Director of Programmes application form

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ILGA World seeks a Director of Programmes to manage, develop and grow ILGA World’s programmatic work.

Start of the position: January 2022

Deadline for applications: Friday, 3 December 2021 – 1 PM (Central European Time)

Who can apply?
Anyone with dedication to - and experience in regard to - the human and social rights of persons with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and sex characteristics who meets the requirements set out below.

The role of the Director of Programmes is to conceptualise, lead and oversee the programmatic work of the organisation, to supervise the Programmes Team staff and to strategically develop ILGA World’s programmatic work in collaboration with the Executive Director. The Director of Programmes covers the whole programmatic breath of the organisation and our movements and supervises staff divided currently into four areas:

UN Programme (3 members of staff)
GIESC Programme (3 members of staff)
Research (one staff person and a team of consultants)
Projects (in development)

The Programmes Team is at a pivotal moment of both change and growth and the Director of Programmes will be the key figure in accompanying the organisation and the team in those processes from a programmatic and managerial point of view. By the end of 2021 the Programmes Team will have grown from 5 members of staff (including the Director of Programmes) to 8 members of staff and will reach a size of at least 10 staff by the end of 2022, adding a whole new area of work (projects) and extending the programmatic scope of all programmes.

The Director of Programmes will work with the Executive Director and the Programmes Team Managers to ensure to find ways so that the work ILGA is committed to deliver will be adequately resourced by programmatic staff. This includes several areas of new work that ILGA World has taken on, including projects on Sports, Business, Workplace & LGBTI Equality, Global Decriminalisation by 2030 and Youth.

Middle management has just been introduced to the Programmes Team and will be fully implemented and solidified in the first half of 2022. The Director of Programmes has a key role in building the structure and support for the growing team, including supporting these middle managers.

In addition the Director of Programmes will be responsible to oversee and deliver the programme of the upcoming 30th World Conference that will be held in LA, Long Beach in May 2022.

ILGA World’s programmatic work is highly collaborative, interconnected and intersectional. In our work we seek to connect SOGIESC and feminist issues, empower LGBTI+ activists and organisations, and convene our communities to strengthen their voice in global human rights advocacy and debates.

The successful candidate therefore needs to have the ability to skilfully navigate the global LGBTI activist community and international diplomatic spaces alike, is a respected leader in our communities, has demonstrated management and staff supervision experience and proven ability to develop SOGIESC programmatic work strategically. Being able to offer a solid feminist analysis of SOGIESC issues is a benefit.

The ideal candidate will start working in January 2022.

INSTRUCTIONS

Important Please read the Responsibilities, Performance of duties and remuneration and benefits and Requirements sections below and then fill out the application form.

The application should be completed in English. Interviews will also be conducted in English (though other declared language skills may be tested).

We recommend preparing your answers in advance before you start filling the below form out. In order to prevent the form session expiring and you losing your work, we suggest downloading this form in a Word document format and filling it out offline (especially open-ended questions) and then coming back to the below form and pasting the answers. DO NOT send your application form in a Word document format, as it will not be evaluated this way.

Should there be well found reasons why this was not possible, you may submit the application form as well by e-mail to [email protected].
Rename this file SURNAME_Name_DoP.docx. For instance: SMITH_John_DoP.docx before you submit it.

We also recommend filling out the below form on a computer (instead of a smartphone) if possible.

Late submissions. Please, plan your submission in advance. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

KEY DATES

3 November 2021 - Call for candidates
3 December 2021, 1:00 pm CET - Deadline for applications
10 December 2021 - Shortlisted candidates are invited for interviews
15-17 December 2021 - Interviews with shortlisted candidates and skills exercise
Week of 6-10 December 2021 - Interviews with shortlisted candidates
Before 24 December 2021 - Offer is made
January 2022 - Successful candidate takes up position (if notice period allows)

QUESTIONS
Please direct any question to [email protected].

Job description

Responsibilities

The Director of Programmes leads and develops the programmatic work of ILGA World, manages the Programmes Team and is part of the senior management of IGLA World. Their responsibilities include the following:

Programmatic responsibilities

Be the lead on ILGA World’s programmatic work
Develop and broaden the organisation’s approach to SOGIESC issues globally
Be an international advocate for of the rights of LGBTI persons
Establish and nurture key relationships with partners, including other civil society organizations, governments, ILGA World’s regions and committees
Support and advise the Executive Director in matters related to the programmatic work of ILGA World, LGBTI movement dynamics, SOGIESC issues and priorities
Represent ILGA World in public spaces in close collaboration with the ED
Attend conferences, seminars and meetings on behalf of ILGA World
Support and develop linkages between different parts of ILGA’s programmatic work
Oversee and develop the programme at ILGA World conferences, in particular the 30th World Conference in May 2022

Programmatic responsibilities

Supervise the Programmes Team staff, interns and consultants delivering ILGA World’s programmatic work
Develop and grow the Programmes Team; this includes to strengthen and develop internal processes that reflect the enhanced needs of a growing team
Plan, manage and implement the overall workplan and budget of ILGA World’s Programmes under ILGA World’s Strategic Plan, as supported by the Operations team and in collaboration with the Executive Director
Manage and/or oversee projects that fall withing the remit of the Programmatic work of the organisation
Support the Executive Director in fundraising for the organisation
Work with the Executive Director and Director of Finance and Administration to provide management leadership within ILGA by participating in ILGA World’s Senior Management Team

Other duties and obligations

Facilitate internal cooperation with the operations and finance team
Work as part of the ILGA staff team to achieve agreed goals and objectives
Actively participate as a member of the wider ILGA team with other employees, volunteers and board members, to promote and achieve ILGA’s objectives
Ensure that all activities are carried out with full regard to ILGA's policies on diversity and equal opportunities
Ensure compliance with such laws and regulations as may be applicable
Undertake all duties in compliance with applicable health and safety regulations and legislation
Undertake other duties that may be reasonably required from time to time.

Performance of duties and remuneration and benefits

The Director of Programmes is currently required to work from ILGA World’s head office in Geneva
ILGA World operates under the flexible working system, that among others include flexible working hours and flexible remote work arrangements
The weekly working time is 37.5 hours on a 100% position
ILGA World remunerates under a salary matrix structure. The annual salary being offered for the post is CHF 105,600 based on a 100% position based in Geneva
In addition, ILGA World offers 25 days annual leave, an annual Geneva travel pass (or equivalent contribution to transport costs), flexible working arrangements and a contribution to lunch expenses
Some relocation support is offered by ILGA World: this includes limited financial support for moving expenses and, if applicable, obtaining a work permit for the successful candidate.

Requirements

The successful candidate should be strongly committed to working for human rights and equality, and have competencies and demonstrated experience in the following areas:

Ability to conceptualise, oversee and implement complex, intersectional, global advocacy and policy work
Strategic and in depth understanding of SOGIESC issues
Sensitivity and wisdom in navigating the complex politics around LGBTI issues, both within and outside the movement
A strong commitment to the rights and dignity of LGBTI persons
An understanding of how to approach work intersectional: to eliminate all intersecting forms of oppression, stigma and discrimination
The ability to manage complex SOGIESC community dynamics and a bridge builder to other human rights and social justice movements.

Managerial requirements:

A strategist: proposing, implementing and prioritizing work in uncertain, fast-paced, stressful and evolving environments
A thoughtful decision-maker: solving complex problems and confidently make decisions under time pressure often with a lack of available information.
A collaborative team-leader: supporting, developing and motivating a diverse and international team in their work and including them in decision making as appropriate. Demonstrated experience in supervising staff or interns is an asset.
A pragmatic implementer: understanding the financial, workload and other implications of decisions-taken and experience with planning, implementing and monitoring budgets

Leadership requirements

A respected leader in the LGBTI+ and/or other human rights movements
A team-player and collaborative leader, who has the ability to lead a diverse team of activists
An organisation-wide perspective holder
A respected feminist, who is able to think, strategise and deliver on an intersectional feminist agenda

Other requirements

Direct experience of working in Global South contexts.
At least five years of experience in supervising a staff team and managing programmes
Availability for international travel related to the implementation of the programmes
Excellent oral and written communication skills
A team player, contributing to the work of ILGA World as a whole
Fluent English, both written and oral. Fluency in Spanish and French are also highly desirable. Other languages, especially UN languages, are an asset.

Equal Opportunities

ILGA World is an Equal Opportunities Employer

ILGA World is committed to social justice, regardless of any individual or group characteristics, including gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, race, age, disability, ability, economic status, national origin, religion, ethnicity, and historical, cultural and geographic experiences, nonetheless recognising the unique challenges faced by individuals with each of these characteristics and by those with intersecting identities.
We offer fair treatment to all current and potential employees, interns and contractors and aim to ensure that all such individuals receive equal treatment (including access to employment, training and opportunities for promotion, as relevant) regardless of any personal attribute as listed above.

ILGA World promotes gender and equality mainstreaming and it actively promotes equality in all policies and actions. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
Lesbian and bisexual women, intersex persons, trans and gender-non-binary persons, and persons from the Global South are especially encouraged to apply. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
If more than one applicant is considered to be equally qualified for the position, priority will be given to applicants coming from marginalised and/or underrepresented groups.

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It is not necessary to speak English as your first language in order to be hired, but a high standard of verbal and written accuracy and comprehension is required.

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If you know more than one other language, you can add the level of each of them in brackets. E.g Polish (C2), Japanese (A2).

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Open-ended questions

Q1. Reasons for applying *

What are your reasons for applying for this post and what will you bring to it? How does your profile match the requirements of this demanding position? (max. 600 words)?

The following 4 questions ask you about your knowledge and experience that we consider are needed for the position.
As your responses to these questions will be used to help assess your application, please take some time to think about your answers and present them in the format set out below. For each question, please provide an example that focuses on your own involvement in the task and tell us how you went about the task.
Please do not simply list the tasks you have undertaken, as this does not tell us about your competencies in completing the task. Try to use a different example for each question, as a spread of responses gives us the most complete picture of you.
Please limit your response to each question. The word limit is listed under each of them.

Q2. Diversity and experiences of marginalisation and exclusion *

ILGA World values the diversity of all people and their communities across the globe. This positively influences how International NGOs and spaces better-reflect our world. While persons working for international NGOs or for UN institutions regularly come from a diverse range of geographical places, this in itself is not the full picture of diversity. At ILGA World we also seek to empower voices from communities that are marginalised or excluded. If your experience in life is one that brings different experiences of diversity and/or exclusion and/or marginalisation, please share how you would bring this perspective to the position. (max 200 words).

Q3. Experience in management and team development *

The successful candidate for this position will have at least five-years experience in programme management and in supervising of a staff team at the local, national, regional or international level. Please explain your experience in this field and describe one example of such work that you are proud of. (max 200 words).

Q4. Feminism *

What is feminism to you? (max 200 words).

Q5. Programme organising *

In your view: what are the main upcoming challenges for the Programmes Director in 2022 and how would you address those in your work? (max 400 words).

Additional Information

Please add information that is not included in the previous answers but that you think may be useful in explaining how you meet the requirements of this position. Please provide your answer here (max 200 words).

References
Please provide two referees. If you have not been employed, an academic referee would be an appropriate alternative. Referees will not be contacted prior to interview.
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I declare that the information provided on this form is correct to the best of my knowledge and understand that any information submitted in connection with employment and subsequently found to be incorrect or deliberately misleading could lead to dismissal without notice.

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