Programme Manager

JOB PURPOSE

The Programme Manager works within the high-functioning Global Marketing and Communications Programme at Amnesty International’s International Secretariat (Headquarters.) The Programme Manager monitors the progress and performance of all the projects delivered by the Marketing and Communications Programme, including managing the inflow of new projects and requests to ensure resources are allocated according to the agreed strategic priorities.

Working closely with the Global Programme Director for Marketing and Communications, the Programme Manager plays an important role in the strategic deliver of human rights outputs for the global Amnesty movement.

ABOUT YOU

You will have proven project portfolio management experience within a large organisation, as well as a passion for human rights. You will have demonstrable ability to design and implement effective systems and methods for tracking progress, opportunities, risks and budgets across a large portfolio of work.

Your creative and highly effective communication skills and experience will enable you to work across multiple stakeholders in different teams, with an agency-style approach and the ability to design formats for sharing business intelligence.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver the evaluation methods to assess project strengths, identify areas for improvement and ensuring objectives and targets are being met.
• Manage the Marketing and Communications portfolio of human rights projects, maintaining oversight and analysis of portfolio status and risk, logging benefits and impact in line with organisational reporting methods, and ensuring project leads are supported in delivering the reports.
• Embed a consistent methodology for project management and reporting across the programme.
• Monitor, analyse, manage and or escalate risks of the Marketing and Communications portfolio of projects and planned work.
• Support quarterly reporting on Marketing and Communications Projects and ensure allocated budgets deliver the agreed objectives.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Excellent facilitation skills;
• Experience in developing training programmes and standard operating procedures guidelines.
• Experience of SharePoint and BI tools, including Power BI, is desirable.
• Excellent judgment and interpersonal skills with a wide range of stakeholders, including ability to negotiate and influence, and build and maintain cooperative relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically; and problem analysis skills.
• Proven ability to drive organizational change in a complex, high-pressure environment.
• Management experience, ability to set, manage and monitor plans and budgets

ABOUT US

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world.

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they’re denied. And whether we’re applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we’re all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits include 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, life assurance and many more benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging environment.

For further information on our benefits, please visit https://www.amnesty.org/en/careers/benefits/

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click ‘Apply for this Role’ below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let’s get to work.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.**

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