Our client, a professional development body, has a new opportunity available for an experienced Procurement Manager. You don't necessarily have to hold a CIPS or MCIPS qualification for this vacancy as long as you can demonstrate substantial experience of public sector/EU commissioning processes. This role comes with 30 days annual leave (not including bank holidays) and is permanent, based in London.
Key responsibilities for this Procurement Manager opportunity:
* Participate in tender evaluations, negotiation meetings and agreement of contracts with winning bidders
* Support the delivery and achievement of Grant and Contract objectives
* Maintain compliance with legal requirements and internal policies and procedures
* Manage commissioning life cycle from the decision to commission through engagement, tendering and contracts
* Produce commercial documentation for invitation to tenders
* Participate in tender evaluations, negotiation meetings and agreement of contracts with suppliers
* Manage complex procurements using working knowledge of public and EU legislation
* Work closely with the Business Development Manager to support preparation of bids/grant applications
CIPS/MCIPS would be great, however not necessary if you can demonstrate substantial procurement/contract/commissioning experience in relation to large grants in the public or third sector. The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate experience of drafting commissioning documents e.g. service specifications, questionnaires, CQ logs. You will naturally have a good understanding of the legal basis of commissioning, including procurement requirements and frameworks applicable to the public sector. Advanced analytical skills in order to be able to evaluate factual and qualitative information in relation to contracts and procurement processes will be highly beneficial for you to perform well in this post. Your ability to negotiate with strong influencing and outstanding stakeholder engagement skills will make you an ideal candidate for this opportunity.
To apply for this Procurement Manager role, please email your CV to our Office & Specialist Support Team quoting the reference number 72670DW. All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.
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Background
As a statutory regulator we are responsible under the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 for keeping the register of veterinary surgeons eligible to practise in the UK, setting standards for veterinary education and regulating the professional conduct of veterinary surgeons.
We aim to enhance society through improved animal health and welfare. We do this by setting, upholding and advancing the educational, ethical and clinical standards of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses
Job Purpose
- To take responsibility for Practice Standards Scheme, and Standards and Advice Team.
- To assist the Registrar and Director of Legal Services to ensure that the RCVS meets its legal obligations to its members, registrants and to the public, and fulfils its statutory and regulatory obligations as detailed in the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 and Royal Charter
Key Responsibilities
- To be responsible for the Practice Standards Scheme and team of assessors, including delivery of standards, delivery and monitoring of assessment processes and procedures within the budget allocated for the Scheme.
- To be responsible for the Standards and Advice team and the drafting of the Codes of Professional Conduct for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses and the supporting guidance to the Codes, as well as topical issues that arise.
- To assist the Registrar in the provision of legal advice to Council and to other departments of the RCVS, as required.
- To carry out such other duties, projects or initiatives as directed by the Registrar
Desirable
- Ideally Solicitor or Barrister registered with their respective professional body
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- A successful track record in general management
- Experience of professional regulation is desirable
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent drafting and writing skills
- The ability to achieve organisational objectives by performance management that encourages diversity
- The ability to motivate and develop staff and to get the best out of people
- Strong IT skills and experience
- The ability and presence to represent the organisation with a range of audiences
- A co-operative, consultative and collegiate personal style
This is a 12 month maternity cover contract role
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Compliance Manager (Healthcare)
This is a remarkable time to be joining our client. They’re proud to be driving the development of their carers and nurses and ensuring the highest levels of compliance in domiciliary care.
Their Head of Performance and Compliance role is responsible for the supervision, support and guidance of their carers and nurses to ensure they deliver the highest possible standard of service to their clients.
Compliance Manager Responsibilities:
You will be the directly responsible for the Healthcare Performance Supervisor, compliance with CQC regulations and management of the ISO 9001.
Compliance Manager Requirements:
- UK Health and Social Care sector experience.
- Clinical background, preferably RGN.
- ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor Training.
- Significant GDPR training.
- Intermediate level excel skills.
If you are an experienced senior manager in healthcare compliance and looking for a new opportunity to move into a dynamic new role get in touch now!
About our client:
Delivering world class Nursing and Care. Their daily and live-in care enables their clients to remain in their own home whilst being cared for by professional and highly trained Carers and Registered Nurses.
Established in 1996, for over 20 years they’ve been recognised by doctors, consultants and clients for exceptionally high professional standards and 24/7 support. Now expanding out of London and driving an exciting partnership to provide on-site healthcare within a unique new complex of 5-star luxury London apartments.
Location: London
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £Competiitve
You may have experience of the following: Head of Performance and Compliance, Head of Performance, Head of Compliance, Compliance Manager, Care Manager, Registered Manager, ISO9001, GDPR, GDPR Compliance Manager, Care Manager, Care Supervisor, Performance Manager, etc.
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Housing Independent Domestic Violence Advocacy & Outreach Post - £28,811
Her Centre, a women’s advice service in Greenwich, seeks an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) with Safe Lives (CAADA) qualification in domestic abuse, or similar, to provide advocacy for women experiencing domestic violence. Her Centre has an accredited IDSVA service with a strong team and a clear commitment to empowering women. We are a women-led service.
This is a one-year contract, and the post will require at least one year’s experience working with women escaping domestic violence, knowledge and experience of legal options for women including knowledge of housing rights, and the workings of the MARAC.
This Post is based in Woolwich SE18 but will require travel across the Greenwich borough, and will include working at three outreach hubs in Greenwich each week.
The Closing Date for application is 9th April. Interviews will be in the following week.
Funded by Nationwide Foundation. Due to the intensive and sensitive support involved in this post, the posts are open to women only. Section 7(2)e of the Sex Discrimination Act exemption applies
Job title: War Pension and Compensation (WP&C) Service Tribunal Coordinator
Directorate: Operations
Contract: Permanent, full time 35 hours per week
Salary: £25,676 per annum (£21,224 per annum + London Weighting £4,452)
About The Royal British Legion
The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.
Our Values and Behaviours
Does the following describe you?
- A desire to provide a great customer service and support
- Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others
- Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution
- Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop
- An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others
If so then we would like to hear from you ….
The Role
An opportunity is available for a Tribunal Coordinator to join the National War Pension and Compensation (WP&C) Service.
This role will provide effective clerical, administration and customer support to both the National Manager, the internal RBL team and the beneficiary group we support to ensure the effective operation of the service.
Working alongside the national team, you will be tasked with being responsible for the smooth coordination of communications with the tribunal service to our national team to ensure that the team are fully up to date with of all updates, requests and instructions from the different jurisdictions, the secure movement of all the tribunal papers to and from our representatives and the reporting of trends to the National Manager.
Excellent communication skills, an eye for detail and accuracy to ensure accurate data entry in accordance with WP&C service procedure are essential
This role is based from our Head Office, 199 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1AA
How to Apply
Please apply by clicking ‘Apply online’
Closing date for this role is: 1st April 2020
Interviews to take place on 15th April 2020 (please note this can be either face to face or via Skype)
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Legal Officer (Family and Criminal Law)
We seek a qualified woman* solicitor or barrister with experience of family and criminal law to deliver our vital legal services for women.
The main focus of this role will be to deliver legal advice to women who have experienced or are at risk of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).
You will also be responsible for delivery of Rights of Women’s core services including providing legal advice on our telephone advice lines, delivering training and writing publications. You will also contribute to our policy work.
Salary: Pro-rata of £33,573.93 Gross Pay per annum plus 3% pension contribution [FTE 35 hrs pw rate]
Conditions: 21 hours per week (3 days)
Holiday entitlement: Pro-rata of 25 days annual leave per annum plus public holidays [FTE]
Duration: Fixed term until 18 December 2020
Location: Rights of Women, 52-54 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 24th March 12pm (midday)
Interview date: Wednesday 1st April 2020
Start date: Tuesday 14 April 2020 (or shortly after, negotiable based on notice period required)
No CVs accepted
*Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Part I) applies
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a UK rich in native woods and trees, for people and wildlife. The Trust aims to engage and inspire people about woods and trees to help us meet our vision of creating, restoring and protecting woodland. THE ROLE
Woodland Trust Legal Services is an in-house legal office of solicitors and legal executives that form part of the Woodland Trust’s Corporate Services team. We provide advice on a broad and diverse range of legal matters to a wide range of organisation stakeholders including our trustees, directors and officers of the Trust.
Our work is interesting and rewarding offering experience in a broad range of legal areas and involvement in key and significant projects. We have a large estate which coves England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. We have the support of significant corporate sponsors.
The Commercial Solicitor will manage a mixed caseload, providing strong legal support for the Trust and advising on matters relating to contractual, regulatory and commercial issues. This will include drafting, negotiating and advising on contractual documentation in relation to our funded projects and corporate sponsorship..THE CANDIDATE
You’ll have experience gained in house or in private practice, ideally with experience of the charity sector. With an understanding of the aims of the Woodland Trust, you’ll want to support us in achieving them through your role. With exceptional communication skills you’ll be pragmatic and in your approach to problem solving and be able to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. You’ll thrive when working as part of a team and be a strong committed team player.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Whatever you do here you will be supporting our work to protect and enhance woods and trees. In return, we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with contributory pension, life assurance and good holiday entitlement.
The successful candidate will be given the opportunity for homebased work up to two days per week after successful completion of probation
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This is an exciting position for an exceptional person with a legal, policy or digital rights campaigning background to work for one of the UK’s leading rights NGOs. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to lobby UK Parliament to further privacy, free expression and data protection rights; to oversee some of the most important litigation on human rights and surveillance in Europe, including on facial recognition and mass interception; and to lead public advocacy campaigns for real change. You’ll also be a key Big Brother Watch spokesperson in the media.
The focus of this role will initially be on our Stop Facial Recognition and End Digital Strip Searches campaigns. You’ll have opportunities to work across all areas of our organisational strategy: data, rights and justice; freedom of expression online; policing and technology; and suspcionless surveillance - and to specialise in certain themes, as well as explore new organisational priorities, over time.
Post details
Job title: Legal & Policy Officer
Reports to: Director
Working hours: Full time
Starting salary: £27,000 - £32,000 (depending on experience)
Location: Vauxhall, London
Application deadline: Monday 6th April 2020
Start date: ASAP
About you
We’re looking for highly skilled professional with a demonstrable passion for protecting civil liberties, especially privacy and freedom of expression, and a high level of interest in new and emerging technologies.
Ideally, you’ll have 2+ years experience in a legal or policy capacity, or in a comparable environment that relied on your expertise on surveillance technology issues. You’ll be familiar with key litigation and policy issues in the area. You’ll also have excellent knowledge of British politics and UK parliamentary procedures. You’ll be a brilliant communicator, able to simplify complex technology issues and convey powerful messages whether in expert policy briefings or in live news interviews as a Big Brother Watch spokesperson. The ideal candidate will appreciate the importance of winning not only in courts of law but of public opinion, and have the skills to do both.
You’ll be at ease working on a strictly non-partisan, cross-party basis and grounding policy analysis in human rights and liberal principles.
You’ll be proactive in pitching policy, litigation and campaign ideas for the organisation to pursue within our work streams. You’ll also be proactive and in building relationships with partner organisations, experts and stakeholders. We’re looking for someone who is highly capable, self-motivated, flexible, diligent and able to work under pressure with an often competing workload.
If you’re committed to Big Brother Watch’s mission, we’d like to hear from you.
Big Brother Watch
Big Brother Watch is a UK civil liberties campaign group fighting for a free future. We’re determined to reclaim our privacy and defend freedoms at this time of enormous technological change. And we fight to win.
We’re a fiercely independent, diverse, non-partisan and non-profit group of campaigners and researchers who work to roll back the surveillance state and protect rights in parliament, the media or the courts if we have to. We publish unique investigations and pursue powerful public campaigns to pursue real change. We work relentlessly to inform and empower the public to collectively reclaim privacy, defend our civil liberties and protect freedoms for the future.
We’re a small, dedicated and highly effective team of three full-time staff and five volunteers.
Job description
Legal
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Co-ordinate Big Brother Watch’s strategic litigation, liaising with external lawyers
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Manage relationships with external counsel & build strong relationships with partners
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Produce legal and policy analysis and identify strategic litigation opportunities
Policy
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Produce policy analysis, research, briefings and reports for dissemination
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Develop strategic policy recommendations informed by expertise
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Identify and explore new and emerging policy issues in our key work areas
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Communicate complex policy issues to varied audiences, whether parliament, the press or the public
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Build strong relationships with parliamentarians and advisors across all parties
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Identify opportunities to further our strategic aims in parliament, through committees, parliamentary questions and other activities; as well as regional assemblies and on occasion local government
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Work with stakeholders and pursue collaborative campaigns/coalitions on key issues
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Develop Big Brother Watch’s relationships with allies across Government, legislative bodies, international organisations, and NGOs
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Draft formal correspondence, blog posts, presentations, and other documents articulating Big Brother Watch’s policy positions
Advocacy
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Work with the team to develop campaigns plans to manage and schedule relevant legal, policy and advocacy work to further strategic aims
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Identify campaigns and advocacy opportunities
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Feed into development of campaign materials
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Write articles and give quotes to press
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Give pre-recorded and live interviews for TV and radio
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Uphold Big Brother Watch’s reputational excellence in public fora
Person specification
Essential
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Min. 2+ years experience in a similar role
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A degree in a relevant field (law, politics)
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Familiarity with domestic policy matters relating to privacy, surveillance and/or free expression
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Strong legal and policy research skills
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Excellent and persuasive communications skills
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Demonstrable experience in privacy, freedom of expression, or other rights and technology areas
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Aptitude for managing and building relationships with partner organisations, parliamentarians and other stakeholders
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Proven ability to produce high quality work under pressure
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Creativity and energy in approaching a workload consisting of large long-term projects
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Willingness to work in non-partisan environment, and ability to recruit support of MPs across all parties
Desirable
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Experience managing litigation, either in a legal or campaigns capacity
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Experience working with parliamentarians and/or producing policy briefings
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Strong media/spokesperson experience
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A track record of successful campaigns experience
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Project management experience
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Familiarity with relevant UK surveillance laws, human rights frameworks, and relevant case law
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
LawWorks (the Solicitors Pro Bono Group) is a charity which enables access to justice by encouraging and supporting legal pro bono in England and Wales. We work primarily with solicitors, law schools and law students, and other legal and non-legal volunteers and organisations.
Programme Officer (Legal) – Not-For-Profits Programme (part-time)
£13,771 (£27,543 full time equivalent)
Hours: 17.5 hours per week
Our Not-For-Profits Programme facilitates the provision of free legal advice (pro bono) for small charities and not-for-profit organisations, supported by volunteer lawyers from among LawWorks’ members. The team assess and process applications for legal assistance and place the cases with the volunteer lawyers.
The pro bono volunteers advise on a range of legal issues, including property, employment, tax, insurance and contract matters. Work by the volunteers can include drafting a contract, reviewing a lease or clarifying rights in a dispute. The free legal advice makes a difference to hundreds of charities and not-for-profits.
The Programme Officer (Legal) works closely with the Head of Not-For-Profits and Secondary Specialisation and a Programme Officer (Legal) colleague, to ensure that the programme's services are delivered effectively to its stakeholders (small not-for-profit organisations on the one hand, and member law firms and in-house legal teams on the other).
The position will suit someone with legal knowledge and strong relationship-management skills, who is interested in the legal and not-for-profit sectors and enjoys working in a busy and small team. The role offers the right candidate valuable experience, variety, intellectual stimulation, and job satisfaction.
LawWorks is a relatively small organisation with 19 staff, including staff based in Wales and in the English regions. We are a busy and (for our size) complex charity, with a friendly team, a positive ethos, and a commitment to ensuring that LawWorks is a strong and efficient organisation and a great place to work.
In addition to encouraging and supporting pro bono delivery, we also work to address barriers to justice and to provide a 'policy voice' for pro bono.
More information about the role and how to apply is available on the LawWorks website.
The deadline for applications is 4.00pm on Monday 30th March..
LawWorks is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications irrespective of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age.
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With excellent communication skills, you'll be comfortable building relationships and dealing with internal and external stakeholders. You' ll have strong time management and organisational skills with the ability to work to agreed deadlines. An efficient and motivated team-player, who can adapt to fast paced needs within the team.
You'll be IT literate and proficient in MS Office and have experience using database.You'll have an interest in wellbeing within the workplace and an interest in encouraging employees to get involved with our Wellbeing Programme.
How to apply
To apply for this role please use the apply button below. Our process involves submitting your CV and supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the roles criteria.
Please note this is a part-time role working 25 hours based at our head office in London. Core days and hours TBC.
Interviews are due to be held at our head office London on 2 and 3 April 2020.
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We are recruiting for a dedicated and passionate Rights Adviser to to join our legal advice services team to advise on employment law and in-work benefits.
Working Families’ legal advice services (LAS) team works at the forefront of access to justice for parents and carers at work. Many parents and carers find that the employers’ approaches to flexible working, available in-work benefits, leave and entitlement to time off don’t allow them to work and care and thrive. We want to change that.
Our award-winning free legal helpline individually advises over 2,000 parents and carers on their rights at work every year and about 1 million a year via our comprehensive advice website pages.
If you have a strong commitment to justice, awareness of issues that parents and carers face and want to join a small team of dedicated advisers in supporting the UK’s parents and carers, we want to hear from you!
We particularly welcome applications from those with lived experiences of disabilities (or carers of disabled dependants) and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as they are currently under-represented in our workforce.
We actively support flexible working and will consider a range of hours and working patterns.
Please visit our website for an application form and more information.
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About EHRAC
Based at Middlesex University’s School of Law, EHRAC works with NGOs and lawyers in the post-Soviet region to bring ground-breaking, strategic international human rights cases. We have taken more than 300 cases to the European Court of Human Rights, and UN mechanisms, against Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Ukraine. We have litigated a series of egregious human rights abuse cases from Chechnya, and have won landmark judgments such as the widely reported Beslan School terror siege (Tagayeva v Russia, ECtHR, BBC coverage), the first domestic violence case against Georgia (X and Y v Georgia, CEDAW), the first case concerning the politically motivated prosecution of a human rights defender (Rasul Jafarov v Azerbaijan, ECtHR), and the unlawfulness of Russia’s surveillance laws (Zakharov v Russia, ECtHR, Open Democracy coverage). Our cases include violations stemming from conflict in Chechnya, Eastern Ukraine (Guardian coverage), Crimea, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Nagorno-Karabakh; gender-based violence, including femicide; LGBT+ discrimination, and repression of civil society (New York Times coverage).
We litigate in close partnership with NGOs and lawyers from the former Soviet Union, through a unique and sustained mentoring model of collaboration and support. We also hold training and awareness-building events in the UK, Strasbourg, and our target region.
We are looking for a new lawyer to:
1. litigate international human rights cases before the European Court of Human Rights, and UN mechanisms, in partnership with NGOs and lawyers from our region. In line with EHRHAC’s mentoring model, to provide our partner lawyers with substantial litigation support and to undertake advocacy, training and legal advisory/drafting work as appropriate.
2. provide legal information and expertise to EHRAC’s programme team in order to ensure the accuracy and consistency of EHRAC publications, funding applications and reports to funders, as well as to facilitate the management of case documents.
This position requires someone who is qualified to practise as a lawyer in one of the Council of Europe States and has professional post-qualification litigation and case management experience.
Our case work arises from a number of different domestic jurisdictions and covers a broad range of human rights issues. The post therefore requires a good understanding of international human rights law, the practice of the European Court of Human Rights and UN mechanisms.
The ideal candidate will have experience of delivering training/capacity-building work at individual and group level.