Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 27 Feb 2017
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE **
Project and Operations Manager – Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED)
Contract: Fixed Term Contract until May 2018 with possibility of extension
Salary: £38,155 - £48,263 per annum
Location: London
Ref: RR/02/17
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 to appoint an experienced project and operations manager to lead the deliverly of a £9m programme to manage a knowledge hub on disaster and climate resilience.
The project and operations manager will co-ordinate the delivery of the Knowledge Manager function for the Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) programme, funded by the UK Department for International Development.
BRACED is a £110m programme helping people become more resilient to climate extremes in Southeast Asia, the African Sahel and East Africa. Over four years (2014-2018), this is being achieved through the efforts of 15 major consortia.
The Knowledge Manager works with these 15 consortia to generate evidence and learning on resilience from across the BRACED programme to inform and influence the policies and programmes of practitioners, governments and funding agencies.
The project and operations manager will join ODI’s Risk and Resilience programme. About you
As a project and operations manager, the post-holder will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of monitoring, evaluation, research, communications and learning services to BRACED and other programmes. You will lead delivery in line with the work plan, manage a complex consortium and co-ordinate all financial and narrative reporting. You will have strong existing experience in managing complex donor-funded programmes including work planning and donor reporting, be comfortable with all aspects of partnership management, be able to work across countries and regions in a dynamic team and ideally have a personal commitment to building resilience to disaster risks and climate extremes. **Closing date: 27 February 2017
Interview Date: 6 March 2017 **
For more information, please download an application pack from our website at https://jobs.odi.org.uk and apply online. If you experience difficulties downloading the pack, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk
ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248
How to apply:
For more information, please download an application pack from our website at https://jobs.odi.org.uk and apply online. If you experience difficulties downloading the pack, please telephone 020 7922 0351 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk
ODI is an equal opportunities employer