Strategy Advisor PFC(Secondment)

Job Description

Position: Strategy Advisor PFC(secondment)

Location: Any ActionAid country office

Contract duration: 1 Year

Closing date: 18 September 2025 at 17.00 GMT

STRICTLY RECRUITMENT FOR ACTIONAID GS AND COUNTRY OFFICES

The Role:

This role provides vital support to the Director, Programmes, Fundraising and Communications (PFC) by providing high levels of strategic and analytical support on high-priority initiatives that advance the organization’s mission and strategic objectives. The role cultivates and maintains relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including institutional donors, partners, global programme teams, and governance bodies. This position requires a high level of discretion, political judgment, and a deep understanding of both internal dynamics and external stakeholder landscapes. 

Please see further information in the job description

Who we're looking for: 

• Proven track record of ability to take initiative, manage multiple high-level priorities, and operate autonomously while contributing to a broader strategic agenda in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Proven capacity to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion, sound judgment, and political awareness.
• A team player who can operate with agility in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities with poise and professionalism, with the ability to synthesize complex information to support strategic decision-making.
• Someone proactive, analytical, and detail-oriented professional with strong writing and communication skills

You should also have strong commitment to ActionAid’s values and ethos, including ActionAid’s feminist leadership principles.

How to apply: 

Please click on the "apply” button to start the application process: 

Applications close on 18 September 2025 at 17.00 GMT. Please upload an up-to-date curriculum vitae and a covering letter, clearly explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile. 

Please check your application and make sure you meet all the essential criteria listed in the person specification. In addition, your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria. If you do not meet at least all the essential criteria, please do not apply as we only consider candidates if they meet the essential criteria listed on the job description. We will only consider candidates who have the right to work in the specified locations.

Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

ActionAid International will not consider unsolicited candidates from recruitment agencies. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.

About us: 

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ActionAid International welcomes applications from all sections of the community and promotes diversity. 

Our commitment to Safeguarding

ActionAid is committed to recruiting candidates who promote ActionAid’s SHEA and Safeguarding policies and values.

ActionAid will only recruit candidates who are committed to SHEA and Safeguarding and ActionAid’s values, thereby helping to create safer working cultures. As a deterrence measure ActionAid is also committed to deterring candidates who are intending to cause harm from joining ActionAid.

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