Joining Forces Lead

Required education, skills and experience

• Bachelor’s degree level education; Master’s degree in a relevant field is an advantage.
  
• Extensive management experience in a complex organizational setting and, ideally, within secretariats or Boards of multi-organization initiatives/partnerships
  
• A high level of written and spoken communication skills.
  
• Experience working in multicultural environments, participation in networks and coalitions, and working effectively in non-hierarchical settings.
  
• Great interpersonal relationships and negotiation skills.
  
• Understanding of multi-stakeholder funding processes, and an ability to manage them and transparently report on them (in cooperation with finance experts from the six organizations if required).
  
• Excellent written and verbal English. Other languages (especially Spanish or French) are an asset, but not a prerequisite.
  
• Experience working directly on child rights and/or the Sustainable Development Goals is an asset
  

Coordination

• Support the CEO Oversight Committee and the JFSC chair and vice-chair with setting meeting agendas, logistical arrangements, minute taking, and follow-up on agreed-upon actions, working with the team of the JFSC.
  
• Serve as liaison with the technical support pool coordinator to ensure appropriate support to activated and confirmed JF countries.
  
• Coordinate with the Global Action Plan Taskforce to deliver and report on the agreed-upon plans.
  
• Gather and prepare information, data and reports from the Global Action Plan Taskforce/ Working Groups on the implementation of the strategic directions, and Global Action Plan so the JFSC can make good decisions.
  
• Guide the planning, design and good functioning of collaboration platforms and accountability mechanisms.
  

Knowledge management

• Collaborate with the Global Action Plan Taskforce to assure that core JF documents are updated and shared using collaboration platforms.
  
• Coordinate learning and evidence building agendas of JF.
  
• Support the development of JF knowledge management plans, including a package for the orientation of new JF country teams or new JF Alliance members.
  
• Organize events, including workshops to drive Joining Forces content and ambition.
  

Day-to-day operations

• Support the JFSC point persons to execute the decisions made by the JFSC and support effective functioning of other JF groups.
  
• Provide supervision, oversight and day-to-day management support to JFSC staff.
  
• Track and report against progress for objectives and key performance indicators.
  
• Perform financial and administrative services and lend support to JF as requested by the JFSC.
  
• Oversee budget implementation