ACT Alliance is looking for an Advocacy Officer to be based in Nairobi, Kenya. The overall responsibility of the ACT Advocacy Officer is to support and facilitate the member organisations and forums of ACT Alliance in order to enhance advocacy for human dignity, community resilience and sustainability, including the areas of climate justice, fighting inequalities and human rights, with particular focus on coordinated national, regional and global advocacy.

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The Lutheran World Federation, Department for Mission and Development (LWF/DMD) seeks a comprehensive approach for the accompaniment of member churches in building capacities for holistic mission encompassing proclamation, Diakonia and advocacy for justice.

The main purpose of this position is to lead, monitor and control the financial management of the department and be responsible for its planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting (PMER). This position also coordinates the funding support with the partner organizations and member churches and ensures compliance, accountability, transparency and stewardships of resources.

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The General Secretary (GS) leads the ACT Alliance and its secretariat from Geneva overseeing 26 staff in Amman, Bangkok, Nairobi, San Salvador and New York. As GS, you will be the face of the Alliance leading external relations and communicating the policy agenda. You will work closely with the Board and staff on the development and implementation of the Alliance’s strategic vision, plan, policies and programmes that seek to bring transformative change to those most affected by poverty and injustice.

Internally, you will secure the commitment of members, uniting and motivating them to come together as one organisation that makes use of the enormous assets of ecumenical and faith-based organisations working together.

You will develop a model for funding to secure its financial sustainability, increasing the proportion that comes from external sources, and deliver a strategy to adapt to the new challenges of a world that is changing fast. Leading the Alliance through these changes, combined with your understanding of global trends, will mean ACT is credibly positioned with international bodies such as the UN and the World Bank to create positive and sustainable change in the lives of poor and marginalised people through humanitarian aid, development and advocacy initiatives.

About You

You have the charisma and gravitas to hold a senior audience—as well as the wisdom to seek advice and the ability to communicate with people from all backgrounds. You are a communicator and negotiator and your insights and questioning will help other people to find answers.

You have a good understanding of the change that is affecting the world—and the causes of that change. You are decisive following consultation and analysis, acting with integrity in a context where faith is an important element of people’s lives.

Essentials

We expect you to be able to demonstrate that you:

• Can manage ecumenical relations with churches and other organisations within and beyond the Alliance.
• Are able to understand the priorities and craft strategies that secure the commitment of staff and 140 member churches and specialised ministries around the world, large and small, to create a universally-supported joint vision across of all parts of the Alliance: ACT members, ACT forums, ACT governance, the secretariat and related expert working groups and communities of practice.
• Lead the staff towards the achievement of the strategic and annual plans.
• Have the diplomacy to take others’ views into account—and to push back in the interests of the Alliance where necessary.
• Are able to build high-level relationships with global bodies including the United Nations and the World Bank as well as other partners and donors.
• Can present a compelling case for funding from members, as well as raising funds from external sources who understand the value of Alliance members working together.

Candidates are expected to share and be comfortable with the Christian faith, as expressed through membership in a member church of the World Council of Churches or the Lutheran World Federation.

Qualifications/ Education

• Masters level or equivalent.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is essential and fluency in French, Spanish or other international languages would be a distinctive advantage.

How to Apply

Applications must be addressed to Mission Talent via email to applications@missiontalent.com stating ACT-GS-CH /+your surname in the subject line.

To apply for this role, kindly attach your CV (in English) and a motivation letter (of 350 words or less) which summarises how your profile aligns with the key requirements, skills and abilities of this role. Please send these to us as Word files only.

After submitting your application, you will receive an automatic confirmation. If you do not receive this (check your spam folder as well), please contact Mission Talent via applications@missiontalent.com or via phone: +49 30 76 77 52 75.

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ACT Alliance is looking for an experienced practitioner in Sustainable Development to lead its international engagement in transformative development and represent the organisation within the UN and other multi-lateral structures. The position is based in the Ecumenical UN Office in New York with an expectation of up to 10% international travel.

For more details, please follow this link: sustainable-development-un-representative

ACT Alliance is looking for an experienced Global Humanitarian Coordinator to lead its international humanitarian work. The position is Geneva based with an expectation for up to 25% international travel.

Major functions

The Global Humanitarian Coordinator leads the ACT Alliance work in emergency preparedness and response and advices ACT’s humanitarian policy and advocacy agenda. This involves regular interaction with humanitarian directors of ACT Alliance members, representing ACT on relevant policy issues and managing an effective emergency preparedness and response, including fundraising for major humanitarian appeals.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures alliance-wide emergency preparedness
• Coordinates the ACT Alliance response to an emergency and leads the programme on humanitarian response
• Develops partnerships and fundraises for joint member-led initiatives, including the emergency appeals
• Represents ACT Alliance in global humanitarian coordination
• Ensures adequate policies, tools and guidelines in support of effective emergency responses
• Advises ACT’s humanitarian policy and advocacy agenda and in coordination with the Global Advocacy and Policy Coordinator supports the implementation of the global advocacy strategy
• Leads the ACT secretariat humanitarian team and supports staff based in regions
• Supports the ACT Alliance working bodies relevant to humanitarian response, humanitarian policy and advocacy work
• Communicates internally and externally on issues relevant to ACT Alliance’s humanitarian engagement
• Supports the General Secretary, the Director and Head of Strategy and Partnerships in external representational roles pertinent to the role

Competences

Committed:

• Committed to the values of the ACT Alliance and is sensitive to expressions of faith across cultures and denominations
• Takes pride in delivering on agreed priorities according to the highest standards individually and as part of a global team

Personal Effectiveness:

• Proactively finds innovative and creative solutions, is efficient and reliable, adapts to change and uncertainty, is decisive and acts with integrity

Working with others:

• Builds effective internal and external relationships, involves others when solving problems and treats others with consideration and respect in an alliance where faith is a key ingredient of people’s lives

Passionate:

• Passion for building and developing core skills for the role and contributes knowledge outside of immediate own role

People leadership:

• Team player who effectively motivates, influences and develops others, drives high performance, inspires people to follow them and acts as a role model

Working relationships

• Engages with ACT members and ACT forums engaged in emergency preparedness and response
• Liaises with the external stakeholders (UN agencies, governmental representations, INGO networks and INGO peers), particularly those based in Geneva
• Advises and supports regional staff in humanitarian response

Skills and experience

• A minimum of seven to ten years of relevant work experience including first-hand field based emergency response experience in a management role
• Excellent understanding of key issues for local and national responders and specific role and added value of churches and other faith based actors in humanitarian response
• Highly developed interpersonal and communications skills including influencing, negotiating and coaching
• In-depth knowledge of humanitarian principles and standards; good knowledge on major global actors as well as humanitarian coordination mechanisms
• Ability to analyse rapidly changing operational contexts and policy developments and to see opportunities emerging
• Ability to engage effectively and flexibly in a multi-stakeholder, faith based, membership working environment
• Relevant academic degree with excellent communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of English language, working knowledge of French or Spanish an asset

Deadline for Applications:
Kindly submit your application (letter of motivation and CV) to recruitment@actalliance.org by Wednesday 28 September 2016, 5pm CET.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Department for World Service (DWS), is looking for a mature, qualified and experienced PMERL Consultant to strengthen the capacity of the LWF Country Program teams in the francophone countries in Africa. The consultant will closely collaborate with the Quality Assurance and Accountability team in the headquarters in Geneva who will supervise and backstop the consultant in close collaboration with the Country Programs.

Terms of Reference and application can be made by clicking on the following link:

https://lutheranworld.recruiterbox.com/jobs/fk06ook

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Department for World Service (DWS), is looking for a mature, qualified and experienced PMERL Consultant to strengthen the capacity of the LWF Country Program teams in the francophone countries in Africa. The consultant will closely collaborate with the Quality Assurance and Accountability team in the headquarters in Geneva who will supervise and backstop the consultant in close collaboration with the Country Programs.

Terms of Reference and application can be made by clicking on the following link: https://lutheranworld.recruiterbox.com/jobs/fk06oox

Programme Manager develops and leads the new ACT Alliance programme on Access to Rights and Protection for those who are forcibly displaced.

Duties and responsibilities

• Leads the development of the ACT Alliance programme on Access to Rights and Protection /Forced Displacement
• Coordinates and implements where appropriate the global level components of the programme, including its advocacy components
• Identifies and builds internal and external partnerships for the programme including works with and develops strategic relationships with WCC, LWF, ACT EU, CCME and other relevant ecumenical organisations
• Engages actively with UN, its member states and broader civil society where relevant
• Fundraises for the programme
• Supports the regional teams, other colleagues and the broader alliance on the implementation of the programme
• Communicates on the outcomes of the programme with internal and external stakeholders
• Reports on the implementation of the programme

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About us

Brot für die Welt, Christian Aid, Church of Sweden, ICCO Cooperation and Norwegian Church Aid, as part of the ACT Alliance, are taking a new, energetic approach to our work tackling inequality and poverty in Southern Africa. We are looking to recruit a manager for the initial phase of the change process as we move towards closer ways of working.

About the role

The purpose of the role is to facilitate the process of developing a new entity for ACT in South Africa and to provide organisational development support during the initial phase of the pilot. The role is for 12 months, with the possibility of extension. The position is based in the joint ACT office in Pretoria, South Africa. You will find more details about the change process, the pilot and the role in the terms of reference attached.

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THE ORGANIZATION

ICCO is a global organization with roots that go back to 1964.

The mission of the organization is to work towards a sustainable society in which poverty, inequality and injustice have been eradicated, and men, women and children can live in dignity and secure livelihoods.

With approximately 300 employees (75% non-Dutch) and revenue of some 40 million euros, ICCO operates from a coherent theory of change and it designs, manages and implements programs for inclusive development with focus on inclusive markets, food and nutrition security and responsible business. Gender, climate and the rights of marginalized groups are cross cutting issues. ICCO offers also brokering services for public/private partnerships. The organization is experienced in working with a wide range of financial tools.

ICCO’s operations consist of a Global Office in The Netherlands (Utrecht) and 5 Regional Offices around the globe, the largest of which is the Regional Office for Central, Eastern and Southern Africa (RO CESA) in Kampala, Uganda. We are looking for a Regional Manager (M/F 100%) for this Regional Office.

The Regional Office covers Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Burundi, Malawi Madagascar, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The Regional Office employs some 60 FTE’s in the region. Each of the offices, are headed by Country Programme Managers, who report to the Regional Manager in Kampala, Uganda. Programmes are deployed in 12 countries at this moment.

The Regional Manager has some 12 direct reports and around 50 indirect reports. The direct reports consist of country managers, finance and some project officers. The Regional Manager is also responsible for the strategic partnerships in the region. The present budget is between 12-15 million euro. In 7 of the countries local fundraising is under way. Looking at the region, the focus of the programmes is food security and economic empowerment.

Since 2010, like every region within the ICCO, the RO CESA has a Regional Council consisting of regional leaders in civil society, which advises the Regional Office on strategic policy issues.

THE ROLE OF REGIONAL MANAGER

As the Regional Manager, you report directly to the Executive Board in The Netherlands and are part of the Management team of the organization. Your role is to initiate innovation, show leadership and promote entrepreneurial behaviour in the region. As manager you have the responsibility for a large group of people with a divers background on a lot of different locations. You develop, implement and consolidate ICCO programmes and ensure and maximize the resources available for these programs in the region.

Also, you are responsible for regional strategy development, as well as for program development, implementation and evaluation in the region.

You represent ICCO in the CESA region towards governmental officials, embassies/consulates, international and national organizations, donor representatives as well as the national and international media.

You develop and implement strategies for targeting and obtaining funding and other resources, to ensure the continuation of existing programs for the mid and longer term, and the implementation of new programs in the region. You ensure that budgets are spent in accordance with donor proposals and regulations and within the appropriate timeframe.

You maintain constructive and effective relations with the Regional Council, which includes the facilitation of the biannual 3-day meeting, and good and timely communication with the Council.

Close cooperation with the Global Office in The Netherlands with regard to policy and thematic issues, as well as with ICCO’s relations in The Netherlands and the EU, is mandatory for your success as Regional Manager.

As a member of the ICCO Management Team, you will meet twice a year with the rest of the Management Team during a week’s conference in The Netherlands with the Executive Board, the Regional Managers of the other Regional Offices and the Heads of Department in the Global Office. Regular MT meeting (monthly) are conducted via teleconferencing.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

With your inquisitive mind you create new working approaches, new forms of cooperation and new networks and projects in the region.

Because you are familiar with the region and have worked there during a considerable time, you are aware of the social, economic and political situation and the important role of religion and churches in the region

As a seasoned people manager, you easily establish and maintain effective working relations with staff, partners, coalitions, networks and sister agencies.

Your empathy and social flexibility ensures access to and progress in the different program countries in the region, and the right tone of voice towards the complex set of stakeholders. You lead by example and people are happy to work with you; therefore you bind people to the cause and to ICCO. These management skills will ensure getting the best out of people and out of the relationships in the region. Your approach is transparent and open-minded with an eye for people, while at the same time you have a business-like approach in achieving the goals of the programs. You strongly promote the concept of entrepreneurial innovation towards your staff and partners and towards the region as a whole.

Paying close attention to safety and security of staff is important to you, and your management style encourages true empowerment of your co-workers. This delegation of responsibilities is needed to be able to manage this Region.

Given the vast territory of the region, you are able to manage “at arm’s length” without losing touch with individuals or your connection with the various program countries. Your work involves extensive travelling in the region. You are willing and able to travel very frequently in the region. (50% of your time)

You work and think at an academic level, and you have excellent language skills in English and Dutch. Active knowledge of French is an advantage. You are willing and able to move to Kampala in the summer of 2016.

REMUNERATION

The remuneration is in accordance with the ICCO International Terms of Employment (salary scale 14).

Leaders Trust, (Executive Search and Leadership Consulting, Boulevard 17, 3707BK Zeist), in the Netherlands, is coordinating the search for the new Regional Manager.

For more information, you can call Leaders Trust.

Leaders Trust:

• Emmy Raaff, raaff@leaderstrust.nl or call direct on +31-652734934
• Albert Froom, froom@leaderstrust.nl or call direct on +31-654945184