Job Opportunities at Action Aid

The Role:

This role is responsible for the project coordination of the Transformative Impact Fund (TIF). It supports implementing countries to understand and apply for funds; supports the Allocation Committee in the administration around selecting implementing countries and the systems required for effective project management, including budget management; and supports implementing countries to develop Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) frameworks and be part of federation reporting. In addition, the role facilitates learning and communication across implementing countries and collates knowledge around transformative programming and impact to share internally and externally, for further impact and to facilitate financial sustainability.

Who we're looking for a candidate with:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in development related fields, social sciences with a strong programme/project development and management component or at least 5-7 years’ leading, and doing programme design and implementation, monitoring evaluation and learning. A Masters degree will be an added advantage.
• Specific and substantial experience of designing and implementing Human Rights-Based development programmes with people living in poverty and exclusion in the global South.
• Project management experience
• Proven experience of using Human Rights Based Approach- (HRBA) in designing and implementing development programmes in the global South, with clear hands-on experience of implementing or directly supporting the whole programme/project cycle from end to end.
• Experience of providing MEL support to HRBA programmes/ projects, tracking change, evaluating shifts in power and structural changes.
• Excellent quantitative and qualitative MEL skills and familiarity with current approaches. Strong analytical and conceptual skills
• Ability to document programme/project experiences and generate knowledge and learning to inform future of the programme/project.
• Participatory leadership style with negotiating and influencing skills – without the power of direct line management.
• Able to work closely with others (often from a distance) to meet tight deadlines and multiple priorities; able to work collaboratively across multiple teams and levels.
• Specific and substantial experience of designing and implementing human rights-based development programmes with people living in poverty and exclusion majorly in the global South.
• Familiarity with the Human rights-based approach and participatory methodologies
• Programme/project management skills.
• Ability to document programme/project experiences and generating lessons learnt and knowledge.
• Proven ability to persuade and inspire through communication, as well as negotiate and influence change, with sensitivity.
• Able to work closely with others (often from a distance) to meet tight deadlines and multiple priorities.
• Ability to work in a multicultural context/environment and demonstrate innovative Practices.
• Experience of working with, monitoring, analysing and reporting on budgets
• Excellent written and spoken English. A second language will be advantageous

What we offer 

ActionAid is committed to providing a welcoming, supportive workplace where we recognise a job well done. We offer a fair compensation package and a flexible working environment. At ActionAid, you can look forward to:

• Fantastic training and development opportunities
• A workplace that embraces feminist leadership principles
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption pay

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The Role:

The role is responsible for contributing to effective Programme Quality, MEL & Research, with a focus on the Africa region but with a federation mindset. The role supports quality programming and learning through ongoing interactions with federation members. With a view to accountable, transparent feminist and decolonial reporting of impact, the role supports the development of MEL frameworks, plans and systems to better support ActionAid to assess, track, learn and reflect upon the impact of policy, advocacy, campaigning, research, and public engagement within the ActionAid Global Strategy. A further purpose of the role is to support the federation to design of feminist research and learning products, in line with the Feminist Research Guidelines.

Who we're looking for a candidate with:

• Masters (or equivalent experience) in development related social sciences with a strong programme development and management component or substantial experience leading, and doing programme/participatory research, evaluation, learning and knowledge management.
• Specific and substantial experience of managing research that contributes to a rights-based development programmes with poor and excluded communities in the global South.
• Substantial experience of and commitment to decolonization of knowledge.
• At least 5 years of experience in providing research and MEL support to large donor funded projects.
• HRBA programming and monitoring experience, including working with partners and social movements.
• Specific and substantial experience of designing and implementing rights-based development programmes with poor and excluded communities in the global South.
• Familiarity with the range of approaches and methods currently being used in the sector to monitor and evaluate policy, advocacy, campaigning, and public engagement efforts.
• Ability to document programme experiences and generating lessons learnt and knowledge.
• Dynamic, participatory leadership style with superb negotiating and influencing skills – without the power of direct line management.
• Proven ability to persuade and inspire through communication, as well as negotiate and influence change, with sensitivity.
• Able to work closely with others (often from a distance) to meet tight deadlines and multiple priorities.
• Ability to work in a multicultural context/environment, engage in social justice activism/advocacy and demonstrate innovative Practices.
• Excellent written and spoken English. A second language will be advantageous.

What we offer 

ActionAid is committed to providing a welcoming, supportive workplace where we recognise a job well done. We offer a fair compensation package and a flexible working environment. At ActionAid, you can look forward to:

• Fantastic training and development opportunities
• A workplace that embraces feminist leadership principles
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption pay