Head of Enterprise Risk Management

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About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.  When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave.  We ensure children’s unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

About the role

Save the Children has an ambitious strategy, which requires us to take and manage an appropriate amount of risk – often in complex environments – to improve the lives of the most marginalised children and communities that we work with. We are a large, dynamic charity and risk touches every part of the organisation and all aspects of what we do.

An exciting opportunity to contribute as a member of SCUK’s Corporate Senior Leadership team, as Head of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) you will advise the Board of Trustees and senior management on risk management issues and initiatives and build credibility within the organisation as a trusted business partner.

You’ll define, embed and champion a strong and mature culture of risk management, ensuring that SCUK effectively manages the risks it needs to take in order to deliver on its mission.

You will work with senior leaders across Save the Children International (SCI) and the 30 national members of Save the Children Association (SCA), to help shape a common risk framework for SCA and an integrated approach to decision-making around risk.

In this role you will:

  • Work closely with the Board, Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and Corporate Senior Leadership Team (CSLT) to set SCUK’s strategic risk management vision.
  • Act as a thought-leader on risk matters and ensure that understanding and managing risk is central to all SCUK’s strategic decisions, as well as to the implementation of its strategy.
  • Build sustainable capability in SCUK’s risk management function – engaged and high-quality staff; strong and integrated processes and policies; robust data systems.
  • Provide professional leadership and line management of the Risk team with one direct report, including management of the budget.
  • Act as a member of the Corporate Senior Leadership Team, striving constantly to lead the development of innovative solutions, ensure there is buy-in for the Risk agenda and support the agreed leadership mandates.

About you

You’ll be a strategic thinker, ideally having previous leadership experience within a risk management function in an international organisation.

With excellent interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching, you’ll thrive on the diversity of people and perspectives, building effective relationships and working collaboratively to achieve shared goals.

To be successful, you’ll demonstrate:

  • Proven and demonstrable track record of effecting significant change and improving risk management in a global organisation.
  • Strong understanding of the ‘three lines’ model and experience of driving meaningful partnerships across the three lines.
  • Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations related to risk management, including compliance and audit requirements.
  • Good understanding of safeguarding, fraud, insurance, BCP, information security, health and safety, and other key risk areas for international NGOs.
  • Demonstrable ability to analyse complex sets of data and situations and to translate them into simple terms.
  • Experience serving as a champion and advocate for practical risk management through relationships with peers and superiors.
  • Ability to report and engage effectively with Boards and their committees.
  • Strong moral leadership and cultural sensitivity.
  • Commitment to Save the Children’s vision, mission and values.

To learn more about the position, please review the Job Description in the attached Documents.

M&E and Data Analysis Associate

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Segal Family Foundation is seeking an M&E and Data Analysis professional to support the work of the MEL Department and the Foundation overall by drawing insights through analyzing and reporting on qualitative and quantitative data primarily related to the Foundation’s grantmaking, capacity strengthening, and community building efforts, as well as its partnerships and influencing work with peer funders.
Join us in changing the game and re-imagining Monitoring and Evaluation practice to shift power and accountability in philanthropy in favor of local change leaders and communities.

About Segal Family Foundation
Segal Family Foundation is a social impact funder and donor advisor on a mission to transform how change happens in Africa. We invest in visionary local leaders with bold ideas and huge potential to transform society, and we help progressive donors do the same.
We support 300+ incredible organizations who are finding local and scalable solutions to Sub-Saharan Africa’s most pressing development challenges. We strive to be true partners to our grantees by offering them flexible, unrestricted grant funding, leadership and organizational strengthening support, and connecting them to a vibrant network of peer organizations and like-minded funders to enable them to build strong resilient organizations and grow their impact in their communities.
We’re American born and African driven, with deep, long-term relationships in the communities we serve. Our vibrant team of 20 works across two continents, and is supported by a network of consultants across all our focus countries who enable us to punch above our weight. We move fast and adapt quickly as we find new and exciting ways to push our mission forward.
Our Africa team of 13 is spread across our Hubs in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, and Rwanda and is responsible for finding and nurturing our community of grantee partners. They also lead in implementing our unique Active Partnership model of building deep relationships with our grantee partners, and designing innovative programming to amplify our grantee partners’ reach, impact and influence. Our Global team is responsible for supporting our Africa-side programs and operations through executive leadership, M&E & data systems and communications. Through our partnerships work, we also engage actively with peer foundations and philanthropy networks across the world to share what we are learning about trust-based philanthropy in Africa, and urge them to adopt equitable philanthropic practices and channel funding to local leadership, local knowledge, and local solutions.

MEL at SFF:
The MEL department was set up in 2022 as SFF’s newest department. We have spent the last couple of months laying the ground for an exciting, centrally-positioned department that will collaborate with SFF’s Africa hubs and our global teams to:
Systematically measure and assess progress and performance in key areas of the foundations work, and come up with ways to improve productivity and effectiveness.
Better understand our grantee-partners’ organizational growth and social impact journeys in order to improve our support to them and elevate their work.
Evaluate our impact, i.e how our work contributes to change for our grantee-partners, their communities and the wider development and philanthropy sector.
Document what we are learning about equitable grantee-centric philanthropy, and local solutions and share with the world.
Drive a culture of reflective learning to sustain continuous improvement and innovation in all areas of SFF’s work
Key audiences of SFF’s MEL are the internal team, SFF’s board and management, our vibrant network of grantee-partners, peer funders, and other external audiences looking to learn about equitable philanthropy, and local solutions that work in addressing various development challenges across Africa.

About the Opportunity:
The M&E and Data Analysis Associate will work closely with the Director of Learning and Impact to support the roll-out and continuous improvement of SFF’s new Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEL) and Knowledge Management system. This will entail:
Collection and analysis of robust data for monthly, quarterly, annual and ad-hoc reporting, and sharing insights with SFF management, Africa programs and global support teams.
Streamlining and improving SFF’s M&E tools, methods, and processes through regular feedback and input from the key users in order to maximize their use in prioritization, decision making, and learning.

Scope of Work:
Co-lead piloting and improvement of SFF’s M&E tools and processes
Ensure we have efficient ways to collect accurate data against the indicators in our MEL framework. Review what data we already collect across the organization and how to use it, in a bid to streamline and increase efficiencies in data collection across the team.
Drive continuous efforts to improve data accuracy, quality, and enhance data systems. This will require building deep familiarity with the TOC, and the foundation’s key programs, initiatives, and activities in order to understand the data sources and tools at SFF.
Validating data and regularly engaging the SFF teams on data collected to build shared understanding of the different indicators in our MEL framework, and ensure that the data collected is meaningful and relevant to their work.
Facilitate team conversations to create shared understanding of what the data means.
Share and implement suggestions on bringing order and structure into our knowledge management, e.g Google Drive
This has an iterative character, where we listen to feedback from our internal users and keep improving the tools and processes.

Partner with our five Hubs in Africa on the monthly Data & Insight Conversations to drive a culture of continuous learning & improvement
Compile monthly data dashboards for each Hub, drawing from the various existing data sources (Salesforce, Slack, grantee partner reports, Google Drive, etc)
In conversation, support Hub teams to interpret data and draw useful insights on their programming, i.e. grant making, grantee capacity strengthening, community building and partnerships/ advocacy, to improve support to grantee partners.
Facilitate the follow-up of priorities and partner support actions coming from the Data & Insight Conversations.
The centrality of your role & your regular interactions with all SFF Hubs and data across the organization uniquely positions you to draw patterns, identify trends and insights, and make linkages between the Hubs for cross-learning.

Conduct data analysis to draw insights on grantee impact, sector trends and SFF’s ToC.
At SFF we have a large amount of data that we’ve collected over the 15+ years of working with 400+ organizations across Africa. We’d love to dig into this data universe, draw insights and package some of them for public consumption (e.g website articles, case studies, impact spotlights showcasing our grantee-partners’ impact, and donor issue briefs educating peer-funders on supporting meaningful change in various sectors, etc.
Under guidance from the Director of Learning & Impact, carry out data analysis and data mining projects that create value for SFF and the larger community.
Package and present the findings for internal learning and discussion.
Participate in conceptualizing and creating knowledge products for external audiences.
Lead on progress & outcome reporting:
Draw from data and insights to contribute to reporting and conversations (program reports, quarterly reports, board briefs, annual reports, ad-hoc reports)

Desired Profile
Passionate about building the case for locally-driven social change and grantee-centric philanthropy
You align with SFF’s mission on finding, funding and nurturing local solutions to pressing challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Excited to learn more about trust-based, grantee-centric philanthropy and build the knowledge and evidence based for this approach.
You are obsessed about using data for learning (rather than just reporting!), and are passionate about providing insights to inform decisions in organizations to optimize processes, programs and systems. You love helping people see the potential of data, whether qualitative and quantitative and from various sources in answering strategic questions.
Strategic problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment:
You’re energized by making things work smoother and more effectively. You are excited to be a thought partner in designing new systems/processes and optimizing existing ones.
You welcome and navigate complexity well. You pay attention to detail and also zoom out to consider the bigger picture. You can apply big ideas and also break them down into everyday tools, processes, and plans.
You are comfortable with ambiguity and embracing the challenge of driving new initiatives in an environment of growth and change.
You are highly organized, think ahead to anticipate workflows, create/request clarity on priorities, accomplish tasks with quality and attention to detail under a deadline.
You are very proactive, suggest ideas and take initiative in problem solving.
You are curious about emerging technologies and love to explore how they could be applied to strengthen MEL.
Proven experience in M&E and in facilitating teams and organizations to adopt MEL practices
Given the many moving pieces in our SFF MEL Department, we are looking for a demonstrated track record of delivering multiple MEL projects at a time, whether working individually or collaboratively with others.
Strong experience linking Theory of Change with quantitative & qualitative data
You have strong analytical skills. You are excited by what is between the lines and beneath the numbers. You enjoy working with different types of data from multiple sources and analyzing it to find trends, answer questions and inform decisions.
You have used various software applications for data management and analysis. Advanced skills in Excel and/or Google Sheets are required. (SFF currently uses Salesforce as our CRM).
You have experience implementing a nimble, thoughtful M&E plan for social sector orgs (NGOs, social enterprises) that lead to learning and improvement.
You have experience leading or facilitating data discussions and reviews with teams and training and supporting them to incorporate M&E practices into their work
Ability to tailor, creatively package and share data, knowledge and insights from M&E initiatives to various audiences, making M&E accessible/understandable to various audiences.
Collaborative and service-oriented across cultures and departments
Proven ability to build and maintain meaningful collaboration with colleagues across cultures and time zones.
You balance being meticulous and action-oriented. You roll up your sleeves to get the job done and provide value.
Great interpersonal and active listening skills and bring an open mind, curiosity, and humility when entering conversations with others. Ability to adapt to different working styles and contexts.

Why work with us
Mission and Impact: We want to change the face of philanthropy while uplifting incredible local leaders (who we like to call rockstars). Every day we support local leaders changing the lives of their communities.
Autonomy: We hire smart and talented people and let them lead the way. You will get a team behind you for support and will be given the autonomy to execute.
Work Hard, Play Hard: We put in the extra time and go the extra mile to support our grantee partners. But we also love to laugh, have fun, and enjoy the camaraderie we’ve built amongst our team.
Variety and Adventure: We support 300+ grantee partners across 10+ African countries. You will get to experience new cultures, places, and exciting organizations across the continent.

Other Information and How To Apply
The position will initially be a consultancy position. Time commitment will be at least 3 days a week up to 5 days a week depending on the availability of the selected individual and budget considerations. The specific deliverables will be agreed upon on a monthly basis. Fees are paid on a monthly basis.
The consultancy will begin immediately and continue through the end of 2023, at which point SFF may consider in-house full-time roles or longer-term consultancies in MEL.
This role is for someone based in one of our locations in East Africa (Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam, Kigali, Kampala, Arusha). We operate in a hybrid fashion with SFF staff in-office 3-4 days per week and working remotely the other 1-2 days. Our ideal candidate is an EAC (East African Community) citizen.
SFF values diversity and therefore welcomes all applications from suitably qualified candidates.
Segal Family Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please note in your application if you require any accommodations for physical or cognitive accessibility in the interview process.
Interested?
Submit your expression of Interest via this form: https://bit.ly/SFF-MEL-Data
You will include your proposed consultancy fees in the application.
The selection process includes case studies, interviews, and reference checks. It will be carried out in collaboration with Edge Performance, our HR partner based in Nairobi. All official communication via @edgeperformance.co.ke and @segalfamilyfoundation.org
Based on the number of applications, only shortlisted individuals may be communicated with.

Policy Analyst or Senior Policy Analyst, Gender Program

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The Center for Global Development, an independent, non-partisan research organization in Washington, DC seeks a (Senior) Policy Analyst to join the Gender Equality and Inclusion program. CGD’s gender team works on topics related to economic empowerment, financial inclusion, social protection, unpaid care work, and health, among other issues. We strive to have our research and analysis inform the decisions of multilateral and bilateral donor institutions, policymakers, and civil society advocates, ensuring that their decisions are evidence-based and likely to have beneficial outcomes to advance global gender equality.

Experience working on issues related to gender and international development and strong management and organization skills are desired. The ideal candidate should demonstrate strong analytical, writing and communications skills, as well as a track record and capacity for productivity and efficiency.

The successful candidate will be responsible for a range of duties:

Conduct research and policy analysis suitable for publication on CGD’s website and/or in external journals; author significant research papers, alone or in collaboration with other senior colleagues.

Write blogs, policy briefs, op-eds, notes and reports on periodic findings.

Build and maintain partnerships with gender policy institutions, think tanks, and NGOs and design dissemination strategies for research outputs.

Represent the organization at a high-level in various settings and forums.

Additional responsibilities for Senior Policy Analyst:

Have significant program management responsibilities, e.g., grant application/ management / reporting
Supervise Research Assistants or Program Coordinator

Qualifications and skills

Master’s degree in economics, international development, or a related field; and at least five years of research or policy experience gained in think tanks, NGOs or a related field. PhD may be substituted for some experience.

Outstanding attention to detail; proven ability to advance research projects with a high degree of autonomy while being accountable for the accuracy of outputs.

Experience managing multiple budgets for large international grants and leading on the preparation of financial and progress reports to grant funders.

Strong communication and writing skills in English, including the ability to communicate complex messages to a wide audience.

Training in econometrics, statistics, and/or development economics preferred.

Must be eligible to work in the U.S., OPT and OPT-STEM applicants welcomed.

Application review will begin from May 15, 2023

Interested candidates should submit a CV, cover letter, and a writing sample (preferably a piece of original research).

 

The organization is working hybrid with all staff required to be in the office two days per week. CGD is registered to employ staff living in DC, Maryland, Virginia. Candidates must be able to live and work in one of these locations to be considered.

In compliance with United States federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document upon hire. CGD is unable to sponsor work authorization for this position.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons and particularly encourage applications from underrecognized or historically marginalized groups. All appointments will be made on merit of skill and experience relative to the role.

Read about CGD’s benefits package here.

CGD/E is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and celebrates fostering a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive work environment. All persons will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, parental status, veteran status, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age or sexual orientation shall have equal access to positions, limited only by their ability to do the job.

 

Major Gifts Officer

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About KIND

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is a global leader in the protection of unaccompanied refugee and migrant children. Launched in 2008, KIND champions a world in which every child’s rights and well-being are protected throughout their journey to safety. Since 2008, KIND has accepted over 29,000 referrals of children seeking legal representation in their immigration proceedings. KIND has worked with over 9000 pro bono volunteers from over 740 law firms, corporate legal departments, law schools, and bar associations across the country.

KIND’s social services program ensures that migrant and refugee children – who have often endured trauma – receive counseling, educational support, medical care, and other comprehensive services.

To address the root causes of child migration from Central America and strengthen protection of unaccompanied children, KIND advocates for policy changes and educates lawmakers, the media, and the broader public on the conditions that drive these children to flee their home countries. KIND supports children returning to their home countries by connecting them to essential support services and sponsors gender-based violence prevention programs in Central America to protect children in countries of origin and transit.

KIND is also building upon its expertise in the protection of unaccompanied children to encourage the development of pro bono initiatives across Europe in partnership with European NGOs.

Position Summary:

KIND seeks a Major Gifts Officer to join a growing team of development professionals working directly with high-capacity donors and prospects to accomplish their giving objectives in the form of annual giving, major and planned gifts. The Philanthropy Officer (Major Gifts Officer) will build and maintain a territory-based portfolio and be responsible for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, acknowledgment, and stewardship of donors with a history of or capacity for major gifts to KIND.

With forecasted revenue growth and increased recognition on the national stage, this position requires an individual who enjoys and is particularly skilled in interfacing with a high volume of donors, with the ambition to maximize untapped opportunities, as well as attract new supporters aligned to the organization’s work and mission. The qualified individual will have a strong track record of managing a portfolio of donor relationships; will be a self-starter; and will be prepared to work in a fast-paced, high-energy environment. They will be organized, analytical, collaborative, goal and detail-orientated; possess excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as high numerical literacy; and demonstrate a passion for fundraising.

Key measures of success for the position include increasing contributed income, growing an overall portfolio of major gift prospects and donors, and engaging personally with donors and prospects.

This position reports to the Director of Major Gifts.

This is a fully remote position for candidates residing in El Paso, TX; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA; or Seattle, WA. areas

Essential Functions:

Manage a portfolio of 100-150 individuals and family foundations with the capacity to make major gifts, in accordance with established team goals on meetings, solicitations, donor retention, and salesforce management.
Develop strategies to upgrade current donors, identify and qualify new prospects, and personally cultivate and solicit high-level gifts.
Serve as development liaison to 5-10 advisory committees and/or field offices, offering fundraising oversight and developing regional strategies based on local donor base, opportunities, and obstacles.
Approach work with creativity and persistence, including but not limited to pursuing specific donor networks and interest groups to reach a diverse range of prospective donors.
Provide comprehensive, timely and innovative stewardship for existing donors. Elevate the importance of stewarding all gifts and programs in ways that strengthen donor interest in, satisfaction with, and commitment to KIND.
Collaborate with and support KIND’s senior leadership team, program staff, board members, and advisory committee members with respect to cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship efforts, using their time appropriately and ensuring their effectiveness as spokespersons and fundraisers for KIND. Prepare meeting briefings and correspondence, event scripts, talking points, and other support materials.
Effectively navigate institutional resources to be an effective KIND representative with donors. Stay informed of institutional priorities, regional work and achievements, and current updates on key immigration issues.
Executes small-scale cultivation events, both virtual and in-person, to engage doors and prospects with KIND.
Adeptly manage Salesforce and other processes such as tracking donor gift projections and list management for portfolio.
Travels throughout the assigned region to cultivate donors with in-person meetings and engagements.
Lead on team projects as needed.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Minimum of 6 years of development experience, with at least 3 years of experience managing a major gifts portfolio.
Demonstrated experience building and managing a donor and prospect portfolio, knowledge of fundraising and moves management best practices, a track record of securing six figure or higher donations from a variety of individual funders, and facility working with board members and/or volunteers.
Relationships are your “thing.” The people you work with trust that you leverage relationships to get things done in a mutually beneficial, non-transactional way. You are both warm and insistent, and extremely dependable.
You have extraordinary interpersonal, diplomatic, and communication (verbal & written) skills, and the ability to interact effectively and sensitively with a wide variety of people of diverse professional and cultural backgrounds.
You fiercely prioritize and track timelines, data, and information in an organized and systematic fashion. You don’t miss deadlines or forget to respond to someone’s inquiry – and you’re not afraid to roll up your sleeves to do the work.
You’re a driver of results. You’ve demonstrated the ability to pursue ambitious goals, and you combine your strategic, analytical, and critical thinking skills with your penchant to use data to drive decision-making to achieve impressive outcomes.
You roll with the punches and can turn on a dime. You remain flexible and operate comfortably in rapid response fundraising conditions.
CRM is your favorite set of letters. You juggle dozens of active relationships by staying organized, transparent, and communicative, internally and externally. You rarely drop balls, and others would describe you as someone who follows up with them to follow up with you.
You are genuinely committed to prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as embracing transparency and authenticity in daily work life.
Willingness to travel throughout assigned region (about 30% time) and ability to attend functions/activities outside of normal work hours, with advanced notice. The administrative aspects of this role can be conducted remotely but candidates must live in the metro area of one of the following KIND offices: Atlanta, GA; Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA; El Paso, TX; Hartford, CT; Houston, TX; New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Orlando, FL; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; or Washington, DC

Desired Qualifications:

Experience with Salesforce and DonorSearch preferred.

Language requirement:

English: Fluent

KIND requires all staff be COVID vaccinated with the exception of those who have medical or religious beliefs exemptions.

Governance and Human Rights Adviser

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The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. We are an international development organisation owned and governed by our 27 country and territory members. In pursuit of sustainable development to benefit Pacific people, our organisation works across more than 25 sectors. We are known for our knowledge and innovation in such areas as fisheries science, public health, geoscience, and conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.

The Human Rights and Social Development (HRSD) Division has a vision for just, equitable and resilient Pacific societies. It aims to achieve this by advancing human rights, GESI for all Pacific people, grounded in cultural values and principles.

In line with its vision, the work of the Division encompasses the following objectives:

Objective 1: Governance for human rights and social development: Strengthen inclusive, transparent and active governance for human rights and social development.

Objective 2: Gender equality and social inclusion: Mobilise, empower and build conditions for gender equality, equity and social inclusion in society and development.

Objective 3: Culture: Promote, preserve and protect positive expressions of culture.

Objective 4: Enhance knowledge, learning and innovative solutions to accelerate impact on human development priorities.

The role – Governance and Human Rights Adviser will provide activity management, technical advice, assistance, and capacity building under the PROJECT Governance and HRSD work programmes with a focus on human rights and good governance. As the role requires working across the objectives of the HRSD work program, the Adviser will have a matrix reporting relationship with other Team Leaders in this regard.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

Provide technical assistance and support on human rights and good governance

Support Pacific Islands Countries and Territories (PICTs) governments and civil societies to implement, and deliver on human rights and good governance commitments.
Leads delivery of activities under PROJECT Governance.
Supports the implementation of the Pacific People Advancing Change (PPAC) programme in two PICTs.
Provides support to HRSD colleagues leading on PROJECT Governance funded activities.
Human rights and good governance capacities and skills development

Identify needs for development of human rights and good governance capacities and skills for PICTs and other stakeholders.
Develop and deliver capacity building on human rights, and good governance.
Conducts training and mentoring of PPAC grantees.
Monitoring and evaluation of capacity building is conducted to meet desired outcomes.
Stakeholder engagement, networking and coordination

Support stakeholder engagement, networking, and coordination to advance PROJECT Governance and divisional objectives at national, regional, and institutional levels.
Engage in working groups, task forces and other technical committees.
Represent SPC at national, regional, and international forums as delegated by the Director.
Project management and people management

Matrix management of PROJECT Governance Officers
Support the team to implement project commitments and ensure the team is able deliver on good governance commitments and country interventions.
Provide management support to relevant project staff to report against project work plans and budgets.
Collaborate with in country staff to develop, implement, monitor project activities.
For a more detailed account of the key responsibilities, please refer to the online job description.

Key selection criteria

Qualifications
A postgraduate qualification in development, good governance, human rights, law, gender, international relations, or related discipline from a recognized university or a Bachelor’s degree in one or more of the above disciplines.

Knowledge and experience
Seven (7) years of development experience working in the field of human rights, and/or good governance with at least 5 years of working in Pacific.
Programming, developing, delivering, and reporting against work plans.

Language skills
Excellent English communication skills (oral and written).

Interpersonal skills and cultural awareness
Good interpersonal skills, team player and ability to network and effectively work in a multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural team.

Salary, terms and conditions

Contract Duration – 3 years – subject to renewal depending on funding and performance.

Remuneration – The Governance and Human Rights Adviser is a Band 11 position in SPC’s 2023 salary scale, with a starting salary range of 3,091‒3,864 SDR (special drawing rights) per month, which currently converts to approximately FJD 9,118–11,397 (USD 4,142–5,177; EUR 3,923–4,904). An offer of appointment for an initial contract will normally be made in the lower half of this range, with due consideration given to experience and qualifications. Progression within the salary scale will be based on annual performance reviews. Remuneration of expatriate SPC staff members is not subject to income tax in Fiji; Fiji nationals employed by SPC in Fiji will be subject to income tax.

Benefits for international employees based in Fiji – SPC provides a housing allowance of FJD 1,350–3,000 per month. Establishment and repatriation grant, removal expenses, airfares, home leave travel, health and life and disability insurances and education allowances are available for eligible employees and their eligible dependents. Employees are entitled to 25 working days of annual leave per annum and other types of leave, and access to SPC’s Provident Fund (contributing 8% of salary, to which SPC adds a matching contribution).

Languages – SPC’s working languages are English and French.

Recruitment principles – SPC’s recruitment is based on merit and fairness, and candidates are competing in a selection process that is fair, transparent and non-discriminatory. SPC is an equal-opportunity employer, and is committed to cultural and gender diversity, including bilingualism, and will seek to attract and appoint candidates who respect these values. Due attention is given to gender equity and the maintenance of strong representation from Pacific Island professionals. If two interviewed candidates are ranked equal by the selection panel, preference will be given to the Pacific Islander. Applicants will be assured of complete confidentiality in line with SPC’s Privacy Policy.

Application procedure

Closing Date: 19 June 2023 at 11:59pm (Fiji time)

Job Reference: MC000013

Applicants must apply online at http://careers.spc.int/

Hard copies of applications will not be accepted.

For your application to be considered, you must provide us with:
an updated resume with contact details for three professional referees
a cover letter detailing your skills, experience and interest in this position
responses to all screening questions

Your application will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed at shortlisting stage if all the above documents are not provided. Applicants should not attach copies of qualifications or letters of reference. Please ensure your documents are in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.

For international staff in Fiji, only one foreign national per family can be employed with an entity operating in Fiji at any one given time. SPC may assist on a case-by-case basis with submissions to Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their consideration and final approval. SPC cannot and does not make any guarantee whatsoever of approval for such applications to Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs and where an application is approved, the spouse or partner will subject to such terms and conditions as may be set from time to time by the Ministry.

SPC does not charge a fee to consider your application and will never ask for your banking or financial information during the recruitment process.

Screening Questions (maximum of 2,000 characters per question):
1. Please provide an example by outlining the steps you would take to design, deliver, and evaluate a regional forum/dialogue on good governance or human rights for the 12 Pacific Islands countries covered by PROJECT Governance.
2. Please describe how you will build institutional and individual capacity of a governance or human rights institution and provide examples of the capacity building techniques that you have used in previous roles and the results achieved.
3. The role involves supporting the team to implement project commitments and ensure the team is able deliver on good governance commitments and country interventions. Please list 3 important factors in project management that you will need to priorities to ensure successful project implementation. Pick two and explain in detail why these are important.

Governance and Human Rights Officer

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The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. We are an international development organisation owned and governed by our 27 country and territory members. In pursuit of sustainable development to benefit Pacific people, our organisation works across more than 25 sectors. We are known for our knowledge and innovation in such areas as fisheries science, public health, geoscience, and conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.

The Human Rights and Social Development (HRSD) Division has a vision for just, equitable and resilient Pacific societies. It aims to achieve this by advancing human rights, good governance, gender quality and social inclusion for all Pacific people, grounded in cultural values and principles.

In line with its vision, the work of the Division encompasses the following objectives:
Objective 1: Governance for human rights and social development: Strengthen inclusive, transparent and active governance for human rights and social development.
Objective 2: Gender equality and social inclusion: Mobilise, empower and build conditions for gender equality, equity and social inclusion in society and development.
Objective 3: Culture: Promote, preserve and protect positive expressions of culture.
Objective 4: Enhance knowledge, learning and innovative solutions to accelerate impact on human development priorities.

The role – Governance and Human Rights Officer will provide technical advice, assistance, and capacity building under PROJECT Governance and the HRSD Programme of work with a focus on human rights and good governance. As the role requires working across the objective of the HRSD work programme, the Officer will have a matrix reporting relationship with other Team Leaders in this regard.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

Provide technical assistance and support on human rights and good governance
– Support Pacific Islands Countries and Territories (PICTs) governments and civil societies to implement and deliver on human rights and good governance commitments.
– Support and lead on the delivery of human rights and good governance activities defined in the PROJECT Governance Annual Implementation Plan
– Support research and analysis, and the production of reports, on key and emerging regional human rights and good governance issues in line with PICTs priorities.

Human rights and good governance capacities and skills development
– Support the identification of needs for development of human rights and good governance research and analysis capacities and skills for PICTs and other stakeholders.
– Support the development and delivery of capacity building tools and programmes on human rights and good governance, especially in research and analysis, through multiple modalities.
– Continuous review and adaptation of capacity building and skills development materials inform by learning.

Stakeholder engagement, networking and coordination
– Support stakeholder engagement, networking, and coordination to advance project and divisional objectives at national, regional, and institutional levels.
– Engage in working groups, task forces and other technical committees.
– Provide technical assistance to other SPC Divisions and other regional organizations on human rights and good governance, particularly in relation to the implementation of the PGEP project.

Monitoring and Evaluation
– Contribute to PROJECT Governance donor reports and HRSD overall reports.
– Support monitoring, evaluation and learning for human rights and good governance specific projects and programs.
– Contributes to the monitoring and evaluation of capacity building is conducted to meet desired outcomes.

For a more detailed account of the key responsibilities, please refer to the online job description.

Key selection criteria

Qualifications
– Degree in development, human rights, law, governance, gender or related discipline from a recognised university or equivalent relevant experience in the field.

Knowledge and experience
– Five (5) years of work experience related to human rights and/or good governance.
– Good working knowledge of human rights and good governance in the Pacific.
– Ability to develop and implement appropriate capacity development sessions on human rights, gender equality and social inclusion for diverse government and non-government audiences.

Language skills
– Excellent English communication skills (oral and written). Ability to speak one or more Pacific Island languages is advantageous.

Interpersonal skills and cultural awareness
– Good interpersonal skills, team player and ability to network and effectively work in a multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural team.

Salary, terms and conditions

Contract Duration – 3 years – subject to renewal depending on funding and performance.

Remuneration – The Governance and Human Rights Officer is a Band 8 position in SPC’s 2023 salary scale, with a starting salary range of 2,044‒2,555 SDR (special drawing rights) per month, which currently converts to approximately FJD 6,030–7,537 (USD 2,739–3,424; EUR 2,595–3,243). An offer of appointment for an initial contract will normally be made in the lower half of this range, with due consideration given to experience and qualifications. Progression within the salary scale will be based on annual performance reviews. Remuneration of expatriate SPC staff members is not subject to income tax in Fiji; Fiji nationals employed by SPC in Fiji will be subject to income tax.

Benefits for international employees based in Fiji – SPC provides a housing allowance of FJD 1,350–3,000 per month. Establishment and repatriation grant, removal expenses, airfares, home leave travel, health and life and disability insurances and education allowances are available for eligible employees and their eligible dependents. Employees are entitled to 25 working days of annual leave per annum and other types of leave, and access to SPC’s Provident Fund (contributing 8% of salary, to which SPC adds a matching contribution).

Languages – SPC’s working languages are English and French.

Recruitment principles – SPC’s recruitment is based on merit and fairness, and candidates are competing in a selection process that is fair, transparent and non-discriminatory. SPC is an equal-opportunity employer, and is committed to cultural and gender diversity, including bilingualism, and will seek to attract and appoint candidates who respect these values. Due attention is given to gender equity and the maintenance of strong representation from Pacific Island professionals. If two interviewed candidates are ranked equal by the selection panel, preference will be given to the Pacific Islander. Applicants will be assured of complete confidentiality in line with SPC’s Privacy Policy.

Application procedure

Closing Date: 19 June 2023 at 11:59pm (Fiji time)

Job Reference: MC000014

Applicants must apply online at http://careers.spc.int/

Hard copies of applications will not be accepted.

For your application to be considered, you must provide us with:
– an updated resume with contact details for three professional referees
– a cover letter detailing your skills, experience and interest in this position
– responses to all screening questions

Your application will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed at shortlisting stage if all the above documents are not provided. Applicants should not attach copies of qualifications or letters of reference. Please ensure your documents are in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.

For international staff in Fiji, only one foreign national per family can be employed with an entity operating in Fiji at any one given time. SPC may assist on a case-by-case basis with submissions to Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their consideration and final approval. SPC cannot and does not make any guarantee whatsoever of approval for such applications to Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs and where an application is approved, the spouse or partner will subject to such terms and conditions as may be set from time to time by the Ministry.

SPC does not charge a fee to consider your application and will never ask for your banking or financial information during the recruitment process.

Screening Questions (maximum of 2,000 characters per question):
1. Please provide an example by outlining the steps you would take to design, deliver, and evaluate a regional forum/dialogue on good governance or human rights for the 12 Pacific Islands countries covered by PROJECT Governance.
2. Please describe how you will build institutional and individual capacity of a governance or human rights institution and provide examples of the capacity building techniques that you have used in previous roles and the results achieved.
3. The role involves supporting the team to implement project commitments and ensure the team is able deliver on good governance commitments and country interventions. Please list 3 important factors in project management that you will need to priorities to ensure successful project implementation. Pick two and explain in detail why these are important.

Communications Officer

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The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. We are an international development organisation owned and governed by our 27 country and territory members. In pursuit of sustainable development to benefit Pacific people, our organisation works across more than 25 sectors. We are known for our knowledge and innovation in such areas as fisheries science, public health, geoscience, and conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.

The Human Rights and Social Development (HRSD) Division has a vision for just, equitable and resilient Pacific societies. It aims to achieve this by advancing human rights, good governance, gender quality and social inclusion for all Pacific people, grounded in cultural values and principles.

In line with its vision, the work of the Division encompasses the following objectives:
Objective 1: Governance for human rights and social development: Strengthen inclusive, transparent and active governance for human rights and social development.
Objective 2: Gender equality and social inclusion: Mobilise, empower and build conditions for gender equality, equity and social inclusion in society and development.
Objective 3: Culture: Promote, preserve and protect positive expressions of culture.
Objective 4: Enhance knowledge, learning and innovative solutions to accelerate impact on human development priorities.

The role – Communications Officer will provide communications and visibility for PROJECT Governance and the Women in Leadership Programme.

The key responsibilities of the role include:

Development, implementation, and monitoring of a Strategic Communications Plan with a people centered approach
– Development/updating of Communication Plans for PROJECT Governance Strategic Communications Plan, SCE, and the WIL Programme
– Implementation of annual communications strategy
– Communicating the goals and key elements of the Strategic Plan to all sub-grantees and relevant stakeholders
– Regular Monitoring and Evaluation the Strategic Communications Plan

Supporting USAID and PROJECT Governance Communications and visibility activities
– Preparation of scene setters for US Embassy staff for PROJECT Governance activities
– Preparation of briefing notes for USAID missions to target PROJECT Governance Pacific Island Countries
– Support the development of Branding and Marketing Strategy
– Support the implementation of Branding and Marking Strategy

Developing, implementing and monitoring Social Citizenship Education Program communications and visibility activities
– Support the development of Branding and Marketing Strategy for social citizenship initiatives
– Implementation of Branding and Marking Strategy for social citizenship education
– Development and maintenance of SCE page within HRSD’s existing website
– Organisation of radio and/or TV interviews, and press conferences on social citizenship education events and assist SPC staff and project partners in prepping and messaging

Manage and implement Women in Leadership Programme Communication plan
– Implement Communications Plan for the WIL Programme
– Develop and implement visibility activities for the WIL Programme
– Manage the WIL Programme webpage within the SPC site
– Preparing and coordinating the review and approval process of media alerts and releases, and disseminating them to media outlets in a timely manner

For a more detailed account of the key responsibilities, please refer to the online job description.

Key selection criteria

Qualifications
– Degree in journalism or communications or equivalent

Knowledge and experience
– At least six years of development communications- related experience
– Proven experience in designing communications materials for a range of audiences
– Experience in successfully working within a deadline-driven environment
– Experience designing and implementing communication strategies
– Ability to translate text-heavy documents or information into user-friendly visual materials
– Excellent computer skills across necessary applications including Adobe Creative Cloud applications
– Photography skills
– Creative flair
– An eye for detail
– Experience working within the Pacific or with Pacific communities outside of the Pacific

Language skills
– Exceptional English communication skills (oral and written) with competence in writing and delivering technical report and presentations

Interpersonal skills and cultural awareness
– Strong interpersonal skills
– Ability to work in a multicultural, inclusive and equitable environment

Salary, terms and conditions

Contract Duration – 3 years – subject to renewal depending on funding and performance.

Remuneration – The Communications Officer is a Band 8 position in SPC’s 2023 salary scale, with a starting salary range of 2,044‒2,555 SDR (special drawing rights) per month, which currently converts to approximately FJD 6,030–7,537 (USD 2,739–3,424; EUR 2,595–3,243). An offer of appointment for an initial contract will normally be made in the lower half of this range, with due consideration given to experience and qualifications. Progression within the salary scale will be based on annual performance reviews. Remuneration of expatriate SPC staff members is not subject to income tax in Fiji; Fiji nationals employed by SPC in Fiji will be subject to income tax.

Benefits for international employees based in Fiji – SPC provides a housing allowance of FJD 1,350–3,000 per month. Establishment and repatriation grant, removal expenses, airfares, home leave travel, health and life and disability insurances and education allowances are available for eligible employees and their eligible dependents. Employees are entitled to 25 working days of annual leave per annum and other types of leave, and access to SPC’s Provident Fund (contributing 8% of salary, to which SPC adds a matching contribution).

Languages – SPC’s working languages are English and French.

Recruitment principles – SPC’s recruitment is based on merit and fairness, and candidates are competing in a selection process that is fair, transparent and non-discriminatory. SPC is an equal-opportunity employer, and is committed to cultural and gender diversity, including bilingualism, and will seek to attract and appoint candidates who respect these values. Due attention is given to gender equity and the maintenance of strong representation from Pacific Island professionals. If two interviewed candidates are ranked equal by the selection panel, preference will be given to the Pacific Islander. Applicants will be assured of complete confidentiality in line with SPC’s Privacy Policy.

Application procedure

Closing Date: 19 June 2023 at 11:59pm (Fiji time)

Job Reference: MC000015

Applicants must apply online at http://careers.spc.int/

Hard copies of applications will not be accepted.

For your application to be considered, you must provide us with:
– an updated resume with contact details for three professional referees
– a cover letter detailing your skills, experience and interest in this position
– responses to all screening questions

Your application will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed at shortlisting stage if all the above documents are not provided. Applicants should not attach copies of qualifications or letters of reference. Please ensure your documents are in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.

For international staff in Fiji, only one foreign national per family can be employed with an entity operating in Fiji at any one given time. SPC may assist on a case-by-case basis with submissions to Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their consideration and final approval. SPC cannot and does not make any guarantee whatsoever of approval for such applications to Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs and where an application is approved, the spouse or partner will subject to such terms and conditions as may be set from time to time by the Ministry.

SPC does not charge a fee to consider your application and will never ask for your banking or financial information during the recruitment process.

Screening Questions (maximum of 2,000 characters per question):
1. Give one example of how you have previously used communications to drive positive change, ideally toward a development outcome. Please describe the impact this had.
2. More development organisations now use creative and participatory ways to convey their messages to effectively engage stakeholders. List 3 ways you would communicate to meaningfully engage PROJECT Governance stakeholders and the tools and skills you would use to accomplish this.
3. Often Governance and Technical concepts/languages and project results are communicated in ways that cannot be easily accessible for the general reader. Describe your approach to working with technical specialists and Governance/Human Rights experts to develop materials and products that are easy to read, influential and impactful?

Gender and MEL Specialist

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Position Description

EnCompass LLC is seeking a Gender and MEL Specialist for our Gender Equity and Inclusive Practices team (GE&IP).
Principal duties include developing technical resources to strengthen gender integration; conducting gender analyses and assessments; developing, implementing, and evaluating activities that address gender equality and inclusive development, female empowerment, male engagement, and gender/inclusion-based violence prevention and response; and designing and facilitating gender-and-inclusive-development-related training for in-country and U.S. based programs.

This individual has experience collecting and analyzing primary and secondary data, implementing USAID and other donor-funded programs, and has advanced Spanish and/or French speaking and writing skills.

This position is a USA based position, located at EnCompass LLC headquarters office in Rockville, Maryland with an option to work on a hybrid basis. The Gender & MEL Specialist will be expected to meet with clients in the Washington, DC metro area as needed.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the USA for any employer without sponsorship.

Position Duties and Responsibilities

Technical
Provides technical guidance, resources, and tools on best practices and donor requirements on gender equality and inclusive development integration in program design and MEL, and serves as a Gender Equity and Inclusive Practices Team Point of Contact for long-term, in-country EnCompass staff working on multi-year MEL contracts
Develops or reviews/approves gender analysis plans for smaller/less complex project activities and supports GESI analysis plans for mid and large/complex program activities, which includes:
Developing or supporting gender and inclusive development analysis design, with detailed methodology and work plans
Developing or supporting the development of methodologies (quantitative and qualitative), tools/instruments, data collection processes (consent forms, scripts), and analysis plans
Conducting data analysis using appropriate approaches, as determined by the methodology selected
Supporting quality assurance efforts for study teams both internationally and domestically
Designing and facilitating GESI and MEL capacity building trainings and workshops using appreciative, participatory, adult learning methodologies, including developing or reviewing macro/micro agendas for virtual and in-person deliveries
Conducts data collection and field work internationally and domestically, both in-person and virtual (as needed)
Supports data collection/enumerator training and quality control throughout data collection
Provides technical expertise and support in GESI and GBV integration into sector programs
Leads design and management of small/less complex GESI contracts and projects, with oversight and mentorship from Senior Gender Specialist, Advisor, or Senior Gender Advisor
Prepares high quality reports, technical resources, and other products and deliverables on topics related to gender and inclusive development, and MEL.
Conducts work with country-based teams, and domestically, as needed
Project Management and Supervision

Serves as Project Technical Lead for small/less-complex projects, with oversight and mentorship from Senior Gender & Inclusive Development Specialist or Senior Gender & Inclusive Development Advisor
Serves as a Gender & Inclusive Development Point of Contact on USAID MEL contracts; provides technical assistance and supports quality processes
Coordinates with partners and field-based staff on design, implementation, and monitoring of project gender integration activities and strategies
Reviews project budgets, submits to Senior Gender & Inclusive Development Specialist, Advisor or Senior Gender & Inclusive Development Advisor for approval
Reviews monthly projections and budget updates with Project Coordinator
Develops internal and external project workplans and submits for approval to the Senior Gender Specialist or Senior Gender & Inclusive Development Advisor
Reviews and approves monthly internal workplan updates with Project Coordinator, and delegates tasks to staff and consultants on the project team
Reviews and submits deliverables for approval to Senior Gender & Inclusive development Specialist/Gender & Inclusive Development Advisor
Supports hiring of project staff and consultants

New Business

Contributes to technical components of proposals related to gender equality, inclusive development, economic growth, and women’s empowerment
Participates in new business generation discussions with potential partners and EnCompass staff members
Contributes to the expansion of EnCompass’ global consultant network by engaging professional fora and identifying potential consultants for proposals and task orders and contracts
General

Engages fully as a member of the EnCompass staff team, including participating in staff meetings and other EnCompass events
May require occasional travel
Other duties as assigned

Position Requirements

University degree in gender studies, social studies, international development, or a related field
Applicants with master’s degree, candidates must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working on gender issues and conducting gender analysis. Applicants with bachelor’s degree must have 7 years’ experience working on gender issues and conducting gender analysis.
Experience and Skills

Must:

Must have experience working with/on USAID projects
Must have conducted USAID gender analysis using qualitative methodologies
Must have at least 3 years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, or research roles specifically focused on USAID GESI topics/sector.
Must have done gender analysis using qualitatively methodologies
Must be professionally proficient in either Spanish or French
Must be professionally proficient in English

Preferrable:

Experience conducting USAID gender analysis using quantitative methodologies
Strong experience providing technical assistance and/or conducting gender and inclusive development analysis, gender integration, and gender-based violence prevention and response to country-level projects from headquarters, particularly for USAID
Experience developing MEL technical designs and data collection tools, managing mixed methods data collection efforts, leading analysis, and preparing high quality reports
In-depth understanding of international development processes, actors, and client cultures
Active engagement with gender equality and inclusive development networks
Proven experience forming, managing, and participating in successful teams
Ability to deal sensitively in multi-cultural environments and build effective working relations with clients and colleagues
Ability to work in a collaborative work environment that utilizes appreciate inquiry, and to model strengths-based approaches for the team
Flexibility and ability to travel internationally or domestically for varying lengths of time
Skilled in word processing, database management, spreadsheets (Excel), and web-based programs
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact with individuals at all levels

How to Apply

Please submit CV and cover letter, and complete the application

 

Senior Management, International Development (Business Development and Engagement)

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We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager to lead the Business Development and Engagement activities to secure and grow the commercial development projects for the University’s International Development unit (ID). The Senior Manager is a key leadership position in the management team of International Development and provides leadership and management to a cohort of staff as direct reports or as team members working with them on business development, tender preparation and engagement activities.

The Senior Manager may also have the opportunity to contribute directly to the delivery of aid and development projects and programs, leveraging the technical expertise and senior facilitation services. This position is responsible for identifying opportunities and designing and preparing tenders and proposals for submission to a range of Global Development Funders, Governments and Private Sector organisations. The role is also required to lead on strategic engagement activities across UQ and with the broader development sector to grow the pipeline of projects, build a network of collaborators for projects and to successfully profile UQ as the go to university for development expertise globally.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

– Identification and assessment of tenders and other Business Development opportunities
– Oversight and management of all Business Development and tendering activities including technical and financial proposals and ensuring quality and compliance standards
– Development and refinement of business development tools, systems and processes (including cost pricing model, personnel database and tender preparation)
– Expert contribution to International Development budgets for revenue and engagement targets
– Networking, engagement and relationship building with key internal and external stakeholders, including strategic collaboration with Global Development Hub
– Oversight on the marketing, communications and promotion of International Development programs and services internally and externally
– Liaise with Project Delivery & Support Lead through project cycle, including bid preparation and on contract negotiations for successful bids
– Reporting on Business Development and Engagement activities and contribute to general forecasting and reporting requirements of the overall International Development unit
– Lead, manage and mentor ID team members through direct reporting relationships or in direct work for the business development and engagement functions of ID
– Undertake short-term technical advisory consultancy work and facilitation services as required in Australia or overseas (desirable)

This is a full-time, Fixed term position up to 3 years. At HEW Level 9, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range of $123,496.74 to $130,685.52 plus a generous super allowance of up to 17% superannuation. The total FTE package will be in the range $144,491.19 – $152,902.06 per annum.

About You

– Degree and post graduate qualifications in Development Practice; Public Policy, International Relations, Government; Business Administration or other relevant Development related field or equivalent combination of relevant education and training with at least 5 years management experience in a relevant field
– Significant knowledge and experience in the field of international development and/or international capacity building including tendering
– Knowledge of donor funding and government aid funding arena and experience working with Australian Government clients such as DFAT, other donor entities and Government agencies or corporate entities
– High level skills and experience in Business Development and tender writing with a proven track record of success
– Evidence of strong and effective leadership and management of functional groups and teams
– Strong business acumen and relevant skills in designing business development strategies, sophisticated budgets and financial proposals within commercially competitive settings
– Proven record of strong negotiation and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify, build and maintain strong business relationships.
– Proven ability to work to strict deadlines and multitask across a range of proposals and business opportunities

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

– Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
– Background Checks: All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to a criminal record check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.