Global Programmes Lead

Muslim Aid; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Hybrid working

Paid time off for medical appointments

Pension scheme

Time off in lieu (TOIL)

Job summary

Muslim Aid is seeking a Global Programmes Lead to provide senior leadership across the Country Programmes Unit, the Programmes Partnership Unit (including UK programmes) and humanitarian portfolios. You will drive quality, compliance and risk management while supporting country offices and partners to deliver impact.

The role requires extensive international development and MEAL expertise, strong leadership and budgeting skills, and willingness to travel internationally as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree level in international development or related field.
• Significant senior management experience in international development or humanitarian programmes.
• Experience leading programme quality, MEAL and compliance across multi-country portfolios.
• Strong leadership, project management and facilitation skills.
• Excellent financial management and value-for-money capabilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership across Country Programmes Unit, Programmes Partnership Unit and humanitarian functions.
• Lead development of departmental strategies and operational plans.
• Oversee design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation to high standards.
• Strengthen due diligence and compliance with CHS and Sphere standards.
• Oversee capacity assessments of country offices and partners.
• Manage emergency response capability to deliver timely, quality responses.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Programme management

MEAL & compliance

Budgeting & financial oversight

Stakeholder engagement

Communication & facilitation

Education

Degree in international development or related field

Job description

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The Global Programmes Lead is a senior management role within the Impact department, providing leadership and oversight across Muslim Aid’s international and UK programme delivery, partnerships, humanitarian response, and safety and security. Reporting to the Head of Impact, the Lead is accountable for the efficient, high-quality and compliant delivery of programmes through the Country Programmes Unit, the Programmes Partnership Unit (including UK programmes), the Humanitarian Programmes function and programme administration, while ensuring robust duty of care through oversight of the safety and security function.

The role is responsible for technical and management advice and support to ensure Muslim Aid Country Offices and partners are implementing, monitoring and evaluating programme activities in compliance with Muslim Aid’s strategy and budget as well as recognised international standards.

The role drives programme quality, value for money and risk management across the portfolio; strengthens the capacity of country offices and partners; and supports institutional funding and strategic partnerships to grow the scope, scale and quality of Muslim Aid’s programmes in line with organisational strategy and recognised international standards. Regular international travel will be required.

About the Role

• Provide senior leadership across the Country Programmes Unit, the Programmes Partnership Unit (including UK programmes), the Humanitarian Programmes function and the safety and security function, ensuring they operate as a coherent, high-performing whole.
• Lead development of departmental strategies and operational plans within the roles remit to ensure they are aligned.
• Oversee programmes to ensure they are designed, implemented, monitored and evaluated to a high standard and in compliance with donor, governmental and international requirements.
• Strengthen due diligence and compliance procedures with country offices and partners, and ensure quality standards such as the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and Sphere are met.
• Oversee Capacity Assessments of Country Offices/Affiliate Offices and Implementing Partners, and the implementation of associated improvement plans.
• Oversee management of the Humanitarian Programmes function and Muslim Aid’s emergency response capability, ensuring timely, high-quality and standards-compliant responses to slow- and rapid-onset emergencies.

About You

You must currently hold the right to work in the UK. Muslim Aid is not offering sponsorship for this role.

This role operates on a hybrid working basis, with a requirement to work from the office for a minimum of three days per week, and additional days where required to meet organisational needs.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Educated to degree level in international development or a related field.
• Substantial senior management experience in international development and/or humanitarian programmes, including remote / distance management of country offices and partners.
• Proven experience leading programme quality, design, MEAL and compliance across a multi-country portfolio.
• Excellent leadership, project management and facilitation skills.
• Strong financial management and value-for-money skills, with budget oversight across multiple programmes.
• Good interpersonal skills, able to work effectively with diverse stakeholders at all levels.

Why you should Apply

Join Muslim Aid as our Global Programmes Lead and play a key role in leading and strengthening our international and UK programmes, partnerships and humanitarian response. You will oversee programme delivery, quality, compliance and risk management, while supporting country offices and partners to achieve meaningful and sustainable impact. If you are an experienced leader with strong programme management, strategic partnership and humanitarian experience, and a passion for delivering high-quality programmes that transform lives, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits you will enjoy working for us:

• 25 days annual leave + 4 Privilege days
• Hybrid working – minimum of 3 days per week in the office
• Paid time off for medical appointments
• 2 hours lunch break on Fridays
• Time off in Lieu (TOIL)
• Pension Scheme

Pre-employment Checks:

Due to the nature of our work with children & vulnerable communities, Muslim Aid operates rigorous safeguarding and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) procedures in our recruitment process. We are committed to the prevention of sexual abuse, exploitation and adopt a zero-tolerance approach to SEA, as a result, any employment with Muslim Aid is subject to the following checks prior to your start date:

• Satisfactory professional references, including safeguarding specific-enquiries.
• A Basic level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or an International Criminal Record Check where applicable.
• Right to work documentation review in the country this role is located.

We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children and vulnerable people are recruited to work for us.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, or age.

Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications will be accepted until closing date, however, Muslim Aid reserves the right to initiate interviews and the selection process on a rolling basis with the aim of identifying an appropriate candidate as quickly as possible.