EU Partnership Manager

Position:                         EU Partnership Manager

Location:                        Brussels

Contract duration:       Permanent

Entry Salary:                  Grade E, Gross salary of €4,948.41 per month plus benefits.

Closing Date:                22 September 2023

If you have the expertise to take on this exciting opportunity, please visit our website https://actionaid.org/jobs/2023/eu-partnership-manager for further details.

Job Description

The Role:

ActionAid International are looking for a dynamic, engaging, and motivated person to fill the pivotal EU Partnership Manager role in our team in Brussels.

The EU Partnership Manager leads our work to grow and manage institutional income from EU Development Cooperation. The EU Partnership Manager will represent ActionAid in strategic EU spaces, strengthening our positioning and engagement with the EU to increase income and influence for ActionAid programmes. This involves leading a small multi-national team of advisors across various global locations; leading on AA’s EU funding and engagement strategy development and implementation, external representation and relationship management and donor account management including new business development and oversight of the EU grant portfolio; coordination of our EU fundraising approach across the federation, and strengthening people skills in EU fundraising, donor relations and grant management.

Who we're looking for:

You will already have a proven track record of leading on an organisational funding strategy for an institutional donor and be able to demonstrate strong senior-level experience of raising significant funds from the EU. A natural leader and influencer, coach, and mentor, you will be experienced in building the capacity of others when working with institutional donors (both your own team and stakeholders across ActionAid). You will have a demonstrable experience of creating relationships and networks with a donor like EU INTPA. Most importantly, you will be at ease working in a multicultural environment and building relationships of trust with colleagues from different countries and a strong commitment to ActionAid International’s vision, mission, and values. You must be fluent in English and a second language would be an advantage, particularly French, Spanish, or Portuguese.

If you have the expertise and management skills to make a significant difference to our organisation and have the right to work in the European Union, we would be delighted to hear from you

You should also have strong commitment to ActionAid’s values and ethos, including ActionAid’s feminist leadership principles.

What we offer:

ActionAid is committed to providing a welcoming, supportive workplace where we recognise a job well done, encourage close collaboration and sharing power, and where safeguarding standards and feminist leadership are exemplified everywhere. At ActionAid, you can look forward to a fair compensation package and a flexible working environment, including

• A workplace that embraces intersectional feminist principles

• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption pay

• Over 4 weeks holiday a year

How to apply:

Please click on the "apply” button to start the application process:

Applications close on 22 September2023 by 23:59 GMT**.** Please upload an up-to-date curriculum vitae and a covering letter, clearly explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile. Early applications are encouraged. Interviews will be held in the week commencing 2 October 2023.

Please check your application and make sure you meet all the essential criteria listed in the person specification. In addition, your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria. If you do not meet at least all the essential criteria, please do not apply as we only consider candidates if they meet the essential criteria listed on the job description. We will only consider candidates who have the right to work in the specified locations.

Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

ActionAid International will not consider unsolicited candidates from recruitment agencies. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.

About us:

ActionAid is a global federation working for a world free from poverty and injustice.

ActionAid International welcomes applications from all sections of the community and promotes diversity.

ActionAid is committed to recruiting candidates who promote ActionAid’s SHEA and Safeguarding policies and values.  ActionAid will only recruit candidate who are committed to SHEA and Safeguarding and ActionAid’s values, thereby helping to create safer working cultures. As a deterrence measure ActionAid is also committed to deterring candidates who are intending to cause harm from joining ActionAid.

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