Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 16 Apr 2019
VSO is the world’s leading international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty. Working in 24 countries around the world, our unique role in international development is to place committed volunteers with carefully selected organisations where their skills can have the greatest impact. Our extraordinary volunteers live and work in some of the world’s poorest communities. Sharing their unique skills and experience to generate new ideas and new ways of doing things, helping the communities they work in lift themselves out of poverty. We’re not about delivering quick fixes, but instead we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change, that will impact generations to come. Join us and help us work towards our vision of a world without poverty.
Role overview
VSO has a number of key contracts with DFID including the Knowledge Exchange, a 3 year contract that supports the integration of corporate volunteering into VSOs programming.
This role will initially take on the management of the Knowledge Exchange contract, coordinating all aspects of compliance, liaison between stakeholders in the four country offices and other teams within VSO, and managing the relationship with DFID including reporting and finance.
Over time, the role may take on other DFID contracts as part of VSO’s Contract Management Function as required.
Skills, qualifications and experience
You will be a well organised and effective project/grant manager with experience of coordinating multi-country projects. You will understand the needs and norms of donor management (ideally DFID) and be well versed in donor reporting including financial reporting. You will be a strong communicator and negotiator with the ability to manage the needs of multiple stakeholders and bring complex sets of information together to form high quality reports for varied audiences.Competencies and Behaviour
Competencies and Behaviour
* At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together.
Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:
* Ability to be open minded and respectful
* Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
* Ability to facilitate positive chan ge and build sustainable working relationships
* Ability to seek and share knowledge
Equal Opportunities
* VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.
In return we offer;
* Social inclusion and diversity are at the heart of our work
* Your impact / contribution to VSO’s mission will be visible
* Friendly and supportive office environment
* Generous annual leave of 37 days (inclusive of public holidays)
* Pension benefit with Scottish Widows
* Employee and Volunteer Assistance Programme
* Personal accident insurance
* Professional development opportunities, including a range of online self-study modules, coaching, workshops
* Opportunity for flexible working and working from home
Unfortunately we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position, so please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before you apply.
VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications, as such we may interview as soon as suitable applications are received.
How to apply:
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