About VSO
VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.
VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.
Role overview
This role will provide expert methodological support and strategic insight to VSO programme development processes in Southern Africa region to ensure that our interventions are pro poor (anti poverty), address exclusions that result in poverty, are accountable and are based on the 3 elements of sustainable development (social, economic and environmental coherence). It will also champion and support the development of reflective practice in country offices and across the region, and in VSO as a whole.
This role will provide expert methodological support and strategic insight to VSO programme development processes in Southern Africa region to ensure that our interventions are pro poor (anti poverty), address exclusions that result in poverty, are accountable and are based on the 3 elements of sustainable development (social, economic and environmental coherence). It will also champion and support the development of reflective practice in country offices and across the region, and in VSO as a whole.
Skills, qualifications and experience required
You will be visionary, innovative and a people person. As an experienced senior manager, you will have gained at least 10 years progression in the development, implementation and management of development programmes with hands on experience of working through participatory development methodologies as a practitioner and as a strategist.
You will be visionary, innovative and a people person. As an experienced senior manager, you will have gained at least 10 years progression in the development, implementation and management of development programmes with hands on experience of working through participatory development methodologies as a practitioner and as a strategist.
This position may be based in any of our country offices in the Southern Africa region.
HOW TO APPLY:
If you’re interested in applying for this role, please follow this link (http://vso.force.com/jobopportunities/Job_DetailsPage?jid=a0mD0000007e9m0) and download the job description to read more details about the position and the skills and experience we’re looking for. To submit your application, click on ‘Apply now’ and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.
