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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
African Development Choices (ADC) is a UK-based Social Enterprise on a mission to reduce poverty by empowering communities to make informed development choices in the management of public finances and resources. ADC’s purpose is to enable communities to independently meet their needs for essential services, such as clean water and safe sanitation and improve lives in Africa. At ADC we encourage a working culture of seeking and giving input, showing and taking initiative, and commitment to the organisation and its purpose. We now have an exciting opportunity for a volunteer Head of Policy & Research (Remote) to join ADC. Main Purpose of Job: Lead the development of policy positions through research to strengthen our evidence base and help ADC act as a thought leader in shaping debate and dialogue around key policy issues relevant to ADC’s work Division: Operations Department: Policy & Research Position Reports to: Chief Impact Officer Who Reports to this Position: TBC Main Duties and Responsibilities Develop policy positions and commission new research and policy outputs and harness the data and stories from across ADC’s work to strengthen our evidence base Develop a stakeholder outreach strategy aimed at building key relationships with local and international stakeholders in parliament, civil service, think tanks, peer organisations, universities/colleges and research community Analyse data and put together detailed research reports, executive summaries, briefings, factsheets, white papers and policy papers for internal and external audiences Put together emotive case studies and stories which demonstrate positive impact on communities and ensure project data is gathered for impact reporting and creating infographics for business development Set up externally funded research projects and apply for funding Recruit additional volunteers for the Policy & Research team when needed Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Essential At least 5 years of experience in senior policy and research management Experience of strengthening evidence and influencing policy agendas Significant senior policy and research development experience, ideally in international development Background in policy and stakeholder relations with a good general understanding of the workings of government, parliament and civil service Significant experience in developing and implementing policy and research strategies A creative and strategic thinker, with the ability to develop innovative policy solutions to complex challenges Ability to actively take initiative and help set things up in a start-up environment Ability to actively seek and give input in a collaborative team environment A committed team player with good communication skills Available to volunteer at least 7-10 hours a week Desirable Experience of influencing the formation or revision of international development policy at an institutional, national, or inter-governmental level Experience working in an early stage start-up and gone through a scaling phase Passion for the start-up life and comfortable in a role with a little ambiguity What ADC Offers You This is a volunteer, remote and unpaid position with the following benefits: Professional learning and career development opportunities An opportunity to build on your work experience within your profession An opportunity to be part of a diverse team representing different parts of the world that is helping to deliver systemic social change in Africa An opportunity to help shape a start-up social enterprise We provide work reference This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved. Here at African Development Choices, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our teams are made up of people from all over the world and we welcome all applications. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition, and you require any reasonable adjustments for your application with us, please let us know by contacting recruitmentatafricandevelopmentchoicesdotorg
Date Posted: 2024-06-21
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
African Development Choices (ADC) is a UK-based Social Enterprise on a mission to reduce poverty by empowering communities to make more informed choices in the management of public resources. ADC’s purpose is to enable communities to independently meet their needs for essential services, such as clean water and safe sanitation and improve lives in Africa. At ADC we encourage a working culture of seeking and giving input, showing and taking initiative, and commitment to the organisation and its purpose. Main purpose of job: The Talent Acquisition Manager will focus on talent sourcing, candidate identification, networking and relationship building with potential candidates, and develop and manage ADC recruitment processes, procedures and systems. Division: People & Culture Department: Talent Acquisition Position reports to: Chief People Officer Position is responsible for: N/A Main Duties and Objectives: Perform job analysis, develop and update job descriptions and s pecifications Implement recruiting and sourcing strategies Post opportunities, screen incoming CV’s, set up interviews, and onboard new volunteers Communicate with Service Desk to remedy incoming volunteer Microsoft Teams account issues Maintain internal records with confidentiality and ensure that data is accurate and up to date Action onboarding and offboarding processes and liaise with all parties involved Identify opportunities in recruitment and onboarding procedures to improve candidate experience Analyse Talent Acquisition data and create reports to present to c-level management Own and track recruitment related KPI’s Monitor and respond in a timely manner to inquiries in the Recruitment inbox Perform other ad-hoc assignments as needed Knowledge, skills, education, and experience Essential At least 4 years' experience in a sen ior level recruitment position CIPD Level 5 qualified (or equivalent) or working towards this Competen ce in sourcing utilizing LinkedIn, Boolean and social media Proficient in cloud based ATS, CMS, and Microsoft 365 Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Well - organized Available to volunteer at least 7-10 hours a week Desirable Experience working in a start-up enviornment Ability to attend bi-weekly management and People & Culture meetings What ADC offers you: This is a volunteer, remote and unpaid position with the following benefits: Professional learning and career development opportunities An opportunity to build on your work experience within your profession An opportunity to be part of a diverse team representing different parts of the world that is changing lives in Africa An opportunity to help shape a start-up social enterprise We provide work reference This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved. Here at African Development Choices, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our teams are made up of people from all over the world and we welcome all applications. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition, and you require any reasonable adjustments for your application with us, please let us know by contacting recruitmentatafricandevelopmentchoicesdotorg .
Date Posted: 2024-07-17
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
African Development Choices (ADC) is a UK-based Social Enterprise on a mission to reduce poverty by empowering communities to make more informed choices in the management of public resources. ADC’s purpose is to enable communities to independently meet their needs for essential services, such as clean water and safe sanitation and improve lives in Africa. At ADC we encourage a working culture of seeking and giving input, showing and taking initiative, and commitment to the organisation and its purpose. We now have an exciting opportunity for a volunteer Head of Information Technology (Remote) to join ADC. Main purpose of job: To manage technology resources and IT volunteers to ensure that IT operations run smoothly. Division: Operations Department: IT Position reports to: Chief Operating Officer Who reports to this position: Solutions Architect,IT Project Manager, Support Engineers Main Duties and Responsibilities: Champion the adoption of Microsoft 365 platform and services as appropriate for the organisation. Manage the Microsoft 365 tenant and related technology and applications to provide a stable and secure online workspace. Champion the creation of policies around the proper use of Microsoft 365 services and support Monitor and communicate to stakeholders on the environment security, health, and performance of the services. Lead the gathering and analysis of business requirements for cross-functional projects around new service, application, and integration requirements. Identify service automation opportunities to streamline technology and business processes. Lead the design and implementation of SharePoint Modern Teams and Communication sites in line with the internal communication requirements and alongside Solutions Architect and Support Engineers. Manage all technology operations and the implementation of new IT processes and policies. Manage the IT team and provide direction, guidance and training to engineering and support services. Recruit additional IT volunteers when needed. Optimize business IT processes. Monitor IT efficiencies. Report on IT KPIs. Assessing, monitoring, and upgrading business systems and processes. Manage IT governance and security. Liaise with vendors and third-party providers. Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Essential At least 8 years of experience managing an IT department Development and implementation of the IT strategy Continuous optimization of the IT organization Microsoft Azure and 365 Certifications or relevant experience Advanced Microsoft Azure and Office365 Administration experience Advanced SharePoint Administration experience Information Management Policies and Records Management experience In depth knowledge of Office 365 Security & Compliance Centre Incident Management, Problem Management and Change Management experience Project management experience Ability to actively take initiative and help set things up in a start-up environment. Ability to actively seek and give input in a collaborative team environment A committed team player with good communication skills Available to volunteer at least 7-10 hours a week Desirable Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect Experience with Microsoft Dynamics and Power BI Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate Experience working in an early stage start-up and gone through a scaling phase Passion for the start-up life and comfortable in a role with a little ambiguity What ADC Offers You: This is a volunteer, remote and unpaid position with the following benefits: Professional learning and career development opportunities An opportunity to build on your work experience within your profession An opportunity to be part of a diverse team representing different parts of the world that is helping to deliver systemic social change in Africa An opportunity to help shape a start-up social enterprise We provide work reference This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved. Here at African Development Choices, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our teams are made up of people from all over the world and we welcome all applications. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition, and you require any reasonable adjustments for your application with us, please let us know by contacting recruitment@africandevelopmentchoices.org .
Date Posted: 2024-06-21
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
African Development Choices (ADC) is a UK-based Social Enterprise on a mission to reduce poverty by empowering communities to make more informed choices in the management of public resources. ADC’s purpose is to enable communities to independently meet their needs for essential services, such as clean water and safe sanitation and improve lives in Africa. At ADC we encourage a working culture of seeking and giving input, showing and taking initiative, and commitment to the organisation and its purpose. We now have an exciting opportunity for a volunteer Senior Web & Graphic Designer to join ADC. Main purpose of job: Design and adminster the ADC website, design and manage graphic content for various digital channels Division: Operations Department: Marketing & Communications Position reports to: Head of Marketing & Communications Position is responsible for: N/A Main Duties & Responsibilities · Design the ADC website in line with brand guidelines · Make on-going changes and improvements to website design and content · Analyse and improve website performance · Manage user access and permissions on WordPress · Develop and manage brand content such as logos, buttons, icons etc · Create new graphics for social media, website, email, posters, flyers, newsletter etc Knowledge, Skills, Education, and Experience Essential · 3+ year of experience as a Web & Graphic Designer · Knowledge of WordPress, web design tools and technologies such as CSS, HTML · Knowledge of graphic design tools such as Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator · Ability to follow brand guidelines to produce work in line with ADC’s brand and to follow graphic design best practices · Proficient knowledge of industry and digital design’s best practices. · Knowledge of UX/UI design · Knowledge in designing responsive websites · Strong portfolio demonstrating previous work examples · High level of design ability and attention to detail · Available to volunteer at least 7-10 hours a week · Ability to actively take initiative and help set things up in a start-up environment · Ability to actively seek and give input in a collaborative team environment · A committed team player with good communication skills Desirable · Experience working in an early stage star-tup and gone through a scaling phase · Passion for the start-up life and comfortable in a role with a little ambiguity What ADC Offers You This is a volunteer, remote and unpaid position with the following benefits: * Professional learning and career development opportunities * An opportunity to build on your work experience within your profession * An opportunity to be part of a diverse team representing different parts of the world that is helping to deliver systemic social change in Africa * An opportunity to help shape a start-up social enterprise * We provide work reference This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved. Here at African Development Choices, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our teams are made up of people from all over the world and we welcome all applications. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition, and you require any reasonable adjustments for your application with us, please let us know by contacting recruitmentatafricandevelopmentchoicesdotorg.
Date Posted: 2024-06-21
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Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
African Development Choices (ADC) is a UK-based Social Enterprise on a mission to reduce poverty by empowering communities to make more informed choices in the management of public resources. ADC’s purpose is to enable communities to independently meet their needs for essential services, such as clean water and safe sanitation and improve lives in Africa. At ADC we encourage a working culture of seeking and giving input, showing and taking initiative, and commitment to the organisation and its purpose. We now have an exciting opportunity for a remote-based volunteer Events Manager to join ADC. Main Purpose of Job: Work with the Social Impact and wider Marketing team to develop and deliver a structured programme of events throughout the year with the objective to raise awareness about ADC's work to empower communities Division: Operations Department: Marketing & Communications Position Reports to: Head of Marketing & Communications Main Duties and Responsibilities: Set out how the individual events and programme as a whole will contribute to the empowerment of communities and work with the social impact team to set KPIs / tangible outcomes Responsible for the organisation and facilitation of events hosted by ADC that deliver on the organisational objectives and mirror ADC value Work with the wider marketing team to promote and advertise the events to the target audience, driving attendance and engagement Find and secure guest speakers who are subject matter experts in topics such as; WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene), civic advocacy and engagement, and the development and delivery of essential physical infrastructure, and work with them to deliver events and content that align with ADC’s objectives Solicit feedback from event attendees post-event and iterate future events format and content accordingly Knowledge, Skills, Education, and Expertise Essential Experience in events coordination and management A knowledge and understanding of international development Exceptional networking skills Experience of setting KPI’s or monitoring and evaluation Available to volunteer at least 7-10 hours a week Ability to actively take initiative and help set things up in a start-up environment Ability to actively seek and give input in a collaborative team environment A committed team player with good communication skills. Desirable Experience working with or in countries in East Africa Experience working in an early stage star-tup and gone through a scaling phase Passion for the start-up life and comfortable in a role with a little ambiguity What ADC Offers You: This is a volunteer, remote and unpaid position with the following benefits: Professional learning and career development opportunities An opportunity to build on your work experience within your profession An opportunity to be part of a diverse team representing different parts of the world that is helping to deliver systemic social change in Africa An opportunity to help shape a start-up social enterprise We provide work reference This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved. Here at African Development Choices, we celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our teams are made up of people from all over the world and we welcome all applications. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition, and you require any reasonable adjustments for your application with us, please let us know by contacting recruitmentatafricandevelopmentchoicesdotorg
Date Posted: 2024-05-29