Director, Member Association Support & Development East & South East Asia

About IPPF

IPPF is a network of nongovernmental organizations working for sexual and reproductive rights. It is more than 70 years old and is present in 150 countries 25 of them in the East and South East Asia & Oceania Region.

The membership is built by one per country. The federation has undergone a governance reform and will start implementing a new strategy in 2023 where the interest is that the member organizations are at the center and that they are the ones who, from their knowledge of the context, nurture the federation. IPPF members receive core grants, benefit from exchanging lessons learnt, are accredited and important topics such as diversity and social entrepreneurship n are addressed. They are global leaders in sexual and reproductive rights and health, youth and gender issues.

Role Purpose

To lead the integrated support, growth and development of Member Associations (MAs) and Collaborative Partners (CPs) in the region and collaborate pro-actively with other Regions and Global functions to leverage Federation wide impact.

Role Context

• Brings together and connects all MA facing work within a Region to ensure optimal support and services to MAs/CPs.
• Provides an enabling environment to support free flow of information and the mechanisms to enable knowledge sharing and direct access between MAs/CPs in Region and other parts of the Federation.
• Promotes MAs/CPs as the centres of excellence and technical expertise.
• Works as part of the Regional Senior Leadership Team to promote, develop and grow the work of the Federation in its geography.
• Works as part of the Global Secretariat team and the Global Membership Support & Development Community of Practice to deliver the global agenda.

Responsibilities

Management reporting/responsibility:

• Architects of Cooperation
• Business Analyst
• Performance, Learning & Impact Senior Advisor
• Governance & Accreditation Advisor
• Youth Networker (Youth Network Officer)
• Contract Manager(s) if relevant

Role Deliverables

• Create a framework that builds a greater understanding and integrates MA/CP growth into delivery of the Strategic Framework to widen access, expand choice, innovate and share knowledge and act with youth, advance digital and self-care.
• Build an overall picture of MA/CP capabilities, capacities, country contexts, audiences and competition from country and MA/CP profiles to strategically connect organisations, activities and information.
• Devise an integrated plan of activities driven by MAs/CPs to achieve tangible outcomes, capacity building, stronger governance, shared learning and connection facilitation across the Federation.
• Create an MA/CP service delivery platform that provides funding and resource support that meets Federation programmatic requirements, leverages opportunities and achieves ‘burn rates’.
• Assess quality controls for data integrity used to inform decision-making.
• Facilitate the design and delivery of integrated programming and resource allocation, leveraging or building technical capacity in MAs.
• Galvanise and lever development opportunities for MAs/CPs through proposals and donor reporting.
• Build, lead and mentor a diverse team with complementary technical expertise, skills, drive and determination into a seamless functional unit where people can perform at their best.
• Role model safeguarding, anti-racism and IPPF’s code of conduct in everything they do.
• Identify and target new partners in priority countries and walk with them on the path to membership.
• Oversee risk, security and safety requirements and liaise with Global advisors/exports on management/mitigation.
• Oversee case closure of concerns raised about MAs through IPPF SafeReport, incorporating learnings into plans.
• Contribute to resource mobilization through macro knowledge of MA programming, and support the Resmob Team with the conceptualization and development of proposals accordingly.

Candidate Profile

• Successfully led the effective design and delivery of multi-country/regional SRHR Programmes in international development.
• Track record of co-constructing and implementing multifaced business plans/budgets in diverse geographic/cultural settings with good financial understanding and budget management skills.
• Significant experience in effective resourcing and monitoring performance to ensure delivery of objectives.
• Understands political, economic, social, legal and environmental contexts in the Region and Globally affecting our Sector.
• Understands the workings of MAs and how to encourage, influence, incentivize engagement.
• Ability to scan the horizon to spot issues, leverage opportunities, mitigate risks and build a learning environment with organisational resilience and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances with agility.
• Evidence of good judgment and decision-making in dealing with challenging situations and management of escalated issues.
• Open to new/others ideas, strongly collaborative with good influencing skills.
• Excellent written/verbal communication (English plus languages required for Region which may include French/Spanish/Arabic).
• Excellent team leader and developer with strong planning, organising and knowledge sharing skills.
• Strong monitoring and evaluation skills.
• Ability and willingness to work in and lead a diverse and multicultural environment that role models respect of all cultures, inclusion and no discrimination.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding in local and international context and builds a safe work environment.

Agree to sign and adhere to IPPF’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding (Children and Vulnerable Adults) Policy. IPPF is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers, contractors and partners to share this commitment.