British Asian Trust Investment Director (Maternity Cover)

Background:

 The British Asian Trust brings together members of the British Asian diaspora with leading companies and charitable foundations to support the poorest communities in South Asia. Focusing on the critical areas of education, health and livelihoods, we partner with NGOs that address these needs in practical and sustainable ways to make a lasting impact on the lives of thousands of people.

 

We aim to support high-impact NGOs on three levels:

 

• Grow: We provide funding to enable established NGOs to expand their programmes andincrease their impact.

 

• Nurture: We work with partners to provide hands-on support that ensures NGOs growand develop as strong and sustainable organisations.

 

• Recognise: We provide opportunities for South Asian NGOs to raise their profileamong the UK donor community, helping them to diversify their funding and increase their brand visibility.

 

In the five years since inception, the Trust has raised over £2Mn to fund the work of 24

 

NGOs in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Working with local partners, the Trust’s Investment

 

Team has developed experience of identifying effective local NGOs, conducting due diligence, setting performance (success) indicators and monitoring progress. The Trust has supported causes as wide ranging as youth empowerment, rural business education, mental health and early childhood development. The Trust has raised funds by engaging the British Asian diaspora and developing partnerships with a number of UK corporates, Trusts and Foundations. In addition the Trust has developed an educational resource to raise awareness amongst British children of the challenges faced by their peers in South Asian slum communities and develop their entrepreneurial skills

 

In the next few years the Trust has ambitious plans to raise over £10Mn to scale up its charitable work in South Asia. This will have a significant impact on the Investment Team, which is now entering a critical stage of development, requiring an expansion of its operational processes and systems.

 

 

The role

 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced development sector professional to lead the Trust’s Investment Team during this critical stage in its development.

 

The Investment Director is a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) at the Trust and is specifically responsible for the following:

 

(a)   Leading the Trust’s strategy to support NGOs in South Asia under the directive of the Investment Committee.

 

(b)   Leading the development of operational processes and systems for the effective and transparent selection, investment, reporting and monitoring of the Trust’s charitable portfolio.

 

(c)   Working in close co-ordination with the SMT to enable fundraising of £2Mn in 2013/14 for the charitable portfolio.

 

(d)   Setting the agenda for research and market intelligence published by the Trust.

 

(e)   Management of a small team of four members and in-country consultants.

 

(f)     Representing the Trust to external audiences, for example through donor meetings and NGO visits.

 

This is a pivotal role calling for extensive experience of grant management within a Foundation or a Trust, or relevant strategic or operational development experience in other sectors. The successful candidate will possess strategic, analytical and decision-making abilities, as well as a good understanding of development issues in South Asia and experience of people management. He or she will have strong communication and budgeting skills and the drive to ensure delivery against the Trust’s mission and objectives.

 

Additional Information

 

Hours of work:             37.5hrs per week (normally Mon – Fri, 9am – 5.30pm). Will consider

part applications (minimum 4 days per week)

 

Contract:                      Fixed term, maternity cover from March 2013 – April 2014

 

Salary range:              £50 – 55,000 per annum, dependent on experience

 

Annual leave:              25 days (3 of which must be used between the Christmas and New

Year period) in addition to public holidays and any discretionary day as

may be offered by the Trust to all staff.

 

 

Closing date: 11^th    February 2013

 

 Should you wish to apply for this role please send your CV and a covering letter (no more than 2 A4 sides) clearly demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role to  recruitment@princescharities-cs.org

 

 Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments due to a disability to assist you in completing your
application and/or participating in a selection test or attending an interview in the event that you are short-listed.