Interim Member Engagement Manager

Description

We are currently recruiting an Interim Member Engagement Manager to lead the Member Engagement Team for a maternity cover period of 5 months. The team has collective responsibility for contributing to the delivery of Family for Every Child’s (Family’s) Membership Development Plan by growing the Alliance, supporting all aspects of the member journey from scoping of new members, orientation when members join the Alliance, supporting their transition to full membership and their five year review; strengthening and facilitating member’s engagement and learning; overseeing the approach to members’ due diligence and safeguarding; and overseeing planning for the knowledge management portfolio and development of our Community Platform – Changemakers for Children.

Management responsibility includes budget oversight for the whole team, reporting and forecasting, contracting and managing consultants and interpreters and line management of 5 direct reports.

This role works closely with the Director of Alliance Programme to support preparation of reports for the Board and attendance at quarterly Board Membership Committee meetings.

We are a global Secretariat and we are currently wanting to more broadly reflect geographic and cultural diversity. We therefore welcome applications from candidates in South Africa, Kenya, India and the UK. Excellent command of English (oral and written) is a must, but proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, French or Arabic would be advantageous.

Key skills for this role including the need to be flexible and adaptable, a highly skilled communicator with strong relationship building, negotiation and diplomacy skills. The post holder must evidence a respectful, empathetic and supportive approach to work with national civil society organisations, who seeks to identify and build on strengths, and acknowledges the challenges such agencies face in their day to day work. This role works across different actors, cultural contexts, technical areas and bridges silos within the organisation and the wider Alliance.

This role is home based and the post holder will ideally have experience of working from home as part of a remote, international team.

In addition, we offer generous benefits and family-friendly policies.

In addition, we offer generous benefits and family-friendly policies.

Working hours: Part time – 3.5 days per week (0.7 FTE = 24.5 hours per week)

Working pattern to be agreed on appointment.

Contract type: Fixed term (minimum 5 months) – to start by 26 April – end September 2021 (Maternity cover)

Location: The position is home based, within the country of residence of the candidate, ideally South Africa, Kenya, India or UK

The post holder will be employed by Family For Every Child and must therefore ensure that they have the legal right to work within the county they are based.  Family For Every Child does not support applications for working visas and there is no relocation support.  We require proof of entitlement – visa and/or passport – and we will need a signed declaration for tax and social security purposes in order to ensure we comply with local legislation.  Should the tax and or employment legislation within the country you are based prohibit Family For Every Child from employing you directly then we will explore the option of an Employer of Record/Professional Employment Organisation arrangement. If the cost or mechanism of ensuring legitimate employment within your country of residence proves prohibitive, Family for Every Child reserves the right to withdraw your application from the selection process.

Interview date: Week commencing 22 March 2021

Diversity statement

We are proud to work with people from all over the world to advance our mission. We actively encourage applications from talented and committed professionals of different cultural backgrounds, to reflect the international diversity of our members, as we know this will make our work more effective. We are committed to equality of opportunity in the recruitment, retention and development of our team.

Everyone who works for or on behalf of Family is expected to work collectively and individually to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds where the work of others is valued and respected.

Safeguarding statement

Family has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm, exploitation or abuse of anyone including our staff and stakeholders. Safeguarding forms an intrinsic part of everything that we do. The appointment process for any roles to work with or on behalf of Family will include the receipt of satisfactory references and relevant roles will require a criminal record check. Compliance with all our Safeguarding Policies and Procedures is mandatory.

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