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About the role
We are looking for an inspirational manager to provide strategic leadership, development and direction to our work on innovation. Someone who can consolidate innovations in our current programming, develop new and better ways of creating effective, sustainable and scalable programmes and interventions, and capture the very latest thinking from across the HIV and development sectors, in order to maximise our impact on a future free from AIDS for everyone everywhere.
About us
We’ve been on the frontline of the world’s response to HIV and AIDS for 25 years, working with marginalised people who are denied HIV prevention and treatment simply because of who they are and where they live.
Set up in 1993 to work with community groups in the countries most affected by the global AIDS epidemic, we’ve continually adapted our approach, looking for innovative ways to break down the barriers that marginalise people living with, or at risk of acquiring, HIV. All with one goal in mind – a future free from AIDS for everyone, everywhere.
Everything we do is rooted in our two key beliefs:
• That the lives of all human beings are of equal value.
• That everyone has the right to access the HIV information and services they need for a healthy life.
Today, we work with communities in more than 40 countries, taking local, national and global action on HIV, health and human rights.
As a global partnership that is open to everyone, we can only do what we do – and achieve what we want to achieve – by working with partners from grassroots community groups to
Are you the Frontliner we’re looking for?
You are a committed team member with a clear focus on team objectives, as well as your own. You will promote best practice within your field of expertise and challenge ways of working to ensure the highest quality and levels of efficiency. Your actions will be aligned with Frontline AIDS vision and you will inspire the same behaviour in your peers. You are comfortable working in a matrix management environment.
The role will:
• Ensure our programming reflects leading practice and innovation from across Frontline AIDS, within the HIV sector, as well as the latest technological advances.
• Build a culture of innovation across the organisation and wider partnership by embedding excellent systems and behaviours for scoping future opportunities for programme development or adaptation.
• Ensuring programme development and adaptation is based on co-production and participation.
• Lead the establishment of a strategic vision and objectives for programme development, ensuring long term, feasible, sustainable and cost effective strategies and models for delivery at scale.
• Contribute to sustainable fundraising and income-generation strategies for new programme development [in line with the organisational Fundraising and Engagement strategy].
• Establish and sustain strong partnerships at senior level with Frontline AIDS Leaders and delivery partners, including ensuring effective partnership arrangements are in place.
• Ensure our innovation reflects the principles of effective programming, with robust processes for implementation, quality, monitoring and evaluation.
• Lead and shape our external technical representation on innovation, ensuring a high profile for our programming, influencing global, regional and national policy positions, and building the capacity of the sector through sharing learning about effective practice.
• Be an active, effective and accountable member of the Programme Management Board (with other Heads across the organisation) to ensure that Frontline AIDS is delivering against strategic priorities through planned portfolios of work.
• Provide strong management and support to multi-functional teams through effective matrix management, performance management and the development of talent.
Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults
Frontline AIDS operates a rigorous recruitment and selection process that reflects our commitment to child protection. The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy can be downloaded [here](https://frontlineaids.peoplehr.net/Handlers/RichTextEditorImageDownload…. of Children and Vulnerable Adults Policy June 2018 (1)903.pdf).
Due to the application of UK immigration rules, we may be required to give priority in respect of this role to suitable applicants who are settled within the host country.
Find out more by downloading the full job description and person specification. If you are excited by this opportunity and think it’s right for you, we’d love to hear from you so apply using the button at the top of this page and upload your CV along with a covering letter outlining why you are a great match for this role.
Closing date: 8th July 2019
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