View Vacancy - Programme and Policy Manager (NLD18.493)
The British Embassy in The Hague is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is looking for a part-time Programme and Policy Manager.
The purpose of this job is to support UK engagement with the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), in particular delivery of £1.1million programme funds to support States Parties and the OPCW to uphold the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Liaison with the OPCW Technical Secretariat and HMG policy leads to deliver £1.1m of UK programme funding to the highest standards. Ensure that projects are well-designed, meet UK policy objectives and that project delivery is timely and effective. (40%)
- Ensure robust financial compliance including accurate budget forecasting, disbursement and reporting. Record-keeping and reporting must be comprehensive and in line with programme requirements. Coordinate effective monitoring, evaluation and review of projects. (30%)
- Support UK Del to the OPCW in delivering UK policy objectives at the Conference of States Parties and Review Conference in November 2018 and Executive Council meetings. (30%)
- Previous experience of financial and programme management.
- Able to manage workload effectively and to deliver at pace whilst maintaining quality;
- A pro-active, continuous learning and improvement approach, both to self-learning and development, and taking a lessons learning approach to programme management.
- Ability to manage a wide network of diverse stakeholders effectively to deliver strong programme management;
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.);
- Fluent English (written and spoken).
A relevant background e.g. working with international NGOs, organisations, UK Gov/Governments or other donors;
- Confidence working with senior leaders.
The successful candidate will initially be offered a part-time, 7 months (until 29 March 2019) fixed term employment contract at B3 level. The base salary for this position is €1,739 gross per month, based on a working week of 18 hours. In addition, an 8% annual holiday allowance and a monthly travel allowance are payable. The Embassy currently applies a performance based bonus pay model for local staff.
Applicants must be legally entitled to work in the Netherlands. Please note that the Embassy is not a tax withholding employer. Consequently staff members are responsible for paying their own income tax and social security on the gross salary received.
The successful candidate will undergo a professional background check; any job offer is also provisional to a successful security clearance check.
The Embassy encourages a culture of continuous learning. All employees have access to the Civil Service Learning platform which gives access to training to improve job specific skills. Employees are entitled to a minimum number of annual training days.
Applicants must hold one of the following passports: UK, US, Canada, Australia or New Zealand.
Please note that the deadline for applications is 23:55 on the day mentioned in the above field “Application deadline”.
We advise you to allow enough time to complete and submit your full application, since only applications completed and submitted before the deadline will be considered.
Please be aware that the deadline for submitting applications is considered to be the time zone for the country where the vacancy has arisen.
Please be advised that the British Diplomatic Missions will not be able to meet the travel costs incurred when travelling to the interview, nor the costs connected with relocation if offered a job.
This opportunity is closed to applications.
