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POSITION DESCRIPTION
Position Name: Head of International Programs
Position Type: Full-time
Location: ACCI Operations Centre, 5/2 Sarton
Rd, Clayton VIC 3168
Reports To: General Manager
ACC INTERNATIONAL RELIEF (ACCIR):
ACC International Relief is the aid and development arm of
the Australian Christian Churches movement. ACCIR is a member of ACFID (the
Australian Council for International Development) and a signatory to the ACFID
code of conduct, which provides standards on management, public communication
and disbursement of funds.
Our vision is for a world where Christian principles of
justice and equality are actualised. Where individuals, families and
communities are empowered to influence decisions affecting their own lives,
advocate for their own rights as human beings with equal voice and equal value
under the premise that all life has intrinsic value before God who created
life. Where every child’s right to a family is upheld and defended.
We achieve our vision through community development and
child rights projects implemented by ACCIR’s small team of project officers and
through strategic partners and field workers.
https://www.accirelief.org.au
KINNECTED PROGRAM:
ACCIR is committed to protecting each child’s right to be
nurtured and raised in a family. To this end, we developed our Kinnected
program, which seeks to take a proactive approach to scaling down the overuse
of residential care around the world (inclusive of orphanages, children’s
homes, children’s villages and shelters). ACCIR works alongside organisations
involved in residential care to help them deinstitutionalise and reintegrate
the children within their care to their families or family-based alternative
care. Kinnected also seeks to prevent family separation through the development
of family strengthening and preservation programs and by advocating and raising
awareness for this issue such as orphanage trafficking.
The Kinnected program is now a core aspect and focus of
ACCIR’s work. The management of the Kinnected program will form a significant
component of this role.
https://www.kinnected.org.au
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
ACCIR is looking for a highly motivated person to oversee
our project portfolio and to head up the project management, ongoing development
and expansion of the Kinnected program.
Depending on the unique skills and experience you bring to
the role, there is scope to adapt the following responsibilities. However, key
areas of responsibility will are targeting in this role include:
1. Program Quality (0.4 FTE)
- Providing support and guidance to ACCIR
projects officers and managers in partnership management and coaching,
including:
- Overseeing
the continued professional development of staff and project managers;
- Involvement
and representation in the Church Agencies Network (CAN) Program Managers,
Program Effectiveness and the joint MICAH advocacy agenda; and
- Development
of resources and training.
- Oversee the project onboarding, coaching and
partnership renewal processes, including:
- Development
of monitoring and evaluation frameworks;
- Identification
of gaps, poor practice and non-compliance;
- Creation
and outworking of partnership coaching goals and strategies; and
- Project
Review Committee.
- Coordinate our organisations ACFID code of
conduct compliance, policy development and implementation.
2. Kinnected Program Coordinator (0.6 FTE)
- Kinnected partnership management and coaching,
including
- Develop
program frameworks and documentation;
- Ensure
that projects meet compliance, governance, financial and child protection
requirements;
- Collect,
review and provide feedback to projects on a six-monthly basis; and
- Coaching
partners through transitions.
- Managing and expanding Kinnected’s Grant
Portfolio, including:
- Grant
applications reporting and acquittals;
- Consulting
assignments and reporting; and
- Managing
relationships, including engagement with various communities of practice.
- Manage the implementation of the Kinnected
Strategic Plan, including:
- Coordinating
the Kinnected Advisory Committee;
- Development
of resources, tools and training;
- Advocacy
strategies, including ACCIR’s ethical volunteering campaign; and
- Participating
and planning for various conferences and training events.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Essential skills and experience:
- Tertiary qualifications and at least 5 years’
experience in relevant field which may include international development,
social work, child protection or out of home care
- Previous experience in the not for profit or
international development sector
- Strategic planning
- Grant management
- Overseas field experience
- Strong intercultural skills and competencies
- Stakeholder relationships experience, including
coordinating multiple complex relationships and problem-solving in addressing
various issues with stakeholders
- Highly developed verbal and written
communication skills
Desirable skills and experience:
- Good grasp of the Australian faith-based sector
as this role engages directly with faith-based donors and other stakeholders
- Experience working in care reform
- ACFID code of conduct
Other Requirements:
- You would be required to undertake domestic and
international travel to carry out field visits (when restrictions ease),
training and events between two and four times per year
- As a faith based organisation, an understanding
of churches is essential, as our donor base is made up predominantly of
churches and Christian organisations
- As a child safe organisation, we take the
safeguarding of children seriously and will undertake child safe recruitment
practices for this role
Apply via
https://form.123formbuilder.com/5817690/Job-Application-2021
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