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Conservation Director

This role is an exciting opportunity to serve on the leadership team of one of the newest independent offices of the WWF network, in a country rich with iconic species, forests and coastal resources. As Conservation Director, you will lead a dynamic program team and coordinate WWF Kenya’s conservation efforts by defining priorities, linking to global conservation outcomes, monitoring progress and assessing impact. You are a holistic thinker and strong communicator, passionate and committed to conservation and sustainable development.

Deputy Regional Director, Campaigns

As Deputy Regional Director for Campaigns, you will play a key leadership role in the Southern Africa Regional Office of Amnesty International. You understand campaigning trends and innovations and can guide and lead your team members to deliver high quality and impactful campaigns for human rights. You are strategic, resilient and creative, and uphold the high standards that underpin the credibility of Amnesty International.

Leitung Kommunikation und Programme

Als Leiter/in Kommunikation und Programme steuern Sie die Marke der CBM-D, leiten sämtliche strategische Kommunikationsaktivitäten und stellen die politische Interessenvertretung sicher. Mit einem Team von ca. 45 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern bearbeiten und entwickeln Sie zudem unser globales Programmportfolio. Gleichzeitig konzipieren Sie mit den Kolleginnen und Kollegen aus dem Fundraising integrierte Ideen und Konzepte zur Realisierung der strategischen Ziele der CBM-D.

Regional Director, Latin America and the Caribbean

Across the globe, an estimated 8 million children live in institutions. Most are there for a complex combination of reasons – poverty, disability, housing, and a lack of access to health and education services. Lumos is working to end the institutionalisation of children globally by 2050. As the Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, you will lead the development of the regional strategy and oversee the country programs in Colombia and Haiti. You are a skilled influencer, adept in operational management, and share a passion for advancing children’s rights and well-being.

Vorstand Kommunikation

Als Vorstand Kommunikation sind Sie für das gesamte Fundraising-, Marketing- und Kommunikationsportfolio von terre des hommes zuständig. Sie leiten das Team und seine Referatsleiter und -leiterinnen fachlich, wie disziplinarisch. Als Teil der Geschäftsführung arbeiten Sie zudem an den strategischen Zielen und der Vision der Organisation mit und gestalten so gemeinsam mit Ihren Kollegen und Kolleginnen die Zukunft der Organisation.

Associate Director

At SEEK Development, you will have a unique opportunity to drive change in global development and shape a growing consultancy firm committed to social impact. As Associate Director, you will grow and deepen SEEK’s global policy and strategic advocacy practice area. You excel in leading high performing teams to support global organizations to solve some of their toughest challenges. Innovation, creativity and the highest professional standards are key parts of your DNA.

Country Director, Nigeria

As CBM’s Country Director for Nigeria, you will be accountable for leading the development and effective implementation of the country plan, ensuring high-quality performance and alignment with CBM’s Federation strategy. You will take responsibility for strong financial discipline and for ensuring that partners are fulfilling CBM’s operational and financial reporting requirements. By developing relations with partners, local and national governments, and other development organisations, you will influence Nigeria’s inclusion development agenda.

Director of Operations, United States

This important role offers the opportunity to be part of a growing team on the leading edge of providing innovative services for trafficked children in the US. The growing prominence of Love146 in their field means they need a capable and assured person to manage operations and systems across three states as the organization expands to around 60-70 staff in the next 5-6 years. Retention rates at Love146 are high and are attributed to a workplace culture centered on authenticity and positivity.

Chief Executive Officer

The Southern Africa Trust is searching for a CEO to drive its work reducing poverty and inequality in Southern Africa by strengthening the voice of poor people in public policy processes. We are looking for a CEO who has strong relationship skills, both in leading staff and relating to key stakeholders across the region. The CEO should be politically and strategically savvy; able to mobilise resources; committed to driving a regional agenda; and innovative in their commitment to build a financially, socially and environmentally sustainable organisation.

Research & Support Consultant

As a research and support consultant, you will be part of the search team, developing research strategies and supporting consultants in executive search. This includes mapping of organisations and sectors, as well as documenting outreach and communication. You are persistent, thorough and enjoy analysing the international development and nonprofit landscape. At the same time, you are organised and understand how to maintain order across databases and other digital systems, keeping us compliant with GDPR at every step.

National Association Director

This is a great opportunity for an experienced and driven manager to translate Handicap International's global strategy into the Swiss context. You will grow HI's brand and lead the teams in Geneva and Bern through the next steps of the organisational change, as well as influencing, networking and increasing their resources for the global fight against poverty and exclusion.

Campaign Manager - Animals in Farming, Thailand

The majority of animals farmed for food live in conditions that cause suffering and stress. It’s time to rethink farming. In this new role, the Campaign Manager for Animals in Farming will lead the local implementation of a Thai campaign targeting industrial pig farming. We are looking for an excellent campaigner who is assertive, tactful and strategic in building power to affect change.

Head of Campaigns - Animals in Disasters

When disasters strike, the impact is devastating for animals and the communities that depend on them. The Head of Campaigns for Animals in Disasters will lead all activities for this global campaign, the longest running campaign of World Animal Protection. In this role, you will manage a global campaign strategy that finds a balance between emergency response and campaigning and ensures that governments and key stakeholders include animals in their disaster planning.

National Association Director

This is an unusual opportunity for an experienced and driven manager to translate Handicap International's global strategy into the German context. You will grow HI’s brand and lead the teams in Berlin and Munich through the next steps of the organisational change, as well as influencing, networking and increasing their resources for the global fight against poverty and exclusion.

Head of Country Support

As Head of Country Support, you will coordinate ActionAid’s members in Europe and the Americas, providing support in operations, fundraising and governance. You will bring together ActionAid leaders from across these two regions, understanding what support they need from each other and from the centre—and making sure they get it. You will also work on risk management and compliance issues, as well as help coordinate external engagements with bodies such as the European Union. Your work will involve travel and working with people from a range of cultures.

Executive Director

GNDR is searching for a successor to its founding Executive Director to lead its secretariat and global network. You will be working to reduce disaster risk around the world and increase community resilience. We are looking for a strategic leader and communicator with a commitment to the role of civil society in building disaster resilience and strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction at the grassroots level. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a growing network with a vital role to play in a world facing climate change and other geopolitical disruptions.

Global Campaign Manager - Traditional Medicine

This is an exciting opportunity to take a key role in shaping and delivering a high impact global campaign to end the demand for and use of wild animals in traditional medicine. This new campaign will build on the strong legacy of World Animal Protection in protecting wildlife from cruelty of the traditional medicine industry in Asia. This will be a priority campaign for World Animal Protection in the years ahead.

Programme Manager

ICCO is seeking a talented Programme Manager to lead the STARS programme, which covers four countries in East and West Africa. The Programme Manager will bring knowledge of microfinance in the agricultural sector and value chain development. Experience of working with large donors, building and strengthening relationships, along with disciplined reporting and effective grant management will be critical to success.

International Programme Director

The International Program Director of Greenpeace International will drive a global strategy that aims to shift the way power is distributed and focuses on the wellbeing of people and the planet’s health. Reporting to the International Executive Directors, you will lead a team of international campaign leaders and support the efforts of the national and regional offices working in 55 countries. You understand what makes campaigns effective and how to adapt strategy in times of change. You also have strong internal leadership skills to motivate a dispersed team and build effective organizational processes for a complex global organization.

Fundraising Director

You will drive the engine of Greenpeace in one of its fastest-growing regions in terms of income and monthly supporters. As a member of Greenpeace East Asia’s Fundraising & Engagement Leadership department, you will lead two teams; one focusing on supporter retention and the other on development and acquisition. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of global fundraising; developing new techniques in high-growth and emerging markets, and taking advantage of the global resources and networks Greenpeace has to offer.

Senior Strategic Communications Specialist

The World YWCA has an ambitious goal: to reach 100 million young women and girls transform power structures to end gender inequality by 2035. As Strategic Communications Specialist, you will articulate the brand and voice of the global movement. Your ability to create compelling communications will engage donors, partners and members, and help the global YWCA movement grow.

Lead Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization

The World YWCA is seeking a Lead, Strategic Partnerships & Resource Mobilization to drive an ambitious growth strategy for the World YWCA. You are a senior leader who is aware of global partnership trends and motivated to create opportunities that promote young women’s leadership and human rights. You are organized and impact-driven, with exemplary relationship building skills.

Country Director, Burkina Faso

You will be taking on a well-regarded country programme; consolidating work that was done in a recent transformation and restructuring. Plan International has moved away from reliance on sponsorship and by leading grant-funded programmes, you will be enabling over 40,000 vulnerable and marginalised children access their rights.

Executive Director, StrongMinds Uganda

StrongMinds has an ambitious goal: to treat and improve the lives of two million African women with depression by the year 2025. As Executive Director, you will lead the operations of the social enterprise in Uganda, managing staff and programs across the country and laying the groundwork for the organization to expand to new countries. You are a proven strategist, strong manager, and cross-cultural communicator. You are not afraid to push for results that enable not only women but their entire families, to lead more healthy, productive and satisfying lives.

GeschäftsleiterIn

Die/der neue GeschäftsleiterIn für Greenpeace wird die Organisation mit neuem Organisationsdesign nach turbulenten Zeiten zielgerichtet und agil ausrichten. Neben der Implementation und Weiterentwicklung des neuen Designs für die Schweiz wird es auch darum gehen, das Framework erfolgreich in die Landesstrategie einzuarbeiten, die Organisationskultur zukunftsorientiert zu gestalten und Greenpeace CH im Kontext des internationalen Verbandes zu platzieren. Des Weiteren wird es Aufgabe der/des neuen GeschäftsleiterIn sein, Greenpeace wieder vermehrt in der Öffentlichkeit zu repräsentieren und so auch das Profil der Organisation in der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung zu schärfen und sichtbarer zu machen.

Deputy General Secretary

World YWCA is looking for a Deputy General Secretary, who will work closely with the General Secretary and the Lead of Young Women’s Engagement to guide the strategic transformation of the World YWCA movement and its member associations in line with the World YWCA Goal 2035 to mobilize 100 million empowered young women for social transformation.

West Africa Director

This position will empower and grow the West Africa regional team, optimising and enhancing CBM’s work across its country offices. The person will lead the regional offices through change within the organisation and heading the development and implementation of CBM’s new global operating model for the West African region. They will also be the driving force in building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

East Africa Director

The Director will lead CBM through change within the organisation and civil society in East Africa as a whole. The person will head the development and implementation of CBM’s new global operating model for the East African region, building the capacity of the regional team as well as country office teams. Furthermore they will also support the organisational development of CBM’s growth in the region.

Asia Director

This position will be leading the CBM Regional Hub for Asia and its Country offices through times of change within the organisation and the civil society sector in Asia as a whole. As part of the change the Asia Director will be overseeing the implementation of all aspects of the CBM’s new operating model relevant for the Asian region. They will be the driving force in building the capacity of the regional team as well as country office teams across the region to deliver most effectively towards CBMs Federation Strategy.

Executive Director

The Executive Director of INHOPE will be working with 44 member organizations to tackle child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and consequently make the internet a safer place. You have the presence and authority to lead an umbrella organization and deal with a range of stakeholders from law enforcement to Internet service providers. You have a good grasp of technology and the vision to see how it may affect the sector in the future. Culturally aware, you are also a problem-solver; able to collaborate with partners internally and externally to remove barriers and improve cooperation.

Country Director, Nigeria

This is an opportunity to make history. There is a close connection between WASH and the Sustainable Development Goals and you will be mobilising people in Africa’s most populous country with its many resources, talents and skills. You will be delivering a programme that impacts everything from health and nutrition, through to education and women’s empowerment. By getting this right in Nigeria, you will influence not just West Africa but the continent as a whole.

Country Director, Zambia

This role is an exciting opportunity to transform WWF Zambia into an independent country office of WWF International. We are looking for an influential and entrepreneurial leader ready to lead change and create partnerships, as well as growing national membership and increasing fundraising opportunities. The country director will manage a dynamic team committed to conservation in a country with some of the worlds’ iconic species, vast protected areas and ample fresh water resources.

Directeur de Programme

Le directeur ou la directrice des programmes est responsable de diriger une programmation dynamique et croissante à l’étranger avec des partenaires locaux en Bolivie, au Burkina Faso, au Ghana, au Mali, au Sénégal, au Swaziland, en Tanzanie et au Togo. Il ou elle devra forger de nouveaux partenariats stratégiques, élaborer de nouveaux programmes centrés sur la promotion de l’égalité des femmes et des filles et les moyens durables de subsistances tout en rehaussant notre programme de coopération volontaire internationale.

Program Director

The Program Director will lead a dynamic and growing overseas program with local partners in Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Swaziland, Tanzania and Togo. We are looking for a seasoned leader with extensive experience in international program development, with demonstrated leadership in voluntary cooperation programs, especially those that advance equality for women and girls.

Executive Director

The International Civil Society Centre, based in Berlin, is looking for its next Executive Director. Your work will be to strengthen Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) globally by working hand-in-hand with their leaders to fight for a sustainable and more equitable world. You will work with prominent CSOs at a global level to develop a vision and implement an impactful strategy for the Centre. You are a networker and a leader; comfortable engaging with influencers on the world stage as well as leading a small, dedicated and innovative team.

Country Director, Turkey

Medical Teams International need you to make an impact. They are working with displaced people to provide health services and to get people back on their feet. There are a limited number of health-related actors in the region and the need is huge, so you will need the entrepreneurial skills to grow their operations, but also the discipline to follow laws and government regulations to the letter. You can work through partners and have the ability to establish working relationships with other organizations. Starting small and with this kind of space to grow, you know how to raise funds and don’t need to rely on processes and guidelines from the centre.

Country Director, Tanzania

As Country Director Tanzania with CBM you will be accountable for the development and implementation of CBM’s programmes and operations, ensuring quality performance and aligning with CBM’s federation strategy. You will identify programming opportunities where the organisation can demonstrate its value and relevance. By developing relations with partners; local and national governments; other development organizations and voluntary agencies; in-country media; donor agencies; and local communities, you will influence Tanzania’s development agenda in terms of inclusion.

Senior Campaign Manager: Food For Life

The Greenpeace International "Food for Life" campaign aims to fix the broken food system by influencing politics, business, consumers, farmers and financial flows, to shift towards ecological farming. As a senior member of the Greenpeace Africa Programme Team, you will be an active participant in the development of the global campaign, and responsible for developing and implementing a successful campaign strategy in East Africa.

Campaigner: Food For Life

The Greenpeace International "Food for Life" campaign aims to fix the broken food system by influencing politics, business, consumers, farmers and financial flows, to shift towards ecological farming. You will be responsible for developing and implementing a successful campaign strategy in East Africa. You will also be an active participant in the development of the global campaign.

Team Leader Health Systems, Mexico

The Health Systems Team Leader will bravely stand up and fight for sexual and reproductive health care for women across Mexico. Using your public health expertise, you will be leading a team of reproductive health professionals, coordinating training and facilitating partnerships that strengthen health service providers throughout the country. You will reinforce the curriculum and methodologies to ensure that consultants and their reference materials are up-to- date. You are knowledgeable on sexual and reproductive health, especially clinical, safe abortion and contraception services, and have a solid understanding of the Mexican context.