Supervisor: Director and EU Representative
Supervises: EC Partnership Coordinator, EC Program Management Coordination, EU Funding and Admin Officer
Location: CARE International AISBL, Brussels, Belgium
Type of Contract: Contract managed by your hiring office, following labour conditions and regulations adhered to by that office.
1. BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW
CARE International (CI) is a global confederation of Members and Affiliate Members working together to fight poverty and provide assistance in humanitarian emergencies. CI works in more than 90 countries around the world, implementing long-term programmes to fight poverty, responding to humanitarian emergencies and advocating for policy change to improve the lives of the poorest people, with a particular focus on women and girls.
CARE International AISBL (CI Belgium) is one of the legal entities housing the CI Secretariat. The others are in Geneva and London. CI Secretariat coordinates and supports the global CARE confederation to achieve its common impact goals and shared global priorities in line with our global CARE 2030 Vision and Program Strategy. It leads CARE’s global advocacy and represents the confederation at the United Nations, the European Union and at key global forums.
2. POSITION SUMMARY
The Senior EU Partnership and Compliance Advisor will be based at CARE International AISBL’s office in Brussels, Belgium. She/he will work with and on behalf of CARE International Members and CI Implementing Presences (CIPs, i.e. Country Offices and Global South Members, Candidates and Affiliates) in their efforts to optimise their levels of funding from the European Union (EU) and improve their relations with the EU, focusing particularly on ECHO, but also to strengthen their capacity to engage with the European Commission (EC) and manage EC contracts, in close collaboration with the EC Partnership Coordinator, the EC Programme Management Coordinator and the EU Funding and Administration Officer who he/she will line-manage. The Senior EU Partnership and Compliance Advisor is supervised by the Director and EU Representative and works in close collaboration with the other CI Belgium colleagues, CARE International Members and CIPs for the fulfilment of their objectives.
3. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES – specifically but not limited to
1. Lead CI’s efforts on EC engagement and compliance, supporting CI Members and CIPs to improve CI’s overall strategic approach and coordination:
2. Oversee and provide capacity-strenghening to CI Members and CIPs on EU rules and procedures:
3. Undertake representational liaison with EU institutions and other Brussels-based NGOs and NGO networks:
4. Support CI Members and Secretariat in the organisational development of CARE International in Europe:
5. Other responsibilities:
4. KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Supervises: EC Partnership Coordinator, EC Program Management Coordination, EU Funding and Admin Officer
5. QUALIFICATIONS (Key Selection criteria)
Education or work experience:
Essential technical competencies for the role:
Languages: As a global organisation we celebrate those that can bring different languages to the workplace. Our official working language is English, and fluency in oral and written is required, also in French. However fluency in our other working languages Arabic and Spanish are also an advantage.
Other essential competencies for the role:
CARE International is committed to preventing all unwanted behaviour and all forms of misconduct at work, including fraud and corruption and sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse. Everyone who works for CARE is expected to share this commitment and work within CARE International’s Safeguarding Policy and sign our Safeguarding Code and Conduct.
CARE International is committed to a safe recruitment process to help attract and appoint the right staff for the role and responsibilities set out in the vacancy notice. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. We will seek at least two references, one of which must be your most recent employer. In addition, we participate in the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will request information from job applicants’ previous employers, about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, child abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, you confirm your understanding and agreement of these checks.
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CVs and a covering letter of interest in English to [email protected] by 18:00 Brussels time, Monday, 4 December, 2023. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Interviews will likely be scheduled the week of 11 December.
Only candidates with the relevant work authorization will be considered.
More Information on CARE International is available at www.care-international.org.
CARE seeks to improve the lives of the most marginalized, particularly women and girls. Our diversity is our strength. We encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.
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