International Relations and Operations Specialist

TÜRKİYE YEŞİLAY CEMİYETİ

Turkish Green Crescent Society is an independent, non-profit NGO, founded in Istanbul in 1920. It works for the protection of society and particularly protecting young people from tobacco, drugs, alcohol, gambling and technology addictions with scientific and evidence-based public health approaches which forms the scope of Green Crescent Movement.

International Federation of Green Crescent (IFGC), founded in 2016 as a global umbrella organisation that works for ensuring mutual cooperation and coordination among its members in 97 countries at the highest level, and sets in motion the awareness, strength and resources of communities for the benefit of humanity and human dignity.

Federation Management Department is in charge of ensuring mutual cooperation and coordination among IFGC Member Countries around the world at the highest level in order to implement and disseminate capacity building programs, share best practices, collaborate with international organisations for driving collective action on addiction prevention and recovery.

We are looking for a professional who is driven, passionate, energetic and ambitious to join us as an “International Relations and Operations Specialist/Senior Specialist” in theFederation Management Unit for the Headquarter (Cağaloğlu Office) organization.

The interviews and case studies will be conducted in English.

General Qualifications

·         A commitment to Green Crescent Movement’s mission, vision and values.

·     Bachelor’s degree from a reputable university preferably in Social Sciences and/or Management Sciences. Master’s degree in international relations, political science will be an asset.

·     Candidates who have 4 years professional experience in similar organizations (preferably in international organizations like IFRC, UN organs, INGOs, NGOs, research or policy centres and etc.) will be considered as specialists.

·       Advanced knowledge of English is a must. Working knowledge of a second language (Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

·       Experience in developing partnership proposals and conducting partner capacity assessments.

·       Ability to work with project methodology. Monitoring and evaluation skills are considered an asset.

·       Demonstrated successful experience working with grants management will be an asset.

·       Expert knowledge of Office, Project, CRM software and applications. Working knowledge of digital education and communication tools is an asset.

·       Ability to produce high quality reports and presentations in English and Turkish.

·       Attention to detail, good level of analytical & statistical skills are critical.

·       Representational, political awareness, advocacy and communication skills.

·       Proactive, self-starting, with a positive, assertive and constructive attitude towards getting things done under pressure. 

·       Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities under tight deadlines.

·       Proven ability to work effectively in a team and with partners from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.

·       Willing to work for public health in an international environment for a positive change!

Duties And Responsibilities

·       Lead/facilitate the actions required to complete all the processes of partnership management cycle with cooperating partners responsible for implementing IFGC activities.

·       Provide comprehensive and timely support to the member Country Green Crescents around the world in their efforts to carry out their activities and achieve their goals.

·       Assist to all processes related to international memberships, event and project management, cooperation efforts of Green Crescents in different countries.

·       Support the team to develop stakeholder analysis and update on regular basis.

·       Conduct capacity assessments of partners and create capacity development plans with internal and external partners.

·       Support international partnership development efforts with NGOs, INGOs, governmental and intergovernmental bodies.

·       Facilitate the negotiations with the potential partners according to rules and regulations and program priorities, with ensuring cost efficiency and quality programming.

·       Plan and execute meetings, events & organizations, incoming and outgoing visits.

 Support the representation of the organisation and the fulfillment of relevant duties at national and international events.

·       Tracking global events and projects in the field and preparing briefs, reports and presentations related to them.

·       Act as a point of contact for resolution of a range of operational queries and problems within a specific area of responsibility.

·       Liaise with internal counterparts to support effective collaboration, implementation and monitoring of assigned activities.

·       Conduct trainings, orientation/information sessions to potential/selected partners where needed.

·       Perform quarterly/annual budget planning and reconciliation as required.

·       Record the meetings with current and potential partners, share with relevant colleagues and store in IFGC system for future use.

·       Create weekly/monthly/quarterly activity reports, share with partners and managers, record the agreed action points and follow up with assigned team members.

·       Assist in the content management for the corporate social media accounts and publications where needed.

·       Provide support in the areas of processes in strategic management, quality management, operational procurement and service requests, etc.

·       Perform other duties as required.