Senior Programme Manager -International Partnerships

Location: Good work life balance. UK based with the option for remote working. This role will require occasional travel to HQ in London to fulfil operational requirements.

​Benefits:4 wellbeing days per calendar year [pro-rata for part-time staff], plus annual leave and public holidays entitlement. Eligible for the Civil Service pension scheme option - employer contribution up to 28.97%.

Contract details: Fixed Term from June 2024– to  31 March 2025 with possible extension. Full time.

​Hours: Flexible and can be part time overall, but during certain periods full time hours will be required.

Friendly, supportive, and engaging environment (working with people who are passionate about positive change and strengthening democracy around the world).

​​Senior Programme Manager - International Partnerships

​This newly established role will help deliver a new WFD workplan on International Partnerships.

​WFD’s strategic 2.1 goal focuses on consolidating a summit process to follow up the three Summits for Democracy that were initiated by the US administration. Funding for this work is confirmed for the 2024/25 financial year but, with a strong possibility this role, could continue.

​The Senior Programme Manager - International Partnerships will be the dedicated person assigned to this workplan and will therefore play a vital coordinating role. The CEO will be the accountable officer and will line manager the Senior Programme Manager - International Partnerships.

​The Senior Programme Manager - International Partnerships will have lead responsibility for managing various relationships and activities. A range of key relationships, which will vary in line with the key activities, inside WFD, with the FCDO sponsor team, and with some of the other partners in relevant international organisations. The central activity is the Democracy Action Partnership to be held in the margins of the Bali Democracy Forum in December 2024.

​About You

​Essentially you should have specific experience and skills in the following areas.

• Substantial experience managing high profile and complex events -  coordination and preparation, with outcome-based design and delivering at pace
• Policy analysis related to democratic governance agenda
• Strong experience communicating with stakeholders and building key relationships
• Excellent level of written and oral communication skills in English.
• Intermediate level Microsoft suite skills.

To Apply by 30th June 2024 visit our website.

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