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Leonard Cheshire Disability’s International Department runs education and livelihoods projects, campaigns globally for the rights of persons with disabilities and carries out research at the Disability and Inclusive Development Centre at University College London

This role will provide leadership, technical, programme and management support to Leonard Cheshire Disability’s programmes in the Africa and Asia Regions. The post-holder will be responsible for delivering the organisation and departmental strategic objectives, and for the development of programmes consistent with LCD’s mission, values, strategy and goals for each respective region.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced international programme manager to work closely with our senior management team and with our four regional offices across Africa and Asia. The post holder will have demonstrated experience of developing and maintaining relationships with partners and external actors, experience in providing distance monitoring and management support and strong skills in managing donor budgets and grants.

Leonard Cheshire Disability welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

A satisfactory disclosure check is required for this post.

As the key point of contact for volunteer fundraising for least one ICS agency, the post-holder will be required to provide one-to-one fundraising support to UK International Citizen Service (ICS) volunteers from diverse backgrounds as needed to meet their fundraising targets. They will motivate and monitor volunteer effort to ensure ICS agencies are able to make decisions which support compliance and quality of their ICS programmes. They will maintain up to date fundraising resources and toolkits for a diverse range of volunteers to use, and facilitate fundraising sessions at ICS volunteer selection and training days. Their communication skills will be effective to ensure all volunteers are well supported and are clear on the fundraising aspect of their volunteer journey. Database records will be accurately kept for volunteer communication and income to ensure that there is joined up communication with ICS agencies regarding volunteer fundraising. They will also be required to feed into the financial remittance process with specific ICS agencies and build positive and effective relationships with ICS agencies.

You will have experience of community and/or events fundraising and motivating others to fundraise for charity. You will be used to setting and working to deadlines and targets and be comfortable delivering presentations to a range of audiences by being both engaging and motivating in writing and in person. Your strong interpersonal skills will help to develop relationships with ICS participants and agencies. You will be used to managing a high volume of supporter and professional external relationships at any one time with excellent administrative and organisational skills. You will have a strong commitment to the work and values of ICS and VSO and be happy to work collaboratively with others.

The purpose of this role is to coordinate data sets (statistical and narrative evaluation of capacity building activities) and support Phase I of the joint impact assessment research project between RedR UK and the Humanitarian Academy at Harvard.

Project Background
Ensuring that there is adequate and appropriate capacity is essential to ensuring the humanitarian sector meets the needs of its target populations. This can only be achieved through assessing the impact of training and capacity building interventions effectively. Whilst there is a general appreciation of the positive impacts of capacity building, existing assessments fall short of demonstrating the connection between the increased capacities of humanitarian staff and organisations and better outcomes for affected populations. This generally occurs because funding for humanitarian training and capacity building is often short-term, and rarely includes sufficient provision for longer term evaluation or monitoring. This limits the effectiveness and learning from capacity building activities and those benefiting from capacity building projects are unable to maximise the benefits of what they have learnt

The joint RedR/HAH project aims to solve this problem by progressing the humanitarian sector’s collective understanding of approaches to assessing the impact of training, resulting in an improved approach to overall capacity building measures. Phase I will comprise research into current practice in assessing and maximising the impact of humanitarian training and capacity building including consideration of the enablers and constraints to achieving desired outcomes and impact.

Role information
The work detailed in the terms of reference to be completed on the basis of three days per week for six months, between November 2015 and May 2016. Flexible working hours are acceptable, upon agreement with the Programme Manager. The role will be remunerated at £10 per hour on the basis of 21 hours per week.

Role description

• Organisation of Advisory Group meetings and launch event


• Support in definition of scope of research


• Prepare project inception report


• Conduct desk research aimed to identify, access, organise and share with HAH key data sets related to the project hypotheses and research questions


• Liaise with internal and external contacts and AG as required to gather required data sets


• Liaise with HAH to understand data requirements and to share information


• Support in the drafting of research findings and final report

Person Specification

• A proven interest in training and/or capacity building;


• Proven skills in collection and analysis of primary and secondary data;


• Confidence in research design;


• Skills in data collection, collation and analysis,


• Good written and verbal communication skills;


• Good presentation skills and willingness to represent RedR externally;


• Academic background and interest in International Development, political science, disaster/emergency management, or humanitarian engineering;


• Demonstrated commitment to our humanitarian mission and values;


• Ability to establish and maintain systems for tracking and storing information;


• Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively.

How to apply:

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter explaining your motivation for applying and how you meet the person specification. Applications should be sent to Katie Robertson at consultancy@redr.org.uk

Applications close at 12pm on Wednesday 7th October. It is anticipated that interviews will take place on Monday 12th October.

Background

Oxfam has adopted an ambitious new resource mobilisation strategy that seeks to build more strategic partnerships with bilateral and multilateral donor agencies to increase our income, influence, and programme impact. Humanitarian emergencies account for a large proportion of Oxfam’s programme and income .

Through mutually beneficial relationships, we seek to create new opportunities for Oxfam to collaborate more effectively with donor partners in tackling poverty and inequality through a variety of different channels – including technical cooperation, learning exchanges, policy dialogue, or generating more resources – in order to improve development outcomes for people living in poverty.

A global leader in humanitarian response

Oxfam is one of the world’s leading providers of humanitarian aid in emergencies, operating since the 1940s. We have a global reputation for speed, scale and efficiency and have well-recognised technical expertise in several fields, including Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods, clean water, sanitation, public health and the protection of civilians. Oxfam responds directly wherever there is a widespread threat to life, health and livelihoods, with which it is beyond people’s capacity to cope, and where it can make a positive difference.

Team purpose

To design and implement strategies to mobilise resources for Oxfam’s humanitarian programmes.

Job purpose

§ To provide support to the Humanitarian Funding Team and lead on project specific pieces of work such as development of donor specific training materials and compliance guidance, donor analysis and research.

§ Support with general day-to-day tasks such as donor contract management, responding to support requests from country teams (help desk) and other tasks as may be required.

Reports to: Humanitarian Funding Advisor (ECHO Lead)

Humanitarian Funding Officer role overview

This role will assist the Humanitarian Funding Team and in particular the Humanitarian Funding Advisors, providing support on project specific pieces of work such that we better support the global funding function and also better target our strategic relationship building work.

Job title: Nutrition Advisor – UK based
Location: London with international travel as and when required

Reporting to: Director Nutrition, Food Security and Livelihoods (NFSL) Unit

Contract duration: 6.5 months maternity cover

Start date: October 2015

Background

International Medical Corps UK delivers lifesaving nutrition and health care in emergencies for people affected by disaster or conflict. No matter where, we are first there and we stay to help people survive and rebuild through the building blocks of recovery – nutrition, water, food, safety, medicine. Finally, we help people stand on their own by passing on skills and knowledge locally through training.

International Medical Corps UK works alongside International Medical Corps Worldwide, responding to humanitarian emergencies and communities afflicted by conflict, poverty and natural disaster in more than 30 countries.

Job Purpose

To provide nutrition technical assistance to the International Medical Corps’ missions; advocating with UK donors on behalf of IMC beneficiaries; and assisting in emergency response, nutrition

Assessments, program development, and new program start-up.

Key results areas (Primary roles and responsibilities)

The Nutrition Advisor will provide technical support to International Medical Corps country teams in order to successfully design and implement high quality humanitarian nutrition programs including providing surge and desk support for new emergency nutrition programs and supporting emergency

preparedness and capacity building. Additionally the Nutrition Advisor will support the Nutrition and

Food Security and Livelihood unit s (NFSL) research activities, advocacy work and new initiatives.

1.Technical Program Support

· Provide technical support to countries with the design of nutrition programs.

· Ensure that the implementation of the nutrition programs conform to internationally accepted standards and country guidelines

· With the countries nutrition focal points, monitor program impact and ensure that program data is valid and relevant, and used to inform program development.

· Provide guidance to staff on the integration of a nutrition component into other sectors as appropriate

· Provide technical leadership and support for conducting nutrition surveys and assessments.

· Provide technical review of proposals and project reports prior to submission to donors.

· Participate in the development and expansion of International Medical Corps nutrition programming in emergencies and development.

1. Training and capacity building

· With the countries nutrition focal points, assess the training needs of nutrition staff and develop a training program to meet these needs.

· With the countries nutrition focal points, conduct nutrition training for project nutrition staff and MOH counterparts implementing nutrition programs, focusing on all aspects of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), IYCF, etc

· With the countries nutrition focal points, ensure the establishment and strengthening of nutrition monitoring activities and train health staff (IMC, MOH, and local NGO) in case detection and referral mechanisms.

With the countries nutrition focal points, conduct and train health staff on surveys including SMART surveys, coverage surveys, and other assessment methodologies.

1. Surge Support

· Provide nutrition surge support to International Medical Corps’ emergency response team, deploying to conduct assessments, develop an appropriate response, and start up lifesaving nutrition activities

1. NFSL Initiatives Support – Advocacy + Research

· Take leadership on IMC’s nutrition advocacy work in the UK, represent IMC at meetings and on working groups.

· Take leadership on knowledge management within the NFSL unit and support countries to develop technical learning documents

· Participate and take leadership on specific NFSL unit projects, such as research, new initiatives, and developing IMC policies and program models.

1. Other Responsibilities:

· Any other tasks or responsibilities based on organizational and programming needs as assigned by the Director Nutrition and Food Security and Livelihood (NFSL) unit.

Person specification

To be successful in this job, an individual must be able to deliver each key result areas above

regularly and satisfactory. Specific requirements include:

· Master’s degree in nutrition, public health nutrition, or related discipline

· Proven track record in implementation and management and provision of technical support to nutrition programs (including Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition; IYCF; etc) in humanitarian settings

· Prior experience in nutrition surveys (SMART, KAP, etc.)

· Experience of capacity building and mentoring

· Strong written and oral communications skills including the ability to write technical documents (assessments reports, proposals, briefs etc.)

· Ability to travel at short notice, occasionally to remote and difficult locations (30-50%)

· Ability to create solutions or responses to problems in an autonomous way

· Proficient in English and computer literate

· Team player

· Proven experience with donor relations

· Proficient in other in other languages eg French, Arabic, a plus

Closing date

5pm GMT 15 October 2015. Please note that due to the urgent need to fill this role, applications will be reviewed as and when received prior to the closing date.

Lead on identifying business needs and determining solutions to business problems whilst performing effective business analysis to ensure project success and delivery of business value.

Technical Skills

• Substantial business analysis experience with a proven track record of business analysis and requirements gathering.


• Solid understanding of application programming, database and system design.


• Experience of process definition, re-engineering and impact analysis.


• Experience of the full software development lifecycle using waterfall and agile approaches


• Strong understanding of SharePoint and Salesforce in areas of custom and standard objects, customer service and case management

Other skills

• Advanced analytical/problem solving and research skills.


• Effective written and verbal communication and influencing skills with ability to facilitate workshops.


• Ability to work effectively independently and lead others during projects.


• Ability to build strong and supportive working relationships with stakeholders.


• Ability to lead and negotiate business solutions that balance technical capability, cost, and time, against business need.


• Strong leadership skills and ability to generate enthusiasm among team members.


• Ability to communicate difficult sensitive information tactfully.


• Experience of contributing to the development and implementation of strategic plans for IT.

Deadline to apply: October 16th, 2015

PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:

Poverty. Conflict. Disaster. These are the global challenges that we’ve been responding to since 1979, helping more than 258 million people survive emergencies and build back better. When a natural disaster strikes, an economy collapses, or conflict erupts, Mercy Corps is there. We respond immediately to meet urgent needs for food, water and shelter, and stay beyond the emergency to partner with communities for their long-term recovery. Our network of professionals in more than 40 countries literally speaks the language – 93 percent of our field staff are from the country where they work – giving them unique insight into what will move communities from relief to recovery and ultimately toward resilience. We believe even in the world’s most challenging places, people have the power to transform their own lives when they have the right resources. Growing more food, earning higher incomes, advocating for their needs – we leverage their local logic to pioneer innovative, sustainable solutions that build stronger communities.

See a video on who we are here.

The Mercy Corps Talent Acquisition (TA) Team’s mandate is to identify exceptional team members to advance Mercy Corps’ mission of productive secure and just communities. As part of the Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness (LOE) Team, the Talent Acquisition Team is committed to delivering and maintaining optimum recruitment support to internal clients throughout the agency. The aim of the LOE team is to attract, develop, retain and support Mercy Corps’s global talent. The goal of the TA team is to ensure that Mercy Corps has a diverse, high performing, global team, whose talents are consistent with Mercy Corps’ strategic business needs.

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:

We are seeking a high energy individual who is an exceptional relationship-builder and has a creative approach to sourcing talent. The Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor (STA) will work as part of the high-functioning Global Talent Acquisition team to strengthen our presence in the European and African diaspora market and our reputation as an employer-of-choice aligned with the European growth strategy. S/he will also initiate and maintain talent pipelines and other strategic initiatives to improve Mercy Corps’ talent acquisition process. Additionally, this role would provide input to ensure Mercy Corps has diverse global talent that performs at a high level and is sensitive to the changing strategic and technical needs of the organization. S/he will handle a recruitment portfolio during peak seasons and emergency responses ensuring we are able to meet the talent needs as quickly as possible. S/he will implement industry “best practices” that ensure the timely selection of top talent, and recruit for talent that will support Mercy Corps’ organizational culture, while perpetuating Mercy Corps’ position as an employer of choice.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Strategy

• Contribute to the development of “people” within the agency by actively participating in initiatives led by LOE team.


• Advance the agency’s aim to have a global team that is representative of the places where we work, focusing on leadership positions.


• Develop and implement a strategy to expand our employment brand in Europe with focus on French speaking talent


• Track and identify cutting edge trends and best practices in Global recruitment practices.

Influence (Outreach) and Networking

• Build key relationship with talent sources in Europe


• Coordinate closely with Mercy Corps Europe team and leverage their outreach effort to support TA


• Assist in promoting Mercy Corps’ brand as an employer of choice by attending events as appropriate, promoting through social media, and developing talent communities


• Strengthen Mercy Corps employment brand in Europe, as employer of choice in new markets with European face-to-face representation at talent networks, key industry events, and strategic institutions.


• Identify and attend targeted talent and recruitment events to stay atop of trends and influence thinking in the development sector (ie specific relief and development industry and donor related events).


• Leverage other Mercy Corps globalization efforts in Europe to incorporate talent outreach specifically leverage existing on-going representation efforts through coordination

Strategic Initiatives

• Develop and manage talent pipelines in support of future business needs with designated internal stakeholder


• Coordinate closely on the University Talent Strategy.


• Support Talent Management efforts in career discussions with internal talent.


• Lead several projects designed to improve the efficiency and impact of the TA function.

Surge/Emergency Response Recruitment

• Engage in the recruiting, sourcing and identification of talent including proactive discussions with regional and country management for succession planning, retention and recruitment for proposals.


• Provide responsive, high-quality service to candidates with additional care for internal or former team members.


• Execute full lifecycle talent acquisition activities to support the TA team during peak seasons, (summer, emergency response) across 40+ countries, multiple disciplines and levels within the relief and development field as needed.


• Work collaboratively within the TA team and ensure candidate activity is current in weekly reports and the Applicant Tracking System.

Organizational Learning: As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve – we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

Accountability to Beneficiaries: Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None

ACCOUNTABILITY:

REPORTS DIRECTLY TO: Senior Director, Global Talent

WORKS DIRECTLY WITH: Talent Acquisition Team, LOE, Program Team, Senior Leadership Team, MC Europe Senior Team

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in human resources, business administration, social science or relevant field.


• At least 5 + years of experience with recruitment/talent acquisition with a minimum of 2 years in the relief and development context strongly preferred including senior level searches.


• Advanced experience with successful sourcing strategies including social media for globally representative and diverse candidates.


• Success in design and implementing employment brand initiatives and building talent pipelines.


• Demonstrated experience and ability to create, implement, maintain and improve recruitment strategies and systems in a high-volume context.


• Ability to communicate effectively across diverse cultures and geographical distances with sensitivity.


• Experience with an Applicant Tracking System.


• Experience managing/leading projects preferred.


• Understanding of employment laws, practices and concepts.


• Excellent English and French language skills, both oral and written required.

SUCCESS FACTORS:

The successful Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor will be proactive in developing and maintaining productive professional relationships with a broad spectrum of stakeholders within the organization and throughout the international relief and development community. S/he will possess the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously, while remaining focused on the quality of internal and external relationships. S/he will be able to work effectively as a member of a highly visible team whose performance is key to the enduring success of Mercy Corps. S/he will be flexible, resilient, possess sound judgment and have a good sense of humor.

LIVING /ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

This position is based in Europe (location tbd) work on weekends and evenings may be required. Up to 30% travel is anticipated primarily within Europe but also to countries where we operate. Mercy Corps Team members represent the agency both during and outside of work hours when deployed in a field posting or on a visit/TDY to a field posting. Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.

Position:Executive Assistant

Reports to:Deputy Executive Director & Director of Policy&Practice

Location: London

Salary: £25,118

Hours: 37.5 hours

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

Our European headquarters, IRC-UK, were 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. The IRC also has offices in Brussels and Geneva.

IRC-UK comprises approximately 70 staff across five departments.

The Policy & Practice UK Department

Policy & Practice is a dynamic team combining our communications, policy and advocacy, and technical unit expertise in Europe. Its core purpose is to raise and develop the IRC as a thought leader in Europe and drive transformational change in the humanitarian sector, and specifically to dramatically increase the productivity of humanitarian aid and its ability to achieve outcomes for people living in and displaced by conflict and crisis.

The Purpose of the Role

To provide a high standard of executive and personal assistance to the Deputy Executive Director and the Director of Policy and Practice.

The role will be varied and will suit somebody good at multi-tasking and combining an eye for detail with interest in supporting the both senior leaders in developing the ‘bigger picture’. The right candidate will be efficient and diplomatic, and have the inter-personal skills to deal with senior staff and trustees.

Key Working Relationships

Relationships

• Internal: All staff in the UK office; visitors from other IRC offices, especially senior staff at VP, Country and Regional Director level.


• External: Donors, senior external contacts and private sector.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

1) Policy & Practice Meetings, European Strategic Projects and Policy Events(25%)

• Plan meeting agendas, including compiling and sending papers, taking minutes, ensuring follow-up of action items, handling all logistic arrangements for meetings, including audio-visual and refreshments.


• Plan senior staff field visits, working with country offices to develop an itinerary and information materials; advising board members on travel, visas, immunizations etc; booking travel where required; and ensuring security briefing takes place prior to departure and on arrival.


• Assist as required in all UK Board of Trustees liaison tasks with IRC-UK.

2) Support to Deputy Executive Director (30%)

• Diary management for the Deputy Executive Director, including local and international travel arrangements, pre-meeting briefings and ensuring suitable brand material is prepared for meetings.


• Deal with correspondence on behalf of the Deputy Executive Director.


• Ad-hoc projects as required.

3) Support to Director of Policy & Practice(30%)

• Diary management for Director of Policy & Practice, including local and international travel arrangements, pre-meeting briefings and ensuring suitable brand material is prepared for meetings.


• Deal with correspondence on behalf of the Director of Policy & Practice.


• Organise and take minutes at policy & practice meetings (Policy & Practice UK meetings).


• Provide general support, including international travel arrangements for the team, management of in-coming visitors, and arrangements to support recruitment.


• Ad hoc projects as requied.

4) Administrative Support(15%)

• Liaise between other members of the Senior Management Team as required.


• Support both senior leaders in organisational meetings (Senior Leaders’ Group meeting etc) including taking minutes; disseminate action points and coordination of information packs for dissemination if required.


• Arrange and support all-staff meetings.


• Manage non-department specific in-coming visitors (from the field, IRC New York, and external), arranging meeting schedules, and assisting with travel and hotel bookings.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent experience.


• Experience as a PA to a senior executive.


• Experience in preparing meeting agendas and minute-taking.


• Excellent administration skills with the ability to plan and prioritise work for self and others.


• Highly computer literate and confident with Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel.


• Excellent time management skills. The post-holder will need to manage their own time well, and the time of senior leaders.


• Excellent communication skills, including a high standard of written and spoken English.


• Self motivated, flexible and able to make judgement calls as to when to take the initiative on the Executive Director’s behalf.


• Good interpersonal skills, and the ability to work with stakeholders at all levels.

Desirable

Experience

• French or German language.


• Interest in overseas aid and development.

How to apply:

To Apply

To apply, please send your CV (two page max) and cover letter (two page max) outlining the reasons for your interest in the post and why you believe yourself to be suitable.

Please send to: applications@rescue-uk.org

The closing date is: 10am Wednesday 7^th October 2015

In order to minimise administrative costs, IRC-UK will only contact short-listed candidates.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

IRC-UK strives to be an equal opportunities employer. IRC-UK is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for all job applicants and employees, and we seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

The role of the Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist is to support and ensure effective monitoring, verification and evaluation of two of Plan UK’s biggest programmes.

The DFID funded South Asia Water Sanitation and Hygiene Results programme (SAWRP) is a high value, consortium partnership implemented in Pakistan and Bangladesh under a DFID Payment by Result contract. SAWRP aims to promote and enable the sustained use of household toilets and the practice of hand-washing with soap for poor and vulnerable women, children and men. The post holder will be responsible for the overall coordination of monitoring, evaluation and learning processes under SAWRP, liaising closely with consortium partners and in-country coordination functions to ensure the monitoring, verification and learning strategy is effectively implemented and generates quality and reliable data to support management decision making and learning.

The Girls Education Challenge (GEC) fund is a large consortium programme also funded by DFID. The programme seeks to improve life chances for marginalised girls in Sierra Leone through increasing access and retention in Junior Secondary School, including support for children with disabilities. The project will strengthen girls’ learning and ensure that girls are learning in an inclusive environment, are protected from harm and that girls participate in decision-making concerning their education. With Plan UK leading the consortium the post holder will work closely with the in-country team to monitor and advise on data collection methods and lead data analysis with partners to ensure programme outcomes are met.

The successful candidate will have experience of developing and implementing monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks and systems. You will also have experience of participating in monitoring processes, gained at least in part in a developing country setting. With exceptional quantitative and qualitative data processing and analysis skills, including adapting/developing monitoring tools and surveys. Knowledge and management of statistical software packages such as SPSS, Stata and/ or CSPRO and experience in data entry and analysis is essential.

The deadline for applications is mid-night on 08 October 2015.

Interviews will take place on 16 October 2015.

As an Programme Assistant you will play a key support role within the Programme and Partnership Development Unit, focusing on supporting proposal and tender development processes (with involvement both in opportunity identification and in putting together proposals and tenders), as well as on providing administrative support to the overall unit.

The successful candidate is likely to have previous working or voluntary experience in the development sector, including experience of administration and preferably experience in a team focused on proposal development, grant management and/or Monitoring & Evaluation system development. You will have the ability to work effectively under pressure, to analyse data and to synthesise information into concise, persuasive documents.

We would like all applications by 12^th October 2015.

The Organisation

Founded in 1937, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children’s development organisations in the world. We work in over 60 countries worldwide to create lasting change for children and their communities. Everything we do is based on our firm commitment to children and ensuring they can claim their rights.

What we do

We see a clear link between fulfilling children’s rights and ending child poverty. Every child has the right to be healthy, educated, protected, valued and respected in their own community and beyond. In 2014, we worked with 86,676 communities. The areas in which we worked covered a population of 164.9 million people, including 81.5 million children (41.1 million girls and 40.4 million boys).

The Opportunity

The post of Global Press Officer is an integral part of the team responsible for the development and promotion of Plan International’s strong media profile to a wide and diverse range of audiences.

Collaborative, adaptable and enthusiastic, you will work with the Media Team, the Digital Team and the Director of Global Communications to implement international public relations campaigns, proactive profiling, and promote Plan International’s work to the media. You will share responsibility and ownership of international press coverage for Plan International’s operational regions, contributing to promoting the profile, reputation and influence of Plan International in new and innovative ways. You will also play a significant role in the coordination of dynamic communications coverage of disaster and emergency response operations.

With proven experience in journalism, media relations or PR, success pitching stories to the media and a strong understanding of development issues, you will proactively manage the delivery and quality of content, absorbing, adapting and creating engaging, accurate copy to strict deadlines. You will collaborate effectively both internally and externally, utilising your interpersonal and communication skills to build effective relationships, negotiating and influencing where required and supporting the requirements of other departments.

You will have the ability to balance priorities and work effectively in a sometimes pressurised, fast paced environment, navigating complex, sensitive and rapidly changing situations with ease.

Please click on the following link for a full job description and person specification; https://www.dropbox.com/s/si7afrvuqzbz71w/Global%20Press%20Officer%20JD….

Location:Based at our International Headquarters in Woking, Surrey, UK

Type of Role:Maternity cover for a period of 6-12 months

Reports to:Media Manager (External & Internal Communications)

Salary:circa £33-36k, dependant on experience and ability

Closing Date:Thursday 8th October

About us

Poverty is an outrage against humanity. It robs people of dignity, freedom and hope, of power over their own lives. Christian Aid has a vision – an end to poverty – and we believe that vision can become a reality. We urge you to join us and help to drive forward and deliver our new corporate strategy – Partnership for Change.

About the role

As a key member of Christian Aid’s Finance senior management team you will lead the International Finance function (approximately 10 persons), working closely with the International Department Director and Senior Managers you will enable Christian Aid to maximise its impact on poverty.

In this role, you will oversee the effective financial administration of Christian Aid’s 30 country offices including professional supervision, training and support to international staff with finance responsibilities. You will act as business partner to the International department on all financial matters, from resource planning and monitoring to developing tools and guidance to enable outstanding financial management throughout the organisation. You will provide Christian Aid with financial analysis and information relevant to the International Department which inform and guide strategic and operational decision making.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will be a professionally qualified accountant with significant post qualification experience including financial programme management within a large, multi-site organisation -preferably within an International NGO. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills enabling you to build strong relationships with finance and non-finance colleagues in London and in the countries we are working in.

This role is based in London, but will also include some travel to locations around the world.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Action Against Hunger | ACF International is an international humanitarian organisation committed to ending child hunger. Recognised as a leader in the fight against malnutrition, ACF works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with sustainable access to safe water and long-term solutions to hunger. With over 30 years of expertise in emergency situations of conflict, natural disaster and chronic food insecurity, ACF runs life-saving programmes in over 40 countries helping some 7 million people each year.

Action Against Hunger (ACF-UK) is looking for a pro-active and experienced new corporate partnerships manager to lead our new business development. You will play a key role in new partner acquisition, lead on developing and implementing our strategy, working in close collaboration with other ACF teams in the UK and in other HQ countries.

An experienced fundraiser and team player, you will have a proven track record of delivering large partnerships with expertise in securing commercial and strategic partnerships, including sponsorship (cash and gift in kind) and corporate special events. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication skills and the ability to persuade and influence, as well as build lasting relationships at all levels.

For further information on the role, please visit our website to download the job description.

Closing date: 18th October 2015

Unfortunately due to the number of applications we receive we are only able to contact shortlisted applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

About the Start Network

The Start Network is a consortium of 24 leading NGOs working together to connect people in crisis to the best possible response. In order to meet the needs of crisis-affected people in a future of great uncertainty and complexity, we believe that the humanitarian sector must change. We promote a way of working that enables international and local humanitarian actors to coexist. We envision a self-organising system where the agencies best placed to respond to a crisis are empowered to do so. To realise this vision, we are working to catalyse a humanitarian sector that is more diverse, decentralised and collaborative.

The consortium works in three principal areas 1) Start Fund (financing for emergency response); 2) Start Build (strengthening civil society capacity); and 3) Start Beta (creating platforms for partnerships and learning). Innovative financing mechanisms and anticipatory crises response tools are also being developed.

The network extends to nearly 7,000 partner agencies, comprised of over a quarter of a million staff working in 200 countries and territories. The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Team is presently hosted by Action Against Hunger UK.

About the role

The monitoring evaluation and learning function has grown to require dedicated expertise in evaluation management. Currently, the team services the Network on nearly £80 million of programming over three years in four main programmes implemented through the Network: the Start Fund, the Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Programme (DEPP), the West Africa and Ebola Preparedness Programme and the Cameroon refugee response.

This role is based within the Start Network MEL Team hosted by ACF-UK and report to the head of the team. The role will also link closely with other members of the MEL team, ACF-UK’s Evaluation, Learning and Accountability (ELA) Unit and the central Start Team to design and manage appropriate evaluation approaches that emphasize: (1) evaluation management according to international standards, (2) learning and adaptive management and (3) evaluation approach that is tailor made to the network.

To do this, the Start Network Evaluation Advisor will manage the independent evaluation components for each stream of work, which include:

• Impact and performance evaluation: Three-year evaluation partnership of the DEPP (50%)

• Performance and process evaluations: Independent evaluations of the Start Fund (20%)

• Performance and process evaluations: Independent evaluations of the West Africa Ebola Preparedness and Cameroon CAR programmes and real-time evaluations (20%)

• Other as required (10%)

The role will require both traditional evaluation management, coordination expertise and significant ability to innovate and build partnerships within a consortium context to ensure a participatory, inter-agency process from beginning to end. The successful candidate will have significant expertise in international quality standards and good practice approaches for: (1) evaluation management, (2) network-level learning from evaluations and (3) evaluation approach.

The Start Network endeavors to provide a new global public good to the humanitarian sector to transform emergency response and preparedness. The Start Network Evaluation Advisor within the MEL team will contribute to the evidence base and learning that will enable this radical change to happen.

For further information on the role, please visit our website to download the job description.

Closing date: 18th October 2015, only candidates with the right to work in the UK may apply.

Unfortunately due to the number of applications we receive we are only able to contact shortlisted applicants. Thank you for understanding.

Background

International Medical Corps UK delivers lifesaving nutrition and health care in emergencies for people affected by disaster or conflict. No matter where, we are first there and we stay to help people survive and rebuild through the building blocks of recovery – nutrition, water, food, safety, medicine. Finally, we help people stand on their own by passing on skills and knowledge locally through training.

International Medical Corps UK works alongside International Medical Corps Worldwide, responding to humanitarian emergencies and communities afflicted by conflict, poverty and natural disaster in more than 30 countries.

Job Purpose

To provide nutrition technical assistance to the International Medical Corps’ missions; advocating with UK donors on behalf of IMC beneficiaries; and assisting in emergency response, nutrition assessments, program development, and new program start-up.

Key results areas (Primary roles and responsibilities)

The Nutrition Advisor will provide technical support to International Medical Corps country teams in order to successfully design and implement high quality humanitarian nutrition programs including providing surge and desk support for new emergency nutrition programs and supporting emergency preparedness and capacity building. Additionally the Nutrition Advisor will support the Nutrition and Food Security and Livelihood unit s (NFSL) research activities, advocacy work and new initiatives.

1. Technical Program Support

• Provide technical support to countries with the design of nutrition programs.

• Ensure that the implementation of the nutrition programs conform to internationally accepted standards and country guidelines

• With the countries nutrition focal points, monitor program impact and ensure that program data is valid and relevant, and used to inform program development.

• Provide guidance to staff on the integration of a nutrition component into other sectors as appropriate

• Provide technical leadership and support for conducting nutrition surveys and assessments.

• Provide technical review of proposals and project reports prior to submission to donors.

• Participate in the development and expansion of International Medical Corps nutrition programming in emergencies and development.

2. Training and capacity building

• With the countries nutrition focal points, assess the training needs of nutrition staff and develop a training program to meet these needs.• With the countries nutrition focal points, conduct nutrition training for project nutrition staff and MOH counterparts implementing nutrition programs, focusing on all aspects of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), IYCF, etc

• With the countries nutrition focal points, ensure the establishment and strengthening of nutrition monitoring activities and train health staff (IMC, MOH, and local NGO) in case detection and referral mechanisms.

With the countries nutrition focal points, conduct and train health staff on surveys including SMART surveys, coverage surveys, and other assessment methodologies.

3. Surge Support

• Provide nutrition surge support to International Medical Corps’ emergency response team, deploying to conduct assessments, develop an appropriate response, and start up lifesaving nutrition activities

4. NFSL Initiatives Support – Advocacy + Research

• Take leadership on IMC’s nutrition advocacy work in the UK, represent IMC at meetings and on working groups.• Take leadership on knowledge management within the NFSL unit and support countries to develop technical learning documents

• Participate and take leadership on specific NFSL unit projects, such as research, new initiatives, and developing IMC policies and program models.

5. Other Responsibilities:

• Any other tasks or responsibilities based on organizational and programming needs as assigned by the Director Nutrition and Food Security and Livelihood (NFSL) unit.

Person specification

To be successful in this job, an individual must be able to deliver each key result areas above regularly and satisfactory. Specific requirements include:

• Master’s degree in nutrition, public health nutrition, or related discipline

• Proven track record in implementation and management and provision of technical support to nutrition programs (including Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition; IYCF; etc) in humanitarian settings

• Prior experience in nutrition surveys (SMART, KAP, etc.)

• Experience of capacity building and mentoring

• Strong written and oral communications skills including the ability to write technical documents (assessments reports, proposals, briefs etc.)

• Ability to travel at short notice, occasionally to remote and difficult locations (30-50%)

• Ability to create solutions or responses to problems in an autonomous way

• Proficient in English and computer literate

• Team player

• Proven experience with donor relations

• Proficient in other in other languages e.g. French, Arabic, a plus

Closing date

5pm GMT 15 October2015 date.

Purpose

The purpose of this consultancy is to develop a RedR Mentor training course. Training is to be designed to be delivered remotely in “bite sized” format. The course duration should total approximately 4 sessions of 60 minutes.

A lump sum of £1,650 is being offered for this work
Duration of consultancy

The work detailed in the terms of reference to be completed between 05.10.15 and 30.10.15. See detailed timeframe below for more details.

Stage 1

• Discussion of consultancy and expected outputs between consultant and commissioning manager


• Review RedR mentoring service documents, including; outline of mentoring service, competencies framework, templates and formats to be used by mentors/mentees during mentoring process.

Stage 2

• Develop training materials for mentor training. All materials must focus on the outline of the RedR Mentoring Service and competencies as defined in the documentation provided. Training materials must include the following:


• A course overview with the following sections: course aim and objectives, indicative timetable


• Indicative session aims, objectives and key learning points


• Course description


• An overview of the mentor assessment and the learning outcomes


• Sign off of materials submitted, making any amendments necessary in agreement between consultant and commissioning manager

Stage 3

• Develop draft session materials for each session including:


• Session Briefs including overview of methodology, detailed timings and instructions, and pre and post session tasks


• List session resources for use by trainer and participants


• Mentor assessment tasks relating to course activities


• Feedback from commissioning manager provided to the consultant and agreement between both parties on completion of the course materials

Stage 4

• Finalise session materials, using the standard RedR UK format, and for each session include:


• Session Brief


• Session resources including resources for pre and post session tasks


• Bibliography and any additional resource materials for distribution in soft copy to participants


• Finalise mentor assessment documentation


• Final checking of materials and last minute amendments followed by sign off of materials submittedand closure of contract

For full details, please download the full ToR here:http://bit.ly/1JpjFMN

How to apply:

To apply email a CV and covering letter demonstrating your reasons for applying and suitability for the role to Poppy Hardee at: poppy.hardee@redr.org.uk

Location: 250a Kennington Lane, London SE11 5RD.
Contract: Consultancy
Fixed fee:£1,650
Closing date: 28th September 2015
Contract deadline for all deliverables: 30th October 2015.

****OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE****

****Research Officer – Humanitarian Policy Group****

****Contract: Permanent****

Salary:£32,600 – £38,917 per annum

****Location: London****

****Ref: HPG/04/15****

The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development.

****About us:****

ODI (www.odi.org.uk) aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.

We are looking for a Research Officer with world class knowledge to contribute to HPG’s high-quality and innovative research, policy advice and public affairs programme, with a view to informing and inspiring humanitarian policy at international and country level.

Our Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) is one of the world’s leading teams of independent researchers and information professionals working on humanitarian issues. It is dedicated to improving humanitarian policy and practice through a combination of high-quality analysis, dialogue and debate.

****Recent highlights include****

You will join a world class team and contribute specifically to one or more projects within the HPG research strategy, particularly on the themes of livelihoods, displacement and migration. You will engage with policymakers in research and advisory processes and disseminate results.

****You will have:****

• Active knowledge of key international institutions in the sector and beyond


• A degree and post-graduate degree in social sciences


• Some developing country work experience, preferably in the humanitarian sector


• Significant experience in an international policy development research environment, i.e. policy-oriented research, demonstrated by publications and reports


• Experience in producing research outputs in a short period of time and for different audiences


• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to negotiate successfully with a wide range of people and cultural awareness


• Excellent analytical and writing skills


• Ability to analyse quantitative and qualitative data


• Strong presentation and networking skills


• Excellent IT skills


• Ability to work on own initiative and under minimal supervision, to accept responsibility and to respond with confidence to complex and evolving problems


• Willingness to travel on a frequent basis

Sightsavers has an exciting opportunity for a Programme Advisor to join our Strategic Programme Innovations, Development, Evidence and Research Directorate and providing technical expertise and strategic direction in designing and delivering programmes aligned to the social inclusion strategic framework.

You will be responsible for facilitating the capacity strengthening of country, partner and global teams in the design and implementation of social inclusion programmes. Providing regular project management support through maintaining contact with country office programme staff on site and remotely. A key role will be working to facilitate the close collaboration of interdepartmental teams in developing and piloting new strategic initiatives and innovative approaches to improve and enhance the quality of Sightsavers’ work.

The successful candidate will ideally be:

· A postgraduate qualification in a relevant field (social work/social inclusion; disability studies, public health, international development etc.)

· Significant and demonstrable experience of working in international development, in particular of working overseas

· Experience in the field of ‘rights-based’ development and excellent knowledge of current issues and best practice in social inclusion, disability and development. Familiarity with international legislation and policies in the field of disability and human rights – in particular the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

· Demonstrable experience of supporting capacity strengthening initiatives and programmes with people with disabilities in low-resource settings

The Climate Communications Intern will be part of a dynamic global team, working closely with the Head of Global Communications, Global Communications Manager, Head of Asia-Pacific Communications and the ACCC Team. The Intern will be responsible for but not limited to:

· Helping grow our media reach by creating a PR database and a comms tutorial for our project teams on writing press releases

· Supporting the kickstart of a newsletter by handling the preparation, design and mailing list

· Uploading our publications to Communities of Practice and Knowledge Sharing Platforms

· Working with project team colleagues to create high quality climate change communication products for our stakeholders;

· Providing editorial and communications support to project team colleagues to translate project work into creative, high impact resources, such as articles, op-eds, presentations, blogs and training modules;

· Working with the communications team to develop creative video ideas and then make them a reality;

· Organising international events, workshops and seminars, including planning, briefing, logistics, administration support;

· Contributing to social media, such as cutting short video clips for Instagram from longer videos, editing together interviews and vlogs, working with project teams to collect updates and content;

· Any other communications work and support as deemed necessary.

Selection Criteria Education & Experience:

· Bachelors Degree or equivalent in a relevant field

· Strong background in climate change and / or international development

· Experience or interest and existing skills in communications and/or print and broadcast media

· Web management experience

Skills & Abilities:

· Strong interpersonal, communication and team-work skills

· Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal

· Strong writing skills for newsletters, brochures and websites

· High level of innovativeness and creativity

· A blue-skies and big-picture thinker

· Proficiently use word press, presentation and publication software

· High attention to detail

Desirable:

· Understanding on web designing and administration

· Graphic design skills or video experience

· Strong skills in photography be able to take good pictures and video capturing and editing Responsibilities of INTASAVE: The position will be based at the INTASAVE-CARIBSAVE Group’s office in Central London.

INTASAVE will provide:

· Overall direction, support and guidance from the Global Engagement & Communications Manager

· All documentation and information deemed pertinent to the tasks and in the Company’s possession, subject to company intellectual property and financial sensitivities.

About the role

We are seeking a proactive and adaptable Programme Assistant to work within our DFID Reproductive Health donor team. The successful candidate will provide a high level of logistical, administrative, financial and project support to the team and across the organisation.

Day-to day duties will be varied and include data analysis of programme performance, report compilation, organisation of team meetings and events, budget management, writing materials to be shared internally and externally and supporting other projects as and when required. You will work across the organisation, building relationships with our Programme Officers, Legal & Donor Compliance, Security and Procurement & Logistics teams. As such communication and strong relationship management skills will be essential in this role. There may be occasional travel required.

This role would suit someone looking to develop their career and skills in an international setting, and the Programme Assistant role would put the right candidate in good stead to seek progression within MSI down the line; you will have invaluable exposure to one of our key donors, a large number of our country programmes and international partners and will be able to gain in-depth understanding of compliance and reporting, programme implementation and donor relations.

For more information, please see the job framework on our website.

About you

We see you coming from a strong project support background, with excellent data analysis and reporting skills. In this role you will be part of a supportive, high performing team and as such you should be results-driven, highly organised and have excellent attention to detail in order to maintain and extend this reputation. Most importantly, you will be passionate about the work of Marie Stopes International.

In addition, you will ideally:

• have excellent IT skills including advanced use of Word, Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint


• be experienced in research and analysis


• be able to prioritise your own heavy and fluctuating workload with minimum supervision and work to multiple deadlines


• possess good financial skills


• have previous experience providing administrative support to a large team


• have a flexible approach

What we can offer you

At Marie Stopes International you will be a part of a progressive and collaborative work environment and we can guarantee that you will be surrounded by passionate, focused, intelligent, high-achieving, talented individuals.

In return for your commitment, we can offer you a supportive environment for development, as well as a competitive salary (£25,800 – £29,886, depending on relevant experience) and benefits package (including 25 days annual leave, up to 5% pension contribution, season ticket loan etc.).

The closing date for this role is Sunday 4th October 2015 (midnight UK time). Interviews will be held w/c 12th October.

Salary circa £38,000 per annum, plus benefits of up to 16%

The International HIV/AIDS Alliance works with communities through local, national and global action on HIV, health and human rights. Our vision is a world without AIDS. Since 1994, the Alliance and its partners have supported over 3,000 projects, in over 40 countries, reaching millions of people.

The International HIV/AIDS Alliance is seeking a highly experienced, dynamic and motivated senior programme fundraiser who is capable of working at a high level with a range of institutional donors. The successful candidate will lead the development of relationships with a number of the Alliance’s key donors, as well as the development of programme funding applications. We are seeking someone with highly developed communication and negotiation skills, with a substantial track record of successfully raising significant levels of restricted and unrestricted funding from institutional donors such as DFID, USAID, EC, NORAD, SIDA.

This role requires an experienced and confident individual who will work closely with the Head of Team: Business Development to ensure a coordinated and strategic approach to donor relations. The post holder will lead on prospecting and intelligence gathering on a range of donors and funding opportunities. They will be required to execute timely and high quality responses to opportunities which may include writing, leading or coordinating proposal development or case for support development. They will act as a focal point for key donors and project partners, within the organisation and at times externally, therefore they must be able to uphold good donor and external stakeholder relations. The successful candidate will be highly numerate and able to work well within a diverse and cross cultural environment.

All applicants must have existing eligibility to live and work in the UK.

How to apply:

For full details of this post, including the full job description and person specification, and to download an application form, please follow this link to our website.

Application deadline: Sunday 18 October 2015 at midnight (UK time)
Interviews expected: Week commencing 26 October 2015

The International HIV/AIDS Alliance is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from appropriately qualified people from all sections of the community. Qualified people living with HIV are particularly encouraged to apply.

Senior Advisor – Resilience

Salary: £35,603

Duration: Two year fixed term contract, with possibility of extension

Start Date: Immediate

Location: Vauxhall, London

Ref: 717

CARE International UK (CIUK) is looking for an exceptional candidate to join our Climate Change and Resilience Team, as we seek to grow our expertise and provide quality support to programmes through our country offices.

We are looking for a highly experienced technical expert to advise on resilience and climate change adaptation across CIUK’s programmes, and to support the development of policy, research and funding proposals using our programmatic experience as a foundation. The post holder will be responsible for developing strong relations with institutional donors, research institutes, peer agencies and our country offices.

You will play a key role in raising the profile of CARE International’s resilience and adaptation work in the UK and amongst our partners internationally. In addition you will be the technical lead for a DFID-funded project implemented by CIUK under their Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters. You will work closely with our fundraising teams to secure funds for our climate change and resilience work.

Our ideal candidate will have experience of implementing resilience and adaptation programmes at field level, together with previous experience in high level representation. You will be a proactive team player with strong communication skills and the ability to turn conceptual ideas in to programmes. You will also have experience of working in both humanitarian and development issues. Written and verbal fluency in French and English is a requirement for this post.

CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places. We save lives in disasters and conflicts. We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future.

Closing date: midnight 25^th October 2015

1^st Interviews: week commencing 1^st November 2015 (by skype/telephone)

2^nd Interviews: week commencing 9^th November 2015 (in person, in London)

Salary: £14,570 per annum, pro rata (this will be equivalent of £2,914 for the duration of the contract) Duration: 6 months, 2 days per week Based: London

An exciting opportunity to work with an international NGO and gain exposure to its financial, administrative and operational management systems has arisen, for an under/postgraduate. This role will enable you to gain valuable experience and skills across these areas within International Alert’s Africa Programme.

You will be based in London at Headquarters, but will have frequent interaction with the country offices where we work. We are currently looking for someone who can demonstrate efficiency, problem-solving skills and the talent to work within a very diverse team. You will be working on various areas of administration, logistics, accounting, finance and operations; hence versatility and an eye for detail are both essential talents required in this role.

This role involves providing general support to the Africa Programme and reporting to the Africa Programme Finance Officer, with a responsibility for a range of tasks including engaging with internal and external stakeholders. You will form an integral part of the team and contribute to specific outputs and projects.

International Alert helps people find peaceful solutions to conflict. We are one of the world’s leading peace-building organisations, with nearly 30 years of experience laying the foundations for peace.We work with local people around the world to help them build peace. And we advise governments, organisations and companies on how to support peace. We focus on issues which influence peace, including governance, economics, gender relations, social development, climate change, and the role of businesses and international organisations in high-risk places.

www.international-alert.org

How to apply:

The above are some of the requirements for the job. For the full job requirements and an application pack (the person specification section of which will form the basis of short-listing), please visithttp://www.international-alert.org/jobs. In your application, please indicate the full job title of the role you are applying for.

To apply, please send a completed INTERN application form and equal opportunities form tojobs@international-alert.org**, both of which can be found under ‘Downloads’.** Please note we do not accept CVs **
As it is unlikely that we will be able to obtain a Work Permit for this role, all job applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.**

Closing date: 4th October at 5pm (UK time) Interviews will take place on w/c 12^thOctober.Start date: As soon as possible thereafter

While International Alert will endeavour to contact all candidates within a reasonable time, this may not always be possible due to limited resources. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, you can assume that your application has, on this occasion, been unsuccessful. International Alert is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be judged strictly on the basis of merit.

Terms of Reference – Save the Children’s Quality Learning Environment Monitoring Framework

End of Strategy Review

Background

Measuring and promoting evidence-based approaches to improve programme quality is an on-going priority in various sectors, especially where measuring change has traditionally been challenging. This includes measuring the extent to which educational learning environments are “of quality,” often an end to itself given the global agenda on quality and inclusive education (reiterated at the World Education Forum). Previous work in sectors such as School Health and Nutrition and Child Protection and the recent 2015 Education for All Global Monitoring Report provide numerous examples of the direct and indirect contribution of learning environments to improved learning outcomes.

Save the Children’s Quality Learning Environment (QLE) monitoring framework can be used to inform a broad and multi-dimensional assessment of the learning environment (i.e. pre-schools, schools and other learning contexts) and its ability to meet standards in promoting psychosocial and physical well-being of learners and staff, active teaching-learning methods and engagement with the community. Data collection tools derived from the framework are employed through a mixed methods approach, including interviews and focus group discussions with students, teachers, parents and community members, as well as classroom and school observations of teaching and learning activities and the presence (or absence) of teaching and learning materials and physical infrastructure.

The QLE monitoring framework is a core component of Save the Children’s 2016-18 education strategy, serving as an indicator to measure the quality of Save the Children’s education programs at the sub-national, national, regional and global levels. The QLE monitoring framework has been used in over 35 country programs, both for Basic Education and ECCD from 2012 to the present. The QLE frameworks are primarily used by country offices for education program design and planning and program implementation, and increasingly as a guide for advocacy and policy initiatives. QLE data are reported to donors, to the SCI CEO and Board; equally important is sharing this data back with (and holding Save the Children accountable to) children, schools, communities and governments Save the Children supports. It is aligned with Save the Children’s MEAL approach, wherein monitoring and evaluation are strongly linked with learning and accountability throughout the project cycle. As such this framework and resultant data are increasingly relied upon as critical program management tools within countries, and as a check on program quality at regional and global levels.

The QLE review will consist of two phases. The outputs of this consultancy represent phase 1. Findings and recommendations will form the basis of discussions amongst Save the Children’s Education Global Initiative (EdGI) on the way forward for the QLE framework in our next strategy period, taking into account Save the Children’s investments to date in QLE. Phase 2 will consist of implementing the agreed upon recommendations.

Purpose of the QLE Review

To review and assess the utilization, design/methodology, and application of the Basic Education and ECCD QLE monitoring frameworks by country programmes between 2012-2015, to inform subsequent revision and updating of QLE framework, methodology and associated tools.

Approaches/Criteria for Assessment of the QLE Framework

Specific objectives and the activities that will address these objectives can be categorized as follows:

Objective of QLE Review

Activity

History and Utilization: How has the QLE framework been used in the sampled countries over the last four years

Map, review and assess SC country office application and use of QLE framework against criteria/approaches listed below.

Must include history of the QLE framework, including the evolution of the tools and adaptations that have taken place to changing contexts and priorities.

Design: Given the current design and methodology of the QLE framework, what is the framework most suited for E.g. program planning and monitoring.

Review and assess the QLE framework, methodology and associated tools against a set of criteria/approaches (see below) and determine strengths and weaknesses of the framework and associated materials when considered against different measures of learning environments and means of measurement.

Include focus on if/how programming and policy practices are adapted based on QLE data analysis and recommendations to improve use of data throughout program cycle.

Application: What does Save the Children want to be the primary use(s) of the QLE in the future (e.g. establish links to learning outcomes) Given the possible additional applications of the QLE framework, what changes are needed

Provide recommendations informing revision and updating of QLE framework, methodology and associated tools.

The consultant is expected to assess the QLE framework against several criteria:

1 SPICED methodology: subjective, participatory, interpreted and communicable (learning), cross-checked and compared, empowering (accountability) and diverse and disaggregated. Includes non-psychometric reliability.

2 Efficiency and Effectiveness of QLE framework: have the processes been adopted for data collection, entry and analysis been cost and time effective What alternatives should be considered How effective have these approaches been in achieving program outcomes (e.g. changes to the school environment, creating a participatory process for defining and assessing quality which promotes local ownership and a voice for multiple stakeholders)

3 Psychometric Reliability: Establish availability of data to assess psychometric properties of QLE (and appropriateness given applications of QLE framework)

1 Internal consistency/reliability of items within and across sub-domains

2 Inter-rater reliability of the observation based criteria in the QLE

3 Adequacy of the tools developed by country programs to collect data on the QLE items

1 Validity:

4 Content validity: MECE (mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive) assessment of QLE framework. Comparison to other measures of the quality of learning environments, including indices or composite measures.

5 Criterion validity: Relationship of QLE framework to related learning outcomes

1 Sustainability: opportunities for cooperation and alignment of QLE framework with Ministries of Education (MoE) at national and sub-national levels; extent to which communities and schools can “own” the QLE (to enhance accountability, sustainability); understanding and utilization of QLE data by stakeholders such as schools and MoE.

2 Relevance of QLE Framework: does the QLE framework suit the priorities of Save the Children’s education interventions, in different contexts Note: QLE in humanitarian responses is out of scope for this review.

Methodology

• Review of relevant internal and external documents (to be provided by Save the Children).


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  Skype/email consultation with diverse sample of country programs:

  
  

  1 Sampling: Purposive stratified sampling based on a list of countries that have been grouped according to their use, success with or challenges with the QLE framework and level of investment by SC.
  
  2 Number of case study countries and methodology for collecting data to be agreed upon with consultant.

  
  


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  Skype/email consultation with SC Member education and M&E advisors (as well as School Health & Nutrition teams, Child Protection Global Initiative), consultants, fellows and external experts (as appropriate).

  
  


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  Interview list to be developed by the EGI M&E Work Group and reference group for this review.

  
  

Management of QLE Review

The overall QLE review process will be managed by the EGI M&E Advisor and an EGI Steering Group member, with the support of the EGI M&E Working Group. Active involvement by all EGI Work Groups is expected.

Time Frame (30-40 working days). Duty station: Flexible (desk work).

Task

Deadline

Recruit consultant

15 September, 2015

Inception Report (including proposed methods, prelim literature review)

01 October, 2015

1st Draft Report and presentation of results to date

25 October, 2015

Final Draft Report

05 November, 2015

Presentation final draft report via teleconference

09 November

Required Skills and Experience

• Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in the social sciences (e.g. international education or development), or related technical field.


• Extensive experience in application of quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methods, particularly its application in monitoring and evaluation of international education/development interventions.


• Knowledge of and use of participatory M&E methods. Previous experience constructing and analyzing indices, composite measures.


• Proven ability to consolidate diverse views into feasible, pragmatic recommendations.


• Excellent English-language written communications skills. Proficiency in French or Spanish is desirable.


• Strong organizational skills and ability to work to tight deadlines as part of a team.


• Demonstrable computer literacy and knowledge of analysis and database software (e.g. Excel, Access, SPSS).

To apply, potential candidates must submit:

1 Past evidence of similar work witin a CV

2 Provide a costing bid to carry out the tasks outlined herein.

We are recruiting for a Global Operations Manager to be based in London, UK. The post holder will work in close collaboration with country, regional and head office leadership to ensure the operational excellence of Malaria Consortium’s programmes and the safety and security of its staff. The post holder will make substantial contributions to the development and periodic review of relevant organisation-wide systems and policies, including standard operating procedures and management tools that include supply chain, planning, warehousing and distribution. The post holder will be expected to travel approximately 30% of the time, sometimes on short notice.

The successful candidate will have:

• Educated at a Masters level in relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience.


• Extensive experience living and working in Africa, including working in security-challenged environments.


• Demonstrated success as a supply chain leader across all disciplines including planning, procurement, transportation, fleet, warehousing and distribution, within a global or regional environment.


• Strong knowledge of major donors’ (USAID, DFID, UNITAID, Global Fund) policies and procedures regards to procurement, grant and financial management


• Practised in contract negotiation and management.


• Hands on-leader who is a strong motivator.


• Up to date knowledge of best practice using advanced operational and quality tools.


• Substantial experience in designing and writing policies and procedures.


• Strong collaborator and influencer with effective interpersonal and analytical skills who is able to work seamlessly across countries, cultures, and organisational units.


• Ability to travel on short notice to countries in Africa and Asia.


• Written and spoken fluency in English.

Travel: 25-30% of the time to countries where Malaria Consortium operates. Travel may be more frequent early in tenure.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.

For full job description please click here.

The Organisation

Founded in 1937, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children’s development organisations in the world. We work in over 60 countries worldwide to create lasting change for children and their communities. Everything we do is based on our firm commitment to children and ensuring they can claim their rights.

We see a clear link between fulfilling children’s rights and ending child poverty. Every child has the right to be healthy, educated, protected, valued and respected in their own community and beyond. In 2014, we worked with 86,676 communities. The areas in which we worked covered a population of 164.9 million people, including 81.5 million children (41.1 million girls and 40.4 million boys).

The Opportunity

Plan is committed to responding to children affected by emergencies in the countries of our operation and our total budget on Disaster Risk Management during the last financial year was over €40 million.

We are currently recruiting for a Humanitarian Policy Manager to join the Disaster Risk Management Team as Plan seeks to increase our profile and influence on governments, international institutions, and intergovernmental bodies. Policy work and practice can help change the course of an emergency response and our disaster risk reduction and resilience building work. Plan’s DRM strategy makes commitments to address the policy dimensions of an emergency response and our work related to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).

The Humanitarian Policy Manager will keep up to date with developments on disaster risk management issues and the sector, conduct policy analysis, develop recommendations and articulate Plan positions. You will identify key issues, policy trends, report on key developments and analyse ramifications of policy changes to scope priorities for DRM policy and advocacy work done by the organisation and develop advocacy strategies and actions.

This role requires a significant knowledge of disaster risk management issues and experience working in advocacy and policy positions dealing with complex humanitarian and/or emergency settings, knowledge of the key donors for emergency responses and the key international standards.

Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills will be imperative to represent, network and increase the influence and profile of Plan. This role requires strong organisational and prioritising skills with the ability to focus both on internal issues as well as external demands.