ActionAid is an international anti-poverty agency whose aim to fight poverty worldwide. Formed in 1972 in UK and currently the secretariat office moved to Johannesburg, South Africa in 2004, we have worked for over 35 years and have been growing and expanding to where we are today-helping over 13 million of the world’s poorest and most disadvantaged people in 42 countries worldwide through cooperate with 2000 local NGOs and partners. During its  five years (2005-2010) global strategy period, ActionAid mainly engage in anti-poverty and we use right-based approach to improve community capacity building and policy analysis to bring the attention of general public and to influence local and national decision makers to make effective solutions to poverty, especially to women's rights, education, health care, HIV and AIDS, food rights, human security and governance.

　　The China office of ActionAid international first began working in 1998 and became a fully operational program in 2001. In our work in China, we draw on ActionAid’s extensive experience in its 35 years of work around the world. Because we recognise that poverty in China has its unique characteristics and China has outstanding success in poverty reduction, our approaches and methodologies are developed based on the drawing lessons and experiences from both arena to suit local context to ensure that our work most effectively addresses the needs of China's poor and excluded communities. We also provide capacity building activities and skills training for the people of community to enhance their ability to fight poverty together.

　　Currently, ActionAid China office is recruiting staff as following:

   1. Head of Resource Mobilization and Communication
   2. Policy Advocacy Coordinator
   3. Impact Assessment and Shared Learning Coordinator
   4. Food Rights Coordinator
   5. Woman Health Project manager
   6. DA Coordinators

　　Please read the details of job description and qualifications required.

　　The closing date of application is on 25th Dec. 2007.

　　In comply with the basic rules of personal management in ActionAid, we select the applicants who agree with the concepts and values of ActionAid, namely honesty, integrity, interested in improving lives of the poor and marginalised groups. Once the applicant is employed as formal staff of ActionAid, they are not allowed to engage in part-time job. Meanwhile, ActionAid does not hire applicants who have relatives' relationship with the current employees.

　　We encourage female applicants who are willing to contribute their experience and knowledge of rural development to apply for these positions.

　　Only the short list candidates will be informed to attend the written test, interview and be involved in some activities. (Applicants who are not invited for an interview within one month after the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful).  All information provided will only be used for recruitment-related purpose.

　　Please send your application letter and CV in both Chinese and English with relevant certificates, scanned qualifications, expected salary and the date of availability to hrod.china@actionaid.org 
 

Job title: Head of Resource Mobilization and Communication

Duty station: Beijing

Reports to: Operation Director

Main Responsibilities:

    * Liaise with international and local partners, other national program, communities in order to develop sustainable fundraising resources while promoting proper organization image
    * Manage donor funded projects and maintain the CMI system to ensure the program quality and meeting requirement such as reporting and lessons documentation and sharing, supervise NK system management.
    * Develop possible donor partners relationship with various sectors and establish a sustainable resource base for the organizational work
    * Develop fundraising plan (sponsorship and donor funding),design and conduct fundraising events and activities when possible
    * Support field staff and thematic staff in developing and writing project proposals and linking with potential supporters and donors to raise funds
    * Develop possible linkage with commercial sectors and strengthen the social responsibilities
    * Influence donors agencies on how and where aid resources are spent
    * Produce organizational required information and communication materials required for fundraising and organizational image building
    * Contribute to reporting of all work to relevant peer groups-AAIC and public
    * Coordinate the development and dissemination of communication material for development education
    * Establish communication system with other NGOs, Corporate institutions, donors, Press Media and general public to build profile of the organization
    * Development and review organization's internal and external communications policies and strategies
    * Ensure the sustainability of sponsorship income through quality supporter service.

Qualification Required

    * A minimum of 3 to 5 years' experience in the development sector is essential, including knowledge of major official donors, their preference and priorities, with proven ability in developing and maintaining effective working partnerships with them
    * Relevant experience of mass communication, documentation and public relations in senior level position in cross cultural/ international organisation
    * Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
    * Experience in capacity building/facilitation
    * High quality report writing and PR techniques
    * Excellent communication skills (editing, summarizing)
    * Fluent written and oral English and Chinese
    * Innovative, creative, analytical
    * Ability to work independently and be self-motivated
    * Ability to manage other people and experience of working in a small team
    * Willingness to travel within the region and internationally