Director of Programme Management

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🔥 15 hours ago

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

💵 £64.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

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👔 Director

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Mary's Meals

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2002

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Food & Beverage • Healthcare • Logistics

Mary's Meals is a charitable organization focused on providing life-changing school meals to children living in some of the world's poorest communities. The organization operates in 16 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Mary's Meals aims to encourage education by offering the promise of a nutritious meal to hungry children, thereby helping them to focus and participate in class. Every day, Mary's Meals serves over 2. 4 million children worldwide. The organization relies on donations to fund its global school feeding program, keeping running costs low to maximize impact. They involve volunteers and regular donors to maintain and expand their mission.

📋 Description

• Lead the performance, governance and stewardship of Mary's Meals programmes globally • Ensure programme delivery aligns with organisational priorities and quality standards • Lead and support the Programme Management team, Country Directors and programme partners • Oversee programme planning, budgeting, resource allocation and risk management • Coordinate between Programmes and other organisational functions • Oversee grants, reporting and impact requirements • Ensure donor stewardship, accountability and organisational learning • Champion programme data, reporting and performance management • Lead cross-cutting programme initiatives, organisational change projects and programme transformation activities • Build and maintain relationships with partners and stakeholders • Represent Mary's Meals at a senior level when required • Shape organisational strategy and lead major programme initiatives supporting future growth and impact

🎯 Requirements

• Significant experience in international development • Proven track record leading programme management and delivery across complex international programmes or multi-country portfolios • Substantial experience in programme planning, budgeting, risk management, performance oversight and grant-funded programmes • Strong understanding of governance, safeguarding and compliance • Experience using programme data, insight and learning to improve performance and inform decision-making • Experience developing high-performing, multicultural teams • Strong communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills • Ability to work with senior leaders, country teams and external partners • Willingness to undertake travel to countries where programmes operate • Required to register with the Protected Vulnerable Group Scheme or local equivalent before undertaking the role • CV and short covering note of no more than one page

🏖️ Benefits

• 34 days annual leave including bank holidays, increasing by 1 day each completed calendar year to a maximum of 39 days • Option to buy another week of annual leave • Flexible working • Employee Assistance Programme • Life assurance • Medical insurance for candidates located in Kenya, Liberia, Malawi and Zambia • Pension, depending on the candidate's location • Remote and flexible working arrangements • Occasional or regular use of the Glasgow office for those who want it