Director of Strategy and Performance

Job Description

Job Reference: PP1501

Brooke Job description

1 Role Details Reports to: Chief Executive Responsible for: Head of Performance & Evaluation, Planning & Project Management Advisor Location: Central London with some overseas travel Hours: 35 hours a week, 9am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday Salary: Circa. £80,000 per annum Contract type: Permanent Closing date: 3rd October 2017 Our vision and mission

Our vision is of a world in which working horses, donkeys and mules are free from suffering.

Our mission is to transform the lives of vulnerable working horses, donkeys and mules around the world. We relieve their immediate suffering and create lasting change by working with people, communities and organisations. About Brooke Brooke is an international animal welfare charity working to improve the lives of working horses, donkeys, mules and the people who depend on them.

We reach over 2 million working animals across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. Our staff include vets, animal welfare experts and advocacy and development specialists.

Our aim is to equip local people with the knowledge and skills to give their horse, donkey or mule a better life. Our Values We are proud to be Brooke. We are resourceful, share new ideas and help each other succeed. Together we make change happen.

2 Department Structure and Position of the role

Departmental Structure and Position of the Role:

Purpose of Role

 Lead on the development of strategic thinking across the organisation, including embedding understanding of our global strategy and guiding our mid-term strategy review process. Responsible for developing our Theory of Change which underpins the Global Strategy and guides our programmatic work.

 Responsible for the design and implementation of an effective business planning cycle and associated processes including organisation wide multi-year planning and reporting, to support implementation of the Global Strategy and enable monitoring of performance.

 Lead on the implementation of a monitoring, evaluation and reporting system for wider organisational performance against plans and donor projects, utilising sector best practice and industry standards. Ensure full integration with planning and budgeting processes, to maximise process efficiencies. Brooke Job description

3  Provide leadership and direction to ensure good project management practices are developed and used for all strategic initiatives and emerging organisational projects.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

General:

 Provide effective, dynamic and creative / innovative leadership to all areas within the Strategy and Performance Department.  Take responsibility for the management, development and performance of its staff, and ensure that they are supporting the Strategic Plan, working collaboratively and successfully meeting agreed service objectives.

Strategy & Planning:

 Play a leading and support role in the process for development and communication of an integrated organisation strategy at all levels of the organisation, ensuring consistency and coherence across departments and geographies.

 Provide advice, guidance and relevant information to the Chief Executive, SLT and relevant managers to facilitate the integration of strategic and annual planning process.

 Lead a mid-term review process of our global strategy to capture achievement and learnings from the 2-year transformational period. Ensure Brooke has a clear direction and robust prioritisation for the future.

 Work in partnership with the Director of International Fundraising and Communications to ensure the planning process facilitates the effective identification and development of multi-year funding proposals with sufficient lead-in time for preparation for external funding sources.

 Work in partnership with the Director of International Finance and IS to ensure that the planning and budgeting processes are aligned.

 Provide strategic expertise and insight at SLT meetings to facilitate and emulate strategic discussions. Support strategic thinking at Board level. Brooke Job description

4  Develop strategic analysis when required by Chief Executive and SLT to support key decision-making.

Organisational Performance:

 Work with the Chief Executive and the SLT in the development and implementation of an organisation wide system for monitoring delivery of the organisation’s strategic objectives.

 Develop and implement a performance management framework, processes and tools (e.g., dashboards) to ensure the successful delivery and monitoring of the strategy, and the allocation of resources in accordance with organisational priorities.

 Ensure any performance management framework developed is sufficiently robust to accommodate funder scrutiny, meeting the needs of potential growth for new income sources in the future.

 Regularly update and advise the Chief Executive and SLT on organisational performance through meetings and reports, incorporating the establishment of Key Performance Indicators.

 Pro-actively analyse performance to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and impact.

 Identify, assess and monitor key organisational risks which could negatively impact delivery of the strategy.

 Support departments and local teams in the implementation of new measures resulting from the identification of performance opportunities.

Programmes Monitoring & Evaluation:

 Strategic ownership of the development of methodologies and tools for M&E across programmes and their implementation.

 Oversee the development and implementation of “BrookeCheck”, the information system developed to automate data collection, reporting and analysis of programme performance

 Ensure an organisation wide approach to evaluation and learning from programme monitoring.

5  Ensure sufficient indicators are identified for the future expansion of fundraising into areas of human development, or establish how these needs will be met as part of collaborative funding bids.

 Support local capacity building for M&E.

 Work in partnership with team to support them in providing required M&E data and using learnings to improve services and operations.

 Work in partnership with relevant teams to identify needs and ensure that external funders/ donors are provided with robust and quality monitoring and evaluation data on restricted funding projects.

Management of Strategic Initiatives:

 Provide information to Chief Executive and SLT on the status of key strategic projects through the Project Governance Board.

 Develop methodology, tool and processes to manage key projects.

Stakeholder management:

 Identify and build an effective working relationship with key internal stakeholders to ensure they understand the value and purpose of the S&P function, gathering feedback to ensure the function is well understood

 Work with relevant colleagues across the organisation to develop and implement a stakeholder engagement plan to ensure both organisational and stakeholder expectations are communicated, understood and up to date

General

 Follow the Brooke’s equal opportunities statement which aims to clarify the value we place on diversity and steps we take to promote equality of opportunity for all.

 Perform such additional tasks as may reasonably be requested from time to time by the Line Manager.

 Adhere at all times to Brooke’s policies and procedures

6 Person Specification

The skills, abilities, experience and knowledge outlined below provide a summary of what is required to carry out this job effectively. They also form the selection criteria on which the decision on who to appoint will be made. Please ensure that you show how you meet the criteria outlined below in your application.

Essentia Desirab Knowledge and experience l le

The ability to apply experience gained in an international 1 development environment to articulate a progressive, innovative  and strategic vision for the Strategy & Performance Directorate, in support of the aims and activities across Brooke;

Engaged successfully in the leadership of change and in 2 applying the disciplines of theory of change, corporate planning  and organisational impact measurement;

A demonstrable record in the successful delivery and management of 3 strategic planning; large scale operational planning; resource planning;  business planning;

A comprehensive range of modern corporate planning and performance management services, standards and processes, along with associated enabling information technology and Brooke Job description

7 systems;

An understanding of institutional funding and the ability to lead the introduction of new working practices across the organisation 5  to achieve transformational change;

Outstanding communication, relationship building, team working 6 and networking skills; 

The capacity to motivate, inspire and lead with vision, whilst 7  demonstrating effective delegation of authority and responsibility;

A record of excellent management of people and resources: 8 

Educated to degree-level or equivalent. 9 

Our Competency Framework

Brooke’s competency framework translates Brooke vision, mission and values into easily identifiable behaviours that all staff are expected to demonstrate at all times.

Competency What it means

Self-Management Taking responsibility for own actions, behaviours and outcomes Learning Taking responsibility for own learning and fostering growth and development in others Relationship Building Creating and maintaining harmonious and constructive working relationships with others internally and/or externally

8 Planning and Organising Ensuring that time and resources are utilised to best effect for the achievement of the Brooke’s goals and our mission and that others are committed to agreed courses of action Effective Decision Making Making clear, informed and timely decisions that lead to effective outcomes in line with the Brooke’s mission Change and Improvement Seeking out and developing new ideas and approaches, responding positively and constructively to change and fostering a culture of continuous improvement Collaboration and Cooperation Working respectfully, effectively and collaboratively with others in your team, across the organisation and externally to deliver effective outcomes Communication & Influence Communicating clearly, concisely and compellingly in a manner that is appropriate to the audience. Engaging respectfully with others both internally and/or externally to persuade them to adopt courses of action that are in the best interests of the organisation and the animals