Regional Sport for Development Project Administration Consultant - ChildFund Rugby

Target start month: ASAP

Location: Flexible

Consultancy Term: 12 months with possibility of extension

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and accepted until the position is filled. No phone calls, emails or messages please.

To apply please submit a cover letter responding to the requirements below and a CV via the Bamboo link.

CONTEXT

ChildFund Rugby partners to use rugby as a powerful tool to create positive social impact that supports children and young people to play, learn, and lead.

ChildFund Rugby’s partners use Pass It Back, a set of integrated rugby and life skills learning products, so that children and young people in vulnerable communities have the opportunity to develop critical social and emotional skills, which ensure they are better equipped to overcome challenges, inspire positive social change, and take leadership roles in their lives.

ChildFund Rugby is World Rugby’s global Social Impact Partner, a multi-year partnership that builds on previous partnerships across four consecutive Rugby World Cup events.

For more information on ChildFund Rugby’s partnerships, visit here**.**

ChildFund Rugby is led by ChildFund Australia on behalf of the ChildFund Alliance - a global network of 12 organisations which assists almost 23 million children and their families in 70 countries.

KEY DUTIES

Responsibilities include:

(i) provide writing and reporting support across all ChildFund Rugby Team’s projects;

(ii) provide program-wide reporting oversight;

(iii) provide technical services and;

(iv) provide occasional project management services for discrete, short-term projects.

- Provide reporting support for the Deputy Director by working with country-based teams to meet deadlines ensuring that all project reports meet organisational standards, are submitted on-time, through agreed platforms and receive timely feedback;

- Ensure project cycle management, program and organisational policy standards are documented with any gaps highlighted;

- Build strong, respectful relationships with relevant staff and partners;

- Build project reporting capacity and oversight;

- Assist with proposal and report writing as requested;

- Provide Coach education training support where agreed;

- Provide project management services for discrete projects such as events, small pilot projects or specific training initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

- Tertiary education in a relevant field with an interest in international development;

- Experience working with national, regional and/or global organisations in developing contexts, with sports federations an advantage;

- International development donor reporting experience;

- Relevant experience in Asia;

- Experience working with children and young people;

- Experience in environments with limited experience of INGO reporting requirements;

- Demonstrated willingness to work in a complex partnership environment with multiple competing priorities;

- Demonstrated understanding of children’s rights and participation in practice;

- Demonstrated understanding of Sport for Development.

You are expected to remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding and Sexual Exploitation, Abuse or Harassment (SEAH) risks and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with Child Safeguarding and Prevention of SEAH Policies.

SKILLS

- Strong relationship building

- Organised and methodological, remaining effective under pressure

- Deadline-oriented and proactive

- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills

- Project management experience

- Adaptable and flexible

CHILDFUND AUSTRALIA’S VALUES COMMIT TO:

Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Change, Empowerment and Excellence