NWR is a membership organisation for women started in 1960 to provide women with intellectually stimulating activities.
We currently have 4 membership vacancies:

A Communications Co-ordinator (Based in Buntingford, Herts)
We are searching for a self-sufficient, proactive and creative person with experience in communications, PR and marketing to oversee our internal and external communications. 

Two Regional Membership Officers (One based in Buntingford, Herts and one Home-Based in the South West Region)
Are you an energetic, dynamic people-person who is also self-sufficient, proactive and creative? You might be who we are searching for! If you also have experience in supporting volunteers, members or similar then please do apply.

A Membership Assistant (Based in Buntingford, Herts)
We are searching for an organised, self-sufficient, and reliable person to support our administrative and membership operations.

• Permanent, full-time post
• Based at CMS House, Oxford, with some flexibility for home working and normally up to 50 days of international travel per annum. (Currently CMS employees are working from home following government guidance, and will continue to do so until the government advises office working.)
• Starting salary £45,315 and generous pension contribution: up to 15 per cent employer contribution on annual salary
• As an equal opportunities employer, we particularly welcome applications from individuals from minority groups as they are currently underrepresented within our organisation at this level. All appointments are made on merit of skill, experience and potential as laid down in the job description and person specification.

Do you have a heart for God’s global mission and a head for strategy implementation? Are you good at influencing and leading people through change? If so, then you might be just the right person to take on the key role of director of international mission with Church Mission Society (CMS).

Like many mission organisations, over the past few decades CMS has gone through a process of decentralisation and localisation, resulting in the establishment of CMS-Africa and Asia-CMS within their respective regions. In addition, while CMS once worked primarily through placing people from the West in cross-cultural contexts, we’ve broadened our approach to include supporting local mission organisations and their mission personnel, partnership grant-making and network-building.

For the past year CMS has been carrying out an organisational strategic review to address three key issues:

1. A need for greater focus and clarity of purpose
2. A need for clarity of identity and role
3. A need for financial sustainability

This has resulted in the formation of a renewed international mission strategy. As a member of the senior leadership team (SLT), the director of international mission will play a key part in leading this strategic direction to success together with the CEO, the rest of the SLT, international partners and the international mission team. As a servant leader with exceptional cross-cultural communication skills, the successful candidate will set up processes and structures that mobilise people in mission and enable, strengthen and catalyse mission movements, leading them to flourish in the UK and overseas.

The ideal candidate will have a postgraduate qualification in business management or significant equivalent experience, and will have held a senior role in a mission organisation/charity with responsibility for managing, formulating and implementing international strategy. They will be a prayerful, discerning Christian, with some missiological knowledge and insight, which will lead to effective mission partnerships and nurture a healthy mission spirituality within CMS.

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download.

This post has an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a practising and committed Christian, committed to the aims, values and the ethos statement of CMS. In addition, they must be able and willing to travel internationally around 50 days per annum. An enhanced criminal records check is also required for this post.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications:

• Midnight 5 January 2021 GMT
• First round of interviews will be held 19 or 20 January 2021 via Zoom.

For this post, CMS will consider sponsorship of a UK work permit for the right candidate.

Thank you for prayerfully exploring this opportunity.

Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are currently looking for an experienced Service Manager to hold the CQC registration and lead our team in Dudley & Sandwell.

We are seeking a dynamic and highly motivated Service Manager to take the responsibility of managing our varied portfolio of Care and Support Services in the Dudley & Sandwell area. You will be responsible for maintaining an overview of all services, leading a highly motivated team of managers and contributing to the further development of services within the region whilst maintaining and adhering to quality standards. You must be highly proactive, resourceful and possess an analytical approach to problem solving.

Registered Service Manager Key Duties:

• Writing clear assessments, support plans and guidelines for staff and service users,
• Leading a team with confidence, providing clear guidance and supervision,
• Develop and sustain warm and trusting relationships with service users, staff and the local management team,
• Oversee staff development and rotas, understanding the commissioned hours for the services in your area,
• Develop existing and new services within the area, which meet local needs and promote opportunity, choice and wellbeing.

You must be an experienced Service Manager, who has knowledge of working within the social care sector in support of people with learning disabilities and mental health needs. We expect you to have the vision, networking and organisational ability to deliver excellent outcomes for customers and to implement initiatives which connect service users to their local community and promote our reputation. You must have an excellent working knowledge of the CQC’s regulations and the key lines of enquiry.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme,
• Extensive training through The Creative Academy with progression and advancement for all levels of staff,
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28+ days annual leave,
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff,
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out of hour’s teams, and all our registered managers are supported directly by Area Managers and Directors.

Hope Health Action is a Christian NGO passionate about providing life-saving health and disability care to the world’s most vulnerable without any discrimination.We work tirelessly to provide health, disability and emergency relief in Haiti, Uganda and South Sudan; working to serve, equip and empower local partners so they can provide dignified and accessible care to the most vulnerable. 

HHA started in 2007 when we co-founded a hospital in Haiti that has since become one of the leading health facilities in northern Haiti.This has included co-founding a maternity and neonatal unit which cares for thousands of mothers and babies every year.We are passionate that mothers and babies have access to safe births.We also co-founded one of Haiti’s leading spinal cord injury rehabilitation centres and are now one of Haiti’s leading disability rehabilitation providers.In recent years we’ve also launched in East Africa providing emergency relief to the South Sudan refugee crisis.We’ve provided life-saving aid through emergency food rations, the provision of Plumpy’Nut (a therapeutic food to treat severe and acute malnutrition), maternal health care and disability projects.This includes the development of an exciting new project, opening a major new disability centre in 2021 in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement.We have exciting plans to scale up our work in Haiti and East Africa in the coming years and are looking for an ambitious Fundraising & Partnerships Manager to join the team and help us reach these goals.

Fundraising and Partnerships Manager:

We are looking for a dynamic, creative and enthusiastic Fundraising and Partnerships Manager who can develop and manage our fundraising strategy in the coming years, paying particular attention to building our supporter base and developing new partnerships.We are looking for a self-motivated and ambitious individual with a genuine passion for international development. 

The Fundraising and Partnership Manager will have a unique and exciting opportunity to help HHA grow and make a real and tangible impact to our beneficiaries.This includes helping to raise important funds to support the development of our partner hospital in Haiti, one of the leading health facilities in northern Haiti; alongside a growing range of health, disability and emergency programmes in South Sudan and Uganda.As a small charity, the Fundraising and Partnership Manager will have direct links to our field operations, including the opportunity to regularly visit our overseas programmes and have on-going opportunities for cross-departmental learning.We are a small but passionate, friendly and close-knit team where staff are encouraged to execute creative and new ideas, working together to support each other’s efforts.

This role will cover a diverse range of our fundraising activities and require someone with the competence and experience to manage multiple aspects of our strategy.It would be desirable for someone to have previous experience working within a small organisation to understand the dynamics between providing strategic development and handling the day-to-day operations.Areas of responsibility will include;

STRATEGY & VISION:

HHA is looking for someone with the vision and energy to develop a clear 3 year fundraising & partnership development strategy that will build upon existing strengths of HHA and develop new, innovative ideas in a professional and effective manner.This will require someone with adaptability, creativity and strong relationship building skills, working with HHA’s Finance Manager, Country Directors, CEO and Board of Trustees to design, implement and effectively monitor a strategy.This will be done with the aim of fulfilling a number of key objectives that will help increase our fundraising income over the coming 3 years.This will include setting out clear annual plans and executing these against agreed financial targets set with the CEO. This will include:

• Engaging new supporters and increasing ‘sign ups’.HHA has a strong and faithful base of long-term supporters.However, in order for HHA to grow and fulfil our ambitious vision, inspiring and engaging new supporters will be a central objective for this role.
• Improving communications, with particular focus on digital fundraising.This will include helping to build a stronger online community through improved social media and donor/supporter communications via email, website etc.It would be desirable for someone to have relevant experience and understanding about the future of digital fundraising (for instance, integrating easier donation technologies). 
• Developing new partnerships, including a specific focus on establishing and cultivating new relationships with churches, community giving groups, and corporate partners.
• HHA US. HHA has just launched in America.This is an exciting time for HHA and a unique opportunity for the postholder to aid the development of our US based fundraising activities in synergy with our UK efforts. This will include exploring opportunities for joint digital fundraising, communications that can aid both countries and providing support for the US Director in developing US based fundraising plans.

Alongside developing a robust fundraising strategy for HHA, the Fundraising and Partnerships Director will also be responsible for the following tasks:

COMMUNICATIONS:

This role will include bringing new, creative ideas around our communications and marketing, taking the lead with our programme team in identifying strong stories, engaging news/content etc. and working alongside the CEO with designers/videographers on the production of various fundraising/marketing materials, including regular and strong donor communications.This will include our Life Support Newsletter, specific annual appeals/campaigns, digital communications, thank you letters and other relevant donor communications.

PARTNERSHIPS:

As highlighted above, we are looking for someone with the confidence to initiate new partnerships and the ability to forge new connections/relationships with possible supporter, volunteer or donor groups.As a Christian charity with a small but committed number of church partners, we believe building upon our current church partnership activities will prove fruitful.Applicants should subsequently be comfortable in this environment and it would be desirable for someone to have had previous church based fundraising experience or knowledge through active church involvement.Beyond churches, the Fundraising and Partnerships Manager should aid the CEO in the approach and partnership development with other key relationships.For instance, other community groups, major donors, corporate groups etc.

VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT:

As a small charity, HHA are dependent on the support and energy of volunteers, working remotely and from the HHA office (COVID19 dependent). The new Fundraising & Partnerships Manager should thrive in a face-to-face environment, with effective leadership qualities to build and empower a volunteer team who can help implement the proposed strategy and help oversee the diversity of activities. 

OTHER:

It will be the Fundraising and Partnership Manager’s responsibility to execute HHA’s broader fundraising efforts and ensure they are implemented to a high standard.This will include overseeing the completion of the following activities:

• Donor management, including ensuring donors are thanked in a timely manner and supporter communications are managed effectively, including our regular donors and through sites like Global Giving.
• Working with our Operations Coordinator to ensure donations are appropriately tracked in our donor database.The Operations Coordinator will provide valuable on-going support to this role, helping to manage the database, third party systems (CAF, Justgiving) and GiftAid.
• HHA already have an experienced Grants and Trusts Coordinator who manages this side of our fundraising.The Fundraising and Partnership’s Director will be available to offer support as needed, though we do not foresee this being a regular or timely need.
• Managing the successful implementation of any fundraising events that the Fundraising and Partnerships Manager designs within the strategy. HHA have previously adopted a range of events, including small community-led quiz nights, Church partner events, Challenge events, and occasional Charity Galas (generally on special occasions like charity anniversaries).
• Provide quarterly reports to HHA’s Board of Trustees, sharing progress against the agreed strategy with clear KPIs

Background

StreetInvest was founded in 2008 with the vision of a trustworthy adult for every street-connected child. We work to promote and support Street Work, a rights-based, child-centred response for the most marginalised street-connected children, recommended by the UN. We do this by working with our partners in the Global Alliance for Street Work on data collection and research, advocacy and awareness raising, training and capacity building and network development, as well as direct Street Work responses. In January 2020, StreetInvest launched a 5-year strategy and business plan to build upon its recognized specialist expertise, long-term partner relationships and many years of experience to reach more street-connected children, with a greater impact, through its Global Alliance for Street Work.

StreetInvest and the Global Alliance have the ambitious goal to be reaching 100,000 street-connected children a year through Street Work by 2025.

Central to this strategy and business plan is significant growth of StreetInvest’s programme funding including from institutions, government agencies, trusts and foundations and other major grantmakers in order to resource our ambitious plans and increase the organisation’s financial sustainability.

The role

StreetInvest are seeking an experienced Programme Fundraising Manager (PFM) to join the organisation at this exciting time, who will develop and implement a Programme Funding plan that will guarantee the required growth to achieve StreetInvest’s strategic objectives by 2025.

Working with the Director of Programmes and Regional Coordinating Partners in Ghana, Kenya and India, the PFM will turn StreetInvest’s Programme Strategy for 2020-25 in to a fully funded, multi-year programme demonstrating year-on-year growth, focusing on institutions, trusts and foundations, government and other major grantmakers. In this hands-on fundraising role, the PFM will plan and deliver the entire funding cycle, from research and identification, to proposal, to relationship management and reporting. The PFM will be responsible for building strongly on StreetInvest’s current and previous programme funding bases, as well as identifying and securing new, long-term funding compatible with StreetInvest’s vision, purpose and strategy.

We are looking for an exceptional, self-motivated candidate with 5+ years’ experience in successfully designing and writing bids for five to seven figure donations and multi-year grants to trusts, foundations, government and institutional funders and 3+ years’ outstanding experience of proposal development in a similar role within international development and/or international child rights sector, including:  

• Developing pipelines and devising and delivering a successful programme funding plan
• A proven track record in securing funding for innovative, rights-based projects and programmes in the international development and/or human rights sector including research and/or advocacy
• Experience of cultivating, developing and relationship managing a diverse range of grants and partnership funders successful experience of repeat partnerships and sustained funding relationships
• Experience of working in partnership with implementing organizations to develop high quality joint proposals and budgets

StreetInvest is a small team with big plans and a proven track record in promoting and supporting Street Work as the primary rights-based response for street-connected children. The PFM will play a critical role in realising StreetInvest’s potential and taking its model to scale through the Global Alliance for Street Work.

Please download the full job description and person specification below.

Please apply with a CV and a cover letter (max 2 sides of A4) outlining how you meet the specification criteria, by 5pm GMT on Monday 30th November.

Starting Point is an exciting Project that provides mentoring and creates opportunities for young people who face disadvantage. A great opportunity has arisen for an excellent communicator with experience in leading and inspiring a team as they deliver vital support for young people in Reading.  We are looking for someone with management experience, skilled in developing local partnerships, strategic in project development and who thrives in establishing and growing effective initiatives that enable transformation in the lives of young people. This role has clear progression opportunities as the project continues to flourish both in Reading and further afield.

The main purpose of the Centre Manager is to manage the Starting Point Reading’s operations in accordance with the project’s values and objectives, and within The Mustard Tree’s ethos and vision. As a charity with a Christian ethos the projects we generate are inspired by our faith and therefore, under the Equality Act 2010, this post has an occupational requirement to be a Christian. This is a full-time position of 37.5 hours a week (including some out of office hours).

Key tasks expected of a Centre Manager:

• Represent the Charity and its ethos.
• Develop and grow the Starting Point project in Reading.
• Manage the overall day-to-day running.  Overseeing the delivery of the specific programmes and directly managing smaller/emerging programmes and initiatives.
• Lead, train and develop the Reading staff team.
• Build relationships with statutory and community partners, including local churches, and increase awareness of the project locally.
• Develop best practise and consistency of the delivery of mentoring and other support.
• Monitoring and reporting the projects impact to relevant stakeholders.
• Secure localised funding and ensure sustainability of the project in Reading.
• Input into the regional strategy and development of Starting Point.

Key responsibilities in which the Centre Manager will be expected to oversee:

• Team Leadership.
• Project Delivery.
• Public Relations & Partnership Building.
• Social Media & Marketing.
• Fundraising & Finance.
• Monitoring & Reporting.
• Direct management of the Action Media Programme.
• General Office Management.
• Manage a direct caseload of Mentees.
• To clearly communicate and demonstrate the values, vision and ethos of the charity (The Mustard Tree) and the project (Starting Point).

Experience & Qualifications:

Essential:

• Ability to communicate the values and vision of the project and charity.
• Experience of working with young people aged 11-25 (in a professional or voluntary capacity).
• Experience of managing a team.
• Excellent communication skills.
• PC literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Understanding of the needs of young people who face disadvantage.

Desirable:

• Presentation and public speaking experience.
• Knowledge/experience of reviewing project activity & producing monitoring report.
• Experience of fundraising, bid writing, monitoring and reporting.
• Experience of working in either the voluntary, health or social care sector with young people.
• Experience of safeguarding young people.

This is a One-year contract with a view to this extending, depending on funding availability.

Please send your CV together with a covering letter, detailing why you are suitable for the role to the HR team . Applicants without a covering letter will not be considered for the role.

Interviews will be held on 15th, 16th & 17th December 2020

Overview

Do you want to be a leader in the evaluation of innovation and the application of learning to improve health and care systems?

We’re looking for a new Director to lead our Evaluation & Learning function.

We are looking for an experienced, curious and outcomes focused Evaluation and Learning Director to lead our Evaluation and Learning Business Function as we seek to build our reputation as leaders in spreading innovative practise in health and care systems. 

This role presents you with the opportunity to increase the adoption of innovation in health and care systems and to improve organisations’ abilities to understand and demonstrate their impact.

We are an ambitious, forward- thinking organisation and over the next five years we are aiming to build our profile and reputation as experts in spreading innovation in health and care.

Purpose of the role

The Evaluation and Learning Director is responsible for the development of our evaluation and learning business function and for the evaluation of impact and the application of learning in our programmes.

Your role is to:

• Lead the evaluation of impact in our programmes to spread innovative practice (ranging from new models of care to improve maternity services through to scaling up innovative diagnostic tools for cardiovascular disease)

• To evolve the methods and techniques we use to enable the spread and adoption of innovation

• To lead the growth and delivery of externally commissioned evaluation and learning projects for our partners. 

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and evaluation of our programmes to spread innovative practice in partnership with our Programmes Business Function.

• Use our insight and learning to inform how we prioritise our resources and maximise our impact.

• Lead the delivery and growth of a pipeline of income generating evaluation and learning projects that build; the capability of partners to spread innovative practice and; the capability of the health and care system to adopt innovation.

• Implement learning systems so we continuously evolve our core methods in evaluation, quality improvement, spread and adoption, knowledge management and public and patient involvement.

• Line manage, grow and develop a team of Evaluation and Learning professionals (currently eight employees’).

• Provide inspirational leadership to our evaluation and learning business function and associates - setting clear direction, objectives, budget and ensuring we deliver projects on time, within budget and to the satisfaction of our partners.

• Collaborate with our communications and engagement business function to communicate our impact, share our learning and build our reputation as leaders in the science of spreading innovative practice.

• Represent the organisation externally, acting as an ambassador for the organisation at a local, regional and national level.

Key success factors

• Track record in improving the design of corporate strategies and delivery programmes through the provision of robust learning and impact information.

• Proven ability to improve organisations’ abilities to understand and demonstrate their impact.

• A sophisticated understanding of how to effect change in complex adaptive systems.

• Passion for improving health and care through innovation in the health and life sciences sector.

• Ability to build, inspire, direct and grow a talented team.

Experience we are looking for

• Formal qualifications directly relevant to evaluation and learning.

• Significant experience of a deploying a range of quantitative and qualitative methods to support evaluations.

• Substantial experience of improving organisations’ abilities to learn, evaluate and demonstrate impact.

• A track record of leading, motivating and directing teams of internal and external specialists to deliver sustained results.

• A track record in designing, winning and delivering evaluation and/or learning projects and in using the learning to build capability in the team and the wider system.

• A track record in creating inclusive networks and ‘learning systems’ to foster learning and drive improvement.

• Experience of delivering written and verbal briefings, reports and presentations to and for a range of audiences, including on highly complex issues.

Experience and capabilities you will develop in the role

• Experience of spreading innovation across a national health and care system

• Co-creating cutting-edge innovation and improvement methods and approaches

• Experience building large scale, cross-sector partnerships that deliver impact

• Improving regional, national and international health and care systems to adopt and innovation at scale

Abilities and attributes

• Outcome focused - Focuses on the change and impact they want to see and how to measure it.

• Collaborative - Engages a diverse range of people and evidence sources to develop a deeper understanding of an issue.

• Leader – A focused, collaborative leader who can develop, inspire and influence diverse teams, including peers, patients, and practitioners, with integrity and openness.

• Complexity – Able to think about and analyse situations by recognising complexity, patterns and inter-relationships.

• Fair – Believes that others’ views, experiences and knowledge are as important and valuable as their own.

• Enterprising – Able to translate opportunity in order to grow our evaluation and learning business function.

• Initiates change - Does things differently, and creates new spaces and opportunities that empower others to do so too.

• Stakeholder Management - The ability to earn and maintain the trust of internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

Evaluation and Learning Director

Reporting to:

Director of Partnerships 

An exciting new role in our fundraising team, supporting a charity dedicated to ensuring that people most impacted by injustice are leading campaigns that affect their lives, from better housing to fairer treatment of migrants to LGBTQ+ rights.
 

• Job Title: Fundraising Manager - Parental Leave Cover
• Department: Fundraising
• Line Manager: Head of Fundraising
• Location: UK,Remote.
• Hours of work: 1.0 FTE (equivalent 37.5 hours per week) 
• Salary: £31,830 (FTE per year) + London allowance (if appropriate). We are a flexible and supportive employer. You’ll receive a generous holiday allowance, we will contribute to your pension and give all employees paid sick leave and personal days.
• Contract type: 12-14 months
• Application deadline: 09:30 am, Monday 30th November

Purpose:

1. Meeting income targets
2. Supporter stewardship
3. Internal stakeholder management to further the organisation’s objectives
4. Support the administration of the Fundraising team
5. Actively contributing to the management of the fundraising team and wider organisation. 

Job Responsibilities 

Meeting income targets:

• Research, write, submit and manage fundraising proposals to foundations, including funder friendly budgets.
• Researching, cultivating and applying to new foundations. 
• Preparing funding proposals, donor reports (including budget reconciliations), donor updates and other related outreach material.
• Supporting the Head of Team with setting fundraising targets, producing forecasts and achieving the fundraising strategic objectives as set out Campaign Bootcamp’s 2020-22 Business Plan.
• Represent the fundraising remit of Campaign Bootcamp at external networking events, sector conferences and funder meetings.
• Supporting the Head of Team with diversifying income streams, including public donations, individual giving and the sale of scholarship places and workshops to NGOs.

Supporter stewardship:

• Managing day-to-day relations with a portfolio of current and prospective foundation donors. 
• Managing grant awards, including grant agreements, interim reporting, project visits, end of grant reports and budget reconciliations.
• Managing aspects of the development and implementation of a supporter engagement plan for individuals.
• Ensuring all external meetings are well prepared for, and relevant team members are well consulted and prepared.

Internal stakeholder management to further the organisation’s objectives:

• Working with the programme team to ensure our applications and reports are as strong as they can be; this includes managing regular catch-ups, project visits and regular communications through in-person/Zoom meetings, emails and via Slack.
• Ensuring that the Finance and Programme delivery teams have the information they need from the Fundraising team to deliver on grant objectives, primarily through utilising the Salesforce database and regular team catch-ups.
• Supporting the programmes team with their fundraising objectives; this includes funder briefings ahead of meetings, researching new avenues of income (e.g. sales of workshops and places to NGOs) and writing funding applications.
• Supporting and actively contributing to our work to evaluate and improve our programmes.

Support the administration and reporting of the Fundraising function:

• Ensure the CEO and Trustees have access to accurate reports, by ensuring your key accounts are always updated in the Salesforce database. 
• Contribute to the design and management of the Fundraising team budget.
• Managing and further developing the relevant administrative infrastructure, including Salesforce.
• Ensuring that the Salesforce database is always up to date with relevant information on donations, donor tracking and reporting systems.
• Contribute to the management of the general fundraising communication channels.

Actively contributing to the management of the fundraising team and wider organisation. 

• Delivering excellent line management, developing, supporting and holding colleagues to account. 
• Delivering excellent upwards management to relevant managers and project leaders
• Being an active member of the management team, supporting the organisation to develop and apply policies which identify and manage marginalisation.

Other duties:

• Represent Campaign Bootcamp and uphold the organisation’s values at all times
• Work in a sustainable manner with consideration of the natural environment
• External customer service: answer the general Campaign Bootcamp phone via Circleloop and emails relating to fundraising 
• Any other reasonable tasks as directed by your line manager or the senior leadership team

Fundraising Manager - Person Specification

Experience 

Essential 

• At least three years of fundraising experience in the charity sector, preferably in trusts and foundations

• Stewardship of five-figure grants/donations, including meeting funders, writing reports and completing budget reconciliations
• Using databases, or spreadsheets, to record and manage funder relationships
• Proven track record of building and managing successful funder relationships
• Experience in delivering excellent line management, developing, supporting and holding colleagues to account.

Desirable 

• Fundraising from individual donors and/or community fundraising
• Familiarity with cloud based systems like Slack, G-Suite, Salesforce and Zoom
• Experience in playing an active part in a management team

Skills

Essential 

• Communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, with exceptional interpersonal skills
• Excellent written skills and ability to breakdown complex information for funders
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to prioritise a fast-paced workload and deliver to deadline
• Financial literacy and confident in creating funder friendly budgets and reporting on these
• Excellent time management and administrative skills

Desirable 

• Researching and prospecting skills, as related to fundraising

Behaviour

Essential 

• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Being proactive in the face of new challenges
• Working well with colleagues dispersed across different locations

Desirable 

• Awareness of how systemic injustice operates in our society (things like economic inequality, racism and heterosexism), and excitement about the opportunity to be part of the team that is exploring how best to confront those issues in the workplace and in wider society.

Role overview

The Right to Education Initiative (RTE) is looking for a Communications Manager 

The successful candidate will be responsible to develop and implement an exciting and audience-focused communications strategy in line with RTE’s strategic plan. The communications manager will be responsible for the management and development of RTE’s website, ensuring the content is always relevant and up to date, sharing information to targeted audiences and raising RTE’s profile. He or she will play a key role in supporting RTE’s priority activities and programmes.

This position includes possible travels  to attend work-related meetings and events worldwide.

Areas of responsibilities and key tasks

Communications strategy

• Develop an exciting and audience-focused communications strategy, together with RTE staff and executive board, to help deliver our organisational strategy and objectives.

• Oversee the implementation of the communications strategy.

• Oversee the development and delivery of strategies for digital channels, as well as communications strategies for specific campaigns.

Website and social media presence management

• Produce, consult on, and implement an annual plan for RTE’s website in line with the communications strategy, including the implementation of our planned core activities.

• Web and content management

• Ensure RTE’s website is easy-to-use, meets the needs of our audience in terms of content, functionality, and user experience.

• Day-to-day management of RTE’s international web presence (websites is English, French, Spanish, and Arabic) according to the organisational objectives and priorities.

• Lead on liaising with a web agency to redesign RTE’s websites.

• Analyse, using analytics, and draw actionable insights across all digital channels.

• Source external content contributions, particularly blog posts.

• Coordination of alternative language websites, to ensure content is regularly updated, relevant items are translated, and contributions sourced.

• Recruit and supervise the work of community language facilitators.

• Track developments related to the right to education, human rights, and development, as well as RTE’s media presence.

• Identify and pursue opportunities to maximise the impact of advocacy and increase use of online resources and tools.

Maintain social media and media presence  

• Develop and advise on the strategic use of social media, tailoring content to different audiences and channels. 

• Maintain an active profile of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 

• Cultivate and manage media contacts and relations.

• Produce press releases on news-worthy pieces of work.

• Track global media for key development on the right to education and support rapid responses to relevant news articles.

Production of communication material

• Produce high-quality, engaging, and original content, including videos, infographics, press releases, news items, and reports, using desktop publishing, video editing, and photo editing software.

•  Oversee editing, translation, design, and dissemination of regular publications, including monthly e-Bulletin, calendar, and annual report.

• Produce high-quality and on-brand templates for RTE content, including for: case summaries, case studies, monthly e-Bulletin, reports, factsheets, etc.

• Adhere and implement RTE’s style guide for online and print content.

Other

• Management of RTE’s internal communications systems, for example, CRM. 

• Propose tools to improve RTE’s internal communication

• Support RTE staff members in media and communications for research and advocacy efforts.

• Facilitate strategic discussions to clarify objectives, audience(s), key messages, and potential risks related to communications efforts.

• Provide final edit and layout for grant proposals and report narratives.

• Publicise and support facilitation of periodic events.

• Keep abreast of social, communications, and fundraising trends and network with appropriate external organisations to inform thinking.

• Keep tracks of RTE’s impacts, including on media and social media

• Act as a point of contact to external consultants, and coordinate the delivery of their work.

• Oversee the work of interns where applicable.

• From time to time, carry out any other duties that are within the scope of the job.

Note: This role could expand to a full-time role if resources permit – in which case additional responsibilities may be added such as digital marketing, development of multimedia materials etc. 

Candidate profile

We are looking for a highly skilled and enthusiastic Communications Manager to join our team and lead RTE’s communication activities.

This is a new position and a key role, and the successful candidate will have proven experience in communication. It will be essential for the candidate to be committed to human rights, particularly the right to education.

Aside from sharing our values, we are looking for someone who is comfortable working in a multicultural environment and who is happy to take on new tasks and support the team when needed.

We will provide the candidate with the opportunity to work as part of a small team of dedicated and passionate people and the real opportunity to shape the growth of the organization.

In addition to an expert, we are looking for someone who has excellent interpersonal skills.

The ideal candidate will have:

Education & qualifications

• Graduate and/or postgraduate degree in relevant fields, including journalism, political sciences, communications, human rights, or development and/or relevant experience in these fields.

• Substantial experience in communications or related fields.

Essential knowledge

Required

• Good understanding of the international human rights context.

• Familiarity with civil society activism and advocacy, including rights-based approaches.

• Good understanding of the global communication landscape and technics

•  Interest in and understanding of new developments in visual imaging and multimedia.

Desired

• Familiarity with international human rights law, education and development issues, or related

Know-how 

Required

• Experience using Content Management Systems, web editing software packages, and other emerging technologies.

• Experience of using social media platforms and the role/utility of social media for a small human rights organisation.

• Experience of creating and promoting social media content tailored for different channels, as well as monitoring and responding to comments.

• Experience of writing and building emails tailored to relevant audiences.

• Strong written communications skills, in particular an ability to translate dense and technical information into easy to understand and accessible content.

• Strong editing and proofreading skills. A keen eye for detail.

• Fluency in English and one or more of either French, Spanish, or Arabic. 

Working to tight deadlines.

Desired

• Experience handling media and communications for  human rights or social justice organisations.

• Confident editing html.

• Experience of working with multiple language media and media in different contexts.

• Web development expertise.

• Experience in digital marketing.

• Experience in making videos

Personal skills/qualities

• Commitment to human rights, children’s rights, and the right to education.

• Ability to think strategically.

• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, including from distance, as well as external partners.

• Flexibility and adaptability - can adapt to changing work priorities at short notice, take on the ideas of others, adapt own way of working.

• Ability to manage relationships based on respect for each other and mutual trust.

• Positive attitude.

•  Curiosity and creative thinking.

• Open-minded, including open to constructive feedback.

• Good time management and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work in an independent and autonomous way. 

• Willingness to learn new skills.

• Willingness to “pitch in” and support colleagues outside the parameters of the job description where necessary

Status & location 

• Part-time position (3 days a week, 21 hours).

• One-year contract, with possible extension depending on funding

• Our office is based in London, with flexibility to work from home. Possibility to work from another country can be considered.

Salary range                                                                                                     

£35,000 - £39,000 per year for London-based reference (prorated  £21,000 to £23,400)

How to apply

Please send a CV and cover letter with the subject line ‘Communication manager application’

We expect your cover letter to explain:

• Your interest in joining Right to Education Initiative

• Your interest in this role

• Your relevant experience as per the skills and competencies outline above

Deadline to apply: 29 November 2020. 

Interviews: the two first weeks of December.

In view of the volume of applications anticipated, we regret that we are unable to answer individual queries in relation to posts or on the progress of individual applications. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted shortly after 29 November 2020.

About RTE

The Right to Education Initiative (RTE) is a global human rights organisation focusing on the right to education. Established in 2000 by the first UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Katarina Tomaševski, RTE was re-launched in 2008 as the 'Right to Education Project', a collaborative initiative supported by ActionAid International, Amnesty International, Global Campaign for Education, Save the Children, and Human Rights Watch. Since May 2017 the Right to Education Initiative is a charity registered in England and Wales with the charity number 1173115.

We stand for the full recognition of education as a human right, essential for the wellbeing and development of every individual, regardless of their status and circumstance over their life course. This commitment is underpinned by the principles of universality, indivisibility and interdependence. We recognise that education is key for the realisation of other rights and for building societies where respect for human rights, tolerance, inclusivity and diversity are valued. 

RTE promote education as a human right, striving for a world where everyone, without discrimination of any kind, can fully enjoy the right to education in all its dimensions. We do this by advocating for states to both legally commit to and implement the right to education - to make it a reality for all. In so doing we also seek to ensure that governments are held accountable for meeting their human rights obligations. We believe that human rights law can be a powerful tool for lasting change. We seek to empower all rights-holders to claim and enforce their right to education, by making law accessible and usable including through online resources. We also work at the frontiers of the right to education, breaking new ground and helping to clarify and deepen understanding and action on critical emerging issues.

RTE builds bridges between diverse fields (human rights, education and development), stakeholders, (including civil society organisations, international organisations, academics, and states) and diverse language communities (including English, French, Spanish and Arabic). We link global, national and local research and evidence-based policy dialogue to campaigning and advocacy with the aim of accelerating progress towards the realization of the right to education for all through positive and concrete changes on the ground.

RTE is a small and agile organisation which combines being a definitive reference point on the right to education and being a cutting-edge actor addressing current and emerging education issues. We play a dynamic and catalytic role to influence the changes needed in law, practice, and societal attitudes, to advance the right to education.

BACKGROUND

Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.

The International Rescue Committee UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its headquarters in New York and London. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. Through 22 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees resettle in the US and become self-sufficient.

The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.

IRC-UK

IRC-UK was established in London in 1997 to support the organisation’s global activities and particularly to diversify its donor base and be able to better advocate with European policy-makers on behalf of the people we serve. Since its establishment IRC-UK has grown rapidly and is now acknowledged for its high quality project management, technical expertise in governance and rights and economic recovery, and innovative thinking on early recovery and gender based violence. IRC-UK comprises approximately 120 staff.

The IRC also has offices in Brussels, Berlin, Bonn, Stockholm and Geneva.

Purpose of the Role

The Digital & Brand Manager will increase the profile, influence and funding of the IRC by taking the lead on digital engagement strategies in the UK. They will lead on deploying and stewarding the IRC’s global brand in European markets, under the oversight of the Senior Director of Brand.

The role is a specialist in the digital environment and will train and support other content creators (Creative studio, Media, Programme Staff, Advocacy) to deliver optimised multimedia content for all channels. The role supports the development and implementation of a UK digital strategy, focusing on growth, increasing income and growing digital maturity across the organisation.

As line manager of the Social Media & Digital Officer, the Digital & Brand Manager will oversee the management of the UK social media channels and all UK websites.

Authority & responsibility for resources:

• Using data, analytics and market research support the development and training on a comprehensive strategy to ensure that all our digital communications are topical, passionate about driving supporter engagement, transactions and long term value
• Supporting organisational priorities and key moments implementing integrated supporter journeys and campaigns online and building the IRC brand, in keeping with our wider Strategy100
• Coordinate the Social Media & Digital Officer’s day-to-day management of UK social channels, and the Digital Content Officer’s management of the website
• With the Communications Partnerships Manager, develop creative partnerships to further reach of the digital content and increase brand awareness.
• Ensure brand consistency across external products and platforms for the IRC’s Europe offices.
• Establish and develop new strategic creative and audience engagement trends for the IRC in the UK.
• No direct budget to manage

Key Working Relationships

• Senior Director, Brand, based in New York, who oversees brand work
• Line manages the Social Media & Digital Officer

Key contacts:

• Communications colleagues in the UK, US, Germany and regional teams
• Policy & Advocacy team
• Fundraising team
• IRC offices in New York, Brussels, Stockholm and Germany
• Technical Units; Finance & Operations Team; Regional/ Field teams
• Creative partners and external suppliers, eg. technical support and design agencies

Key accountabilities

Leadership and management (20%)

• Through the IRC’s UK Management Team support the UK Executive Director in the creation and delivery of IRC-UK strategies and priorities, foster cohesion and collaboration among departments, represent the needs and objectives of digital communications.
• Work with the Deputy Director, Digital Engagement to support on global digital strategies, with a focus on the IRC’s digital presence in the UK.
• Manage the Social Media & Digital Officer, set and review progress against objectives, ensure they are supported, highly motivated and performing to their best ability to increase the impact of the IRC’s digital outputs.
• Support and develop supporter journeys online for all integrated campaigns.
• Lead on the digital outputs for any channel optimising for web, making sure it’s strategic and that all content is on brand
• Reporting; Set KPIs and make sure all channels and goals are tracked, on target and support strategic goals focusing on growth.
• Sign off and support on all digital outputs and lead on integrated UK campaigns (Messaging, Brand and Optimising strategic content) based on testing and previous campaign evaluation.

Digital engagement, content & channel strategy (50%)

• Oversee and develop strategies for the IRC’s UK digital channels with a primary objective of raising the profile of the organisation
• Technical expertise to support the CMS transfer
• Support IT and Analytics with implementing new integrated systems (fundraising, advocacy, comms)
• Work with the Global team on UX and website optimisation for mobile focusing on CTA and conversion
• Support the SEO, Advertising and Brand projects across Europe.
• Devise and deliver on creative and integrated engagement strategies for UK campaigns. Partner with Policy & Advocacy on digital advocacy with the intention of growing our profile, funding and influence, and engaging supporters
• Partner with UK External Relations leads to focus on clear target audiences and contribute to integrated strategies to engage them
• Collaborate with UK Fundraising to create compelling content with an aim of growing income and deepening supporter engagement.
• Maintain excellent relations with global Communications colleagues to ensure consistency across the IRC’s global outputs.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the creative outputs of our sister organisations, as well as digital trends outside of the sector.
• Proactively seek out new opportunities for creative partnerships to increase the IRC’s brand awareness in the UK and Europe, reach new audiences and maximise content distribution.
• Partner with the Senior Digital Content Officer to ensure content is created with a view to increasing visits to Rescue-UK and comply with latest SEO developments.
• Ensure Key Performance Indicators are set for UK digital channels, in close collaboration with global digital colleagues and Deputy Director, Digital Engagement, and oversee delivery against them

Brand management (30%)

• Contribute to the implementation of the organisations brand strategy (voice and identity) through active participation in the global brand process and working group.
• With the oversight of the Senior Director, Brand, manage brand rollout and revisions in Europe markets.
• In liaison with the Senior Director, Brand, and Deputy Director, Digital Engagement, ensure key European stakeholders are abreast of and represented in major brand projects including the brand roll-out.
• With the oversight of the Senior Director, Brand, work with Communications colleagues in Europe to localise - where necessary - elements of the global IRC brand for the German, Swedish and Brussels markets, and any future Europe markets.
• Support and deliver on brand training for the UK and across Europe Markets
• In partnership with the global digital and IT teams, maintain a high standard of user experience and brand consistency across the UK website and ensure the site is technically sound and secure.
• Work with the Deputy Director, Digital Engagement and Digital Content Officer to manage new platforms as required, and partnering with other teams to ensure excellent user experience and brand consistency.

Person specification

Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of user experience and digital optimisation
• Extensive knowledge of testing and optimisation tools
• Excellent English language writing, editing and proofreading skills and experience of producing engaging materials for print and social media
• Strong ability to think creatively and produce innovative content
• Good organisational and time management skills and the ability to work to deadlines, prioritise and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and the capability to establish good working relationships with colleagues in the UK and overseas
• A proactive approach to problem solving
• Be prepared to travel to the IRC’s projects in the field, primarily for content collection and training.
• Be flexible as to working hours, in particular when unforeseen circumstances arise which require speedy responsiveness.
• Interest in brand projects

Experience

• Experience of analysing digital campaigns and the ability to use Google Analytics and understand Search Engine Optimisation, including key phrase research and its application to SEO, and a clear understanding of how Google’s algorithm ranks pages
• Experience in CMS management and/or website development projects
• Experience of reporting on and conducting analysis of digital engagement
• Exerience of liaising with external suppliers to agree price / timeframes and deadlines
• Experience of working to tight deadlines to deliver high quality content
• Proven experience in a Digital Content Management or other Digital Marketing role within a complex global organisation
• Understanding of Brand fundamentals

The deadline for applications is midnight between Tuesday 1st December 2020 / Wednesday 2nd December 2020

Interviews will take place on 9th December 2020 

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

IRC UK is committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination for all applicants and employees. IRC-UK seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious belief, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. IRC-UK welcomes applications from all candidates, including underrepresented groups and refugees who have the right to work in the UK.

IRC UK will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application and/or interview process, and for essential job functions if appointed to a role. Please contact us if you may need such adjustments. 

Role overview

The Right to Education Initiative (RTE) is looking for a programme manager to lead RTE’s work on Early Childhood Education and the right to pre-primary education,  in line with RTE’s strategic plan.

The successful candidate will be responsible to implement RTE’s strategic objective regarding ECE & the right to pre-primary education which is to ‘lead global advocacy for the establishment of an international legal framework that recognizes free quality pre-primary education; provide legal and empirical information, advice and tools, including defining specific indicators and offering guidance for monitoring this issue.

This position includes possible travels to undertake field research and to attend work-related meetings and events worldwide.

Areas of responsibilities and key tasks

Strategic planning & fundraising

• Develop and implement  a sub-strategy for RTE’s work on early childhood education (ECE) based on a comprehensive analysis of the sector from a human rights perspective.

• Support RTE’s Executive Director in raising new funding for RTE’s work on ECE from dedicated foundations and other sources.

Research, advocacy & capacity development

• Conduct and/or coordinate legal research and analysis to support advocacy, including from UN Treaty Bodies concluding observations and court decisions.

• Work  in close collaboration with RTE’s advisers and others partners to build a network of various actors working on this issue, including child development experts, policy makers, lawyers, academics and activists to facilitate discussions on ECE from a human rights perspective, agree strategies to secure better legal recognition and strengthen advocacy for free quality pre-primary education for all.

• Produce reports, papers, articles, brief and tools, including right to education indicators

• Develop indicators and guiding questions for research to support the monitoring of ECE and pre-primary education as part of our wider activities related to monitoring and accountability.

• Encourage civil society organisations (CSO) partners to monitor this issue and report about it at national, regional and international levels.

• Coordinates pro bono projects and lawyers, commissions legal briefs with pro bono lawyers, and develops and manages relationships with law firms.

• Track developments on ECE internationally.

• Facilitate training workshops.

Networking & outreach

• Work in close collaboration with key partners, including CSO, academic researchers, UNESCO, UNSR.

• Advocate to key targets including States representatives in various fora, including UN Human Rights Council, GPE, OIF, UNESCO.

• Represent RTE in events and meetings related to ECE, and deliver presentations when relevant.

Communication

• Inform and raise awareness about this issue through our website, social media networks and e-bulletin, providing key information, including on the current legal framework applicable to ECE, relevant resources, news, blogs and useful links.

• Write content for RTE’s website on this issue (webpage, blog, news).

• Organise events, such as panels, seminars, roundtables.

• Draft press release in collaboration with the communication manager.

Other

• The role holder will from time to time be required to carry out any other duties that are within the scope of the job.

Candidate profile

We are looking for a highly skilled and enthusiastic Programme Manager to join our team and lead RTE’s work on ECE from a human rights perspective. 

This is a new position and key role, and the successful candidate will have proven experience in managing programmes in the field of human rights and/ECE.

Aside from sharing our values, we are looking for someone who is comfortable working in a multicultural environment and who is happy to take on new tasks and support the team when needed.

We will provide the candidate with the opportunity to work as part of a small team of dedicated and passionate people and the real opportunity to shape the growth of the organization.

In addition to an expert, we are looking for someone who has excellent interpersonal skills.

The ideal candidate will have:

Education & qualifications

• Postgraduate education in human rights law or in the field of ECE.

• At least five years of experience working on human rights issues, ideally working on the right to education or economic, social and cultural rights.

Essential knowledge

• Solid understanding of international human rights law with a background in economic, social and cultural rights.

• Knowledge of ECE and pre-primary education.

• Theoretical and practical knowledge of international human rights law.

• Understanding of human rights-based monitoring, campaigning and advocacy strategies

Know-how 

• Excellent research and analytical skills, including significant experience in designing and implementing advocacy-oriented research and policy analysis.

• Excellent written and editing skills, with the ability to translate complex legal information into accessible information for non­legal professionals.

• Experience of drafting, editing and presenting research reports and policy papers, including submissions to UN bodies.

• Experience working with allies and partners across various civil society sectors, including social movements, NGOs, unions, academic institutions, policy makers, UN agencies and others.

• Experience of supervising, managing and coordinating the work of others, including staff, consultants, and external partners such as pro bono lawyers. 

• Experience of planning, organising and prioritising work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines

• Written and oral fluency in English is required; fluency in other major languages such as French, Spanish or Arabic is highly desirable.

Personal skills/qualities

• Ability to think strategically.

• Ability to speak publicly.

• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, including from distance, as well as external partners.

• Flexibility and adaptability - can adapt to changing work priorities at short notice, take on the ideas of others, adapt own way of working.

• Ability to manage relationships based on respect for each other and mutual trust.

• Positive attitude.

•  Curiosity and creative thinking.

• Open-minded, including open to constructive feedback.

• Good time management and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work in an independent and autonomous way. 

• Willingness to learn new skills.

• Willingness to “pitch in” and support colleagues outside the parameters of the job description where necessary

Status & location 

• Full time position, 35 hours a week.

• One-year contract with possibility of extension, depending on funding.

• Our office is based in London, with flexibility to work from home. Working from another country can be considered.

Salary range                                                                                                             

£35,000 - £39,500 gross per year.

How to apply

Please send a CV and cover letter with the subject line ‘ECE programme manager application’

We expect your cover letter to explain:

• Your interest in joining Right to Education Initiative

• Your interest in this role

• Your relevant experience as per the skills and competencies outline above

Deadline to apply: 29 November 2020, 11.59 pm GMT. 

Interviews: the two first weeks of December.

In view of the volume of applications anticipated, we regret that we are unable to answer individual queries in relation to posts or on the progress of individual applications. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted shortly after 29 November 2020.

About RTE

The Right to Education Initiative (RTE) is a global human rights organisation focusing on the right to education. Established in 2000 by the first UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Katarina Tomaševski, RTE was re-launched in 2008 as the 'Right to Education Project', a collaborative initiative supported by ActionAid International, Amnesty International, Global Campaign for Education, Save the Children, and Human Rights Watch. Since May 2017 the Right to Education Initiative is a charity registered in England and Wales with the charity number 1173115.

We stand for the full recognition of education as a human right, essential for the wellbeing and development of every individual, regardless of their status and circumstance over their life course. This commitment is underpinned by the principles of universality, indivisibility and interdependence. We recognise that education is key for the realisation of other rights and for building societies where respect for human rights, tolerance, inclusivity and diversity are valued. 

RTE promote education as a human right, striving for a world where everyone, without discrimination of any kind, can fully enjoy the right to education in all its dimensions. We do this by advocating for states to both legally commit to and implement the right to education - to make it a reality for all. In so doing we also seek to ensure that governments are held accountable for meeting their human rights obligations. We believe that human rights law can be a powerful tool for lasting change. We seek to empower all rights-holders to claim and enforce their right to education, by making law accessible and usable including through online resources. We also work at the frontiers of the right to education, breaking new ground and helping to clarify and deepen understanding and action on critical emerging issues.

RTE builds bridges between diverse fields (human rights, education and development), stakeholders, (including civil society organisations, international organisations, academics, and states) and diverse language communities (including English, French, Spanish and Arabic). We link global, national and local research and evidence-based policy dialogue to campaigning and advocacy with the aim of accelerating progress towards the realization of the right to education for all through positive and concrete changes on the ground.

RTE is a small and agile organisation which combines being a definitive reference point on the right to education and being a cutting-edge actor addressing current and emerging education issues. We play a dynamic and catalytic role to influence the changes needed in law, practice, and societal attitudes, to advance the right to education.

Location: London or Washington DC or (or remote based in UK or US)

*40% Travel to RI International Operations

Relief International (RI) is a leading non-profit organisation working across 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure the well-being, and advance dignity.  We specialise in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises, and chronic poverty. This role’s primary focus is Middle East, where we operate in the following countries; Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Yemen.

The Program Development team is dedicated to building high impact programming by raising income from institutional donors (like the USAID, DfID, EC, GAC and the UN). The Programme Development team is based across our global support office in Washington and London and supports Country Offices by helping them to design high-quality programmes, and by raising funds from institutional donors needed to implement them. You will thrive in an entrepreneurial senior team dedicated to building high-impact programming.

The Program Development Manager – Middle East is critical in bringing significant impact and opportunity of funding to our country programme. Reporting to the Senior Programme Development Director, your role will be supporting country teams and will be key in leading in donor liaison and engagement and capture management. A large proportion of your time will be supporting country teams in proposal development. 

To be successful in this role, your approach will be entrepreneurial and will bring proven experience in building high impact programming though programme design and proposal development. Bringing a strong network of contractor, donor relationships and understanding of donor tends. Your excellent written and verbal communication skills will be critical to this role.

*Travel

This role is expected to travel (at least 40%) to field sites as well as other RI countries as needed once the organization determines it will be safe to begin regular travel.

Due to COVID 19, RI policy currently limits international travel and this role is expected to be initially based remotely from home. The organisation is undertaking regular reviews and risk assessments to review travel restrictions on a global and local level. 

How to apply.

• To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page
• You will be asked to upload a CV and Cover Letter.  The cover letter should be no more than 2 pages long and explain why you are interested in this post with Relief International and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.

Closing date. Please apply immediately we will be reviewing applicants on a rolling basis, therefore may withdraw the position for the job board closing date.

Please apply by uploading your cover letter and up-to-date CV on our website.

Due to limited resources, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Note to external agencies, we will not be accepting CVs from third parties.

Relief International is committed to protecting our staff and the communities we work with from abuse and harm including sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and sexual harassment.

All staff are expected to abide by our Code of Conduct.

Recruitment to all roles in Relief International include a criminal records self-declaration, references and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Relief International is committed to diversity and gender equality, we strongly encourage applicants from the global south and female candidates to apply.

*If you are interested in this role but not based in North West, we are often recruiting in North East, Midlands, South West and London so please send your CV via email and we’ll be in touch when a vacancy comes up.

This role is a 12-month fixed-term contract (maternity cover).

To help us achieve our mission, we are recruiting qualified social workers with direct experience of working with children and families and knowledge and experience of supporting social work students. We are looking for candidates who can lead the delivery of teaching across the year, support participants in their local authority units and supervise participants during the 2nd year of the Frontline programme.

Practice Tutors (PTs) work closely as a peer group to share effective ways of working across participant units, local authorities and regions. They play a key role within the development and delivery of our social work curriculum, contributing knowledge and expertise to create a culture that promotes outstanding social work education and that enables teams to do their best work in order to achieve our mission to create social change for children who do not have a safe or stable home.

PTs are responsible for teaching and developing participants at the five-week summer institute, regional recall days and, in the participant units within local authorities. PTs support a number of participant units, based within statutory children’s social care services. Each unit is led by a Consultant Social Worker (CSW).  Core to the Practice Tutor role is the ability to provide support, challenge and guidance to participants and CSWs to ensure a high quality practice learning experience.

Applicants need a good understanding of the social work role and have the ability to make links with adults’ and children’s services. To apply you need excellent social work practice skills, experience of developing others and a commitment to educating a new generation of social workers. This role provides the opportunity to genuinely align practice and theory. In doing so you to be a committed to evidence informed practice models and have an appetite to exploring different and innovative approaches to teaching these models. PTs are supported to gain fellowship status with the HEA if not already held.

Islamic Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development organisation, serving humanity for over 36 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.

Islamic Relief Worldwide is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Programme Manager – Joint Initiative for Strategic Religious Action, (JISRA)’ to join the International Programmes Division. The post holder will lead and manage a five-year programme funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DoMFA) on Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoRB) in Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, and Indonesia More specifically JISRA addresses three pathways around building intra and inter-faith understanding of pluralism and the rights of religious minorities or non-adherents, and thirdly advocacy in enabling a conducive environment for FoRB.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• A graduate degree or Masters’ Degree or in-depth experience in relevant field required (e.g. International Relations, International Development, Peace and Conflict Studies or equivalent experience in development/humanitarian areas)
• An in-depth understanding of international development issues
• Demonstrable, extensive experience of managing and implementing multi-country funded project
• Understanding of conflict prevention and peacebuilding demonstrated through management of projects
• Track record of working in a similar role with an International NGO
• Empathy towards, and some understanding of, the contribution faith communities can make towards protecting minorities and promoting peace

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.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on 29th December, 2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• receipt of satisfactory references

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