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Job Opportunity: Project Manager – Strategic Planning:Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA)Job description:Job DescriptionWe have a 10-month fixed term or contract opportunity, to support the strategic planning for a respected NGO.Ko wai m?tou - Who are weTe T?ao T?w?hi– Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) is New Zealand's largest and most practiced volunteering agency working within international development. We partner with businesses, governments and organisations located here and abroad to send volunteers on assignments overseas or online. Our volunteers share their expertise, practices, and knowledge directly with local people and communities to make real, sustainable change.Our vision for a world with thriving communities, both locally and across the wider Pacific, starts internally with a thriving workplace. At VSA your contribution will be valued as we work, learn, and understand together. Your mahi for VSA can create new opportunities for people that will ripple across communities for generations to come. Te ?hua o Te T?runga - The nature of the positionAs our Project Manager Strategic Planning you will get alongside our Senior leadership abilities Team (SLT), Council, kaimahi and key stakeholders to bring out and help craft our Strategic Plan 2025-2030. To achieve this, you will utilise your broad relationship management practice and diverse project management expertise to develop, implement and coordinate the project plan.In this function, you will get to leave a lasting mark on VSA both through supporting the development of the strategic plan and helping to embed a fit-for-purpose programme management approach at VSA. Using your diverse knowledge of project management approaches you will help us uplift our project delivery through introducing a sound approach to project management for a not-for-profit like VSA. This is a sole charge function, reporting to our Te Tumu Whakarae - CEO. Ng? tino P?kenga/Wheako - Essential expertise/practices for the functionVSA is seeking someone who is highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to work both collaboratively and independently. You will know how to ask the right questions and are comfortable being in front of a group.As our Project Manager Strategic Planning, you will ideally have: » Project and programme management expertise at a senior level and working across complex, diverse organizations. » practice in developing a strategic framework. » practice applying programme management practices & project tools in workplaces. » Knowledge and knowledge of Te Tiriti and working in partnerships with M?ori. » Cross cultural knowledge and demonstrated capability to work well across a range of Pacific countries. To excel in this function, you will be used to working in small, agile teams and with knowledge of the not-for-profit, volunteering, and international development environments. How to submit the application:To join us, we encourage you to apply via seek.co.nzPlease submit your application with a cover letter and CV, by Monday 9 October 2023. We will be reviewing applications as they come in, so don't delay applying. Apply Now You can view the job description for this function at www.vsa.org.nz/career.this function is Wellington-located working in our Wellington Office, with the capability to work in the house a couple of days a week.If you would like to know more about this function or VSA, or have any questions about applying, please feel free to reach out to us at?careers@vsa.org.nz; you can also apply by emailing your cover letter and CV tocareers@vsa.org.nzSkills:
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