A4ID ROLE UK Technical Specialist

Application deadline: Wednesday 11th December 2019

Interview date: Thursday 19th December 2019

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £27-30,000

Start Date: ASAP

Location: Based in central London

Advocates for International Development (A4ID) is a charity with a vision to see the law and lawyers play their full part in the global eradication of poverty. A4ID seeks to be an authoritative voice of the legal community, to inspire and enable lawyers to join the global fight against poverty, and to ensure that legal support is available for those engaged in that fight.

A4ID is making its vision and mission a reality through its innovative pro bono broker service and bespoke pro bono projects; its respected education and training programmes; its acclaimed thought leadership and policy work; its Rule of Law Expertise UK Programme; and its international project work.

The A4ID Rule of Law Expertise Programme (ROLE UK) is funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), and is a unique collaboration between the UK government, judiciary and lawyers to support long-term and strategic peer-to-peer partnerships seeking to strengthen the rule of law in developing countries.

The role:

Working within the ROLE UK Programme team, and closely with the Technical Expert, the Technical Specialist will provide direct support to strategic assignment management, delivery, monitoring and evaluation within the Development Unit. The portfolio of work will be wide, varied and fast moving with a particular focus on matching pro bono legal expertise with requests from UK Government representatives in developing countries.

Key responsibilities

Delivery of international assignments 

• Assessing applications and facilitating application processes and criteria, providing technical and project design and delivery support to applicants, working with the wider ROLE UK Programme team;
• Supporting the development of terms of reference for assignments;
• Sourcing legal experts and managing their deployment to DFID priority countries;
• Providing a key contact point for communication between ROLE UK, in-country partners and legal experts;
• Contributing to the development and delivery of pre- and post- deployment briefings/trainings;
• Overseeing travel, logistical and duty of care arrangements;
• Reviewing reporting and feedback towards improvement of systems and generation of programme learning.

Monitoring, evaluation and learning

• Supporting the delivery of ROLE UK’s MEL implementation plan to ensure that assignment data is gathered and reported against logical framework indicators;
• Supporting the development of papers and events, which disseminate evidence and lessons learned.

Programme Management Support

• Reporting to the ROLE UK Programme Manager and supporting reporting to DFID;
• Supporting maintenance of strong programme management and knowledge management systems and processes.

A4ID Funding & Development

• Contributing to A4ID’s business development by assisting with the organisation’s fundraising, strategy and broader development.
• Assisting with the review, assessment, and evaluation of trusts, foundations or institutional funding.
• Drafting and scoping applications to relevant identified trusts, foundation or institutions for any projects or products that require external funding to develop, undertake, roll out, or scale up.
• Assisting with relevant A4ID income generation activity.
• Reporting to donors and funders on progress with A4ID funded work.
• Any other work as directed by the Chief Executive.

To apply

Please read the full A4ID ROLE UK Technical Specialist JD for further details about the role and person specification.

All applications should be submitted using the A4ID Application Form and A4ID-Recruitment-Monitoring-Form.

Completed application forms should be returned to roleuk@a4id.org no later than 09:00  GMT on Wednesday 11th December 2019. Applications received after the closing date may be considered at the discretion of A4ID.

Interviews will take place in London on Thursday 19th December 2019.

If you have any queries about the role, please email naomi.barnard@a4id.org.