Humanitarian Jobs

Sightsavers is looking for an exceptional Programme Manager within INGOs, with experience of Onchocerciasis (Oncho) and Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) programme management, to implement NTD programme(s) in Ghana.

Salary: Local terms and conditions apply

Location: Ghana, Accra

Contract: 2-year Fixed Term Contract

Hours: Standard office hours

We are looking for an experienced Programme Manager with exceptional donor and partner liaison and compliance skills, who has managed fast-paced Oncho) and Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) programmes, and has experience of FCDO and ELMF (Eliminating LF in Africa).

As Country NTD Manager, you will be responsible for the implementation and delivery of NTD programmes in Ghana, including the development, design, budget, monitoring and evaluation, financial and respires management, social advocacy and safeguarding.

This is a highly involved and fast-paced role, working closely with partners, donors and across Sightsavers' international offices. Please read the full for further details.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Significant experience of strategic programme development within an INGO
• Technical knowledge of Oncho) and Lymphatic Filariasis (LF)
• Experience of managing an integrated NTD programme in Africa, ideally in an international context.
• A demonstrated record of accomplishment in developing and managing public health programmes.
• Understanding of the Ghana Health Service
• Experience of advocacy.
• Strong monitoring and evaluation skills
• Strong logistics and supply chain management experience.
• Experience of donor and partner relations including supervising and monitoring programme partners and activities.
• Experience of managing donor projects/fast paced donor programmes and ensuring compliance.
• Knowledge and experience of FCDO and ELFA
• Experience of managing project staff
• Able to travel 8-12 weeks a year

Benefits

Sightsavers offers a reward package based on local pay, local contracts and local benefits and will not normally offer international contracts. Sightsavers is committed to investing in the training and development of its employees and offers a supportive work environment.

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We anticipate that remote interviews will take place in the second week of December and the evaluation process will include a written task and interview.

Closing date: 1 December 2024

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.

In line with its commitment to safe programming and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency (MDS) administered by the . Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian fields.

Senior Acquisition Executive - Challenges and Events (2312)

Contract Type: Permanent Full time
Closing Date: 6 December 2024
Salary: £39,538 - £43,931
Location: Belfast

Concern Worldwide (UK) is looking for a Senior Acquisition Executive – Challenges and Events to join the Public Fundraising Team on a full-time permanent basis.

About Concern Worldwide (UK):

Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working toward the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. Our mission is to transform the lives of people living in extreme poverty. We work with 25 million people each year, in some of the hardest-to-reach and most fragile places. Places prone to conflict, natural disasters, climate change, and extreme hunger.

About the role:

The Senior Acquisition Executive will lead on the development of and successfully implement Concern Worldwide UK’s mass participation events and challenges strategy, to recruit new supporters to the organisation, and grow our base of supporters and unrestricted fundraising income.

About You:

The ideal candidate will have a proven understanding of complicated procedures in events, direct / digital marketing, product management or fundraising team. You will have demonstrable analytical skills and highly numerate with experience of keeping and monitoring financial & budgeting reports. You will have experience and knowledge of mass participation event fundraising, including donor stewardship and donor recruitment through a variety of channels and audiences. You will have experience of using a fundraising database for effective analysis of direct marketing campaigns and trend giving patterns. To succeed in this role you will strong planning and project management skills and excellent organisation skills and experience of managing a varied workload.

Full details on the role and person specification can be found in the attached job description.

Benefits:

• 25 days’ annual leave, pro-rated for part-time employees.
• Office closure between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
• Flexible hours and hybrid working
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Enhanced parental leave pay
• Stakeholder pension
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle scheme
• Life assurance
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Details of our benefits could be found on our website

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:

Concern Worldwide encourages all qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity and origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status to apply to become a part of the organization. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations and is committed to promoting equality.

About our office:

Our Belfast office is based in a listed building in a busy area close to lots of useful local amenities.

Staff are expected to come into their base office once per week or the monthly equivalent i.e. 4 times per month. Staff are also able to flex their start and finish times between the hours of 7am to 7pm daily.

To apply:

Please complete your application by 6th December 2024.

Concern reserves the right to close this role before the deadline.

All candidates who are short-listed for an interview will be notified via email after the application deadline

Candidates must be legally entitled to work in the UK at the time of application.

Conditions of Appointment:

The successful post holder will be required to complete a criminal records self-declaration form and an AccessNI check.

You may have experience in the following: Senior Director of Acquisition, Head of Strategic Acquisitions, Lead Acquisition Officer, Senior Business Development Executive, Global Acquisition Manager, etc.

REF-218135

£48,000 per annum

Permanent

Part home/Part office (London) based

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a Senior Programmes Adviser, to provide expert technical programmatic guidance and insights on Gender and Child Protection across income, influence and impact outcomes for UNICEF UK.

This role sits within the International Programmes Impact Team in the wider Programme Impact and Partnership Assurance (PIPA) Department within the Philanthropy & Partnership Directorate and will involve providing support and advice on Gender and Child Protection initiatives at UNICEF UK and developing and strengthening relationships with the UNICEF global family.

Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.

Closing date: 5pm, Monday 6 January 2025.

First round interview date: Thursday 16 January 2025 via video conferencing (MS Teams).

Second round interview date: Wednesday 22 January 2025 via video conferencing (MS Teams).

In return, we offer:

· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)

· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role

· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.

· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world

Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.

We anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and the rest of the time from home.  We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

Sightsavers is looking for a talented Programme Officer with experience of programme management within Onchocerciasis (Oncho) and Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) within an NGO environment.

Salary: Local terms and conditions apply

Location: Ghana, Accra

Contract: 2-year Fixed Term Contract

Hours: Standard office hours

We are looking for an exceptional Programme Officer who has experience of working within an INGO and programme management on Oncho and LF. You will work closely with partners and stakeholders to support the success of Sightsavers programmes including Reaching the Last Mile (RLM) and Eliminating LF in Africa (ELFA) as well as Neglected Tropical Diseased (NTDs) programmes within Ghana.

As Programme Officer NTDs, you be engaged with partners and stakeholder, providing support and ensuring deadlines are adhered to. You will support budgeting within programme delivery and provide all aspects of programmatic support to the ELFA and RLM programmes, including monitoring and evaluation, develop work plans and log frames and producing reports

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Demonstrable working experience of programme management within Oncho) and Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) within an NGO environment
• Strong working experience of all aspects of project management in community development programmes
• Excellent Monitoring and Evaluation skills
• Good research skills
• Experience of budget development and use in programme implementation
• Experience of working with partners and stakeholders, including the Ghana Health Service
• Experience in neglected topical diseases elimination
• Experience in research and behaviour change communication
• Experience of Disease Management and Disability Inclusion (DMDI) is desirable
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally up to 8 weeks a year

This is a varied role, please read the full for further details.

Benefits

Sightsavers offers a reward package based on local pay, local contracts and local benefits and will not normally offer international contracts. Sightsavers is committed to investing in the training and development of its employees and offers a supportive work environment.

o apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We anticipate that remote interviews will take place week commencing 9 December and the evaluation process will include a written task, demonstrating your data management and writing skills followed by a verbal interview.

Closing date: 27 November 2024

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.

In line with its commitment to safe programming and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency (MDS) administered by the . Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian fields.

Philanthropy Coordinator (Grants)

Manchester or Remote from the UK

Starting salary for this position is £34,572 per annum (plus contributory pension)

About MAG:

MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is an international humanitarian organisation based in Manchester, UK, and working in 32 countries. We remove landmines and unexploded ordnance to release safe and productive land for communities, and work to reduce the threat of armed violence by supporting governments to safely manage weapons and ammunition. In 1997, MAG was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for our work campaigning for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.

About the role:

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Trust/Grants fundraiser to step into a new role (with the opportunity to gain new skills beyond trust fundraising). The successful candidate will have line management responsibilities, join a dynamic organisation with an entrepreneurial culture, grow philanthropic income from major funders, and  apply their ambition and tenacity to succeed.

The Philanthropy team at MAG aims to secure multi-year, multi-million philanthropic pledges from high-net-worth individuals, trusts and foundations, and corporates to ensure the sustainability of MAG’s work around the world.

As Philanthropy Coordinator (Grants) you will provide exceptional relationship management and support of our active grants and donors, identifying new opportunities and engaging with new funders. You will do this by composing timely and high-quality cases of support, written proposals and impact reports and ensuring stellar stewardship and relationship management to maximise opportunities, uplift gifts, and secure new income for MAG.

About you:

You will have a passion for Trust fundraising and bring a proactive approach to your work to support income generation. You will be flexible and agile in your working style and able to support all income streams and new lines of business. You will have experience working in a Trust Fundraising role and proven track record of raising/growing income at four and five level gifts. You will be ambitious and enthusiastic, with experience of prospect research techniques and managing a Trusts and Foundations pipeline. You will also be an excellent communicator, with experience writing engaging fundraising proposals and reports to Trusts and Foundations.

Benefits and further information:

MAG staff are rewarded with comprehensive benefits – you can read the candidate information sheet in the application pack for further details:

• Salary: £34,572 per annum and this increases with service.

• Leave: 25 days annual leave and this increases with service.

• Family benefits:  enhanced family leave schemes.

• Flexible working: hybrid and flexible working arrangements.

•Other benefits including pension, cycle-to-work scheme,

Further information and how to apply:

For further information on the role, the application pack and details of how to apply, please visit the MAG website by the closing date of Sunday 1st December 2024.

Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding here and background checks here. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available on our website.

MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.

We are happy to receive flexible working and job share requests in your application. If you are applying with an existing job share partner please see the candidate information sheet for further guidance.

Fundraising Officer (Philanthropy)

Manchester

Starting salary for this position is £27,360 per annum (plus contributory pension)

About MAG:

MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is an international humanitarian organisation based in Manchester, UK, and working in 32 countries. We remove landmines and unexploded ordnance to release safe and productive land for communities, and work to reduce the threat of armed violence by supporting governments to safely manage weapons and ammunition. In 1997, MAG was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for our work campaigning for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.

About the role:

This is an exciting opportunity if you are looking to take your first step into the charity sector or develop your skills in philanthropy fundraising. This role offers you an excellent opportunity to gain varied experience working across all income streams within the Philanthropy team. You will work directly with the team to support fundraising activity from Trusts and Foundations, Major Donors and Corporates to support the delivery of our Fundraising strategy.

The Philanthropy team at MAG aims to secure multi-year, multi-million philanthropic pledges from high-net-worth individuals, trusts and foundations, and corporates to ensure the sustainability of MAG’s work around the world. As Fundraising Officer (Philanthropy), you will directly support the Philanthropy team in delivering fundraising activity and help to build relationships through research, events, communication, and cultivation as well as identifying new prospects to build a pipeline of future supporters who will help MAG deliver its life-saving projects around the world.

About you:

You will have a passion for fundraising, be a self-starter and will bring a proactive approach to your work which enables the Philanthropy team to be as efficient as possible. You will have experience of building excellent working relationships in a voluntary or commercial/sales environment and of delivering outstanding and bespoke customer service and support. You will be an excellent communicator, with experience of office administration and the ability to improve systems and processes.

Benefits and further information:

MAG staff are rewarded with comprehensive benefits – you can read the candidate information sheet in the application pack for further details:

• Salary: £27,360 per annum and this increases with service.

• Leave: 25 days annual leave and this increases with service.

• Family benefits:  enhanced family leave schemes.

• Flexible working: hybrid and flexible working arrangements.

Other benefits including pension, cycle-to-work scheme.

Further information and how to apply:

For the further information on the role, the application pack and details of how to apply, please visit the MAG website by the closing date of Sunday 1st December 2024.

Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding here and background checks here. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available on our website.

MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.

We are happy to receive flexible working and job share requests in your application. If you are applying with an existing job share partner please see the candidate information sheet for further guidance.

Why work for us?

As a new Government has stepped into power – it could not be a more exciting time join the Policy and Advocacy team. CARE International UK is embarking on a new engagement strategy to realise how the UK can make meaningful progress on tackling a key driver of global instability – gender inequality. This is an exciting opportunity for any Public Affairs specialist or campaigner keen to work across Westminster to ensure that the UK Government reclaims its role as leading advocacy for women and girls on the global stage. The role brings with it the opportunity to work with a wide range of stakeholders, from MPs and decision makers, to CARE Internationals wide-ranging programme experts, and across our network of feminist leaders from global majority countries and movements within the UK.

At CARE International UK we affirm the dignity, potential and contribution of participants, donors, partners and staff. Our actions are consistent with our mission. We are honest and transparent in what we do and say and accept responsibility for our collective and individual actions. We work together effectively to serve the larger community. We constantly challenge ourselves to the highest levels of learning and performance to achieve greater impact.

About you

We are looking for confident self-starter, with robust experience in influencing the UK Government, who is passionate about social justice, gender equality and furthering the UK development aims. The successful candidate will have experience working with the UK Parliament and high-level decision-makers, along with a deep understanding of the machinery of government and parliamentary procedures.

Excellent project management and the ability to effectively build, manage, represent and work within networks and coalitions for lobbying and advocacy purposes is essential. We are looking for someone who can hit the ground running, with experience of designing and managing campaigns/campaign tactics for social or political change, and bringing an organisation along with them.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Policy and Advocacy, the role will be CIUK’s go-to on all things Westminster. The role will lead on the development and implementation of CIUK’s Parliamentary Engagement Strategy and support the delivery of the team’s wider political influencing by building relationships with key Parliamentarians, gathering political intelligence and insight, advising senior staff on CIUK’s approach to Westminster and beyond.

The Public Affairs and Engagement Manager will drive forward an exciting new opportunity to embed CIUK’s programmes and evidence base on women’s voice and leadership into creative tactics to influence and engage UK decision makers. In particular, the role will be responsible for driving a new Parliamentary Engagement x New Power Strategy that seeks to connect feminists, activists and grassroots leaders with decision-makers in the UK.

The role is also responsible for supporting alignment of CIUK’s global and domestic influencing by overseeing CIUK’s strategic partnership with Centenary Action – a coalition housed by CIUK and headed up by CIUK Senior Adviser Helen Pankhurst. The role will also involve leading elements of CIUK’s strategic engagement in coalitions and INGOs including BOND, GADN and GAPS to coordinate for greatest impact. 

About CARE

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.

Safeguarding

CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any abuse to, sexual harassment of or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. CARE International UK expects all staff to share this commitment through our Safeguarding Policy (link here) and our Code of Conduct (link here). They are responsible for ensuring they understand and work within the remit of these policies throughout their time at CARE International UK.

Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do, including recruitment. All offers of employment at CARE International UK are subject to:

- satisfactory references. CARE International UK participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (link here).In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. 

- appropriate criminal record checks (including a Bridger check, link here).

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

Equality and Diversity

We are committed to Equality and value Diversity.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role (see person specification). If you require the candidate brief or need to submit your application in an alternative format, because of a disability, please do get in touch by sending an email to our HR team.

We also encourage people from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds or LGBT+ to apply for roles at CARE International UK.

Please note that in compliance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, all job offers at Care International UK are conditional on eligibility to work in the UK.

Closing date: 1 December 2024 at 11pm

Interview date: 9 December 2024

About BRAC

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh in 1972 that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty to create opportunities to realise human potential.

About BRAC in Europe

BRAC's European office plays a pivotal role in forging strategic partnerships in support of BRAC’s programmes. We build impactful, long-term relationships with partners whether they be governments, private sector organisations, or major private donors. We also play a leading role in engaging with policymakers in Europe to tackle extreme poverty.

To support BRAC’s global mission and growth ambitions we are embarking on a new strategy to secure long-term strategic partnerships in key European markets, including the UK. We are building a team of exceptional fundraising leaders with the vision, passion and expertise to lead the organisation into our next phase of development.

About this role

The Trusts & Foundations Manager (UK) will be a vital part of our Partnerships team. BRAC has identified Trusts and Foundations in the UK as a key programme partnerships priority, and this role will lead our work to forge and steward new and existing partnerships with trusts and foundations in the UK, including corporate funders.
This role is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a truly unique development organisation formed and led from the Global South, to help take our UK trust and foundations, including corporate portfolio to the next level. We are seeking an entrepreneurial and ambitious fundraising leader, either from the for-profit or not-for-profit sector, with a track record of co-creating strategic partnerships with foundations and corporations, who is a self-starter and will relish the opportunity to grow BRAC’s foundations and corporate portfolio to deliver impactful, long-lasting change.

If this is you, we’re keen to hear from you. Send your CV and covering letter by the closing date of 12 December 2024.

Doctors of the World UK (DOTW UK) is part of the global Médecins du Monde (MDM) network, which delivers over 400 projects in more than 70 countries through 6,000 volunteers. 

Our vision is of a world in which vulnerable people affected by war, natural disasters, disease, hunger, poverty, or exclusion get the healthcare they need. 

Through our health programmes and advocacy, we work to ensure excluded people overcome barriers to realising their right to healthcare. Since opening in the UK in 1998, we’ve raised £10m for overseas programmes, helped 20,000 service users here and fought for healthcare as a human right for all. 

We believe that every person living in the UK has the right to healthcare, and we work to influence public policy and local implementation to reduce health inequalities and ensure access to healthcare for all.

DOTW UK boasts of a dynamic fundraising team dedicated to inspiring individuals and partners with the compelling story of DOTW’s impact and change. Their efforts are focused on building the necessary income, driving transformative change, and amplifying influence to fulfil our mission both in the UK and globally.

You will successfully manage the fundraising and communications team of 2 staff compromising of the Database/Donor Manager and Communications/Engagement Manage  to develop a strategic approach that aligns with the charity's annually agreed income and expenditure budgets. This involves setting clear goals, providing ongoing mentorship, and implementing performance metrics to ensure that the team is equipped to generate the necessary income to support the charity’s initiatives. This includes management of Trusts and Foundations, Events and Community, Corporate, Statutory and Overseas funding streams and Individual Giving streams.

You will be responsible for all internal and external communications means ensuring that every message, whether it's a press release, social media update, or internal briefing, effectively conveys the charity's mission and values. This consistency helps to strengthen the brand, engage supporters, and raise awareness of our work, fostering a sense of community around our goals.

Your support to colleagues in the MdM Network involves leveraging relationships and sharing best practices to help secure funding from UK donors. This collaboration is crucial for expanding our reach and ensuring that our work is recognized and funded across various platforms.

Finally, you are an active member participating in the Senior Management Team contributing insights and strategies that align with the charity’s development goals. This collaborative effort is vital for shaping the direction of the organisation and ensuring that all initiatives are cohesively aimed at delivering our broader objectives. By engaging in this leadership role, the Head of Fundraising and Communications role will help to drive the charity's mission forward, ensuring long-term sustainability and impact.

Those with lived experience of migration, the asylum system, homelessness, or exclusion from health services are encouraged to apply. 

For more information on the role, including a person specification, please refer to the role profile. To speak to someone about the position please contact the HR Officer to arrange a call with the Executive Director.

Salary & Contract

Full time 35 hrs per week

£51,300 per annum

Closing Date:

Friday 29th November at 9am.

How to Apply 

To apply, please submit your CV & Covering Letter with the following details:

Your CV and cover letter should be clearly tailored to the position and should reference points from the person specification section of the role profile. Interview dates TBC.

Applications which do not demonstrate the essential skills, knowledge, experience, and competencies will not be shortlisted. 

Why work for us?

At CARE International UK, we stand for integrity, passion, and innovation. We are part of a global movement dedicated to creating lasting change. When you join our team, you become part of a dynamic community where your expertise is valued, your voice is heard, and your potential is nurtured. Our inclusive workplace champions diversity and offers you the platform to lead, inspire, and be part of meaningful work that impacts lives worldwide.

About you

You are not just a finance professional; you are a leader who thrives on bringing clarity, structure, and vision to financial operations. You possess the expertise and strategic insight to steer a complex financial landscape with confidence and integrity. Your experience speaks of excellence in financial control, team leadership, and a commitment to building strong processes that empower others. Ideally, you bring sector experience, but more importantly, you are driven by the desire to contribute to a mission that changes lives globally.

About the role

As Financial Controller, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing financial excellence at CARE International UK. This is more than a finance role—it’s your chance to influence the financial direction of a global charity and contribute to life-saving work around the world. You’ll lead a team that embodies a culture of innovation, continuously advancing how we manage and control financial processes. Your insights will drive key decisions and strengthen our ability to deliver impactful programmes globally.

At CARE, your leadership will extend beyond numbers; it will empower action, inspire growth, and leave a legacy of resilience and hope. Join us and transform your career while helping to transform the world.

About CARE

CARE International UK is part of a global confederation dedicated to fighting poverty and social injustice. We work in over 100 countries, supporting life-saving programs and advocating for policy changes to improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable populations. Our mission is to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. Joining CARE means becoming part of a team that is passionate about making a tangible difference in the world.

Safeguarding

CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any abuse to, sexual harassment of or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. CARE International UK expects all staff to share this commitment through our Safeguarding Policy and our Code of Conduct. They are responsible for ensuring they understand and work within the remit of these policies throughout their time at CARE International UK.

Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do, including recruitment. All offers of employment at CARE International UK are subject to:

- satisfactory references. CARE International UK participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. 

- appropriate criminal record checks (including a Bridger check).

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

Equality and Diversity

We are committed to Equality and value Diversity.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. If you require the candidate brief or need to submit your application in an alternative format, because of a disability, please do get in touch by sending an email to the HR team.

We also encourage people from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds or LGBT+ to apply for roles at CARE International UK.

Please note that in compliance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, all job offers at Care International UK are conditional on eligibility to work in the UK.

Closing date:  1 December 2024 at 11pm

Interview date:  Week commencing 9 December 2024

The Director of Development & Partnerships is a senior role responsible for planning, implementing, and managing all fundraising and partnership initiatives at Glendower Preparatory School. This role is pivotal in ensuring the school’s financial stability and growth by building and nurturing relationships with alumnae, parents, donors, and community partners. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of philanthropy, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record in fundraising and relationship building.

This is an exciting time to join the school as we launch an ambitious campaign to raise funds in support of our vision for Bursaries and implement our second year of our Development and Partnerships programme. 

As MCF's Policy and Advocacy Lead, you will have the opportunity to bring your skills and passion for creating change at an exciting time for the sector. With a growing network and community, MCF has been the infrastructure charity to British Muslim-led charities since 2007. Join our impactful and diverse team as we support our organisations and those that rhey serve.

Job role: Policy and Advocacy Lead

Employer: Muslim Charities Forum (MCF)

Salary: £35,000 – £37,500 per annum (Dependent on experience)

Hours: Full-time, 36 hours per week, Mon – Fri, in-office

Position: 24 month Fixed Term Contract

Location: London SE1 (nearest stations Waterloo and Lambeth North) 

Closing date for applications: extended to 13th December.

Further information and to apply:

Please read the full Job Description and Person Specification 

Background: Muslim Charities Forum (MCF) is the UK network for British Muslim-led Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations. MCF seeks to support, connect, and represent these organisations so that they can all experience the blessings of the collective. Through our network we support almost 300 charities and community organisations.

We aim to collectively build a more accountable, transparent, and efficient British Muslim-led Voluntary and Community Sector, to improve our ability—both as individual organisations and as a sector—to contribute to a more just and sustainable world. With the support of our member organisations and the strategic investors of MCF, we work with a wider network of partners that includes non-member NGOs, regulatory bodies, civil society partners, academics and over key stakeholders in the sector.

Job Purpose: This post is kindly supported by City Bridge Foundation.

MCF has a small team, but our impact is far-reaching. Following a period of expansion, MCF is seeking an innovative, motivated and passionate individual to lead on its advocacy capacity building work, sector-wide advocacy work, and delivery of its strategic policy work.

The primary purpose of the role is to build capacity in Muslim-led Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations with differing scales of operating and programmatic focus areas. There will be a particular focus on those Muslim led organisations based in London.

You can expect to be leading on some of the areas as a priority in this role:

• Engaging in outreach with Muslim-led Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations.

• Producing relevant policy and advocacy capacity building materials suitable for those involved in Muslim-led Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations.

• Delivering capacity building engagements with those involved in Muslim-led Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations.

• Hosting roundtables and other group engagements to learn more about the policy and advocacy priorities of Muslim-led Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations.

• Strategically Managing a programmatic budget to outsource elements of MCF’s policy and advocacy capacity building initiatives.

• Building relationships with a range of stakeholders from across the Voluntary and Community Sector, Private Sector, and Public Sector to support capacity building initiatives with Muslim-led Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations. This is an exciting role overseeing MCF’s Policy and Advocacy Unit.

In addition to the above, you can also expect to be involved in:

• Monitoring the media for commentary relevant to the British Muslim led Voluntary and Community Sector and preparing responses on behalf of MCF.

• Engaging with parliamentarians and other key public sector stakeholders by representing MCF at a range of engagements.

• Leading MCF’s Policy and Advocacy Unit’s strategy and delivering associated outputs.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

You will be passionate about driving positive cultural change in the Muslim led Voluntary and Community Sector by encouraging more productive engagement with public sector stakeholders.

You will be agreeing to, and working in alignment with MCF’s ethical principles, mission areas, and strategic priorities.

You will feel are energised by the prospect of becoming an expert within a small team, collaborating with a range of other skilled and talented colleagues within the sector.

You will feel comfortable with upholding a high degree of confidentiality, as the role is privy to sensitive discussions and being in environments where you have access to confidential information.

You will feel confident in fulfilling the key responsibilities listed in the sections below.

Advocacy Capacity Building:

• Directly communicating and interacting with Muslim-led Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations.

• Effectively managing relationships with Muslim-led Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations. • Proactively responding to requests for guidance and/or support on policy and advocacy related matters.

• Drafting briefings, primers, training materials and other capacity building materials to enhance understanding of policy and advocacy amongst key stakeholders.

• Scheduling and hosting roundtables and other events.

• Build and manage methods of two-way learning between British Muslim-led Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations and key public sector stakeholders.

• Building relationships with associates and other contractors focusing on matters relevant to advocacy, campaigning, political activity, political processes, research, or any other matters.

• Managing an advocacy capacity building programme.

• Managing a budget and seeing to the delivery of its associated projects.

• Representing MCF at public engagements hosted by Parliamentarians, Combined Authorities, Local Authorities, and other public sector organisations interacting directly with Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations.

• Building relationships with key stakeholders at different levels of public sector organisations. Broader advocacy, political engagement and external influencing:

• Support the CEO and the rest of the MCF team by developing policy reform suggestions supported by appropriate forms of evidence.

• Support activities to maintain MCF as a thought-leader and trusted source of guidance for policy and advocacy matters relevant to the British Muslim-led Voluntary and Community Sector.

• Identify opportunities to further develop MCF’s policy and advocacy strategy to fulfil MCF’s mission areas and strategic priorities as an infrastructure organisation.

• Coordinate activities to deliver outputs aligned with MCF’s policy and advocacy strategy.

• Monitor developments from the public and other sectors relevant to British Muslim-led Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations reported in the media, and draft appropriate responses.

• Provide guidance to MCF members and other organisations on navigating policy issues.

• Host and participate in MCF member roundtables, working groups and other events to learn more about their policy priorities and provide guidance where relevant.

• Coordinate research projects to develop bodies of evidence on matters relating to the Muslim-led Voluntary and Community Sector.

• Support the delivery of MCF’s advocacy campaigns and associated campaign activities.

• Commission external research and analysis to gather evidence to support MCF’s campaigns.

• Represent MCF in media engagement opportunities or requests for information from media stakeholders.

• Represent MCF at a range of events and other external engagements. 

Please note: This role is based in our office in London SE1 (closest Tube station Lambeth North) Monday to Friday.

We are unable to sponsor applicants for visas. Applicants must be resident in the UK and have the Right To Work.

Successful applicants will be subject to relevant reference and identification checks.

Due to the volume of applications, we may be unable to respond to all candidates. If your application is short-listed, we will get in touch. If you have not heard from our team within 8 weeks, please assume your application has not met the criteria on this occasion.

No agencies please.

Thank you for your interest in Muslim Charities Forum. We look forward to receiving your application.

Save the Children International has an exciting opportunity for a Global Head of Brand and Creative Content to join our global team.

Team and Role Purpose 

The Global Head of Brand and Creative Content sits in our Global Engagement Team, whose purpose is to harness the power of brand, creative content, digital experience, and integrated planning and strategy to expand our reach, increase revenue, and enhance our reputation. Working collaboratively with the global movement, the Global Engagement Team blends art and science to turn insights into action, designing audience-centric strategies, stories and campaigns that connect and inspire, driving lasting impact for children. By engaging more people in our cause and challenging not-for-profit conventions, we develop innovative content marketing and leverage digital technologies to stand out and stay relevant, ensuring the support children need for the future.

The purpose of the Global Head of Brand and Creative Content role is to lead the strategic vision and execution of Save the Children’s global brand and creative content to accelerate our income, influence and impact for children. This role will enhance global brand identity, drive consistency and relevance, and ensure high-quality, insight-driven and emotionally engaging content that expands our reach, boosts fundraising, and bolsters our reputation. By guiding a global team and collaborating across Save the Children International, members and country offices, the Global Head of Brand and Creative Content will foster innovation, inspire our audiences, and help build a movement of millions for children.

Job Title: Global Head of Brand and Creative Content
Reports To: Global Engagement Director
Work Pattern: Hybrid/Remote with flexible working options available 
Contract Length: Permanent

Grade: M4
Location: Any approved Save the Children International office location. 

Time Zone: Any

Salary: In accordance with our global compensation and benefits framework, location-specific salary scales and benefits will apply. For candidates based in the UK, we can offer circa £75,000 per annum.

Right to Work: The successful candidate must possess the unrestricted right to work in their current or preferred location for the duration of employment

International Travel Requirements: Yes, up to 10%

Budget Responsibility: Yes

People Management Responsibility: manager of a team of 12, with 4 direct reports: Global Brand Lead, Global Story Gathering Lead, Global Storytelling Lead, Global Content Hub Manager. 

Principal Accountabilities  

• Drive the development and implementation of a unified global brand strategy and content strategy that aligns with Save the Children's mission and values, championing a cohesive and compelling way to tell our brand story worldwide that drives impact.
• Lead the creation and distribution of high-quality, emotionally engaging, and insight-driven content – with storytelling at its heart – that enhances the global brand, supports our Global Funding and Engagement Frameworks and bolsters Save the Children's global reputation.
• Ensure that brand is at the heart of our creative content through a consistent tone of voice and visual identity.  Develop and manage branding tools and guidelines to ensure a distinct, consistent and motivating brand experience across all platforms and regions.
• Uphold the highest standards of ethical content collection and adherence to global consent processes and image guidelines, thereby protecting the dignity and rights of all individuals featured in Save the Children’s marketing and communications.
• Strategically lead our approach to content in an emergency to drive audience engagement, fundraising and brand equity.
• Support internal stakeholders and partners to embed and promote the global brand positioning and architecture across all regions and channels, and encourage integration across markets and campaigns where appropriate to drive up awareness, familiarity and hard preference to support.
• Monitor and analyse brand and content effectiveness through data-driven insights, ensuring continuous improvement and optimisation of strategies to achieve maximum reach and impact.
• Lead and develop a diverse and inclusive team, advocating for equal opportunities and providing professional growth and development to support their career progression in alignment with Save the Children's commitment to equity and inclusion. 
• Lead a strong and committed Global Brand and Creative community across our organisation, promoting best practices, knowledge sharing, and collaboration to support our strategic goals.
• Cultivate and maintain effective partnerships with creative and brand agencies, and freelancers, ensuring all work is insight-driven, on brand, and of excellent creative quality to inspire and engage global audiences.

Experience and Skills  

Essential

1. Strategy:

Significant experience in strategic leadership roles within marketing, communications, content and brand management.

2. Significant experience of developing and implementing brand and content strategies, as well as strategic initiatives to advance the organisation's mission that require deep stakeholder engagement.

3. Leadership:

Provide strong, visionary leadership to foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment. Empower team members and build a culture of mutual respect and trust.

Developing and nurturing high-performing teams and actively listens and allows others to be heard.

4. Brand:

Evidence of strategic brand leadership of high-profile, public-facing brand across multiple markets. Adaptable to changing needs, pressures and opportunities that elevate our brand and enable us to tell our story through our creative content.

5. Content:

Creating high-quality content across various platforms, including digital/social media, and for multiple markets.

Adept at understanding market trends, consumer behaviour, and competitor analysis to inform strategic decision-making.

6. Communication and Storytelling: Excellent written and verbal communication

Exceptional ability to craft compelling stories that align with the organisation's mission and that resonate with diverse audiences.

7. Creative Problem-Solving:

Innovative mindset for devising unique solutions that enhance brand identity.

8. Stakeholder Engagement and Influence:

Ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels, including internal teams and external partners. Build and maintain effective relationships to promote a unified and compelling brand experience across the organisation.

Desirable

1. Experience managing large-scale, global campaigns with a focus on non-profit or humanitarian
2. Spearheading efforts to establish or rejuvenate brand
3. Project Management: Leading and managing marketing or communications
4. Data Analysis and Insight Generation: Proficiency in data interpretation to monitor, refine, and optimise brand strategies. 

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• A bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications or a related Or equivalent work experience.
• Language Proficiency: Fluency in English is essential; additional language skills, particularly in other UN languages, can be beneficial.

Desirable

• Relevant Professional Certifications: Certifications from recognised institutions in strategic marketing or brand management can be advantageous. 

Working at Save the Children International 

Save the Children is the world's leading organisation for children, employing ~25,000 staff. We save children's lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. Through our work in 116 countries, we put the most deprived and marginalised children first.

We know that great people make a great organisation, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

The work here is challenging but is also immensely rewarding. At Save the Children, you will be in good company, working with talented, like-minded individuals who are determined to ensure that all children survive, learn, and are protected. Your contribution will help ensure children's voices are heard at the highest levels, and that we achieve our global strategy, Ambition for Children 2030, and reach every last child.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Equal Opportunities  

DEI is core to our vision, values and global strategy. Save the Children is committed to creating a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation, and one which will support us in our vision to ensure every child attains the right to survival, protection, development, and participation.    

We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, caring or parental responsibilities, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.   

Reasonable adjustments will be made should any candidate invited to interview require this. 

Application Information  

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application. A full copy of the role profile can be found on our website. It is recommended that you save a copy of the role profile as it will no longer be available after the advert closes. 

 
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the job advert may be closed earlier than advertised subject to the volume of suitable applicants. Please submit your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment. 

Our recruitment process: 

1. Application review by our recruiting team based on your CV and cover letter 

1. Two-stage competency-based interviews with the hiring team 

1. Some recruitment may include an additional assessment or case study stage, or a third stage interview 

1. If successful, you will receive a conditional offer of employment, followed by your contract subject to passing background checks 

We need to keep children and adults safe so our selection process includes rigorous background checks and reflects our commitment to the protection of children and adults from abuse.  All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures relating to Anti-harassment, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, and DEI and Equal Opportunities. 

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. 

We want a world where no one dies from hunger. Life-threatening hunger is predictable, preventable and treatable. Join Action Against Hunger and together we will stop it in its tracks.

Action Against Hunger is an optimistic, inspiring place to work. We want passionate and dedicated people to help build a better world. We’re a creative team made up of people with a wide range of talents, styles and expertise. But we are united in our relentless dedication to end world hunger.  No challenge is too big. With you we can do it.  Join us.

Action Against Hunger UK invested in and accelerated the roll-out of the best approaches to prevent and treat severe acute malnutrition. This includes ensuring that operational research is supported by robust costing and cost-effectiveness analysis. 

We are looking for a Senior Research Advisor to work within the Nutrition Unit of Action Against Hunger UK’s Operations Department. The Senior Research Advisor will be expected to

1. Lead the implementation of a wide range of research projects (including evidence synthesis, economic evaluation, programme evaluations, clinical trials, and community studies) 
2. Support the positioning of Action Against Hunger as a key reference on the build-up of evidence in prevention and treatment of malnutrition research Project
3. Lead on evidence dissemination, knowledge management, research uptake activities as well as the development of training materials linked to research and Cost Effectiveness analysis.

You will be leading internal projects and external consultancy projects. In addition to members of the nutrition team, you will work with external partners which might include other NGOs, academic partners, UN agencies and independent consultants. You will apply analytical skills, strong technical experience and enjoy a flexible and adaptive working environment, while supporting the positioning of Action Against Hunger as a key reference on nutrition assessments and research. Most importantly, you will work with a very caring team which holds kindness and professionalism at its core.  For more detailed information on the roles, please download the attached pdf Job descriptions.

Closing Date: 28-Nov-2024 23:30
Planned date to begin interviews: 20/11/2024 (on a rolling basis)

Please read the following carefully before making your application:

Then all you need to do is send your CV and write a covering letter explaining why you want the job and how your skills and experience make you the right person for the role. 

• For further information on pay and employee benefits please visit our careers page on our website
• As a UK based position, candidates must have the right to work in the UK
• We welcome applications from all sections of the community and we encourage as broad a range of candidates as possible. If you need any additional support to help you through this process, please let us know (contact details in the job pack)
• Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, within two weeks of the closing date Unfortunately, we cannot provide individual feedback
• If you experience any technical difficulties in submitting your application, please contact the charityjob helpdesk