Director of Programmes
Reporting to: Executive Director, IHRB
Start date: July 2014
Location: Ideally London but some flexibility.
Contract: 1 year (with expected renewal subject to funding), with three-month probationary period
Hours: Full-time
Salary and Benefits: Competitive salary based on experience. 25 days paid holiday per year plus statutory local holidays. Contract will be PAYE (if in the UK), and subject to UK law. Employer pension contribution of 5%.
BACKGROUND
The Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) is dedicated to being a global centre of excellence and expertise on the relationship between business and internationally proclaimed human rights standards. We provide a trusted, impartial space for dialogue and independent analysis to deepen understanding of human rights challenges and issues and the appropriate role of business. IHRB works to raise corporate standards and strengthen public policy to ensure that the activities of companies do not contribute to human rights abuses, and in fact lead to positive outcomes. IHRB’s International Board is chaired by Professor John Ruggie of Harvard University, who served as the UN Special Representative for Business and Human Rights from 2005-2011. Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, is patron.
IHRB is a ‘think and do tank’, with a strong reputation both for its business and human rights research and policy work as well as its operational engagement in a number of countries. IHRB seeks to embed international business and human rights standards within responsible business practice in a wide range of countries and industry sectors, working with government, business and civil society. IHRB’s approach is catalytic, impartial and collaborative.
JOB DESCRIPTION
IHRB is recruiting a dynamic, experienced senior manager with a strong knowledge of business and human rights as well as significant programme management experience. The Director of Programmes joins IHRB’s Senior Management Team at a time of increasing global reach for the organisation and plays a central role in helping shape our strategic direction and priorities as we move into the second 5-year phase of development and growth. In 2014 IHRB will establish a presence in New York or Washington DC to add to its existing presence in London, Brussels, Geneva, Nairobi and Bogota.
IHRB’s strategy is based upon promoting international human rights standards within four key global flows of people, finance, information and natural resources. Within these broad areas, we use our catalytic strength as impartial convenors of business, government and civil society to shape policy, advance practice and strengthen accountability. Our individual programmes reflect these goals, organised either geographically or thematically. We have programmes on the ground in Myanmar, Kenya, Brazil and soon Colombia. We work strategically with partners in several other countries including Bangladesh, India and China. Our thematic work addresses responsible business practices in the ICT and finance sectors, and around mega-sporting events and migration. We seek to promote south-south learning, incubating responsible business initiatives in Myanmar, Kenya and Latin America which will become locally-owned and sustainable within 3-5 years.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Working principally from home but with periodic team meetings in London, the Director of Programmes will be responsible for the following:
Senior Management Team:
- Participating in IHRB’s SMT meetings and International Advisory Board meetings
- Contributing to IHRB’s strategic planning and review
Programmes:
- Developing and delivering IHRB’s programmes to advance the organisation’s strategy
- Leading the Programmes team in implementation of their various work streams
- Managing multi-year budgets and reporting to donors
- Developing measures to assess the impact of the programme work
- Building the profile of IHRB through outreach with business, government, civil society and donors, working closely with the Outreach Manager and other colleagues
- Developing strong relationships with programme partners at head office and local level
- Extensive overseas travel to work with the country-based programmes, representing IHRB at meetings and on speaking platforms.
Application process:
1. Deadline for application: Sunday 30th March 2014, 5pm UK time
2. Short-listed candidates will be invited to a first-round interview by 4th April 2014
3. Interviews:
- Week commencing 7th April 2014 – first-round interviews by Skype/video call.
- Week commencing 5th May 2014 - second-round interviews (face to face) in London.
4. Expected start date: 1 July 2014.
Please email your CV and cover letter with two referees to Vanessa Bissessur torecruitment@ihrb.org indicating why you should be considered for this post (showing your suitability for this role using the person specification) and where you saw the vacancy advertised. Please go to www.ihrb.org/recruitment.html for other posts for which IHRB is currently recruiting.
The Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) is a dynamic non-profit think tank, established in April 2009, as a global centre for policy and practice on the relationship between business and internationally recognized human rights principles and standards. IHRB provides a trusted, impartial space for dialogue and independent analysis to deepen understanding of human rights challenges and the appropriate role of business. We work with business, government and civil society to develop and promote principles and good practice which ensure the respect of human rights by companies globally.
A UK-registered charity, IHRB’s International Board is chaired by Professor John Ruggie of Harvard University, who served as the UN Special Representative for Business and Human Rights from 2005-2011. Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, is patron. IHRB has a core team of 15 staff, and 6 research fellows, based in the UK, Geneva, Brussels, Yangon, Bogota and Nairobi.
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