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LWF: Team Leader, Poland

Position type and closing date

Status: Family posting

Location: Warsaw

Starting date: as soon as possible

Duration of Contract: 2 years contract

The closing date for applications: 30 May 2022

Applicants are required to uphold the core values of our organization.

Lutheran World Federation (LWF) World Service (WS)

LWF World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation. We are a widely recognized, international, faith-based organization working in over 20 countries. We seek to bring people of all backgrounds together in the common quest for justice, peace, and reconciliation in an increasingly complex and fragmented world.

A commitment to the human rights of every individual, regardless of their status, guides our work, actions, and operations. We are particularly known for our timely, compassionate, and professional humanitarian work, and for our field presence in hard-to-reach areas. Our work is people-centered and community- based. Above all, we work with the most vulnerable, and in order to claim and uphold their rights, we engage proactively with local government and community structures.

For additional information, please see www.lutheranworld.org/WorldService.

In Poland, LWF collaborates closely with the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession, the Government of Poland, local civil society organizations especially with the Polish Humanitarian Agency, Humanosh Foundation and Other Space Foundation. The program includes protection assistance, support in terms of food and non-food items in Poland and in Ukraine. LWF is one of the main implementing partners of UNHCR in Poland carrying out a Multipurpose Cash Assistance program in six centers throughout the country.

Purpose

Provide overall leadership, representation and effective management of the Lutheran World Federation, World Service Emergency Program in Poland to achieve the intended results, outcomes and impacts for the focus groups and program participants. This will include the formulation of strategies and implementing them in an accountable and participatory manner in accordance with approved LWF World Service policies, manuals and guidelines and the Global WS Strategy.

Required qualifications

University degree in humanitarian or development work, and/or other related technical or social studies.

Strong computer literacy.

Knowledge and Experience

Minimum of five years of successful experience in a senior leadership/management position in the field of population movements response oriented toward access to quality services, livelihood and protection, human rights, sustainable development, and/or humanitarian response within an international environment.

Knowledge of LWF, its member churches and related agencies is a strong asset.

Knowledge of and experience in cooperating with governments, the United Nations system and inter-agency coordination clusters and other coordination structures at national level. Team-oriented, flexible and excellent communication skills.

The incumbent must prove ability to plan and implement restructuring and change management processes.

Language Skills

English: Advanced (written, spoken)

Polish: Working proficiency

Ukrainian and Russian would be an advantage

LWF Core Skills

Leadership –resource level*

Working effectively with others –resource level

Accountability –resource level

Analytical thinking –advanced level

Initiative –advanced level

Achieving results –advanced level

LWF Functional Skills

People Management –resource level

Facilitation / Negotiation –resource level

Project Management -advanced level

Networking -advanced level

Communication -advanced level

*LWF 3 skills levels are: basis -advanced -resource

Main duties

Leadership and strategic management

Provides overall leadership to the LWF Poland Emergency Program. Promotes, implements and upholds the vision, mission, core values and objectives of the global LWF World Service strategy, as well other approved documents for the country/region.

Facilitates and actively seeks to sharpen the profile of LWF World Service as an international humanitarian organization through continuously striving to improve the quality

Promotes and facilitates the establishment and strengthening of national and regional networks especially relevant to the LWF World Service country, regional or global strategies. Represents the LWF World Service in national and regional networks. Finance, fundraising and grants management.

Engages closely with the finance teams, enabling colleagues to deliver and strengthen the financial management and compliance of the program in line with LWF World Service and donors’ policies, guidelines and regulations.

Actively engages in negotiations with UN agencies, clusters, embassies and missions, foundations and others for potential new funding sources.

Develops strategies and operational plans and actively engages in negotiations with key stakeholders to uphold and develop a viable portfolio of projects and programs.

Ensures the complementarity and close working relations of finance and program units.

Ensures efficient and accountable financial and administrative management of the emergency program in accordance with LWF World Service Finance Manual and relevant donor guidelines.

Oversees the elaboration of high-quality concept notes, project proposals and ensures successful execution of grants.

Programme management

Ensures that programmatic work is aligned with the LWF Global Strategy, the Strategy for LWF World Service and other LWF policies and guidelines in close collaboration with the Program Coordinator.

Enables the team to deliver effective planning, monitoring, evaluation and timely and quality reporting (PMER) in compliance with the LWF World Service and donor rules and regulations.

Ensures good management of resources, operations and partnerships with special emphasis on capacity building and continued improvement.

Undertakes regular monitoring visits of all program/project sites to provide on-site support, coaching and monitoring of projects implementation.

Ensures continuous strengthening of programme management systems for accountable, effective, and quality delivery of programs to focus groups.

Ensures coordination with key stakeholders or a regular basis for timely and smooth implementation of all programs. Ensures that learning and capacity building are institutionalized in the program.

People management

Direct supervisor of the Program Coordinator, Finance Manager and other senior Unit Heads at the country office. The TL should provide regular coaching and support, facilitate performance appraisals and ensure a competent and cohesive country management team.

Oversees the development of staffing plans and supervises all matters pertaining to LWF staff, both national and international.

Ensures that new staff are provided with thorough orientation and on-boarding in LWF World Service strategies, policies, guidelines, organizational culture and the programs and projects to which they are assigned.

Overall responsible for ensuring duty of care for LWF staff and visitors, including by ensuring safety and security plans are developed and adhered to, monitoring and addressing safety and security matters in collaboration with LWF World Service Geneva as needed.

Ensures staff recruitment is gender-sensitive and balanced at management and non-management levels. Ensures diversity and inclusion in staff recruitment in adherence to LWF policies and values.

Operational Representation and Networking

Maintains a close working and consultative relationship with LWF member church(es) and other ecumenical and faith-based partners.

Plays an active role in the Action by Churches Together (ACT) Alliance Forum in the country/region, ensuring LWF’s participation in joint planning and implementation, advocacy and other ACT Alliance initiatives.

Maintains the requisite consultative relationships with the relevant governmental authorities, UN organizations, other international and national NGOs.

Maintains close communication and cooperation with LWF’s related agencies and their local offices, and sister LWF departments (DTMJ) and Area Secretaries through the RPC.

Accountability

Ensures all interventions are undertaken in accordance with the LWF World Service policies and guidelines, specifically concerning the LWF Staff Code of Conduct, the Sphere Project and the Core Humanitarian Standard, as well as rights-based, gender responsive and climate sensitive programming.

Other duties

As may be assigned by the direct supervisor.

To apply for this position, please follow the link:

https://lutheranworld.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk023c6?cjb_hash=O_zEwg35&apply_now=true

LWF: Global Grants Manager, Francophone Africa

Global Grants Manager – Francophone Africa

Position type and closing date

Status: Family posting

Location: to be determined

Starting date: 1 July 2022

Duration of Contract: 2 years contract

The closing date for applications: 3 June 2022

Applicants are required to uphold the core values of our organization.

Lutheran World Federation (LWF) World Service (WS)

For additional information, please see www.lutheranworld.org/WorldService.

Purpose

The Global Funding Team (GFT) in World Service is responsible for securing and managing direct funding (grants) from institutional donors (including US Government and EU), as part of World Service’s funding strategy to diversify, consolidate and sustain its funding for its country program operations. It is currently staffed with 6.6 persons (4.6 in Geneva and 2 in the Africa region).

The position of the Global Grants Manager of the Lutheran World Federation World Service (LWF-WS) primarily for the Francophone Region has been based in Yaoundé, Cameroon and is responsible for supporting country programs to secure new grants and ensure well-planned, well managed and well implemented projects that deliver quality services to the target populations as well as ensuring donor satisfaction.

Required qualifications

Master’s degree in humanitarian or development work, and/or other related social science.

Knowledge and Experience

3 to 5 years of professional experience in international humanitarian and development programs.

Work experience and understanding of US and EU donor agency regulations, requirements and templates is required.

Cultural sensitivity and adaptability. High degree of integrity and professional responsibility.

2 to 3 years working experience in the field is an asset.

Flexibility, patience, and ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines.

Ability to work independently and at times with little supervision.

Ability to travel in the region at short notice (including securing necessary visas and travel documents)

Strong organizational, interpersonal, verbal and written communication.

Strong computer literacy.

Proven ability to manage as a team builder, enabling and inspiring team members to fulfil their mission, setting up a conducive working environment.

Language Skills

English: Advanced (written, spoken)

French: Advanced (written, spoken)

LWF Core Skills

Analytical thinking –advanced level*

Initiative –advanced level

Leadership –advanced level

Achieving results – resource level

Accountability – advanced level

Working effectively with others –resource level

LWF Functional Skills

Attention to detail – advanced level

Capacity building – advanced level

Adaptability – resource level

Facilitation / Negotiation – advanced level

Grant Management –resource level

Regulatory compliance – advanced level

*LWF 3 skills levels are: basis -advanced -resource

Main duties

Programmatic work

To coordinate the hand-over of successful awards to the relevant implementing team in country programs. This will include kick off meetings and workshops for successful grants in country of operation including compliance, reporting requirements, developing activity and monitoring plans.

Operational representation, Advocacy, Networking

To ensure quality, compliance and consistency in proposals and reporting to support a professional, consistent representation of World Service.

Support in-country engagement with donors and key stakeholders.

Fundraising, grant management

To lead or assist in development and submission of proposal, concept notes, and expressions of interest, including budgets and required annexes remotely and in-country.

To engage and coordinate sector specialists within WS to support technical content.

To finalize, package and submit proposals according to donor specifications and deadlines and LWF quality standards.

People Management

To develop the capacity of country teams to respond to calls in accordance with donor rules and regulations.

To develop the capacity of country teams to implement and report on projects in accordance with donor rules and regulations.

To support and mentor in-country grants managers as and when relevant.

Asset Management

To ensure that all rules and regulations required by the donor are adhered to and included in the proposal. This can include donor liaison.

To participate in monitoring and follow up visits to ensure that the project is implemented in compliance with the LWF and donor regulations.

Major Challenges

Effects of COVID-19, leading to spontaneous changes in LWF’s and partners’ operational and strategic programming, to the cancellation or limitation of movements to country programs.

Low quality or lack of capacity in the country programs to initiate and/or deliver some work (CN, proposal, needs assessment, market study, project report, etc).

Delay in processing and submission of work (failure to meet internal and external deadlines).

Limited presence of partners and donors in the strategic areas and sectors targeted by the country programs – weak coordination.

Social (strikes, disasters, epidemic diseases), security (rebel, terrorist attack) and political (demonstrations, electoral unrest, etc.) instability in the countries and areas of intervention.

Other duties

As may be assigned by the direct supervisor.

ACT Office Administrator, Bangkok, Thailand

Duty station: Bangkok, Thailand
Initial contract: 1 year, renewable based on performance
Position at (%): 100%
Languages required: Fluent written and verbal communication skills in Thai and English
Experience: 2-3 years relevant work experience

Application deadline: Friday, 22 April

About ACT Alliance
ACT Alliance is the largest coalition of Protestant and Orthodox churches and church-related organisations engaged in humanitarian, development and advocacy work in the world, consisting of more than 135 members working together in over 120 countries to create positive and sustainable change in the lives of poor and marginalised people regardless of their religion, politics, gender, sexual orientation, race or nationality in keeping with the highest international codes and standards. For more details about the general work of ACT, please refer to http://www.actalliance.org/  

Major functions summary
The Office Administrator is responsible for ensuring that the ACT Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, through the ACT Foundation in Bangkok, is supported in key areas of office operations, particularly the administrative requirements of the organisation to support its work in Thailand and in the region.

1. Duties and Responsibilities:
a. Coordinate with relevant Thai authorities and institutions on ACT operations
b. Serve as legal liaison for ACT; coordinate legal support as needed
c. Support onboarding and departure of local and international staff
d. Support the processing of staff contracts, visas and work permits
e. Serve as local focal point in Thailand for staff security concerns
f. Help organize meetings hosted by the ACT Regional Office
g. Serve as ACT liaison with CCT building management
h. Coordinate with ACT Foundation Board on relevant office and administrative concerns
i. Manage office correspondence (ACT email, letters, phone calls) and official documents
j. Manage office maintenance and periodic inventory of office equipment and supplies

2. Competencies and behaviours:
• Committed to the values of the ACT Alliance and takes pride in delivering on agreed priorities according to the highest standards individually and as part of a global team
• Proactively finds innovative and creative solutions, is efficient and reliable, adapts to change and uncertainty, is decisive and acts with integrity
• 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
• Passion for building and developing core skills for the role and contributes knowledge outside of immediate own role
• Effectively motivates, influences and develops others, drives high performance, inspires people to follow them and acts as a role model

3. Working relationships
The Office Administrator will be required to build working relationships with ACT secretariat staff in all of its offices, as well as members and external partners
• The Office Administrator will report to the ACT Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific and collaborate closely with other Bangkok-based staff and relevant counterparts in other ACT offices.
• The Office Administrator will supervise the office utility staff and other office maintenance support.
• Externally, they will liaise with relevant Thai authorities and institutions, legal liaisons, ACT members, national forums, donors and external partners.

4. Technical skills and experience
• University degree or equivalent in suitable field required.
• 2-3 years relevant work experience in the development or humanitarian sector.
• Knowledge and experience of NGO operations or office administration required; familiarity with Thai government regulations an advantage.
• Experience in an international or multi-cultural environment an asset.
• Fluent written and verbal communication skills in Thai and English. Good knowledge of other languages an asset.
• Highly organised, with strong office management and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage one’s own work and time within the context of multiple responsibilities. and projects, and a demonstrated capacity to work under pressure to deadlines.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a cover letter, in English and by email only, to recruitment@actalliance.org by Friday, 22 April 2022 at 17:00 Bangkok time. Please put “Office Admin BKK” in the subject line and name your documents (attachments): “Firstname lastname CV” and “Firstname lastname Cover letter”. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

ACT adheres to the SCHR misconduct scheme https://www.schr.info/the-misconduct-disclosure-scheme. As such, ACT will contact the current and/or former employer of the preferred candidate as part of reference checking, asking them to fill in a Statement of Conduct. When applying for this position, please confirm in the body of the email that you give your consent to ACT asking your current/former employer for a Statement of Conduct should you be the preferred candidate and that you will provide the contact details of the relevant HR person/department that can provide such a statement.

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

ToR-Office Administrator BKK

Humanitarian Programme Officer for Asia and the Pacific (Regional)

Duty station: Bangkok, Thailand

Initial contract: Two years

Position at (%): 100%

Languages required: English

Experience: At least five years in humanitarian sector, preferably in a regional or headquarter role

Application deadline: Friday, 22 April

About ACT Alliance

ACT Alliance is the largest coalition of Protestant and Orthodox churches and church-related organisations engaged in humanitarian, development and advocacy work in the world, consisting of more than 135 members working together in over 120 countries to create positive and sustainable change in the lives of poor and marginalised people regardless of their religion, politics, gender, sexual orientation, race or nationality in keeping with the highest international codes and standards. For more details about the general work of ACT, please refer to http://www.actalliance.org/

ACT Humanitarian Action

One of ACT Alliance’s key strategies is to support an effective humanitarian response by ACT members. This area of work builds on the long history of ACT’s humanitarian work and contributes directly to the strategic aim on human dignity where the application of internationally recognised humanitarian principles and standards helps ensure the protection of human dignity. The humanitarian programme supports the Alliance to demonstrate enhanced efficiency, coordination and timeliness in the humanitarian work, as well as to apply holistic programming approaches around response, preparedness, disaster risk reduction (DDR), climate change, and sustainable development.

1. Major functions summary

The Humanitarian Programme Officer Asia Pacific supports ACT members and country forums in the region to develop/implement emergency preparedness and response plans, and manages the implementation of the humanitarian mechanism based on the ACT Humanitarian Policy, and integration of holistic programming in humanitarian appeals. She/he works closely with the Secretariat regional and humanitarian team, ACT Alliance members and Forums at the national and regional level.

2. Duties and responsibilities

· Works with the Head of Humanitarian Affairs, Global Humanitarian Operations Manager, Regional Representative and ACT Reference Group on Emergency Preparedness and Humanitarian Response in developing the ACT Global Emergencies Protocol/standby arrangements, and subsequent establishment of the mechanism at the regional level.

· Supports the Head of Humanitarian Affairs and Global Humanitarian Operations Manager towards the full implementation of the Humanitarian Response Mechanism and the ACT Humanitarian Policy.

· With the ACT Regional Representative, coordinates with other humanitarian agencies, donors and relevant UN agencies and NGOs at the regional and country levels to advance ACT humanitarian work and promote best practices for emergency response.

· Ensures that a functional monitoring and evaluation, reporting and learning support is provided to national forums and members in the implementation of Appeals and RRFs; leads the humanitarian learning and knowledge management process at the regional level.

· Works with the Head of Humanitarian Affairs, Regional Representative in the management of the ACT Global Emergencies Protocols/standby arrangements.

· Serves as focal person for emergency preparedness and response planning (EPRP) at the regional level and provides appropriate coordination and capacity building support to country forums and members on EPRP.

· Supports ACT humanitarian advocacy work by engaging with national forums and regional bodies in advancing ACT’s advocacy priorities, as embodied in the commitments made at the World Humanitarian Summit, and works closely with the ACT Regional Representative and Head of Humanitarian Affairs in relevant advocacy platforms.

· Ensures regular reporting to the Regional Representative and Head of Humanitarian Affairs.

· Fulfills a quality assurance role by using the CHS to quality check all forum level RRF and Appeal proposals prior to submission to the secretariat for approval.

· Provides CHS training and support at forum and member level in line with requirements identified through the development of EPRPs.

3. Competences and behaviours

· Committed to the values of ACT Alliance and takes pride in delivering on agreed priorities according to the highest standards individually and as part of a global team.

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

· 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.

· Passion for building and developing core skills for the role, and contributes knowledge outside of immediate own role.

· Effectively motivates, influences and develops others, drives high performance, inspires people to follow them and acts as a role model.

4. Working relationships

· Reports to the ACT Regional Representative (line management) and Head of Humanitarian Affairs (matrix management).

· Actively liaises with ACT national forums and relevant humanitarian structures within the Alliance.

· Liaises with external organizations, ecumenical bodies, UN, governmental representations and INGO networks relevant to humanitarian issues.

5. Qualifications, skills and experience

· At least five years of humanitarian response experience with an international organization (preferably a combination of field and headquarters programme management experience).

· Excellent knowledge of humanitarian issues, policies, principles and standards, major global actors, and humanitarian coordination mechanisms.

· Experience in DRR, preparedness, LRRD (linkage between Relief, Reconstruction and Development) and/or resilience programming an advantage.

· Familiarity with the role of faith-based actors in humanitarian response.

· Regional experience in Asia and the Pacific an asset; existing work/residency permit or ability to secure a permit in Thailand an advantage.

· Good knowledge of major back donor requirements for funding and reporting.

· Ability to work flexibly and independently in a networked working environment.

· Excellent writing skills and an ability to communicate clearly and respectfully; superior time management and organisational skills.

· Fluency in the English language, with demonstrated written and analytical skills. Working knowledge of French, Spanish or other languages is an asset.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a cover letter, in English and by email only, to recruitment@actalliance.org by 24.00 CET Friday, 22 April 2022. Please put “HPO-Bangkok” in the subject line and name your documents (attachments): “Firstname lastname CV” and “Firstname lastname Cover letter”. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

ACT Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)

Position Description
ACT Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)
Based in Bogota, Colombia

About ACT Alliance

ACT Alliance is the largest coalition of Protestant and Orthodox churches and church-related organisations engaged in humanitarian, development and advocacy work in the world, consisting of more than 137 members working together in over 120 countries to create positive and sustainable change in the lives of poor and marginalised people regardless of their religion, politics, gender, sexual orientation, race or nationality in keeping with the highest international codes and standards. For more details about the general work of ACT, please refer to http://www.actalliance.org/

Major functions summary

The Regional Representative is responsible for the overall leadership, representation and effective management of the ACT Alliance Secretariat in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) – to deliver on strategic direction resulting in a positive impact in the life of people. She/he ensures programme implementation in an accountable and participatory manner in accordance with the ACT Global Strategy and approved ACT policies and guidelines. As part of a global ACT Secretariat, the Regional Representative strengthens and supports national, sub-regional and regional ACT forums in Latin America and the Caribbean in their work in emergencies, sustainable development and advocacy.

Duties and responsibilities

Leadership and Representation:

Provides overall leadership to the ACT Alliance Secretariat in the LAC region in all aspects of supervision and management, and adherence to ACT policies and guidelines.
Promotes, implements and upholds the vision, mission, core values and objectives of the ACT Alliance, and leads specific strategies for the region.
Promotes the profile and visibility of ACT Alliance as one of the world´s largest humanitarian, development and advocacy alliances, striving to deliver effective programming in a rights-based and integrated approach.
Enables effective ecumenical coordination and cooperation by maintaining a close working and consultative relationship with national councils of churches and regional ecumenical organizations, as well as with other relevant churches and (inter)faith partners.
Maintains working and strategic relationships with relevant governmental and inter-governmental institutions, United Nations agencies and civil society organizations engaged in activities related to ACT Alliance’s work.
Implements regional membership strategy and builds member relations by maintaining close communication and cooperation with ACT members and ACT national, sub-regional and regional forums.

Programme

Oversees the ACT Alliance’s humanitarian response in the LAC region in close coordination with the Head of Humanitarian Affairs.
Strengthens and supports national, sub-regional and regional ACT forums in their humanitarian, development and advocacy work through the ACT humanitarian mechanism and the alignment of the forums´ work to the Sustainable Development Goals.
Supports the implementation of ACT forum programmes in key thematic and programmatic areas, such as gender justice, climate justice, sustainable development goals, peace and human security, etc., in close coordination with the Director of Programmes and respective Programme managers.
Ensures emergency response and humanitarian interventions are undertaken in accordance with ACT policies and guidelines, specifically concerning the Code of Conduct, Sphere and the Core Humanitarian Standard and emergency preparedness and response plans.
Mainstreams gender and promotes gender equality approaches in programme measures.

Operations

Ensures the supervision of the ACT Secretariat in LAC, including planning, implementation of activities, monitoring, evaluation, documentation, and administration, in accordance with ACT policies, priorities, procedures and guidelines.
Engages with members in the LAC region to ensure adherence to the ACT accountability framework and promotes learning and capacity building in programmes and operations.
Supports communication from and within the region and ensures visibility of the ACT members and forums at global level.
Manages the regional office staff and liaises with the leadership staff in Geneva to ensure coherence in the work of the Secretariat.
Ensures timely, accurate and relevant reports are submitted according to requirements.
Monitors and addresses security matters, and in coordination with the ACT Security Advisor, ensures that security plans are developed and implemented for relevant regional missions.
Supports some global secretariat functions as requested by the General Secretary.

Finance and Fundraising

Ensures efficient financial control of programme activities, including effective internal control systems to promote financial accountability, and ensures that the financial transactions are conducted in accordance with the relevant ACT policies and procedures.
Supervises the implementation of approved projects within the agreed budgets and subject to the availability of funds, including timely reporting.
Actively engages in negotiations with UN agencies, bilateral donors, and other potential additional funding sources in order to increase local and regional fundraising in a competitive environment.
Supports fundraising efforts for joint ACT member-led and forum-led initiatives, including the humanitarian appeals.

Competences and behaviours

Commits to the values of the ACT Alliance and takes pride in delivering on agreed priorities according to the highest standards individually and as part of a global team, demonstrating commitment to the ACT agenda through programmatic and operational focus.
Proactively finds innovative and creative solutions, is efficient and reliable, adapts to change and uncertainty, is decisive and acts with integrity.
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 element of people’s lives.
Effectively motivates, influences and develops others, drives high performance, inspires people to follow them and acts as a role model, and contributes knowledge outside of immediate own role.
Creates an environment of constructive, open and forward-looking dialogue and support among team members.
Works actively to support fundraising within the Secretariat for the many key programmatic processes and functions coordinated in the Secretariat.
Is performance focused, energetic and committed to dealing with several competing agendas simultaneously and effectively.

Key working relationships

Liaises with ACT members and ACT forums in the region, including forums coordinators.
Manages the staff in the ACT Alliance Secretariat office in LAC.
Liaises with other relevant staff to ensure a coherent global approach within a regional context.
Liaises with external stakeholders (ecumenical bodies, UN agencies, regional organisations, governments, INGO networks in the region) as relevant to the agenda in the region.
Is member of the ACT global leadership team.
Reports to the General Secretary (CEO).
Supervises:
- Humanitarian Programme Officer in LAC
- Any position seated at the regional office – through a shared supervision with the relevant staff in Geneva, as required.

Technical skills and experience

Relevant academic degree with a minimum of seven to ten years of relevant work experience in the humanitarian/development/advocacy sector, preferably in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Proven senior leadership experience at strategic and management level in humanitarian action, sustainable development and/or advocacy work within an international environment, and preferably with church-related or non-governmental organizations.
Ability to analyze changing operational contexts and policy developments and to optimize and take advantage of emerging opportunities.
In-depth knowledge of issues relevant to the mandate of ACT Alliance, including a good understanding of ecumenical context and relevance of churches and faith-based actors in emergency response, long-term development and advocacy.
Knowledge and experience of cooperation with United Nations, governmental and multilateral organizations in the field of humanitarian assistance, sustainable development, advocacy and human rights.
Highly developed interpersonal and communications skills including influencing, negotiating and coaching.
Ability to work flexibly in a networked working environment.
Management experience and experience of responding to an emergency in a management role is an asset.
Knowledge of the ecumenical landscape in the Latin America and the Caribbean region is a significant asset.
Fluency in Spanish and English language, with demonstrated written skills. Working knowledge of French is an asset.

Other

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Up to 30% of travel required, primarily to country forums and field sites.

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a cover letter, in English and by email only, to recruitment@actalliance.org by February 28 2022. Please put “ACT Regional Representative-LAC” in the subject line and name you documents “Firstname lastname CV” and “Firstname lastname Cover letter”. The initial contract will be for two (2) years with a possibility of extension. Starting Day: 01 July 2022.

ACT adheres to the SCHR misconduct scheme https://www.schr.info/the-misconduct-disclosure-scheme. As such, ACT will contact the current and/or former employer of the preferred candidate as part of reference checking and ask for a misconduct statement. When applying for this position, please confirm (in the body of the email) that you give your consent for ACT asking current/former employer for a misconduct statement should you be the preferred candidate and that you will provide the contact details of relevant HR departments that can provide such a statement.

ACT Alliance regrets being unable to accept unsolicited applications. Due to a large number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

HR Consultant – Global Project

Location: Home-based, no travel expected

Type of contract: Consultancy

Languages required: English

Experience required: 7+ years

Consultancy start target date: 01/02/2022

Duration of Contract: part-time (max 10 days per month/total 45 days) until mid-June 2022

Application deadline: 23/01/2022

About ACT Alliance

Terms of reference

ACT Alliance would like to engage a consultant to lead the review of certain HR Policies for its secretariat, as described within the Terms of Reference below.

Application process

Only registered consultants or companies shall be considered. Individuals with a Swiss work permit may be employed on a short-term employment contract if not registered as a consultant. Qualified and interested parties should send their application to: recruitment@actalliance.org by 24.00 CET 23/01/2022

In your tender/application, please include:

Expression of Interest, including pertinent experience, methodology, time estimation and time plan
CV of the consultant to perform the work
Justification of consultant or company registration.
Samples of/or links to previous consultancy work completed.
List of 3 professional reference persons
Financial offer: gross daily rate for the consultancy in USD, EURO or CHF – including administrative overheads, taxes and charges. (Agreed travel costs, if any, to be reimbursed at cost on basis of receipt.)

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Shortlisting will be made based on the consultant’s experience, quality of the application and cost.

Terms of Reference

HR Consultant – Global Compensation and Benefits Project

Background

The ACT Alliance Secretariat currently has 31 staff and seconded personnel located primarily in Geneva (Switzerland), Nairobi (Kenya), Bangkok (Thailand), Toronto (Canada) and Amman (Jordan) as well as in the US, UK, Ireland, El Salvador, Colombia and Belgium. The ACT Secretariat has legal presence in Switzerland, Thailand and Jordan with staff working elsewhere hosted by member organizations through Memorandums of Understanding. At present, the ACT Alliance does not have a global compensation and benefits policy nor staff rules and regulations adapted to its decentralised structure.

Scope of Consultancy

In the first half of 2022, ACT Alliance intends to undertake a review of its HR policies related to compensation and benefits in order to ensure transparent and equitable staff remuneration and working conditions across the diverse geographic locations where our staff are based. We are seeking to hire a consultant who will coordinate this process, in close collaboration with key ACT Alliance staff and using data from external C&B/salary surveys. The primary outcomes will be to establish a salary and benefits package for international staff and to establish local salary scales for our offices in Thailand and Jordan as well as a revised salary scale for our head-quarters in Geneva (where a third of our staff are contracted). A further outcome will be to revise and simplify our Staff Rules and Regulations adapted to the diverse employment locations and considering NGO sector standards and trends including new working modalities resultant of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Approach and methodology

After initial discussions with the consultancy manager, to refine the workplan, the consultant will coordinate the various processes necessary to undertake salary benchmarking using data from a specialised company (to be selected). The consultant will be given access to all relevant internal documents and data and will coordinate the process of benchmarking via the external service provider.

In parallel the consultant will lead consultations with staff and key stakeholders to ensure an inclusive process in particular with regards to job levelling, (re)defining organisational culture and working modalities. Once sufficient inputs and data have been gathered, the consultant will begin drafting revised Staff Rules and Regulations, C&B packages and salary scales for internal discussion. The final versions of these deliverables will be presented to the ACT Alliance core management team for approval before being implemented. Implementation target is July 2021.

The consultant will report to, and work closely with, the Director of Operations. Additional support may be provided by the HR officer and some selected members of the ACT Alliance Staff Representative Group, which is strongly supportive of this initiative. S/he will be expected to consult with staff and key external stakeholders (including relevant legal services and ACT member organisations).

Deliverables

Revision of job descriptions with job levelling and structure suggestions
International compensation and benefits package
Revised salary scales for Geneva and regional offices
Benchmarking for individual local staff, in other countries.
Revised Staff Rules and Regulations adapted to international staff and decentralised structure

Suggested timeline

February 01: Target start date
Feb-March: Data gathering and analysis
April: Drafting of documents
End of April: Submit draft versions of deliverables for internal discussion and review
Early June: Final versions of deliverable to be submitted for management approval

Required Skills and Experience

7+ years of HR experience in International Organisations/NGOs, with particular expertise in international Compensation and Benefits
Demonstrated experience in project management or consultancy contracts of similar nature
Good knowledge and understanding of latest trends in international HR matters
Knowledge of Swiss employment law required; knowledge of employment of other countries in which ACT has registered entities would be an asset (Thailand, Jordan)
An advanced degree or equivalent in Human Resources, Business Administration or related fields
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to quickly establish effective working relationships in a remote and multi-cultural environment
A proactive approach with a problem-solving attitude
Effective facilitation skills during discussions and meetings
Fluency in written and spoken English with ability to write high quality, clear and concise reports
Experience working with or knowledge of ACT Alliance, its member organisations or other faith-based actors would be an asset but is not essential

Call for Consultancy Tenders: Climate Justice Project Evaluation

Call for consultancy tenders:

ACTION BY CHURCHES TOGETHER ALLIANCE (ACT)

End of Project evaluation

ACT Alliance Climate justice project 2020-2021:

“Faith actors enhancing inclusive, ambitious and sustainable climate policy and action in accordance with the Paris Agreements and the Sustainable Development Goals”

Location: Home-based, no travel expected

Type of contract: Consultancy

Languages required: English

Experience required: 5-9 years

Consultancy target dates: 31/01/2022 – 28/03/2022

Duration: 15-20 days work

Application deadline: 12/01/2022

About ACT Alliance

ACT Alliance has been working on the issue of climate justice since its foundation in 2010. Since 2017, this work has been supported by project funds from Brot für die Welt. The current third consecutive project period 01/2020-03/2022 is to be evaluated as per the backdonor requirements of the German Ministry for Development Cooperation (BMZ).

Terms of reference

ACT Alliance would like to engage a consultant for an end of project evaluation of its climate justice project 2020-2021 “Faith actors enhancing inclusive, ambitious and sustainable climate policy and action in accordance with the Paris Agreements and the Sustainable Development Goals”, as described within the Terms of Reference annexed below.

Deliverables

The consultant will provide:

Inception report, to be submitted 11.02.2022 latest
Project evaluation along OEC-DAVC criteria, as described in the ToR
Draft of the final evaluation report, 18.03.2022 latest
Final evaluation report, including recommendations and an executive summary (maximum 25 pages, not including annexes; in English) by 28.03.2022

Tender process

Only registered consultants or companies shall be considered. Qualified and interested parties should send their tender application to: recruitment@actalliance.org by 24.00 CET 12/01/2022

In your tender, please include:

Expression of Interest, including time estimation
CV of the consultant
Justification of consultancy or company registration.
Samples of/or links to previous consultancy work completed.
List of 3 professional reference persons
Financial offer: gross daily rate for the consultancy in USD, EURO or CHF – including administrative overheads, taxes and charges.

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Terms of Reference for  “End of  Project evaluation” 

ACT Alliance Climate justice project “Faith actors enhancing inclusive, ambitious and sustainable climate policy and action in accordance with the Paris Agreements and the Sustainable Development Goals” 

Introduction 

ACT Alliance is the largest coalition of Protestant and Orthodox churches and church-related organisations engaged in humanitarian, development and advocacy work in the world, consisting of more than 135 members working together in over 120 countries to create positive and sustainable change in the lives of poor and marginalised people regardless of their religion, politics, gender, sexual orientation, race or nationality in keeping with the highest international codes and standards. For more details about the general work of ACT, please refer to http://www.actalliance.org/ 

ACT Alliance has been working on the issue of climate justice since its foundation in 2010. Since 2017, this work has been supported by project funds from Brot für die Welt. The current third consecutive project period 01/2020-03/2022 is to be evaluated as per the backdonor requirements of the German Ministry for Development Cooperation (BMZ). 

The approach of the current project phase has been three-pronged. First; to convene regional multi-stakeholder dialogues to discuss and share best practices to catalyse greater ambition and consolidate climate justice efforts of civil society, faith actors, women, indigenous peoples and youth to contribute to resilience building as envisioned in the Paris Agreement. Second; to develop and showcase best practices and lessons learned in community adaptation and resilience building; Third; to pursue ambitious advocacy, capacity building and mobilisation targeted at the UNFCCC and other multilateral processes and amplifying voices of faith actors at all levels, calling for ambitious reviews and implementations of the NDCs and provisions for climate finance to support communities on the front lines. 

The objectives of the current project phase are: 

To contribute to an inclusive, ambitious, and sustainable climate policy and action in accordance with the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. 

Relevant stakeholders have charted a common course of action for ambitious advocacy. 
Members of ACT Alliance forums have influenced their governments and the global climate change political agenda towards ambitious climate policy and action. 
Best practice in programmatic interventions to build resilience and adaptation have been disseminated and discussed by member churches and faith communities linked to ACT Alliance.

Background to the  evaluation 

Requirements of the indirect project funder, German Ministry for Development Cooperation (BMZ), specify an evaluation of every third consecutive project phase. The purpose of this end of project evaluation is to assess the project period along the OECD DAC criteria, and to provide key learnings and recommendations on the project’s effectiveness and methodologic approach (trainings, dialogues, etc.). 

Results will be used by the ACT Alliance Secretariat and structures, as well as ACT’s member and direct project funder, Brot für die Welt, to learn from the ongoing project and draw lessons for the future design of ACT Alliance’s climate justice programme. 

Key questions 

Key questions will focus on five out of the six OECD-DAC criteria: 

Relevance (The extent to which the intervention objectives and design respond to beneficiaries’, global, country, and partner/institution needs, policies, and priorities, and continue to do so if circumstances change.) 
How does the project fit to the relevant strategic climate processes and climate policy frameworks (national, international level?) 
To which extent are the objectives of the project still valid today? 
Coherence (The compatibility of the intervention with other interventions in a country, sector, or institution) 
How does the project enhance synergy building among faith actors and other societal stakeholders at the national level? 
Effectiveness (The extent to which the intervention achieved, or is expected to achieve, its objectives, and its results, including any differential results across groups.) 
To which extent have the project objectives and indicators been achieved /are likely to be achieved?
How did the project implementation enable learning and leverage on lessons for better implementation? 
How was the project adapted to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what have been the lessons learned? 
Were activities implemented cost-efficiently? 
Were the activities implemented within the required timeframe? 
Were the methods chosen and applied in activity delivery enhancing delivery of intended results? 
Were there instances where you worked with other partners to reduce duplication?  
What is the assessment of the project’s sustainability as regards ACT Alliance’s influence on enhancing inclusive, ambitious and sustainable climate policy and action in national and international climate policy arenas?

Evaluation design/methods 

At a minimum, the project period is to be assessed along the above OECD DAC criteria. 

Methods could include:

Desk review of key documents and recordings (project proposal, progress reports, memos, publications, ,meeting recordings, etc.) 
Approx. 15 key informant interviews with key stakeholders and target group representatives (members of ACT Alliance Climate Justice Reference Group and regional ACT Communities of Practice on climate justice, ACT member representatives in ACT Forums that were part of this programme, national government representatives in select countries, former ACT programme staff, ecumenical partner organisations such as World Council of Churches and others). Regions: MENA, Africa, LAC, but interviews to be conducted fully online. 
Others as appropriate 
Home-based, no travel expected

Process of the evaluation/time frame 

The evaluation should foreseeably be conducted during 21.02.2022-13.03.2022. 
Inception meeting for clarification and kick off should be held between 31.01.-11.02.2022 
The draft evaluation report is due 18.03.2022. 
The evaluation will be completed upon presentation of a final report by 28.03.2022.

Expected products 

Inception report, to be submitted 11.02.2022 latest 
Project evaluation along OEC-DAVC criteria
Draft of the final evaluation report, 18.03.2022 latest 
Final evaluation report, including recommendations and an executive summary (maximum 25 pages, not including annexes; in English), 28.03.2022

Key qualifications of the evaluators 

The evaluator shall have as minimum: 

At least 5 years experience in providing evaluation services on climate change related issues to NGO or government customers. 
Substantive expertise in quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation methods, especially regarding OECD DAC evaluations and key informant interviews with a range of stakeholders. 
Profound knowledge of climate mitigation, adaptation and loss and damage. 
Good understanding of global civil society working environment and multilateral processes within the UN with a particular focus on UNFCCC and the UN sustainable development and disaster risk reduction agenda.

Advanced degree in climate change and environment studies, development studies, international relations, or any other relevant discipline. 
Fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish (for key informant interviews with Latin American stakeholders).

Consultancy for Act Alliance Security Group

Location:                                               Home-based

Type of Contract:                                                                  Individual Contract

Languages required:                                                            English

Starting Date:                                                                         Late January / February 2022

Duration of Contract:                                                            Up to 21 days over 6 weeks

Deadline for applications:                                                    09th January 2022

Project Description

ACT Alliance is the largest coalition of Protestant and Orthodox churches and church-related organisations engaged in humanitarian, development and advocacy work in the world. It consists of 138 members working together in over 120 countries to create positive and sustainable change in the lives of poor and marginalised people, regardless of their religion, politics, gender, sexual orientation, race or nationality, in keeping with the highest international codes and standards.

The ACT Security Group (ASG, established in 2007) is a cooperative group consisting of security managers from a number of ACT member organizations. The ASG assists ACT Alliance members to improve their safety and security standards through the sharing of expertise, development of risk management tools and the provision of security trainings.

The ACT Security Group is a unique body, standing apart from a range of other Communities of Practice and Reference Groups within the ACT Alliance. Staffing changes within the ASG have offered an opportunity to review the group’s achievements, its current governance structures, the way it is resourced and the services that it provides to members and other internal stakeholders within the ACT Alliance.

The ASG seeks a consultant to help to assess the purpose and the future direction of the ASG, a structure and management of the group against the needs of its members, the ACT Secretariat and wider ACT Alliance, make concrete recommendations to ensure that the group remains relevant and can be appropriately resourced going forward.

Scope of Consultancy

The main activities of the consultant are expected to be:

Identify the needs of internal stakeholders in the ACT Alliance and how they relate to the ACT Security Group

Gather information from current members of the ASG, ACT Secretariat and ACT Alliance members to understand their needs.
Identify where the needs of each group of stakeholders overlap or diverge.
Assess the resources required to deliver on the needs of internal stakeholders.

Review the management, staffing and current resourcing of the ASG to determine if the needs of ASG Members, the ACT Secretariat and ACT Alliance members are met

Review the role of the Global Security Advisor and the Finance and Administrative Officer roles in relation to the needs of the ASG, the ACT Secretariat and the wider ACT Alliance.
Assess the effectiveness of the current ASG management and governance structures.
Provide recommendations on a management and governance structure that would be a good fit for the identified needs.
Evaluate the manner in which the activities (and projects) of the ASG are funded and the return on investment for all contributors and those receiving support or buying services.

Support the ACT Security Group and the ACT Alliance Secretariat to redefine the future of the relationship between both bodies

Assess the evolving needs the ASG and the ACT Secretariat
Evaluate the role of the ASG in the implementation of the ACT Alliance Global Strategy
Compare the function, structure and added value of the ASG with existing Communities of Practices and Reference Groups within the ACT Alliance

Approach and Methodology

The consultant is expected to work closely with the members of the ASG and also collaborate with members of the ACT Secretariat to achieve the required objectives. The Consultant’s approach is expected to include, but is not limited to, a desk review of relevant documentation, key informant interviews and other consultation mechanisms.

Expected Deliverables

A validation workshop to outline findings and agree the future of the ASG
A revised Terms of Reference for the ASG
A revised MOU between the ASG and ACT Alliance
A report with summary of findings and suggestions as to how the ASG should be staffed, managed and governed in the future
A final ‘face to face’ briefing at the conclusion of this work in a European city (location to be confirmed – and dependent on Covid-19 restrictions).

Required Skills and Experience

Experience in operational humanitarian security risk management; or operations (required);
Experience working with faith-based actors would be an asset;
Good listener, analytical and highly cooperative;
Effective facilitation skills during discussions and meetings;
Ability to write high quality, clear and concise reports;
Sets priorities, meets deadlines and manages time efficiently;
Experienced consultant for non-profit organisations;
Highly organised;
Knowledge of ACT Alliance and the ASG may be an asset but not essential.

Reporting

The consultant will work in collaboration with the members of the ASG but report to the group’s Chair/Co-Chair.

Timeline

The consultancy is expected to be conducted over a 6 week period based on a maximum of 21 working days and will commence in late January – early February 2022 on dates to be agreed with the successful candidate. The work can be conducted remotely.

Application Process

Only registered consultants or companies shall be considered. Qualified and interested parties should send their tender application to: recruitment@actalliance.org by 24.00 CET 09.01.2022

In your tender, please include:

Expression of Interest, including methodology proposition and time estimation in days (up to a maximum of 21 days). This must include travel to a European city (tbd) to deliver a final face to face briefing.
CV of the consultant
Justification of consultancy or company registration. (Nb. Swiss residents with valid Swiss work permits may potentially be hired on a short-term staff contract for this consultancy.)
Samples of/or links to previous consultancy work completed.
List of 3 professional reference persons
Financial offer: gross daily rate for the consultancy in USD, EURO or CHF – including administrative overheads, taxes and charges and total gross cost of the offer. Any pre-approved travel costs and expenses will be reimbursed in addition.

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Program Executive for Diakonia and Development, LWF

Position: Program Executive for Diakonia and Development
Place of Assignment: Geneva, Switzerland
Starting date: February 2022
Duration of contract: initial contract of 5 years
Closing date for applications: 9 December 2021
Extensive travel of more than 20 days per year

Purpose

The Department for Theology, Mission and Justice (DTMJ) is responsible for supporting the presence and witness of the Member Churches (MCs) of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF). DTMJ also houses the advocacy unit of the LWF.

DTMJ includes three programmatic units:

1. Theology for Transformation focuses on theological reflection with and for member churches on issues that represent contemporary challenges to churches in the global communion. Themes include Lutheran identity, theological education and formation, gender, interreligious dialogue, the role of the Church in the public space, and eco-theology.

2. Churches in Mission aims to equip churches for holistic mission with a focus on strengthening churches’ capacities in the areas of diakonia, leadership, inclusion of women and youth, good governance and project management.

3. Action for Justice carries out LWF’s global advocacy work including engagement with the UN, other faith-based organizations and stakeholders. LWF’s advocacy work focuses on human rights, gender, climate, peace and interfaith. The unit is also responsible for strengthening member churches’ capacities for advocacy.

The incumbent is part of the “Churches in Mission” unit and leads the Diakonia team of two staff within the unit. S/he is responsible for the overall coordination and implementation of the Diakonia program which aims to empower churches to affect positive change in people’s lives through relevant, effective, and visible diaconal engagement. Through the program, LWF supports member churches and related institutions towards increased sustainability and reinforced quality and impact of their diaconal, humanitarian and development work.

Besides providing overall coordination and leadership of the Diakonia program, the incumbent is responsible for the following elements of the program:

– the “Churches and Emergencies” initiative which aims to strengthen churches’ capacity for effective emergency preparedness and response work (currently implemented in Nepal, Myanmar and Colombia/Venezuela), in close coordination with the World Service Global Humanitarian Coordinator, as well as the implementing churches and World Service programs in the target countries (20%),

– advising and supporting World Service country and emergency programs and member churches on how they can strengthen their relationship and collaboration globally and in countries where both are present, using the LWF Guidance Note “Joint Engagement of World Service Programs and Member Churches” published in May 2021 (20%),

– the “Symbols of Hope” initiative which aims to strengthen churches’ capacity for responding to irregular migration and human trafficking, currently implemented by member churches in Nigeria, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe (20%),

– the “Waking the Giant” initiative which aims to strengthen churches’ capacities to effectively contribute to the SDGs and the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, in close coordination with the LWF Head of Global Advocacy (20%),

– overviewing and line managing staff in the Diakonia team within the “Churches in Mission” unit who coordinate the LWF “Member Church Projects”, both long-term and short-term projects initiated, supported and implemented by member churches but coordinated by the LWF Communion Office (20%).

Required qualifications:

 University degree or equivalent in development studies, social studies, diakonia or other relevant field.
 Excellent written and spoken English. Working knowledge of other LWF languages (Spanish, French and/or German) is desirable.
 Endorsement by a member church required.

Additional study and experience

 At least 4 years of demonstrated international experience in positions involving strategic program planning, project management, reporting, management and administration in relation with diakonia and development.
 Working knowledge and/or experience in a developing country.
 First-hand knowledge of LWF member churches or other churches, mission societies and/or related agencies within the ecumenical movement.
 Theological knowledge and understanding are an advantage.
 Experience in political and/or diplomatic settings and in conflict resolution.

LWF core skills

• Initiative – Resource level
• Achieving results – Advanced level
• Working effectively with others – Resource level
• Analytical thinking – Resource level
• Leadership – Resource level
• Accountability – Advanced level

Required skills

• Stakeholders’ management – Resource level
• Facilitation / Negotiation – Resource level
• Communication – Resource level
• Networking / Promotion – Resource level
• Project management – Advanced level
• Innovation – Advanced level
• Grant management – Advanced level
• People management – Advanced level

Position environment and dimensions

Internally, reports to the Departmental Director. Interacts with the Support Team and collaborates closely with program staff from DTMJ and World Service, as well as with the Regional Secretaries. Interacts with communication, PMER and resource mobilisation staff.

Externally, works closely with LWF member churches, especially in target countries of the Diakonia program. Interacts with donors and related agencies, ecumenical organizations (in particular WCC and ACT Alliance), UN, NGOs, any other LWF stakeholders on diakonia and development.

Main duties

Leadership and Coordination

 Provides overall leadership of the Diakonia program, including conceptual and methodological development and program management. Leads the planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting (PMER) processes of the program in close collaboration with the PMER Coordinator.
 Ensures the Diakonia program remains relevant to member churches’ needs, is theologically rooted, advocacy oriented, and builds on relevant methodologies developed by LWF. Follows LWF selected methodologies.
 Supports and supervises implementation of project activities in the target countries of “Churches and Emergencies” and “Symbols of Hope”, as well as in the context of the “Waking the Giant” initiative.
 Identifies and addresses related capacity strengthening needs of member churches and their related diaconal and development institutions, and develops capacity strengthening activities accordingly. Connects implementing member churches with each other and facilitates cross-contextual experience exchanges and mutual learning.
 Acts as focal point and liaison for collaboration between member churches and World Service programs in countries and sub-regions where both are present with a view to contributing to deepened relationships.

Collaboration

 Collaborates closely, advises and provides subject expertise to LWF member churches, World Service country and emergency programs, and other LWF Communion Office departments.
 Supports and advises on future strategic positioning and implementation of the Member Church projects coordinated by the Diakonia team.
 Creates synergies with “Churches in Mission” colleagues involved in activities related to leadership and institutional development, good governance, capacity strengthening, as well as inclusion of women and youth.
 Collaborates with the Theology for Transformation and the Action for Justice programs in DTMJ in order to increase synergies.
 Performs strategic monitoring on capacity strengthening issues and resources. Actively contributes to identifying, documenting and sharing good practices for continuous learning and knowledge management purposes.

Communication

 Ensures a continuous accessible and appropriate communication flow with all internal and external stakeholders and various audiences, particularly member churches, ecumenical organizations and global partners.
 In cooperation with the LWF Office for Communication, provides content material for and promotes news stories relating to the portfolio.

Project Management, Fundraising and PMER

 Collaborates with PMER colleagues on systems implementation, performance measurement and monitoring, Quality Assurance and Accountability, risk management, and compliance with donor requirements.
 Leads the budgeting process of the Diakonia program in collaboration with the Finance Coordinator, ensures monitoring and reporting of the finances of the program and authorizes all expenses of the program.
 Leads the communication with funding partners regarding the Diakonia program and its different global initiatives, in collaboration with the Resource Mobilization Officer.
 Coordinates further fundraising efforts for the program, in collaboration with the Support Team and Resource Mobilization partners.

People Management

Creates a conducive environment and manages efficiently the Diakonia team including one Program Executive and one Program Support Officer with proven people management good practices.

Special duties: as may be assigned by the supervisor

Major Challenges

To profile the member churches and other faith-based organizations in contributing to justice and peace worldwide through increased capacity.

To develop and shape further the support to diaconal outreach of member churches in the context of the Covid pandemic and subsequent recovery.

To increase the cooperation with the World Service country and emergency programs and strengthen the link between member churches and World Service’s operations on humanitarian response.

To apply, click on the following link:

https://www.lutheranworld.org/What_We_Do/OP/Vacancies.html#op-482320-program-executive-for-diakonia-and-development

ACT Alliance Humanitarian Programme Officer for Asia and the Pacific (Regional)

Duty station: Bangkok, Thailand
Initial contract: Two years
Position at (%): 100%
Languages required: English
Experience: At least five years in humanitarian sector, preferably in a regional or headquarter role
Application deadline: 26/11/2021

ACT Humanitarian Action
One of ACT Alliance’s key strategies is to support an effective humanitarian response by ACT members. This area of work builds on the long history of ACT’s humanitarian work and contributes directly to the strategic aim on human dignity where the application of internationally recognised humanitarian principles and standards helps ensure the protection of human dignity. The humanitarian programme supports the Alliance to demonstrate enhanced efficiency, coordination and timeliness in the humanitarian work, as well as to apply holistic programming approaches around response, preparedness, disaster risk reduction (DDR), climate change, and sustainable development.

Major functions summary

Duties and responsibilities

Works with the Head of Humanitarian Affairs, Global Humanitarian Operations Manager, Regional Representative and ACT Reference Group on Emergency Preparedness and Humanitarian Response in developing the ACT Global Emergencies Protocol/standby arrangements, and subsequent establishment of the mechanism at the regional level.
Supports the Head of Humanitarian Affairs and Global Humanitarian Operations Manager towards the full implementation of the Humanitarian Response Mechanism and the ACT Humanitarian Policy.
With the ACT Regional Representative, coordinates with other humanitarian agencies, donors and relevant UN agencies and NGOs at the regional and country levels to advance ACT humanitarian work and promote best practices for emergency response.
Ensures that a functional monitoring and evaluation, reporting and learning support is provided to national forums and members in the implementation of Appeals and RRFs; leads the humanitarian learning and knowledge management process at the regional level.
Works with the Head of Humanitarian Affairs, Regional Representative in the management of the ACT Global Emergencies Protocols/standby arrangements.
Serves as focal person for emergency preparedness and response planning (EPRP) at the regional level, and provides appropriate coordination and capacity building support to country forums and members on EPRP.
Supports ACT humanitarian advocacy work by engaging with national forums and regional bodies in advancing ACT’s advocacy priorities as embodied in the commitments made at the World Humanitarian Summit, and works closely with the ACT Regional Representative and Head of Humanitarian Affairs in relevant advocacy platforms.
Ensures regular reporting to the Regional Representative and Head of Humanitarian Affairs.
Fulfills a quality assurance role by using the CHS to quality check all forum level RRF and Appeal proposals prior to submission to the secretariat for approval
Provides CHS training and support at forum and member level in line with requirements identified through the development of EPRPs

Competences and behaviours

Committed to the values of ACT Alliance and takes pride in delivering on agreed priorities according to the highest standards individually and as part of a global team.
Proactively finds innovative and creative solutions, is efficient and reliable, adapts to change and uncertainty, is decisive and acts with integrity.
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.
Passion for building and developing core skills for the role, and contributes knowledge outside of immediate own role.
Effectively motivates, influences and develops others, drives high performance, inspires people to follow them and acts as a role model.

Working relationships

Reports to the ACT Regional Representative (line management) and Head of Humanitarian Affairs (matrix management)
Actively liaises with ACT national forums and relevant humanitarian structures within the Alliance.
Liaises with external organizations, ecumenical bodies, UN, governmental representations and INGO networks relevant to humanitarian issues.

Qualifications, skills and experience

At least five years of humanitarian response experience with an international organization (preferably a combination of field and headquarters programme management experience)
Excellent knowledge of humanitarian issues, policies, principles and standards, major global actors, and humanitarian coordination mechanisms.
Experience in DRR, preparedness, LRRD (linkage between Relief, Reconstruction and Development) and/or resilience programming an advantage.
Familiarity with the role of faith-based actors in humanitarian response.
Regional experience in Asia and the Pacific an asset; existing work/residency permit or ability to secure a permit in Thailand an advantage
Good knowledge of major back donor requirements for funding and reporting.
Ability to work flexibly and independently in a networked working environment.
Excellent writing skills and an ability to communicate clearly and respectfully; superior time management and organisational skills.
Fluency in the English language, with demonstrated written and analytical skills. Working knowledge of French, Spanish or other languages is an asset.

HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a cover letter, in English and by email only, to recruitment@actalliance.org by 24.00 CET 26/11/2021. Please put “HPO-Bangkok” in the subject line and name you documents (attachments): “Firstname lastname CV” and “Firstname lastname Cover letter”. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

ACT adheres to the SCHR misconduct scheme https://www.schr.info/the-misconduct-disclosure-scheme. As such, ACT will contact the current and/or former employer of the preferred candidate as part of reference checking, asking them to fill in a Statement of Conduct. When applying for this position, please confirm in the body of the email that you give your consent to ACT asking your current/former employer for a Statement of Conduct should you be the preferred candidate and that you will provide the contact details of the relevant HR person/department that can provide such a statement.

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

For ToR see: JD HPO-Bangkok