the Fund:

The Fund for Global Human Rights is a leading supporter of on-the-ground human rights activists around the world.  Dedicated to finding and funding the most effective human rights organizations in regions from Latin America to Africa to Southeast Asia, the Fund for Global Human Rights offers grants and technical support to ensure the long-term effectiveness and viability of frontline groups working in challenging conditions with scant resources.

About the role:

This is an exciting new position for a highly motivated, organised, and analytical individual with the drive and commitment to problem-solve, improve systems and processes, develop a healthy compliance culture and to make a real difference in a growing organisation. Working as part of the dynamic Strategic Partnerships Team, the Donor Finance and Compliance Manager will be responsible for providing oversight and guidance on nuanced financial, contractual and donor compliance matters to ensure donor grants are monitored, implemented, and reported on according to the requirements; on-track, on-time, and on-budget. This unique role within the Fund for Global Human Rights will be responsible for: providing technical leadership on institutional donor compliance; helping build staff capacity to more effectively secure restricted donor grants and to manage and monitor these grants to a high standard; taking a leading role in strengthening and aligning our systems and processes to support these efforts.

As the Fund for Global Human Rights’ income has grown year on year, so has its portion of funding from restricted and complex grants, including from bilateral donors and the European Union. We have created this new position to ensure effective compliance and management of these grants, with a strong focus on supporting the financial management and reporting of restricted donor funds and working closely with the Finance team to oversee grant budgets. This position is ideal for someone with excellent interpersonal, problem-solving and project management skills, with a real eye for detail. You will work in close collaboration with all staff in the Strategic Partnerships team – many of whom have good understanding of financial and compliance requirements but do not have the capacity to oversee these or provide technical leadership across the organisation. You will also work closely with the Finance, Grants Management, and Programs teams to provide grant and contract management guidance and help ensure grants are managed and reported on in line with donor rules and requirements.

You will have significant experience of providing donor compliance advisory support for the full awards lifecycle to grants/programmes teams, and of managing and presenting complex financial information.

Based: This position is based in the UK. The Fund for Global Human Rights has a UK registered entity and office in London, however remote working options are available. Some international travel may be required, including to the United States.

Reports to: Deputy Director of Strategic Partnerships

Essential Duties and Responsibilities | Where You’ll Make the Most Impact

Support Development of Funding Bids

• Conduct research and analysis on the reporting and financial requirements of prospective donors or funding opportunities and help assess their viability.
• Work closely with Strategic Partnerships staff on developing restricted and complex funding bids, including helping to prepare and gather supporting documentation needed for donor compliance.
• Develop detailed proposal budgets.

Donor Compliance & Reporting

• Provide technical guidance on managing restricted and complex grants and meeting contractual and donor compliance requirements.
• Work closely with Strategic Partnership team members as a thought partner on troubleshooting issues related to donor finance and compliance and strengthening internal capacity on these.
• Review donor contracts and co-create workplans for effectively managing restricted grants through their lifecycle.
• Monitor donor reporting deadlines, liaise with Finance on financial reporting, and use and update our Salesforce database for reporting information.
• Work with the Finance team to prepare financial reports for a range of donors, including on complex grants from bilateral funders and the European Union.
• Work with the Finance team to prepare other financial documents required by donors or for effective project management such as budget forecasts, budget v. actuals, etc.
• Liaise with Finance and Grants Management teams to prepare for donor audits.
• Coordinate with the Programmes and Learning & Assessment teams on meeting donor requirements related to Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning.

Financial Management

• Work closely with Finance, Programmes & Grants Management colleagues to oversee grant budgets, track grant expenditure, and ensure information is streamlined.
• Work with Finance and Operations staff to help navigate currency variances and other nuanced financial issues related to donor grants.
• Act as team focal point on matters related to institutional donor finances and play a leading role in financial projection, budgeting and reconciliation processes driven by the Strategic Partnerships team.
• From time to time prepare brief reports with analysis on our institutional funding data and broader trends to inform the Leadership Team.

Institutional Systems

• Provide technical leadership on institutional donor finance and compliance and identify areas of improvement.
• Play a leading role in developing a healthy compliance culture across the organization, drawing on sector best practices and managing internal projects related to improving our compliance.
• Build and strengthen cross-team collaboration and efficiency on institutional donor finance and compliance.
• Work closely with other teams to innovate and devise new systems/processes, policies, and project management tools to improve internal workflows and knowledge management, and our overall donor compliance.
• Using our Salesforce and Gifts databases, and Sage accounting software (training provided) help track financial information and data and identify improvements to their functionality.

Qualifications & Attributes | Minimum Requirements

• Right to work in the UK
• 5+ years’ experience of contract management, programme finance or institutional fundraising experience within an international organisation
• Demonstrated experience of account managing or being part of a team managing six figure grants in the international development or human rights sectors
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of managing grants from bilateral and/or multilateral funders and meeting donor compliance requirements
• Solid project management skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Strong financial acumen and experience in developing detailed budgets, financial reports and other financial documents
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills, and demonstrated enthusiasm for working with others across teams and functions
• Highly organized, eye for detail, with a systems and problem-solving approach
• Someone with a can-do attitude who loves a challenge!
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs
• Fluency in English.

Qualifications & Experience | Desirable but not essential

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent level of work experience
• Commitment to human rights and social justice and familiarity with international issues
• Familiarity or experience with Salesforce and/or Sage accounting software
• Experience in leading the development of successful, complex bids to bilateral or multilateral funders
• Experience working in international contexts or multicultural working environments
• Proficiency in Arabic, French or another European language a bonus.

The Fund for Global Human Rights UK encourages candidates of all racial, ethnic and religious backgrounds to apply; we especially encourage people of colour, people with disabilities, women, and LGBTIQ applicants.  As a human rights organization, cultural competency and sensitivity are requirements for all staff positions at the Fund. The Fund for Global Human Rights is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering and nurturing mission focused, collaborative and diverse workforce. The Fund aims to provide competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.

As an employer, we are deeply committed to the overall well-being of our staff.  We offer 100% employer paid health benefits, generous paid leave, and flexible working options designed to meet the diverse needs of our globally based team members. 

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Our partner is a large, well-known and well-reputed international healthcare charity. They are seeking an experienced finance & grants accountant to support the UK & international finance team with new proposal development and submissions, and grants compliance, monitoring and reporting.
 

Responsibilities

• Programmes budget management, working as a finance business partner with the programmes team to support with new proposal development and submissions; ensure that budget holders understand any variances; and that restricted and unrestricted income, and match funding requirements are strictly monitored.
• Lead in preparing grants reports for donors, and for preparing and delivering donor audits.
• Support the Head of Finance in developing and reviewing internal controls, policies and procedures, and ensuring that these are understood and applied.
• Undertaking risk assessments, and undertaking financial and risk monitoring visits to ensure effective financial management.
• Develop the capacity of staff to ensure grant management and financial compliance requirements are understood and adhered to.

Key Requirements

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant with a strong technical background and understanding and experience of the compliance, management and reporting requirements of institutional donors, including DfID, EU, and USAID.
• Experience of charity SORP, and experience of working in a multi-country, multi-currency environment.
• Experience in strengthening internal controls, and in building the capacity of colleagues, both in the UK and internationally.
• Strong financial analysis, management accounting and reporting.
• Strong IT and systems skills, including advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with finance and non-finance staff, both in the UK and overseas. Strong cultural awareness.

Immediate start preferred. Candidates are being shortlisted and interviewed as they apply, and so early applications are strongly encouraged.

Please note, this role is only open to candidates with the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship. They anticipate that the successful individual will be home-based for the duration of the contract.

Global Dialogue seeks a Development and Communications Lead for the Funders’ Initiative for Civil Society (FICS). 

FICS’ vision is a world in which people can leverage their collective power to push for political, social and economic transformation without harm, stigma, or fear.

Our mission is to defend and expand civic space through ensuring progressive movements and their allies have the resources they need to tackle the drivers of closing civic space – the systems, actors, and trends that sit behind growing restrictions on rights of assembly, association and other fundamental freedoms. 

Established in 2016 as a donor network, over the past twelve months FICS has shifted its model significantly in response to the compelling call to action we set out in our landmark 2020 report Rethinking civic space in the age of intersectional crisis: a briefing for funders. 

We offer: 

• Futures-focused analysis on the trends that will shape civic space, so that funders can be ahead of the curve in spotting opportunities and threats. 

• A platform for learning – enabling funders, movements and their allies to come together to strategise, track progress, and learn about what works. 

• Funding and incubation – providing direct resources to movements and their allies and incubating new vehicles so that funders can work together at scale. 

We are scaling up to deliver ambitious new grant-making and research programmes; this year alone we have more than doubled our budget and grown from a team of two staff to five, with two further appointments – including this role – anticipated by the end of the financial year. 

The Development and Communications Lead will be a critical member of our core team. The person appointed will take responsibility for stewarding existing funder relationships and developing new relationships, working closely with the Deputy Director, who leads fundraising, and the dynamic and well-known outward-facing Director, as well as our expert grant-making and research leads. They will also lead our external communications work at an exciting time as we build up the story of FICS and our platforms for delivering it, based on our new communications strategy. 

Job Description 

We are looking for an experienced Development and Communications Lead to oversee the development of FICS’ fundraising and external communications, and to act as a powerful advocate within our team for ambitious story-telling about FICS. 

Primary responsibilities will include: 

Fundraising and Development 

• Identify new sources of income from trusts, foundations and other institutional donors, conducting prospect research and working with programme teams to develop cultivation strategies. 

• Manage a portfolio of current and prospective US- and Europe-based donors, including those giving six-figure grants. 

• Learn about programmatic developments and drive forward programmatic goals by matching with funding opportunities. 

• Accompany and / or brief the FICS Director ahead of key meetings, ensuring FICS is able to build effective relationships with current and prospective donors. 

• Develop and draft compelling concept notes, letters of inquiry, grant proposals and reports for current and prospective donors. 

• Assist in donor engagement activities, such as occasional event planning and related tasks as needed. 

Communications 

• Oversee FICS’ communications strategy and workplan: working with the senior team and with access to an experienced external consultant, to agree clear influencing goals and recommending how communications activity can support these. 

• Working closely with programme teams – coaching them to identify opportunities for communications activity to add value to FICS’ work; and writing, editing, or managing the production of external-facing communications materials, both print and digital. 

• Manage FICS’ websites1, planning and updating content, and collating website and social media metrics. 

• Manage FICS’ e-communications, including drafting and publishing emails to key contacts lists. 

• Manage FICS’ image library and work with vendors to procure photo and video assets. 

• Maintain and oversee the FICS brand guidelines. 

• Where needed, work with FICS’ donors and partners to effectively promote shared goals and achievements. 

Supporting cross-fertilisation between and across FICS’ initiatives  

• Work collaboratively with other members of the FICS team to identify and assess opportunities to build FICS’ programming, strengthen its impact, and further develop its organisational infrastructure and staffing. 

• Other duties commensurate with the role. 

Person Specification 

We are committed to being a diverse team and are looking for talented people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences who share our values. We strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. 

Essential criteria: 

In your application, you need to demonstrate how you address most of the essential criteria. 

You will have: 

• Excellent copywriting and editing skills in English, up to a standard required for complex publications, strategic reports, and website and social media. 

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build highly effective internal and external working relationships. 

• The ability to analyse complex information and present it in an accessible format for different audiences. 

• A developed understanding or experience of the pressures on civil society organisations resulting from current political trends; familiarity with contemporary human rights and social justice issues. 

• Experience of building and drafting complex proposals in accordance with funder guidelines, which may include objectives, theory of change, and other materials. 

• Experience of successfully securing funds from a range of institutional, foundation and corporate donors. 

• Proven organisational skills, with the ability to juggle a wide range of responsibilities while also retaining thorough attention to detail. 

• Strong numeracy skills, with the ability to develop project budgets. 

• Knowledge and understanding of private philanthropy in an international context. 

• Proven ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team. 

• Strong IT skills, with sensitivity to the relevance of digital security in human rights work (the main tools we use are O365 and Wordpress). 

• Permission to live and work in the UK. 

You will be: 

• Comfortable working in a ‘start-up’ culture – flexible, with the capacity to learn quickly, proactive in identifying new or improved ways of working and with a ‘pitch-in’ attitude (i.e., staff make their own copies and schedule their own appointments). 

• Committed to FICS and Global Dialogue’s values. 

• Methodical with strong record keeping skills. 

• Committed to your own personal professional development. 

Desirable criteria: 

We will use desirable criteria to help us make a final decision where we receive similarly strong applications. 

• Educated to degree level, or otherwise able to demonstrate the capacity to deal sensitively and appropriately with complex issues. 

• Experience of working with funders and/or civil society organisations in the global South or East. 

• Experience in creating content to suit a variety of formats. 

• Proficiency in a language other than English. 

Terms and conditions 

Hours: This role is advertised at 0.6 - 1 FTE. We are open to negotiating a working pattern that works for the successful candidate and for FICS and would welcome joint applications as a job share. 

Salary: £38,000-45,000 pro rata, depending on experience 

Terms: Permanent contract, subject to funding, with a three-month probationary period 

Benefits: We offer a range of benefits including 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata). Global Dialogue contributes 6% to its workplace pension scheme, has a flexible working policy, and offers personal development leave. 

Location: The FICS team works remotely and this role is home based. Once it is safe to do so, the successful candidate will be expected to be in London regularly for team meetings and other activities (up to 2 days per week) with occasional international travel. 

Reporting to: Deputy Director, FICS