Executive Director Office (EDO) Analyst
About the Role
Reporting to the Executive
Director, you will be responsible for coordinating with the Senior Management
team across GAIN.
The postholder will be critical in supporting GAIN’s influencing agenda, bringing in a variety of skills to identify, evaluate, analyse, and present qualitative and quantitative data across the full extent of the food system; and in supporting proposals to donors.
This role will require
innovative thinking and new narratives about nutrition; scanning of the
emerging ideas of partners and other actors in this space; interpreting GAIN’s
strategy and helping to translate this into proposals and presentations; and
supporting and co-creating with the EDO analysis.
Key Responsibilities
- Identifying,
analysing, and organising information and briefing materials for the EDO
to facilitate engagement in events and meetings
- Developing
compelling, authoritative and evidence driven slides/presentations for a
wide range of external and internal audiences
- Participate
as appropriate in reports dissemination, via presentations, publications
and other media as appropriate
- Representing
GAIN during key industry discussions/presentations, while providing analysis,
technical insights and disseminating lessons learnt
- Supporting
the EDO internal communications strategy across GAIN. Facilitating the
coordination, planning implementation and delivery of internal
communications initiatives
- Developing
and maintaining strong relationships with key partners and experts
About You
The ideal candidate will
have substantial experience in advocacy, communications, external engagement
and/or fundraising within an international INGO or CSO environment. You should
have a proven track record in cultivating and developing relationships with key
partners and engaging with donors.
The postholder will be
able to demonstrate a strategic understanding and strong conceptual and
analytical skills in the areas of food systems and nutrition or closely related
domains. In addition to this, , you should have the ability to communicate
clearly and effectively through oral and presentation skills in multicultural,
multi-lingual environments as well as excellent and compelling writing skills.
Candidates with in-depth
knowledge of the international development agenda with experience in global
health/nutrition is preferable. A Master’s degree level in field relevant to
food systems or equivalent work experience is desirable. You should be highly
flexible and willing to travel as and when required.
About our Offer
The starting salary for
each office is as follows, depending on experience:
- United
Kingdom: From GBP 47,438 – GBP 50,844 per annum
- Switzerland:
From CHF 104,004 – CHF 111,444 per annum
- India:
From INR 1,699,368 – INR 1,944,456 per annum
- Kenya:
From KES 4,058,496 – KES 4,639,992 per annum
GAIN has a fair and
competitive salary structure that allows for annual progression subject to good
performance. In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year
(including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days),
an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health,
travel and life assurance.
We are committed to the
health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed
a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible working, additional leave
allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and
confidential counselling.
GAIN also has a strong
commitment to professional development. We will support you to grow in your
career through both formal and informal training, and are committed to
providing opportunities through internal recruitment, secondments and
promotion. All of this is delivered in a supportive and collaborative
environment.
Our Working Culture and Environment
We provide a flexible
working environment that includes a combination of home and office working
opportunities through our global hybrid working policy. This encourages our
staff to have a healthy work-life balance and increases staff motivation,
enriches employee wellbeing, and improves performance and productivity.
All of our positions are
based in one or more of GAIN’s designated offices as stated on our job
advertisements. Successful candidates will be based in one of GAIN’s country
offices and must have the existing right to live and work within a reasonably
commutable distance of the relevant city / cities in which the role is
advertised. Please note, that GAIN does not sponsor working visas and
relocations.
GAIN reserves the right to
withdraw an offer of employment for candidates who are considered to ineligible
under the above conditions during or after the recruitment process.
For more detailed
information please see the attached job description. To apply, follow the
“Apply Now” link.
This advert closes on 15th
November 2022. Early applications are encouraged. GAIN reserves the right to
close this advert early should we receive suitable candidates ahead of the
closing date.
The Global Alliance for
Improved Nutrition is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an
inclusive environment where diversity is valued. We are keen to reflect
the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and
therefore welcome applications from talented and committed people from all
backgrounds, representing the diverse societies we operate in.
How to Apply
Job Description
Additional Information
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KE_Staff_benefits_summary_Recruitment.pdf
Closing Date
15 November 2022