United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Project Management Advisor

The Brooke

The Brooke is an international animal welfare organisation dedicated to improving the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules in the poorest parts of the world. We provide veterinary treatment and community programmes across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Last year, we reached more than 1,100,000 working horses, donkeys and mules benefiting more than five million people.

The Brooke’s goal is to increase the number of working animals we help to two million a year by 2016.

Salary: £38,800 per annum

Location: Central London

Benefits: 25 days holiday, contributory pension, life assurance and more

Contract type: Permanent, Full time

Job reference: PP1604

This Spring, the Brooke will launch its ambitious new five-year global strategy following a sustained period of outstanding growth in improving the health and wellbeing of working horses, donkeys and mules across the world. We have achieved this by engaging effectively with communities for better welfare, treatment and veterinary services and through the successful lobbying of key global players to change policy and practice for the mutual benefit of both the animals and their owners – the millions of people whose livelihoods depend on them. We are now actively recruiting for talented individuals who can bring their professional expertise to a growing organisation which prides itself on being a leading animal welfare INGO operating across a growing number of countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia.

As part of the global ambition of the Brooke, a new Planning & Performance directorate is being established. The purpose of it is to provide the necessary tools, guidance and performance management framework for the Brooke to meet its responsibilities and demonstrate accountability to stakeholders, including individual donors and funders, by evidencing our impact and learning. This will encompass design, necessary testing, training and communication to ensure smooth implementation of planning and performance processes across all UK Directorates and our Country Programmes.

Role

Reporting to the Director of Planning and Performance, this post is key to a consistent project management methodology being embedded across the organisation. It is an exciting opportunity to ensure that activities are planned and delivered in line with the organisation’s goals and strategic objectives.

Criteria

Key focus of the role will be:

• To establish a Programme Management Office (PMO) function under the guidance of the Director of Planning and Performance with a robust project management approach


• To advise the Strategic Leadership Team and UK management on project management approaches and provide a centre of expertise


• To set up the necessary reporting and monitoring of all existing cross organisational projects, with a particular focus on those integral to the new Global Strategy


• To support the development of new strategic projects integral to the change management process as we transition to the new strategy


• To build project management capacity, which is equipped to promote and implement good practice across the organisation

Closing Date:14 February 2016