Job title:  Grants and Campaigns Manager

Location: Flexible, particularly based in Africa and MENA

Reporting to: Deputy Director

Type: Full time (40 hours/week)

Annual salary: USD 70,000 – 100,000, depending on experience

Background

The Climate Emergency Collaboration Group (CECG) is a collaboration between some of the biggest climate philanthropies globally. We use our convening and philanthropic power to facilitate stronger collaboration, coordination, and campaigning from the global climate movement in pursuit of increased climate action around the UN climate negotiations.

CECG was established ahead of COP26 and is growing as we look towards COP27 and the global stocktake in COP28. We are fiscally sponsored by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), a 501(c)(3) as a Sponsored Project within its charitable-giving fund.

CECG is looking for a strong project manager, ideally with some knowledge of campaigning and a strategic mindset. They will be a highly organised ‘self-starter’ who enjoys problem solving and working as part of a close team. They will thrive in complexity and have high self-awareness, with excellent stakeholder engagement skills. They will be able to juggle different tasks at pace whilst maintaining a keen eye for detail. They will be comfortable in a virtual workspace and be flexible about working hours from week to week.

Purpose of Role

The Grants & Campaigns Manager is a fast-paced and dynamic role at the intersection of grant-making, campaigning, and global climate diplomacy. The role will focus on managing part of CECG’s grant-making as well as supporting Directors with the development of new strategies and convenings that will shape and leverage our grant-making. The role will work closely with other members of the CECG Team, including the CECG Directors and fellow grants and campaign managers, as well as key leaders, campaigners, advocates, and philanthropies across the international climate field. The specific strategic focus and responsibilities will be determined by organisational need and the candidate's interests and expertise.

Primary responsibilities

The job holder will have the following key responsibilities:

1. Lead end-to-end grant management for specific campaign strategies and grants:

• Review proposals to assess fit against CECG’s strategies, providing recommendations to the Directors. 
• Conduct strategic due diligence and intel-gathering to calibrate and strengthen proposals as needed. 
• Work with grantees to refine and sometimes help draft proposals, this includes ensuring robust KPIs for assessing impact.
• Prepare grant recommendation and approval documentation for CECG’s Board.
• Work closely with grantees and the operations team to finalise and process grant agreements, operations due diligence, and payments.
• Maintain a strong working relationship with grantees throughout the grant cycle - this may sometimes include creating working groups of different grantees around a specific strategic intervention, and problem-solving challenges with grantees.
• Monitor progress and impact against objectives and identify opportunities and risks and make recommendations to the Directors.
• Work with other Grants Managers and the operations team to ensure grant pipeline and portfolio tracking is accurate and up to date, including proposals, approvals, payments, and reporting.
• Create and/or maintain any grants-related systems as needed and identify and develop strategies to optimize the grant-making process.

       2. Work with CECG Directors to develop, calibrate and socialise COP campaign strategies:

• Support the Directors in developing strategies materials, as needed. For example, this may include drafting key sections, developing theory of change diagrams, etc.
• Support the Directors in conveying and fostering greater collaboration between our grantees around key strategies.
• Conduct research and analysis on specific topics to inform CECG’s COP Campaign strategies and grant-making, working closely with CECG grantees and partners.
• Build and maintain relevant regional, thematic, and tactical strategic knowledge and information resources to enable CECG to access high quality intelligence, analysis, and data.

      3. Support Board and Donor reporting and communications:

• Prepare high quality and timely materials for monthly Board meetings, Bi-Annual Funder Reporting, and other ad hoc donor communications.

      4. Other Duties as determined with the Executive Director / Line Manager.

Profile

Experience

• A relevant Bachelor’s degree (e.g. Climate, Energy, Environment, Economics, International Policy, Political Sciences, Management).
• At least 3 years in a project management role.
• Proven track record of international stakeholder management.
• Demonstrable experience writing compelling reports and/or funding applications.
• Proficiency level of spoken and written English; other languages (preferably Arabic, French, Portuguese, Kiswahili) a plus.
• Previous experience in a climate-focused organisation, desirable.
• Experience in a campaigning, advocacy, strategic communications role, desirable.
• Experience in philanthropy and grant management is desirable.

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• An outstanding people person with high levels of self-awareness.
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.
• Demonstrable knowledge of climate change, climate diplomacy, the international climate movement and ideally campaigning.
• Outstanding project management skills and the ability to handle several work streams at once.
• Competent using and optimising systems to increase efficiency and optimise processes
• Strong self-management skills and resilience in dealing with challenges.
• Good judgment, resourcefulness, and ability to problem-solve, troubleshoot and follow projects through to completion.
• Confidence in decision-making ability and providing suggestions in a constructive manner.

Location

This is a remote role and we welcome applications internationally, particularly based in Africa and MENA, where the next UNFCCC COPs will be located. Some international travel may be required. CECG is an international team, based out of the US with most of the team working remotely.

Salary and benefits

Salary range is USD 70,000 – 100,000 per annum depending on skills and experience. Full term 12-month contract with potential to extend, subject to performance and funding. CECG offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including 5 weeks paid vacation, health coverage, retirement benefits, paid sick leave and more. We will consider flexible working requests for the right candidate. 

Fixed Term Contract for 48 months

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Amnesty International is looking for an experienced researcher to join its Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Regional Office, to shape and develop our human rights work on Yemen.

As a research-based campaigning organization, investigating and documenting human rights issues is fundamental to our advocacy and lobbying work. The MENA Regional Office requires researchers to take the lead in initiating human rights research and action by providing regional and thematic expertise, excellent research and report-writing skills and sound political judgement. A campaign-oriented approach to your work is essential.

You will conduct research activities, monitor, investigate and analyse political, legal and social developments and human rights conditions, give authoritative advice on these areas and write reports and human rights action materials. You will be an authoritative voice on Yemen representing Amnesty International in coalition initiatives, and lead on advocacy efforts and opportunities to advocate for recommendations before domestic and international interlocutors and stakeholders. You will be prepared to conduct field missions in Yemen following Amnesty International's risk assessment policies and other institutional requirements. The role will be based in London.

ABOUT YOU:

With experience of working on human rights issues, preferably in the framework of international humanitarian law and/or gender, you will have first-hand in-depth knowledge and experience of Yemen, with a strong network and familiarity with lead advocates, strategists and members of civil society involved in Yemen. You will have an understanding and awareness of economic and social rights as well as civil and political rights. Your background is in activism, gender, law or journalism, preferably with field experience in medium to high-risk locations. You will have the experience to search and identify issues relevant to the organization's mandate. You will need proven research and communication skills, impartial political judgement, coupled with strong strategic thought. Fluency in English and Arabic, including excellent spoken, reading and writing skills, is essential.

ABOUT US:

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world.

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they're denied. And whether we're applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we're all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits include 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, life assurance and many more benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging environment.

For further information on our benefits, please visit

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click 'Apply for this Role' below.

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N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 37 years. With an active presence in over 40 countries across the globe, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflicts and natural disasters.

IRW is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Head of Region, Asia' to join its dynamic International Programmes division. The purpose of the role is to lead on designing and developing regional strategies for the allocated region and to ensure delivery of effective programmes and raising the profile amongst donors and potential funders.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Postgraduate degree or equivalent in social economics/development studies / social sciences
• Knowledge and experience of managing and developing a large team of international professional staff in different locations, demonstrating significant and measurable improvement in results
• Knowledge and experience of leading and motivating senior professional staff from a broad range of business disciplines
• Knowledge and experience of managing a major crisis requiring a sudden and major change in priorities and rapid management action to respond
• Knowledge and experience of working successfully with senior managers in other parts of own organisation or partner organisations to deliver major change
• Skills in influencing other large organisations to change their policies or priorities
• Generate significant new opportunities for the organisation
• Knowledge and understanding of key trends in international development, and of the evolving role of international NGOs
• Fluent written and spoken English;
• Work experience and proven track record of working with an International NGO as a senior manager
• Substantial experience and knowledge of effective budgetary control and grant management at a regional level.
• Experience of building personal external networks at senior level, resulting in securing
• Experience of and commitment to participatory management and maintaining a supportive, open environment to ensure the learning and development of all staff
• Good interpersonal skills including the ability to listen, sensitivity to others views and perspectives, and conflict resolution
• Strong and well developed analytical skills coupled with the experience of writing quality pieces of work that are publishable and usable by non-specialists

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.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 13/03/2022.

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
• criminal records check
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK-based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications that would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief:

(Sincerity, Excellence, Compassion, Social Justice and Custodianship)

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer