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Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is a faith-based humanitarian relief and development organisation working to save and transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Established in 1984, with an active presence in over 45 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflict and natural disasters.
IRW is recruiting for the position of ‘Director of People & Culture' to join its dynamic People and Culture Division based in its offices in Birmingham, UK. The organisation is operating to hybrid working model.
The purpose of the role is to:
•Deliver a focused HR service to provide strategic direction and leadership to support the organisation-wide HR planning and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure that the overall organisational objectives are achieved.
•Strengthen IRW’s relations with the wider community to consolidate and develop the visibility and image of the organisation.
•Facilitate professional and systematic communication and cooperation between the different parts of the IRW family to ensure maximum impact of the organisation’s work.
•Lead on the development, implementation and regular review of the divisional strategy, policies & procedures, processes, work plans and systems to achieve the agreed divisional objectives.
•Lead, manage and develop staff in order to ensure that the divisional is capable of fully achieving its agreed targets, and to provide HR specialist and strategic advice to partners as and when required.
The successful candidate must have or be:
•CIPD membership at Chartered or Fellow level or equivalent experience
•Sound understanding of UK employment law is essential
•Sound understanding and proven experience of HR processes, including but not limited to, change management, organisational development, ER case work, resourcing, compensation and benefits, policy development
•Proven experience of HR business partnering and substantial skills and experience of HR management at a senior level within in a large organisation
•A good understanding, commitment and sympathy with Islamic Relief’s Values, principles and mission
•Proven ability and experience in people and activity management as well as delegating roles and authority in a way in which enables teams to reach their targets/objectives
•Proven experience of developing and implementing strategies and work plans which help to deliver the wider organisational objectives
•Ability to guide staff development towards achieving key performance indicators
•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 conclusions and recommendations to be drawn to work in a way which always considers long-term goals whilst maintaining an overview of its immediate situation
•Track record of working in partnership with senior leadership teams, based on a coaching approach
• Up-to-date knowledge of current employment legislation, awareness of forthcoming employment legislation
•High level of competence in all aspects of managing employee relations
•Sound financial and time management which enables strategic goals to be achieved within budgetary constraints
•Ability and motivation to travel within UK and internationally if required
For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.
If you are talented, reliable, service-minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.
For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our website.
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
- This post is classed as Social Media Profile Level One (Senior Ambassador) under IRW’s Personal Social Media Policy. The postholder must disclose their social media accounts and must represent IRW in an acceptable way online, in accordance with the policy.
Please note, for UK-based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We want a world where no one dies from hunger. Life-threatening hunger is predictable, preventable and treatable. Join Action Against Hunger and together we will stop it in its tracks.
Action Against Hunger is an optimistic, inspiring place to work. We want passionate and dedicated people to help build a better world. We’re a creative team made up of people with a wide range of talents, styles and expertise. But we are united in our relentless dedication to end world hunger. No challenge is too big. With you we can do it. Join us.
Action Against Hunger UK invested in an accelerated the roll-out of the best approaches to prevent and treat severe acute malnutrition. This includes ensuring that operational research is supported by robust costing and cost-effectiveness analysis. The Research Adviser will work within theNutrition Unit of the Operations Department at Action Against Hunger UK.
As Research Advisor you will:
- Support or lead the implementation of a wide range of research projects (including evidence synthesis, economic evaluation, programme evaluations, clinical trials, coverage surveys, Link NCAs and community studies)
- Support the development of new research projects which includes building research partnerships
- Support evidence dissemination, knowledge management, research uptake activities as well as the development of training materials.
You will be involved in internal projects and external consultancy projects. In addition to members of the Nutrition team, you will work with external partners which might include other NGOs, academic partners, UN agencies and independent consultants. You will apply analytical skills, strong technical experience and enjoy a flexible and adaptive working environment, while supporting the positioning of Action Against Hunger as a key reference on nutrition assessments and research. Most importantly, you will work with a very caring team which holds kindness and professionalism at its core.For more detailed information on the roles, please download the attached pdf Job descriptions.
Closing date: 30 September 2024 at 23:30 Interview Date: Between 07/10/2024 and 11/10/2024.
Please read the following carefully before making your application:
Then all you need to do is send your CV and write a covering letter explaining why you want the job and how your skills and experience make you the right person for the role. Please specify in the application which role you are applying for.
- For further information on pay and employee benefits please visit our careers page on our website
- As a UK based position, candidates must have the right to work in the UK
- We welcome applications from all sections of the community and we encourage as broad a range of candidates as possible. If you need any additional support to help you through this process, please let us know (contact details in the job pack)
- Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, within two weeks of the closing date Unfortunately, we cannot provide individual feedback
- If you experience any technical difficulties in submitting your application, please contact the charityjob helpdesk.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Global Internal Communications and Engagement Advisor
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Location: The role will be based in one of the following countries where WaterAid works, subject to right-to-work eligibility in the respective countries.
Bangladesh, Nigeria, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa (Pretoria) or Tanzania
Salary: Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the location of the successful candidate and depending on experience. See further details below:
- Bangladesh: 8,81,181 - 16,38,985 BDT/Taka with benefits
- Nigeria: 13,026,241 - 17,892,728 NGN with benefits
- Nepal: 1,912,157 - 2,390,560 NPR with benefits
- Pakistan: 2,840,830 - 4,263,338 PKR with benefits
- South Africa: 700,674 - 875,842 ZAR with benefits
- Tanzania: 73,500,591 - 91,875,738 TZS with benefits
About WaterAid:
Do you want to use your skills in internal communications and employee engagement to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
Join WaterAid as our Global Internal Communications and Engagement Advisor to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
About the Team:
The role will report into the Global Senior Internal Communications and Engagement Partner and is part of the Leadership and Employee Experience team, which sits in the Global People team.
Our team purpose is to create an employee experience where people feel engaged, empowered and connected – to each other and to WaterAid’s mission. We aim to foster a culture of transparency, collaboration and inclusiveness that enables all WaterAiders to feel safe and valued, allowing them to be at their very best.
About the Role:
As our Global Internal Communications and Engagement Advisor, you will play a crucial role in the Leadership and Employee Experience team.
The role will provide support to the Global Senior Internal Communications and Engagement Partner regarding the planning, delivery and evaluation of internal communications and employee engagement initiatives across WaterAid. The role is responsible for creating and executing excellent, high quality day-to-day internal communications across WaterAid globally. This includes coordinating the global moments content plan, managing the global digital communications channels and creating engaging content for internal campaigns.
Working closely with colleagues around the world, this is an exciting and stimulating role at the very centre of WaterAid’s global operations.
You’ll also:
- Act as central point of contact for any general enquiries into the Global Internal Communications and Engagement team.
- Support the delivery of the global moments content plan incorporating key global priorities such as Diversity, Equity & Empowerment (DEE), wellbeing, our values etc.
- Create engaging content, including writing stories for our global intranet and creating visual assets, such as videos, posters and the global newsletter.
- Support the implementation and delivery of the global omni-channel approach.
- Play a key role in the redesign of the global intranet and support the Intranet Manager by training editors, analysing usage, and coordinating resource development with subject matter experts.
- Lead the monitoring and evaluation of data from our internal communications channels, and recommend improvements based on the findings.
- Play a key role in the delivery of global employee engagement projects and events such as the global employee engagement survey.
About You:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, demonstrating accuracy and a sharp eye for detail, along with the capability to produce high-quality content.
- Excellent literacy in Microsoft Office 365 (such as Office suite, SharePoint Online, Viva Engage, Stream, Sway, Power BI).
- Highly organised, able to prioritise, plan and manage own time and workload.
- An innovative self-starter, creative with a willingness to try new ideas.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to engage and collaborate with a wide variety of contacts across the organisation.
Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:
- Previous experience of overseeing internal communication channels.
- Previous experience of working with Employee Engagement initiatives and events.
- Knowledge and experience of using design software i.e., Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, or similar to produce communications assets such as posters, infographics, videos.
Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 4th October 2024. Availability for first round interview, via a video call, is required for the week of 14 October, 2024.
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click ‘Apply’. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries.
Our Commitment
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.
Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has sustainable and safe water, sanitation and hygiene.
Global Learning Manager
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Location: The role will be based in one of the following countries or any country where WaterAid works, subject to right-to-work eligibility in the respective countries.
Nigeria, Nepal, South Africa (Pretoria), Tanzania or Kenya,
Salary: Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the location of the successful candidate and depending on experience. See further details below:
- Nigeria, Abuja/ Lagos: Grade F – 18,397,645 - 23,445,232 (NGN)
- Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam: Grade F - 92,039,950 -116,866,370 (TZS)
- South Africa, Pretoria: Grade F - 827,550 - 1,034,437 (ZAR)
- Nepal, Kathmandu: Grade F1 - 2,683,878 3,882,926 (NPR)
- Kenya, competitive package
About WaterAid:
Want to use your strong learning and development skills to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
Join WaterAid as Global Learning Manager to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
About the Team:
This role reports to the Leadership Development & Wellbeing Lead working as part of the Leadership & Employee Experience Team in the Global People Team. This team is responsible for facilitating high levels of performance across WaterAid, through the development of integrated leadership, learning, engagement and internal communications strategies.
About the Role:
As our strong learning thinking partner and designer you will analyse global learning needs and design excellent initiatives to equip us with the skills needed to achieve our global strategy.
In this role, you will design and develop our global management development programme and approach as well as support the design and development of new global learning initiatives.
You’ll also:
- Manage our global induction approach, creating and updating guidance and resources to support a consistent induction experience for all WaterAiders at a local level.
- Manage the design, guidance and resources of our senior leadership induction to ensure a consistency of experience and expectation across the global whole.
- Support the development and design of WaterAid’s performance management approach and principles ensuring guidance and learning resources are available and shared with the global people network.
- Provide oversight of our e-learning provision, working with the Learning Hub manager and WAUK Learning Manager to ensure content is aligned to our strategic priorities and meeting the needs of the global whole.
- Provide tailored leadership, management and learning development approaches and senior team development initiatives to address identified priorities as agreed with the relevant stakeholder/business partner.
- Pro-actively maintain expert knowledge about latest trends in learning and management development and use this to support the creation of impactful programmes and approaches aligned to organisational priorities.
About You:
- Be a credible advisor able to build trusting relationships and be a thinking partner
- Be an excellent designer with an ability to design creative and engaging learning solutions that deliver on the defined need and desired outcomes.
- Be skilled at identifying and analysing needs, developing relevant approaches and evaluating effectiveness.
- Have expert knowledge and experience of learning and management development approaches and practice.
- Have experience of partnering with third parties to design and deliver learning interventions.
- Have experience of working globally, with an appreciation of cultural differences and of the difference this makes to learning styles and ways of working
- Have strong coaching and mentoring skills with an approach that builds capacity rather than dependency.
- Have project management experience, managing learning projects from end to end.
- Be a team player, able to work in a collaborative way, with flexibility and resourcefulness.
Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:
- Experience of learning management systems
- The ability to facilitate and/or coach in other languages, particularly French, Spanish or Portuguese would be an advantage.
- HR or Learning and development qualifications, Coaching & Mentoring certification, psychometric assessments etc.
Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 13th October. Availability for initial interview is required week commencing 4th November 2024.
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click ‘Apply’. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries.
Our Commitment
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.
Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has sustainable and safe water, sanitation and hygiene.
Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.
Title: Senior Administrative Manager
Location: Haywards Heath, with a preference for 1-2 days per week in the office
Contract: Three-year fixed term contract
Salary: £31,644 to £39,000 per annum
About the role
The primary purpose of the Senior Administrative Manager will be to support the NTD (Neglected Tropical Disease) Department in functioning effectively and efficiently. This role involves coordinating administrative and support systems, procedures, and sub-teams essential for the management of the NTD portfolio.
Background
Sightsavers’ NTD directorate oversees projects funded by various donors to control and eliminate five PC-NTDs: onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, schistosomiasis, and soil-transmitted helminths in 28 countries. These projects are executed by country office teams, ministries of health, and partners, with operational and technical support from the NTD Department.
Principal Accountabilities
- Oversee the creation and renewal of requested consultancy agreements with Human Resources, ensuring appropriate procedures are followed and records are kept updated.
- Manage the contractual organisation of the team of internationally located technical consultants and work with the relevant Global Disease Advisor to coordinate all aspects of support missions undertaken by the them
- Ensure professional meeting support for all external NTD meetings with donors and international partners as requested by the NTD SMT. This includes logistics, room bookings, agendas, slides, recording, virtual participation where required and minute documentation and distribution.
- Assemble information as required for presentations, communications and reports, and manage internal document storage systems (Microsoft SharePoint and Teams).
- Support the Grant Directors and IFT to compile key donor milestone reports and ensure a fully functional and accessible external ShareFile system for key donor groups where required
- Support communications both within the NTD Department team and with external stakeholders through dissemination of newsletters and maintaining contact lists.
- Using all members of the admin team, coordinate the support for all regular internal PDU calls (recurring invites, agenda sharing and minute taking).
- Provide travel support to the SMT and Grant Directors where requested.
- Manage/supervise NTD Dept Coordinator
- Undertake additional ad-hoc administrative duties as required.
This 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.
About you
The Senior Administrative Manager will have a sound experience in supporting a complex widespread team and will excel in, coordinating administrative and support systems and ensuring the effective implementation of health projects.
A small amount of international travel may be required.
Jobholder Requirements
Essential:
- Educated to A-level standard or equivalent experience
- Relevant experience in an administrative support role
- Proficiency in using programmes across the Microsoft suite
- Highly organised and proactive
- Strong administration skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple tasks and prioritising as necessary
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Time management skills
- Ability to handle sensitive information and maintain confidentiality
Desirable:
- Experience of working with other cultures
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for people with disabilities
- Logically minded and decisive
- Able to perform in a matrix management environment
- Strong team leader
Benefits
Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts. If you choose to work in or are visiting our collaborative, modern office space, you will find it an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London.
Next Steps
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, 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 with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.