Logistics and Partnership Manager

By World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, on 3 February 2020

The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty, an alliance of more than 160 NGOs, bar associations, local authorities and unions, was created in Rome on 13 May 2002. The aim of the World Coalition is to strengthen the international dimension of the fight against the death penalty. Its ultimate objective is to obtain the universal abolition of the death penalty. The World Coalition gives a global dimension to the sometimes isolated action taken by its members on the ground. It complements their initiatives, while constantly respecting their independence.

Mission:

1/ Project management
–    Management of the EIDHR project and possible future financial partnerships with member organizations;
–    Building strong relationship with the 7 partners of the EIDHR project for the follow-up of the project, in liaison with the Director and the Financial Manager;
–    Follow-up of the timetable and reminders for all supporting documents for the interim reports;
–    Regular updates on the progress of the project, the needs of the partners and the requirements of the donor;
–    Organization and participation in field monitoring missions;

2/ Management of the World Coalition’s membership based organisation
–    Call for annual subscriptions and reminders in connection with the financial director and treasurer;
–    Follow-up of annual membership fees and donations;
–    Management of the membership sub-committee for new membership applications, radiations and exemption requests;
–    Management of memberships before and after validation by the Steering Committee;
–    Support to the membership sub-committee and the Steering Committee for the network expansion;
–    Creation of tools to encourage new organizations to join the World Coalition.

3/ Facilitation of the network of member organisations
–    Supporting member organisations’ requests and helping them exchange information; in collaboration with the director;
–    Regular updates of contact details of member organisations, excel files on the Cloud, on the Website, emailing lists…
–    Creation of a guide for new members;
–    Facilitating horizontal discussions between members ;
–    Dissemination of members’ actions on social media and the World Coalition’s website.

4/ Administrative and logistics management
–    Management of the logistics of all activities of the World Coalition in collaboration with the Program Manager;
–    Negotiation with service providers and suppliers for tariffs and contracts;
–    Supervision of trainees for internal administrative management, follow-up of postal and electronic mail;
–    Internal administrative management, follow-up of emails and mails
–    Management of Volunteers, Pro Bono and in kind contributions (Interpreters…);
–    Procurement of supplies and inventory management.
–    Management of administrative and regulatory files for administrations and organizations;

5/ Support for the general coordination of the World Coalition (Steering Committee and General Assembly)
–    Logistics of statutory meetings, in collaboration with the Director;
–    Coordinating, translating and printing statutory documents;
–    Ensuring the smooth running of statutory meetings, in particular to ensure technical follow-up, in webconferencing and for meetings in person;

6/ Management of publications
–    Follow-up of various publications and reports and strengthening the links with service providers (authors, translators, external consultants, designers, printing companies, etc.), in collaboration with the Program Manager;
–    Organisation of printing;
–    Management of stocks and printed materials;
–    Organisation of all mailings, including the World Day mailing.

Qualifications :

–    A university degree, Bachelors or Master (MBA, Project management, event marketing business, logistics or any other subject linked to the job description)
–    Knowledge of and motivation for the associative and international solidarity sectors
–    Minimum 5 years of professional experience in the field of partnership, project, logistics and event management;
–    Excellent command of Pack Office;
–    Fluent in English and French; third working language would be preferable;
–    Autonomy, rigour, good sense of organisation, ability to prioritise and to be pro-active;
–    Good Listening and interpersonal skills, ability to work in a team and adaptability;
–    Capacity to mobilize and facilitate a network;
–    Availability to travel abroad.

Conditions :

–    Salary based on qualifications and experience (gross salary: from 2,500 € per month)
–    Other benefits: contribution to the costs of transportation (50%) and meals (60%). Health Insurance
–    35 hours per week according to French law
–    Long term permanent contract
–    Based in the Paris area (France)

To apply:

The application must be sent in English or French to the World Coalition by email at recrutement@worldcoalition.org (Ref: Logistics and Partnership Manager) before 25 February with:
– A cover letter
– A curriculum vitae
– Contact information for two references (please include full name, function, e-mail address and telephone number)

Interviews will be conducted during the week of 2 March 2020.

Contract expected to start as soon as possible.

The World Coalition is signatory to the Charter of Diversity.