Director Of Digital And Information Security

Purpose

This role will be responsible and accountable for the effective and high quality delivery, including financial, operational and risk management, of all of Development Pathways’ projects while ensuring good quality professional development and management of our project delivery teams and good relations with consultants and clients. The role will also provide broader leadership across the organisation as a member of Pathways’ Senior Management Team.

The successful candidate will manage our Project Delivery Department, which has teams in our offices in the UK, Kenya, Australia, and Jordan. The Director of Project Delivery should ensure that the responsibilities set out below are effectively delegated, as appropriate.

Responsibilities

·      Oversee and be accountable for the delivery of all projects within their agreed timeline, budget, scope and to high quality, ensuring that project managers, administrators and team members maintain consistently high standards of project delivery

·      Ensure high quality administrative, operational, and financial management across all projects and oversee and strengthen underlying administrative, operational, and financial management systems

·      Ensure travel security on all projects, with broader risk management systems effectively implemented across all projects

·      Oversee effective management of project teams across all projects

·      Ensure the effective collaboration of the Project Delivery Department with other business units within Development Pathways

·      Lead on developing and implementing standards, policies and programme management and operational systems and tools across Development Pathways and oversee training on these policies and systems

·      Provide regular management reports on project delivery to the Senior Management Team, based on key performance indicators

·      Promote strong and productive relationships with clients and consultants engaged on our projects

·      Provide leadership, effective management, mentorship, and professional development to staff across the Project Delivery Department in all offices, engendering high morale across the team.

·      Be responsible for the strategy development and annual plans for the Project Delivery Department; and oversee and monitor the delivery of these plans.

·      Promote gender equality, women’s empowerment and inclusivity across all our projects.

·      Keep up to date on industry-relevant developments and best practices.

·      Deliver cross-organisational leadership responsibilities as a member of Development Pathways’ Senior Management Team.

Person Specification

 The Director of Project Delivery should have the following qualifications, skills, and competencies:

Essential Qualifications and Skills:

·      Relevant undergraduate degree.

·      An appropriate project management qualification.

·      Demonstrable and adequate skills and experience in high-level and challenging project management, preferably in international development.

·      Demonstrable and adequate skills and experience in effectively managing individuals and complex teams.

·      Experience in organization-level leadership positions.

·       Excellent interpersonal, time management and communications skills.

·       Ability to take initiative and work independently.

·       Commitment to social justice, gender equality and women’s empowerment.

·      Ability to travel internationally as required.

·      Excellent Knowledge of English (oral and written). 

Desirable:

·      Master’s degree.

·      Sense of humour. 

·      Proficiency in French, Portuguese, and/or Spanish. 

 Terms of Employment and Benefits

Recruitment will be at the senior level and is a permanent and full-time post. Along with the basic salary, the successful candidate would receive an attractive package of the following:

·      Fulfilling work - work directly with end-users in some of the world’s most underserved communities and in a dynamic and successful team 

·      Flexible work - Development Pathways offers employees flexible work hours and part remote working options, with a requirement to work in the London office for at least 2 days per week (currently on Tuesdays and Thursdays)

·      Generous time off - recharge with 30-holiday entitlement plus standard bank holidays

·      Travel the World - we expect the successful candidate to travel overseas for work for up to 3-months in a year

·      Excellent health and well-being provision – access to the company private health care scheme (after the satisfactory completion of the probationary period), pension scheme, and Employee Assistance Programme     

·      Commitment to professional development opportunities - we encourage our staff to participate in professional learning and development

·      Provision of a company laptop and working at home allowance

·      Access to Development Pathways’ bonus scheme, and

·      Travel allowance paid monthly if attend office the required 2 days per week.

How to apply

We invite interested candidates to please apply for the post by including the following:

1. A cover letter explaining why you are applying for this position, and how you would be a good fit for the post of Director of Project Delivery. Please include your salary expectations in your cover letter.
2. A CV (curriculum vitae) specifying your qualifications, education, and relevant work experience for this role.

Closing date for this post will on the 6th March 2024.

Applications should be submitted by email.

While this is a UK based post, we welcome applications from other countries and would be willing to consider a sponsorship visa for the successful candidate.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and high-quality candidates may be interviewed earlier than the above date; and, we retain the right to close this recruitment without notice.

Due to the high number of applications expected, unfortunately only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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Development Pathways is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to providing a work environment that is inclusive and free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on individual qualifications and abilities.  without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, family or parental status, or disability status.

About Us

Founded in 2010, Development Pathways has grown rapidly into an internationally respected consultancy and advisory organisation, providing high quality consultancies and project management throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific, in social protection and broader social policy, socio-economic analysis and research, training and software development services. We currently work in over 20 countries across Africa, Asia, the Pacific, the MENA region, and Latin America.

The projects we manage vary in nature. We currently manage around 30 projects. They range from relatively small projects which are delivered over a few months, while we also manage 2 large projects for bilateral donors, with budgets of £8+ million to be delivered over 4 years or more. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing all our projects globally, with the support of project management teams located in each of our offices.

We currently employ just over 40 staff who work alongside a global network of trusted consultants. Our four main offices are located in the United Kingdom (London – Sidcup), Kenya (Nairobi), Australia (Sydney) and Jordan (Amman). As an employer, we put our staff first and are committed to flexible working practices and developing our staff’s professional capabilities. For more information about our organisation, please visit our website.