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Manchester, Gb

Salford, England, United Kingdom

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

Net Zero Strategy Governance and Business Management.

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

- Work closely with the Regional Director (RD), Regional Programmes Manager (RPM) and assigned programmes’ Country Management Teams as the focal point in MAG HQ for a specific MAG regional portfolio, to support the delivery of country business plans and strategies through: The effective coordination and representation of the regional portfolio in relation to other HQ departments, and externally Support the RD, RPM and other HQ departments in the effective coordination of… Show more - Work closely with the Regional Director (RD), Regional Programmes Manager (RPM) and assigned programmes’ Country Management Teams as the focal point in MAG HQ for a specific MAG regional portfolio, to support the delivery of country business plans and strategies through: The effective coordination and representation of the regional portfolio in relation to other HQ departments, and externally Support the RD, RPM and other HQ departments in the effective coordination of multi-programme proposal development and reporting High quality grant and donor management in line with contracts, and agreed processes and procedures Effective business development through donor research, engagement and proposal writing Research into potential new areas of business in line with regional strategies and priorities- Provision of contextual, programmatic and sector support to UK and country management teams- Provision of administrative, logistical and strategic support to Country Portfolio and new projects as directed- Act as the focal point for a portfolio of programmes in MAG HQ, supporting the Regional Director, Regional Programmes Manager, Strategic Partnerships team and country management teams in developing and maintaining country specific donor relationships and strategies Show less

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The Support Services Manager (SSM) provides leadership and oversight to Support Services functions and systems within the programme, including Logistics, Procurement, HR and Administration management (including IT and Health and Safety), plus Finance and Security ensuring system design, implementation and continuous improvement in line with MAG policies, good practice and donor guidelines. Reporting to the Regional Director, acting as SMIC in their absence and deputising for them when required,… Show more The Support Services Manager (SSM) provides leadership and oversight to Support Services functions and systems within the programme, including Logistics, Procurement, HR and Administration management (including IT and Health and Safety), plus Finance and Security ensuring system design, implementation and continuous improvement in line with MAG policies, good practice and donor guidelines. Reporting to the Regional Director, acting as SMIC in their absence and deputising for them when required, the SSM will act as a key member of the programme Senior Management Team (SMT) and is expected to contribute to the strategic development of the programme. Show less

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Support Services Coordinator, Mano River Programme based in Sierra Leone Responsible for leading and coordinating finance, logistics, HR and admin across 2 countries (Sierra Leone & Liberia). Member of 4-person Country Management Team reporting to County Director. Activities/ achievements included:- Staff management: Direct management and capacity-building of 3 senior function managers & 3 base managers - Finance: Covering the majority of the finance manager’s role including… Show more Support Services Coordinator, Mano River Programme based in Sierra Leone Responsible for leading and coordinating finance, logistics, HR and admin across 2 countries (Sierra Leone & Liberia). Member of 4-person Country Management Team reporting to County Director. Activities/ achievements included:- Staff management: Direct management and capacity-building of 3 senior function managers & 3 base managers - Finance: Covering the majority of the finance manager’s role including production of financial reports (EU, DfID), management of audits, donor budget revisions, establishing and overseeing annual programme budget, management of accountant and cashier, undertaking internal control and investigations when required- Rebranding: managing the in-country process for the rebranding of Handicap International (legal and new logo)- HR: Overseeing all usual HR functions including management of expatriate issues - Logistics: Responsibility for procurement, fleet management, property management, equipment management, IT- Partnerships: Developing all partnership documentation for work with local partners, due diligence and management of partner training in reporting/ finance/ HR management- Admin: Ensuring the legality of the programme (registration, insurance, expat visas, staff / property contracts etc)- Security: security focal point for Freetown during election period (Jan - March 2018)- Emergency response: heavily involved in supporting HI intervention in response to mudslides (August 2017)- Country closure: finalizing the suspension/ closure of the Liberia mission (administration and legalities, disposal/ donation/ storage of equipment, termination of contracts and final payments of staff, handover of office etc) Show less

Maputo, Mozambique

Responsible for leading and coordinating finance, logistics, HR and admin across the programme. Member of 3-person Country Management Team reporting to County Director. Activities/ achievements included:- Staff management: Direct management and capacity-building of 3 senior managers and a site administrator- HR: Managing a complete review of the national staff salary scale and terms and conditions of employment - Logistics: Responsibility for procurement, fleet management, property… Show more Responsible for leading and coordinating finance, logistics, HR and admin across the programme. Member of 3-person Country Management Team reporting to County Director. Activities/ achievements included:- Staff management: Direct management and capacity-building of 3 senior managers and a site administrator- HR: Managing a complete review of the national staff salary scale and terms and conditions of employment - Logistics: Responsibility for procurement, fleet management, property management, equipment management, (including the dispatching of all equipment used in HI Mozambique’s long-term demining programme)- Admin: Ensuring the legality of the programme (registration, insurance, expat visas, staff / property contracts etc)- Finance: Development of budgets for new proposals (DfID – with INGO partner, EU, Belgian Government); budget revisions for the EU and UNICEF, including presentation to donors; management of the budgets assigned to programme structure costs; budget monitoring of internal budgets and support of budget holders Show less

Manchester, Uk

Based in the Programmes Department, responsible for developing tools for collating and disseminating all types of programme management information across the organisation. Liaison is with Senior Managers in Country and information managers at all levels across the organisation, including Directors. Responsibilities / achievements include:- start-up and ongoing development of the organisational Sharepoint intranet (working with Systems Developer and driving a small team, communication… Show more Based in the Programmes Department, responsible for developing tools for collating and disseminating all types of programme management information across the organisation. Liaison is with Senior Managers in Country and information managers at all levels across the organisation, including Directors. Responsibilities / achievements include:- start-up and ongoing development of the organisational Sharepoint intranet (working with Systems Developer and driving a small team, communication to all end users and management of group set-up, documentation control)- start-up and ongoing development of organisational grants management database (working with Systems Developer and liaising with a number of departments, +/- 2,000 records, including historical and key financial data)- development and administration of country management reporting systems and programme output statistics- development of cross-cutting proposals/ reports for donors when required (eg reporting to Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs on a 5-country grant worth +/- USD $20.5 million over 4 years; collating and finalising a USD $1m technical proposal to the US Department of Defense; managing application to UNOPS for prequalification status)- representation of the Programmes Department on the organisation's quality management (ISO 9001) committee- Management of Programmes Department Administrator Show less

Manchester, Uk

Providing detailed support to field projects, including: writing proposals and reports for funders (including DfID, EC, SIDA, Belgian and Dutch Governments, US Department of State); detailed project management support for programme staff including grant management, financial monitoring, HR issues, interviewing and briefing of new staff, procurement and logistics, emergency response, communications. Countries included: Iraq, Lebanon, DRC, Angola, Congo Brazzaville. Subsequently responsible for… Show more Providing detailed support to field projects, including: writing proposals and reports for funders (including DfID, EC, SIDA, Belgian and Dutch Governments, US Department of State); detailed project management support for programme staff including grant management, financial monitoring, HR issues, interviewing and briefing of new staff, procurement and logistics, emergency response, communications. Countries included: Iraq, Lebanon, DRC, Angola, Congo Brazzaville. Subsequently responsible for supporting Operations Department managers, in particular in the development of new opportunities and initiatives. Tasks included: organising & supporting an assessment to Sierra Leone and to the Philippines (from Manchester), bid writing, supporting reporting for cross-programme grants (eg AusAid), working with HR department to improve and develop new staff induction processes, providing cover at Desk Officer level when required. Show less

Expat Administration Coordinator : MSF Belgium, Liberia Nov. ‘06 – June ‘07• Responsible for all administrative issues including; ensuring the legal functioning of the mission within the context of Liberian law; all policy development and implementation in the area of staff management; HR issues and payroll for +/- 350 national staff and 100 incentive staff; administrative responsibility for all expatriates in the mission (+/- 18), including briefing and visa/work permit issues; shared… Show more Expat Administration Coordinator : MSF Belgium, Liberia Nov. ‘06 – June ‘07• Responsible for all administrative issues including; ensuring the legal functioning of the mission within the context of Liberian law; all policy development and implementation in the area of staff management; HR issues and payroll for +/- 350 national staff and 100 incentive staff; administrative responsibility for all expatriates in the mission (+/- 18), including briefing and visa/work permit issues; shared responsibility for the writing and agreeing of MoUs with the Ministry of Health; negotiating and managing contracts for rent on all properties; budget preparation for all admin-related issues; regular liaison with and report writing for the cell in Brussels.• Member of the country management team (total 5 people) with shared responsibility for the management, control and development of the projects and for security in the mission.Expat Admin/Fin: MSF Luxemburg, MozambiqueSept. ‘05 – Sept. ‘06• Responsible for all Human Resources issues for the 165 national staff in the project, management of day to day issues for +/- 8 expats, rent and legal issues, training of national staff admin/fin team.• Budget control of 1,500,000 EUR including budget planning and follow-up, day to day cash management, responsibility for sign-off of all purchase orders, regular budget presentations to field coordinator.Interim Expat Admin Co-ordinator : MSF Belgium, N. SudanJuly ‘05 – Sept. ‘05Interim Expat HR Manager : MSF Holland, N. Sudan, March ‘05 – June ‘05• Responsible for management of all expat HR issues in MSF H's North Sudan and Darfur Mission, and for MSF B’s Darfur Mission. Responsibilities included: liaising with Brussels/Amsterdam and with the field on recruitment needs; briefing and debriefing staff; managing complex visa and travel arrangements; problem solving during unexpected events (eg period of unrest in Khartoum, arrest of head of mission, medical evacuations) Show less

Fundraising & Communications Manager : Leap Confronting Conflict, LondonJuly ‘04 – March ‘05Fundraising & Marketing Officer : Leap Confronting Conflict, LondonJan. ‘02 – June ‘04• Sole full-time fundraiser and communications/press-relations manager. Responsibilities included: planning sustainable income growth in support of short-term and long-term organisational development; generating income from Institutional Donors (predominantly Trusts and Foundations, with a… Show more Fundraising & Communications Manager : Leap Confronting Conflict, LondonJuly ‘04 – March ‘05Fundraising & Marketing Officer : Leap Confronting Conflict, LondonJan. ‘02 – June ‘04• Sole full-time fundraiser and communications/press-relations manager. Responsibilities included: planning sustainable income growth in support of short-term and long-term organisational development; generating income from Institutional Donors (predominantly Trusts and Foundations, with a successful bid to the Big Lottery Fund of £1.3 million over 3 years), including preparing and then presenting narratives and budgets in writing and often also in interviews; managing relationships with and meeting reporting requirements of all donors (narrative and budget); contributing to writing Business Plans; managing the Fundraising budget; recruiting and managing relationships with individual donors, including designing and writing mailings, donor recruitment leaflets and a regular newsletter; handling press relations; creating and managing the organisational website liaising with a web designer. Member of the Senior Management Team. Post re-graded from Officer to Manager level in July 2004. Show less

Donor Care Executive : Médecins sans Frontières, LondonApril ‘01–Jan. ‘02 Fundraising Administrator : Médecins sans Frontières, LondonAugust ’00 – March ‘01• As Donor Care Executive, responsible for managing relationships with and between the Fundraising Department’s suppliers (eg database managers, telephone fundraising agency, Payroll Giving agency, bank, Charities Aid Foundation) and for developing new relationships, to ensure efficient, accurate and appropriate processing of… Show more Donor Care Executive : Médecins sans Frontières, LondonApril ‘01–Jan. ‘02 Fundraising Administrator : Médecins sans Frontières, LondonAugust ’00 – March ‘01• As Donor Care Executive, responsible for managing relationships with and between the Fundraising Department’s suppliers (eg database managers, telephone fundraising agency, Payroll Giving agency, bank, Charities Aid Foundation) and for developing new relationships, to ensure efficient, accurate and appropriate processing of donations from individuals. Responsible for managing 2 fundraising administrators and occasional fundraising volunteers• As Fundraising Administrator, general administrative duties to support the department Show less

Language specialist (translator/copywriter/proofreader) : e-fact, (corporate design and branding agency), LondonJune ‘99 – July ‘00Receptionist : e-fact, LondonSept. ‘98 - May ‘99 / • As translator/copywriter, responsible for translation and proofreading of all corporate literature from German to English, as well as translation into English of design briefs, research and organisational papers • As receptionist, carried out telephone and administration duties in German… Show more Language specialist (translator/copywriter/proofreader) : e-fact, (corporate design and branding agency), LondonJune ‘99 – July ‘00Receptionist : e-fact, LondonSept. ‘98 - May ‘99 / • As translator/copywriter, responsible for translation and proofreading of all corporate literature from German to English, as well as translation into English of design briefs, research and organisational papers • As receptionist, carried out telephone and administration duties in German and English Show less

• Predominantly adult students, including a 1st certificate group

International Development

Distinction (level 2 course) studied part-time while holding full-time paid position

Professional Certificate In Voluntary Sector Management, Accounting For Managers, Managing Voluntary And Non-Profit Enterprises, Winning Resources & Support

Postgraduate professional certificate; study undertaken part time with Open University Business School, while working full-time

Ba 1St Class Combined Honours Degree With Distinction In Oral German, Music And German

Activities and Societies: Exeter University Symphony Orchestra