Global Thematic Lead

2 weeks ago


Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom VSO International Full time

Location- Various Countries- Salary- We offer competitive salary and benefits- Contract type- Permanent- Full Time- 35 hours per week- Application Closing Date- 28 Feb 2023- Interview date- March 2023- Start date- May 1, 2023VSO is the world’s leading international development charity that works through volunteers to create a fair world for everyone. At VSO we pride ourselves on doing development differently. We fight poverty not by sending aid, but by working through volunteers and partners to create long-lasting change in some of the world’s poorest regions. We bring key stakeholders together to co-ordinate collective action, from local organisations to national governments. Our programmes in Africa and Asia focus on health, education and livelihoods, with an increasing emphasis on resilience, peace building, social accountability, gender and social inclusion. We’re not about delivering quick fixes, but instead we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change that will improve the lives of generations to come.

**Role overview**:
The Global Thematic Lead - Green Jobs and Decent Work will play a key role in ensuring quality thematic content across the VSO project portfolio to demonstrate the value of Volunteering for Development.
They will lead on the technical content of proposal designs and develop programme model for resilient livelihood practices utilizing Volunteering for Development methodology while collaboratively working with the livelihood practice area team.

**Skills, qualifications and experience**:

- Should have strong expertise in livelihoods, green jobs jobs and decent work and/or supporting micro and small enterprises, with hands-on experience in low resource/informal sector environments. Demonstrate a good understanding of the program life cycle and ability to use innovative and effective practices to design, implement and measure the progress of green jobs and decent work interventions.
Qualifications in economics, social and environmental sciences, management or a related field required or an equivalent in relevant experience is desirable.
Competencies and Behaviour
At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:

- Ability to be open minded and respectful
- Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
- Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
- Ability to seek and share knowledge

Equal Opportunities
VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.

The post holder can be based in any countries where VSO operates

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