Head of Network Development at Help Age International

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• Lead the preparation and quality assurance of Governance Committee submissions (membership applications, ambassador appointments) and Board papers relating to network development and engagement. • Set the strategic frame for network convenings – purpose, frequency, participant profile and hold Regional Advisers accountable for regional and thematic convenings. Chair the strategic reference group INDABA, HelpAge’s consultative forum with network members. • Proven strategic leadership of a membership network, alliance or partnership portfolio in the international development, humanitarian or civil society sectors, including responsibility for network strategy and its delivery. • Demonstrated ability to lead through senior managers – setting the strategic frame, agreeing accountabilities and holding others to delivery – rather than personally owning workstreams. Experience managing diverse, multi-disciplinary and geographically dispersed teams. • Extensive experience working with and supporting civil society networks, grassroots organisations and local partners, particularly in low- and middle-income or Global South contexts. • Strong knowledge of and commitment to Partner-Led Programming principles, with a proven record of advancing localisation and supporting organisational transitions to locally led ways of working. • Experience of the membership lifecycle in a network or alliance – recruitment, accreditation, due diligence and, where necessary, exit. And of segmentation to inform how members are engaged and supported. • Track record of income generation against a target, including named ownership of institutional donor relationships and management of a funding pipeline. • Budget-holding experience at portfolio level, including grant budgets, forecasting, cost recovery and donor compliance. • Experience leading the implementation of a results framework and reporting on progress against strategic targets to an executive or board-level audience. • Strong understanding of safeguarding, equity and inclusion, and a demonstrated ability to embed these across teams and partnerships and to hold others accountable for doing so. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with network members, donors, civil society organisations and institutional actors, and to navigate disagreement between them. • Lived experience of the Global South or significant professional experience working in Global South contexts. • Experience designing and delivering a differentiated capacity sharing or capacity strengthening offer across a diverse membership, informed by member-identified need rather than a single global package. • Experience of governance processes in a membership body – preparing submissions for a governance committee or board on membership, accreditation or appointments.