Director, International Reproductive Health and Family Planning (IRH/FP)

 

Location:       Washington, DC  

Salary Range:     DOE 

Sector:           Non Profit 

Experience:  Advanced  

Date Posted    Dec-24-2011 

Description

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United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF)
Director, International Reproductive Health and Family Planning (IRH/FP)
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Overview

UNF currently leads an initiative to Strengthen US Leadership on International Reproductive Health and Family Planning (IRH/FP). The larger goals are to achieve implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action and Millennium Development Goal 5 to improve maternal health and reproductive health.

The Director will advance the goals and objectives of the initiative campaign under the leadership of the Executive Director of the IRH-FP initiative.  The Director will manage selected staff on the team. S/he will be responsible for day-to-day management of the initiative campaign, as well as supportive roles for fundraising and high level representation for the campaign/initiative.

Working Relationships

The Director, IRH-FP, will report to the Executive Director of IRH and will work closely with program staff within the Women and Population, Global Health, Public Affairs, Public Policy, and Global Partnerships teams.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage strategic and business planning process for IRH-FP.  Work with the Executive Director and staff to design annual work plans, track progress, and adjust course as needed.
• Provide daily supervision and guidance to selected key staff.   
• Oversee the fundraising, grant-making, stewardship and budgetary aspects of the IRH initiative, with the Executive Director.
• Oversee the advocacy strategy and monitoring of U.S. legislation and policies relevant to U.S. IRH/FP assistance and foreign assistance more broadly.
• Coordinate and provide staff support for an external Steering Committee comprised of donors and other experts.
• Establish close working relationships and collaborate closely with U.S. NGOs active in advocacy for U.S. IRH/FP assistance.
• Provide oversight and management of consultants.
• Manage relationships with key partners as identified by the Executive Director.
• Prepare written and oral presentations to support the development of donations, partnerships, and constituent networks.
• Serve as spokesperson and representative to outside audiences, including travel and evening/weekend work.
• Contribute to the Women and Population team’s overall efforts to encourage all nations to fulfill their ICPD and MDG obligations in service of achieving the global goal of universal access for reproductive health and women’s rights.
• Other projects and duties as required.

Qualifications

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• Advanced degree in public policy, public health, international affairs, law, or other relevant field; 
• At least 7-10 years relevant professional experience;
• Background in one or more of the following preferred: reproductive and sexual health and rights, global health issues, international development, women’s human rights, or population and the environment;
• Previous experience as manager coordinating and monitoring the work of departmental colleagues, as well as project management and budgets. Self-starter with excellent judgment; proven ability to drive multiple aspects of projects from inception to implementation within limited timeframe;
• Experience in building partnerships and in fundraising;
• Excellent creative ability and research, writing, editing, facilitation and public speaking skills;
• Previous experience developing written materials (analyses, reports, talking points, etc.) for senior executives and members of boards of directors;
• Strong skills working in coalition and teams -- collaborator, diplomat; problem solver; relationship-builder; strong inter-personal skills; sense of humor; attention to detail; and ability to work under pressure;
• Experience working with high profile individuals and partners;
• Advocacy experience in Washington, DC desirable, with experience in home districts also a plus;
• Ability to speak in public;
• Ability to handle travel of at least 30%– domestic and international;
• Ability to develop, maintain and enjoy effective working relationships with people from a wide variety of organizations and with a wide variety of expertise;
• Strong skills working in coalition and teams – collaborator; diplomat; problem solver; relationship-builder; strong inter-personal skills;
• Stress tolerance and resilience; sense of humor; attention to detail; and ability to work under pressure with shifting priorities;
• Continuous learning skills and the ability to synthesize information;
• Multi-cultural experience;

Contact Details

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Contact:     Nick Bacon

Telephone:  703 638 3277

Email: nbacon@unfoundation.org

Application Instructions

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Please apply on-line at https://home2.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=2007792

All applicants must submit a cover letter - please save upload your resume and cover letter as one document - either .pdf or .doc.

Please contact Nick Bacon by email at nbacon@unfoundation.org with any questions.

UNF/BWF is an AA/EEO employer.
People of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
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Grants Manager, Women and Population

 

Location:    Washington, DC  

Salary Range: DOE 

Sector:       Non Profit 

Experience:   Mid Career  

Date Posted     Dec-24-2011 

Description

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United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF)
Grants Manager, Women and Population
Vacancy Announcement   

Overview

The Grants Manager supports the Director, Women and Population and the Executive Director, Reproductive Health (RH) Initiatives to coordinate and execute contract and grant activities.

Reporting Relationships/Scope

The Grants Manager reports to the Director, Women and Population and the Executive Director, Reproductive Health (RH) Initiatives for the management of the Women and Population contracts and grants portfolio.  The Grants Manager also works closely with the entire Women and Population team and with the Finance team.

Responsibilities/Deliverables

• Responsible for the financial administration and processing of the Women and Population (W&P) grants portfolio and oversees the review and approval of its contractual agreements, including the coordination of grant closures (including both the UN grant and the non-UN grant portfolios).
• Coordinate with the Director, W&P and Executive Director, Reproductive Health (RH) Initiatives to investigate and analyze grant requests and develop funding recommendations in line with the team’s programmatic priorities and budget.
• Coordinate with UN Foundation grantees and donors as directed by the Director, W&P and Executive Director, Reproductive Health (RH) Initiatives.
• Investigate, negotiate, and resolve issues associated with grant implementation.
• Work with the W&P team to develop grant proposals to funding partners, including liaising with the Foundation’s Finance and Grants Administration Department to provide appropriate programmatic and financial information for such proposals.
• Manage the coordination of narrative and financial reporting for W&P grants funded through partners.
• Provide monitoring and evaluation support and tracking relevant fiscal data for our current grants.
• Support the Director, W&P and Executive Director, Reproductive Health (RH) Initiatives in the development and coordination of materials to support Board/Senior Management review and decisions concerning partnerships.
• Provide support to the W&P team on overall fundraising efforts.
• Represent the UN Foundation at outside meetings and professional gatherings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
   

Qualifications

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• Master’s degree in a related field;
• Six (6) years experience, preferably in international affairs and development and/or knowledge of the international nonprofit sector is desirable;
• Interest, knowledge or work experience in women’s human rights, public health, international affairs, or closely related international development field;
• Grants management experience in a large non-profit setting;
• Grantmaking experience or experience with foundations is useful;
• Monitoring and evaluation experience useful;
• Fundraising experience a plus;
• Strong communications, research, and project management skills;
• Advanced knowledge of and experience with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access);
• Knowledge of the GIFTS and Raiser’s Edge database programs preferable;
• Ability to present information concisely and effectively, both verbally and in writing;
• Ability to organize and prioritize work and manage one’s time effectively and with little supervision; and
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Contact Details

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Contact:      Nick Bacon

Telephone:     703 638 3277

Email: nbacon@unfoundation.org

Application Instructions

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Please apply on-line at https://home2.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=2007782

All applicants must submit a cover letter - please save upload your resume and cover letter as one document - either .pdf or .doc.

Please contact Nick Bacon by email at nbacon@unfoundation.org with any questions.

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People of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
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Senior Director, Global Market Development and Program Quality, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves

 

Location:    Washington, DC  

Salary Range: DOE 

Sector:        Non Profit 

Experience:    Advanced  

Date Posted       Dec-24-2011 

Description

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United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF)
Senior Director, Global Market Development and Program Quality, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Vacancy Announcement     

Overview

About 3 billion people in 500 million homes use polluting, inefficient cookstoves that cause almost 2 million deaths per year and other health impacts, including pneumonia, glaucoma, lung cancer, pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, and low birth weight.  In addition, smoke from polluting cookstoves contributes to climate change and deforestation.

In September 2010, a broad set of international governments, companies, UN agencies, and nongovernmental organizations formally launched the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves at the Clinton Global Initiative.  The Alliance, an innovative public-private partnership to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and combat climate change, included 19 founding partners. Today we have a total of 240 partners. With an ambitious goal to foster the adoption of clean cookstoves and fuels in 100 million households by 2020, the initiative is working to establish a thriving global market for clean cooking solutions by addressing the market barriers that currently impede the production, deployment, and use of clean cookstoves in developing countries.

The Alliance is seeking to recruit a seasoned professional in the role of Senior Director for Global Market Development and Program Quality. The Senior Director will serve as a member of the senior Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (Alliance) leadership team.  S/he will be responsible for global cookstove market development and the building of the evidence base to nurture and support the market. This position is both strategic and operationally oriented with significant bottom line accountabilities.

Reporting Relationships/Scope

The Senior Director, Global Market Development and Program Quality serves as a member of the senior Alliance team reporting to the Executive Director, and works in conjunction with the other members of the Alliance staff. The Senior Director will also work closely with Alliance partners, multilateral institutions, venture and patient capitalists, multinational companies, social entrepreneurs and government authorities in-country to ensure alignment across all partners and activities in support of a strong market for clean cookstoves and fuels.

Responsibilities/Deliverables

Country Operations and Global Market Development (50%)

• Lead the development of market enabling strategies and implementation plans at the global level and for each Alliance target country. Develop tailored strategies that meet Alliance goals in each of the focus and active countries.  Develop a broad strategy and menu of options that will be applicable for other “partner” countries.
• Develop and execute annual operating plans for each of these countries complete with intermediate milestones and deliverables, with a balance scorecard or indicators and metrics.  Clearly define roles and engagement priorities for Alliance partners, local and national government actors and other critical stakeholders.
• Develop job descriptions and drive the hiring of the Country/Markets Director position and for the in-country/region market managers.  
• The Senior Director is accountable for ensuring scale up globally, as well as all Alliance activities in each country.
• Represent the Alliance at high-level meetings and conferences with critical Alliance stakeholders;
• Directly supervise team of country professionals who will have contractual full or part time responsibilities.

Direct Alliance Programmatic and Technical Efforts (30%)

• Lead development and oversee implementation of strategies in each of the primary programmatic areas of health, climate, gender and economic development for each phase of the Alliance engagement.
• Develop goals, metrics and milestones associated with standards and testing.  Facilitate the interim standards and protocols and actively drive efforts towards ISO certification.
• Oversee the alignment of Alliance partners’ efforts in priority program and Standards and Testing areas with those of the Alliance secretariat.
• Oversee the programmatic and country content that will “fuel” the knowledge hub for the sector.
• Oversee staff execution against operating plans and deliverables in each of these areas.

Contribute to Strategic Objective of the Alliance (20%)

• Contribute to overall Alliance strategic and business plan.
• Provide input on Alliance priorities and engagement at global levels.
• Provide strategic, budget, and tactical programming support to the Executive Director on Advisory Board relations and implementation of the Business Plan;
• Contribute in the strategic planning of the Biennial Forum and other Alliance partner related events.

Qualifications

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• Master’s degree in a related field required.
• Ten to fifteen years of experience in related market development/social enterprise development/venture capital or investing in developing country markets.
• Demonstrated track record of consulting to or working directly on social impact and profit making enterprises or projects.
• Experience in research and analysis of Bottom of the Pyramid Markets
• Experience in strategy development and execution.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in international settings ranging from high-level diplomatic to corporate and  grass-roots / field settings;
• Five years plus experience working in a developing country market preferred.
• Strong applied analytic skills required.
• Experience in one of the technical areas required – economic development, gender, climate or health.
• Leadership skills, including independent initiative, staff management and coordination, meeting facilitation, flexibility, ability to drive multiple aspects of initiatives and projects from inception to implementation within a limited time frame, and ability to develop and sustain effective working relationships with people of diverse backgrounds and levels of expertise.
• Superior oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including keen attention to detail and ability to express complex ideas clearly to a broad range of audiences.
• Advanced knowledge of and experience with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access).
• Personal commitment to UNF’s vision and the ability to articulate it to others in a manner that compels them to action.
• Ability to travel extensively—travel is expected to consist of about 60% of the Senior Director’s time.

Contact Details

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Contact:   Nick Bacon

Telephone:   703 638 3277

Email: nbacon@unfoundation.org

Application Instructions

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Please apply on-line at https://home2.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=2007802

All applicants must submit a cover letter - please save upload your resume and cover letter as one document - either .pdf or .doc.

Please contact Nick Bacon by email at nbacon@unfoundation.org with any questions.

UNF/BWF is an AA/EEO employer.
People of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
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Senior Development Associate, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves

 

Location:       Washington, DC  

Salary Range:     DOE 

Sector:          Non Profit 

Experience:  Mid Career  

Date Posted    Dec-24-2011 

Description

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United Nations Foundation (UNF) / Better World Fund (BWF)
Senior Development Associate, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Vacancy Announcement   

Overview

The Senior Development Associate is an integral member of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Team.  The Senior Development Associate will help to cultivate, solicit, and steward funding and in-kind support for the Alliance from corporations, foundations, governments, and individuals.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, the Senior Development Associate will help to identify institutional synergies and new funding sources, help manage cultivation and solicitation data and results, create proposals and letters of interest to meet program objectives, and work effectively and collaboratively with other UN Foundation programs and offices to maximize grant potential and partnership success.  The Senior Development Associate may also serve as the point-of-contact for specific donors and help steward relations with other offices within the UN Foundation.  Record keeping, proposal tracking, and donor stewardship activities are all critical elements of this position, as is maintaining a strong understanding of the trends and opportunities for funding in the energy and climate sector.

Reporting Relationships/Scope

The Senior Development Associate reports to the Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships and is an integral part of a strong, close-knit team devoted to developing and executing the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves.

Responsibilities/Deliverables

• Prepares initial drafts and correspondence for partners and prospects, such as letters of inquiry, pre-proposals, funding reports and updates, concept papers, internal memos, and other documents.
• Tracks foundation and corporate opportunities and grant submissions.  Ensures that the team meets proposal and reporting deadlines.
• Coordinates administrative support for the Senior Director to ensure superior service to partners and prospects. This support includes setting up meetings, preparing proposals, drafting MOUs and all correspondence.
• Provides critical information on UN Foundation activities to partners and prospects.
• Monitors partner and prospect activities for the team (such as changes in leadership and direction of philanthropy, RFPs, proposal deadlines and changing priorities of foundations).
• Develops and coordinates the preparation of initial drafts of proposals including budgets, cover letters, and supporting materials.
• Actively researches and identifies new sources of support for the Alliance.  
• Participates in development of strategies for building relationships and soliciting funding from current and new Alliance team donors and partners.
• Maintains moves management to ensure follow up on all meetings, proposals, etc.
• Contributes to the development of briefing documents, agendas, presentation materials and background research to UN Foundation leadership prior to calls and visits with foundation executives.
• Captures most relevant donor and prospect data and maintains accurate, up-to-date records on all communications with donor representatives and on grant activity.
• Effectively represents the UN Foundation in conversations and on-line communications with funders and prospects.
• Sets metrics and prepares reports relevant to progress, impact and stewardship as needed.
• Performs related duties and/or tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

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• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Three to five years of progressively responsible experience in fundraising.  Work on Energy, Health, Gender, Environmental or International programs preferred.
• Knowledge of the principles of institutional fundraising, and awareness of strategies for developing and increasing grant opportunities and advancing partnership plans with multiple components.
• Experience writing and submitting grant proposals.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel. Database management experience – Raiser’s Edge strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to interact effectively with funders, senior managers, and program staff.  
• Strong ability to multi-task and work in fast-paced environment.  
• Ability to travel overnight and represent UN Foundation at meetings and conferences.
• Ability to use discretion and independent judgment.
• Excellent verbal, written, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to present information concisely and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work and manage one’s time effectively.
• Flexible and willing to respond to changing priorities and assignments as necessary.

Contact Details

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Contact:  Nick Bacon

Telephone:  703 638 3277

Email: nbacon@unfoundation.org

Application Instructions

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Please apply on-line at https://home2.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=2007522

All applicants must submit a cover letter - please save upload your resume and cover letter as one document - either .pdf or .doc.

Please contact Nick Bacon by email at nbacon@unfoundation.org with any questions.

UNF/BWF is an AA/EEO employer.
People of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

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