Salary: £46,162 per annum (more for an exceptional candidate), plus
excellent benefits

Based: London

International Alert is recruiting a Manager to lead its Eurasia
Programme. The post holder will be based in London, with substantial
travel to the South Caucasus and Central Asia regions, as well as to
Europe, Turkey and Russia.

As Eurasia Programme Manager, you will be responsible for leading and
managing the Eurasia programme in accordance with the aims and
strategic priorities of International Alert. Specifically you will:
 * Provide strategic leadership
 * Manage existing relationships and develop new ones  with key
  individuals and institutions
 * Manage regional projects, staff and other resources, while also
  developing new ideas and raising funds

The successful candidate will have a talent for communicating clearly
and sensitively within complex environments. The South Caucasus in
particular is a region where strongly held positions, disputed borders
and geopolitics combine to create complex conditions in which to work.
Relationships with partners and also between staff working on
different but interrelated projects need to be managed carefully and
skilfully given these conditions. In addition, the Programme Manager
will be a natural entrepreneur, bringing the creativity and energy
required to grow the programme over the next few years.

Educated to degree level (or equivalent) you have significant
experience of peacebuilding or related activity, (including at least
two years in the field), leading strategic planning processes,
developing successful project proposals and raising funds.  As well as
the ability to lead, you will also have an aptitude for all aspects of
financial management and skills in mobilising others?energies around
shared objectives. You will be fluent in English and Russian and
familiar with the South Caucasus and/or Central Asia regions.

For full details of the job and to download an application pack,
please go to our website www.international-alert.org. Please note we
do not accept CVs.

Alternatively, contact Yasmin Yusuf on 020 7627 6874 or email
yyusuf@international-alert.org

Closing date: Tuesday 6th April at 5pm.

Previous candidates need not reapply.

Please note that due to limited resources, only short-listed
candidates will be further contacted after the closing date.
International Alert is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants
will be judged strictly on the basis of merit.

International Alert is an independent peacebuilding organisation that
has worked for over 20 years to lay the foundations for lasting peace
and security in communities affected by violent conflict.


International Alert
346 Clapham Road
London
SW9 9AP
United Kingdom
Tel +44 (0) 20 7627 6800
Fax +44 (0) 20 7627 6900
http://www.international- alert.org

International Alert is registered as a charitable foundation in the
United Kingdom. Consultative status with the United Nations (ECOSOC).
UK Charity 327553. Company registered no. 2153193. Company Limited by
Guarantee. International Alert works to build sustainable peace in
countries and communities affected or threatened by violent conflict.