Federation Opr. & Member Mang. Deputy Manager

Türkiye Yeşilay Cemiyeti

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 a “Federation Operations and Member Management Deputy Manager” in the Federation 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, international development or a related field will be an asset
• At least 8 years of experience in a similar organizations with 3 years of management experience (preferably in international organizations like IFRC, UN organs, INGOs, NGOs, research or policy centres and etc.)
• Advanced knowledge of English is a must. Working knowledge of a second language (Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset
• Proven ability to communicate and work with volunteers and professionals of Green Crescents from diverse cultural backgrounds and supervise the operations team effectively in this manner
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Experience in developing partnership proposals and conducting partner capacity assessments
• Ability to work with project methodology. Monitoring and evaluation skills are considered 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 for senior management in English and Turkish
• Attention to detail, good level of analytical & statistical skills are critical
• Representational, political awareness and advocacy 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
• Willing to work for public health in an international environment for a positive change!

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the actions required to complete all the processes of partnership management cycle with cooperating partners responsible for implementing IFGC activities with the coordination of senior managers of the department
• Facilitate operations team to ensure 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
• Facilitate operations team to develop stakeholder analysis and update on regular basis
• Coordinate 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
• Ensure the efficiency and accuracy of operations and member management to boost member satisfaction and achieve the organisational objectives
• Supervise the communication works and campaigns of IFGC in international level and Country Green Crescents in national and regional level on social media, web sites and etc
• Lead the operations team for effective planning to organize meetings, events & organizations, incoming and outgoing visits
• Develop productive, profitable and achievement oriented working environment for employees within the coordination of Department Manager.
• Supervise and motivate staff to perform their best
• Conduct trainings, orientation/information sessions to the potential/selected partners where needed
• Perform quarterly/annual budget planning and reconciliation as required
• Develop and maintain operational guidelines for staff
• Evaluate the progress of the activities and plans to improve the service quality and offer suggestions
• Support the representation of the organisation and the fulfillment of relevant duties at national and international events
• Perform other duties as required