This is a senior post within the department, and the post holder is responsible for direct policy positions and for the overarching framework and decision making processes of all organisational public policy. The post holder will exercise a high level of influence with senior colleagues, shaping organisational thinking and understanding on key issues within the context of Partnership for Change and strategic priorities.The post is line managed by the Director of PPD and will be an active member of the PPD senior management team. S/he works very closely with all PPD teams, with heads of geographical divisions and policy functions across the global partnership.
About you
You are skilled and able policy maker and influencer. You are comfortable in a complex and senior role that will rely on both actual authority as well as credibility across the Christian Aid global partnership.
Further information
This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where Christian Aid has an office. We are open to being flexible about the location of this post, but it is one with a global remit.
We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.
Competency questions
As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:
Please give us an example of a time when you took an initiative to promote collaborative team working to break down barriers to effective cross-organisational collaboration
· What was the context? What were the obstacles to effective cross-organisational collaboration?
· What was your responsibility?
· What action(s) did you take? Why? How effective were they?
· What were the results? Were you successful? If so, how did you know?
Tell us about a time when you had to apply advanced negotiating and influencing skills to secure agreement with a diverse group of people or stakeholders where there was little common ground?
· What was the situation? What was the particular challenge? Why were advanced skills needed?
· What was your specific role?
· What strategies did you employ? Why? How effective were they?
· What were the results? Did you secure agreement? If so, what was the critical factor?
Please tell us about a time when you had to coordinate work where there conflicting demands on both time and resources and where you had to negotiate and adapt resources requirements accordingly
· What was the context? What were the conflicting demands?
· What was your role? What was expected of you?
· What action(s) did you take? Why? How?
· What were the results? In what way(s) were you successful? How did you know?
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Salary (full time): £52,595 – £59,475
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Type of contract: Permanent
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Contracted hours: 35
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Location: Flexible Location
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Closing date: 20 November 2017
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Interview date: 29 November 2017