Project Manager - Women, Peace and Security Helpdesk
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Saferworld
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: £43,800 GBP / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 28/04/2025
- Location: United Kingdom
Background:
Saferworld is an independent international organisation working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives. We work with people affected by conflict to improve their safety and sense of security, and conduct wider research and analysis. We use this evidence and learning to improve local, national and international policies and practices that can help build lasting peace.
Roles and responsibilities:
• Provide leadership for the effective and efficient operational management of the WPS Helpdesk, in accordance with Saferworld’s organisational strategy and donor requirements.
• Coordinate call-off tasks for the helpdesk, from initial acknowledgement to final feedback, and ensure the call-off task tracker is up to date on a daily basis. This includes supporting UK officials new to the helpdesk in developing clear, achievable Terms of Reference that meet their needs.
• Decide on task experts suggested by consortium partners and look for suitable candidates when need be, keeping updated the expert’s database
• Lead on completing narrative reporting for the helpdesk and contribute appropriate narrative reporting on SO3, checking that narrative and financial reporting (prepared by the Finance Coordinator) match. Oversee the financial report prepared by the Finance Coordinator, as well as contracts and invoices.
• Provide technical expertise and strategic guidance in WPS and gender, peace and security to support the delivery of gender-transformative approaches.
• Regularly update statistics on patterns in demand for call-offs e.g. by region, department, topic etc. for use in learning and reporting.
• Proactively stimulate demand for the helpdesk service through orientation sessions on the helpdesk, communications on existing products available, e.g. on the helpdesk repository, trends and important events related to WPS, and meetings with HMG stakeholders, as agreed with the ISF team.
• Liaise with the IT providers on keeping the Repository up to date and easy to use.
• Regularly meet with ISF focal points, updating on the operations of the helpdesk, specific call-off tasks, risks, opportunities, outreach, compliance issues.
Knowledge, qualifications and experience
• Graduate degree in WPS-relevant subject such as security, peace/conflict studies, gender studies, Familiarity with international donor aid management regulations
• Sound relevant programme/project management experience, ideally in a field relevant to WPS
• Solid experience as a team leader
• Experience of working with government officials, ideally in the UK civil service
• Experience of working on call-off arrangements such as helpdesks, frameworks, OR in highly flexible and adaptive programmes
• Experience of both sole (or at least, lead) authorship of analytical pieces, as well as of collaborating on analysis
Saferworld is an independent international organisation working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives. We work with people affected by conflict to improve their safety and sense of security, and conduct wider research and analysis. We use this evidence and learning to improve local, national and international policies and practices that can help build lasting peace.
Roles and responsibilities:
• Provide leadership for the effective and efficient operational management of the WPS Helpdesk, in accordance with Saferworld’s organisational strategy and donor requirements.
• Coordinate call-off tasks for the helpdesk, from initial acknowledgement to final feedback, and ensure the call-off task tracker is up to date on a daily basis. This includes supporting UK officials new to the helpdesk in developing clear, achievable Terms of Reference that meet their needs.
• Decide on task experts suggested by consortium partners and look for suitable candidates when need be, keeping updated the expert’s database
• Lead on completing narrative reporting for the helpdesk and contribute appropriate narrative reporting on SO3, checking that narrative and financial reporting (prepared by the Finance Coordinator) match. Oversee the financial report prepared by the Finance Coordinator, as well as contracts and invoices.
• Provide technical expertise and strategic guidance in WPS and gender, peace and security to support the delivery of gender-transformative approaches.
• Regularly update statistics on patterns in demand for call-offs e.g. by region, department, topic etc. for use in learning and reporting.
• Proactively stimulate demand for the helpdesk service through orientation sessions on the helpdesk, communications on existing products available, e.g. on the helpdesk repository, trends and important events related to WPS, and meetings with HMG stakeholders, as agreed with the ISF team.
• Liaise with the IT providers on keeping the Repository up to date and easy to use.
• Regularly meet with ISF focal points, updating on the operations of the helpdesk, specific call-off tasks, risks, opportunities, outreach, compliance issues.
Knowledge, qualifications and experience
• Graduate degree in WPS-relevant subject such as security, peace/conflict studies, gender studies, Familiarity with international donor aid management regulations
• Sound relevant programme/project management experience, ideally in a field relevant to WPS
• Solid experience as a team leader
• Experience of working with government officials, ideally in the UK civil service
• Experience of working on call-off arrangements such as helpdesks, frameworks, OR in highly flexible and adaptive programmes
• Experience of both sole (or at least, lead) authorship of analytical pieces, as well as of collaborating on analysis
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