Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 11 Dec 2016
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Operations and Partnerships Manager – PRISE Consortium
Contract: Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover) from 16 January 2017 to 31 January 2018
Salary:£39,307 - £49,720per annum
Location: London
Ref: RR/04/16
The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.
About us
ODI (www.odi.org.uk) aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.
We are looking for an Operations and Partnerships Manager for the Pathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies (PRISE) research project.
Pathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies (PRISE) is a five-year, multi-country research project that generates new knowledge about how economic development in semi-arid regions can be made more equitable and resilient to climate change.
PRISE aims to strengthen the commitment of decision-makers in local and national governments, businesses and trade bodies to rapid, inclusive and resilient development in these regions. It does so by deepening their understanding of the threats and opportunities that semi-arid economies face in relation to climate change.
The CARIAA PRISE Programme and Operations Manager will oversee the day-to-day management of PRISE and provide oversight and information to the Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PIs based in Senegal, Pakistan and the UK.
The job will involve complex consortium and stakeholder management, intensive work planning and delivery tracking, oversight of the consortium budget, external representation of ODI and PRISE and many other management aspects involved with an assignment of this size and complexity.
The PRISE POM will ensure the smooth management of work plans, budgets and relationship management, both between members of the consortium, other consortia and IDRC. More specifically the role will involve:
- Oversight and management of the programme work plan and delivery timeframes in collaboration with the PI and Co-PI’s
- Lead and manage consortium partner relationships, including ongoing contract set up and management. Maintaining systems for monitoring and tracking partner and project delivery in terms of their work streams and budgets
- Oversight of consortium partners’ work impact and learning with the PRISE M&E team
- Enhancing partnerships with donors and with research and operational partners for the project
- Maintaining management tools for the achievement of the project objectives in close liaison with the PRISE Principal Investigator and Co-PI’s
- Managing the day to day work programme ensuring strategic prioritisation of tasks and timelines
- Undertaking duties related to the project as and when they arise.
About you
Essential
Knowledge and qualifications
Master’s degree in a discipline relevant to climate change adaptation and economic development
Knowledge of climate change policy issues
Experience of donor narrative and financial reporting
- Experience of research management and co-ordination across partners
- Knowledge and experience of coordinating reports and donors and knowledge management
- Experience of working with partners in developing country contexts
Experience
- Experience of establishing and/or maintaining complex relevant systems and procedures
- Substantial experience of project development and administration within a development context
- Experience of donor relationship management, including donor narrative and financial reporting
- Substantial experience of managing staff to tight deadlines in a team environment
Skills/abilities
- Ability to travel for periods of 1 – 2 weeks regularly throughout the year
- Advanced IT skills including excel, word, outlook, PowerPoint and databases
- Ability to write well and to prepare reports with minimum supervision
- Multitasking skills in a high-pressure environment
- Ability to innovate in order to overcome problems
- Exceptional planning and execution skills
- Ability to work to own initiative with minimum supervision
Desirable
- Experience of working overseas with local personnel in complex financial/administrative procedures
- Experience working in a developing country or with developing country partner organisations
French language skills
Experience of Sharepoint document management system
Closing date: 11 December 2016
Interview Date: 13-14 December 2016
For more information, please download an application pack from our website at www.odi.org.uk/jobs. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 79220351 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.**
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