Head of private sector participation Christian Aid

Christian Aid aims to eradicate poverty across the world. But to do that we need as many people on board as possible. Building relationships withprivate sector businesses and driving support from enterprises all over the globe,you’ll be key to our ongoing and far-reaching success.

From multinational organisations to local small scale enterprises, the private sector has a core part to play in endingthe scandal of poverty.So as you develop and lead a strategy to engage with businesses and drive through our international programmes, you’ll be right at the heart of some pioneering work. It’s all about securing the support of influential businesses, not just for funding purposes, but for enterprising opportunities too. And to ensure the partnerships are truly worthwhile, it’s also about driving an understanding of the importance of this support among our community supporters – equipping them with the knowledge, enthusiasm and training to influence and enable change within the private sector. Simply put, it’s a chance to shape our efforts and make a huge and direct impact on an international scale.

Ideally from a professional services, governmental or related background, you’ll have experience of international development, backed up by a clear vision of where you want to take the organisation and how best to administer and drive the change that will get us there. As well as the proven ability to build strong partnerships across the private sector, you’ll also possess the leadership, management and influencing skills, along with a diplomatic approach, to ensure wider community buy-in. Excellent project management skills are essential, as is a knowledge and understanding of the role the private sector can play as an agent of change. Your ability to drive progress and get things done along with your innovative approach means you’ll really make a difference.

Please show your suitability for this post by giving answers to the following questions: Using the guidance notes may help you formulate your answers.

Innovation and creativity

Describe your leadership and its impact in a situation in which you took a lead role in creating groundbreaking concepts, models, theories or innovations.

Decision making

Please describe an occasion and your decision making process when you had to quickly choose between a 'safe' approach and a 'stretching' approach in a given timescale.

Planning and organising

Describe challenges you encountered in coordinating a number of complex activities or projects and how your planning and organising ability proved to be key in keeping things on track.

Operational leadership: Risk

Describe a time when you assessed and managed the various risks associated with a strategic plan of action that you were proposing.

More than half the world lives in poverty. We aim to put a stop to that. So we campaign against the structures and rules that keep people poor. And we work with local organisations to give people strength to find their own solutions to the problems they face, irrespective of their religion.

We value the contribution each person makes to the success of our organisation. That’s why you can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, an interest-free season ticket loan and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

As this post is UK based, non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK.

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To apply for this post, please download an application pack and email your completed UK & Ireland application form to: recruitment@christian-aid.org (quoting the reference number). Alternatively, your completed application form can be printed out and posted to us at:

Christian Aid
35 Lower Marsh
Waterloo
London SE1 7RT

Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

Job reference: 260/MA

Closing date: 12 noon, Monday 16th April 2012

Interview date: Wednesday 2 May 2012

Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.