Head: Shifting the Power Programme

at  Comic Relief

COMIC RELIEF

Employment Type Full time
Location Hybrid · London, City of, UK 2 days a week in our London Office
Salary £53,000 - £55,699 (GBP)
Team Funding

Seniority Senior

• Closing: 11:59pm, 6th Mar 2024 GMT

JOB DESCRIPTION

This role is offered on a hybrid contract giving you the opportunity to also work from home three days a week.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Understanding of the philanthropic sector in the UK and Global South
• Experience of living and working in the Global South.
• Demonstrable understanding of the complex nature of systemic change.
• Ability to collate and analyse data quickly and effectively
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PURPOSE OF JOB:

The Head: Shifting the Power programme is responsible for leading and delivering the Shifting the Power programme. This long term, transformative, civil society strengthening programme, co-funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), has an overarching aim of shifting greater power to civil society, and is operational in Ghana, Zambia and Malawi. Learning from the programme will influence Comic Relief’s wider funding practice, and intentionally seek to disrupt ways of working in the wider funder ecosystem.
This role will report to the Director of Funding and work with colleagues from across Comic Relief, with FCDO and with other external stakeholders, to ensure the success of the programme. This role will also communicate about, and advocate for, the Shifting the Power programme, seeking wider impact from the programme, and the shifting of power more widely, both internally and externally.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of the FCDO Shifting the Power programme within CR, collaboratively leading CR team members to deliver the programme in line with objectives.
• Advocate internally within CR, and externally within the wider sector for the Shifting the Power programme and for power shifting more widely.
• Act as a focal point within CR for the Shifting the Power programme, co-ordinating communications about the programme outside of CR as appropriate.
• Work cross-organisationally to ensure understanding of the StP programme is embedded and contributes to delivery of our organisational strategy through effective storytelling, fundraising and public engagement.
• Take personal responsibility for high risk, valuable, or complex relationships within this programme.
• Work closely with colleagues in the Assurance and Finance teams to ensure specialist, technical input is received in relation to financial, contractual, reputational, or safeguarding risk.
• Work closely with others on the theory of change for this programme, ensuring clear learning objectives and impact measurements.
• Externally champion Comic Relief within the social change sector, influencing best practice on forward thinking and innovative funding practice and de-colonizing philanthropy; attending key events, convening and collaboration.
• Develop and sustain relationships with key strategic partners and stakeholders invested in the Shifting the Power movement, convening and leading conversations as appropriate (for example, build relationships with other funders on the StP journey)
• Some travel (including international) will be required for this role.