Principal Advisor, Modern Slavery
Principal Advisor, Modern Slavery
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Job Description
Who We Are
International Justice Mission (IJM) is the global leader in protecting vulnerable people from violence around the world. Our team of over 1200 professionals are at work worldwide in over 30 offices. Together we are on a mission to rescue millions protect half a billion and make justice unstoppable.
We are a global community that cares for one another. We believe that the way we work is as important as the results we achieve. We provide professional excellence with joy and celebration to all those we serve.
The Need
For over 25 years IJM has pioneered the work to protect vulnerable people from violence. 9 out of 9 times in the last decade IJMs Justice System Strengthening Projects have reduced slavery and violence between 50 and 85% for very large populations of people in poverty. As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence we are seeking a Principal Advisor Modern Slavery.
The Principal Advisor Modern Slavery reports to the Global Vice President Program Excellence and oversees the development of the vision and strategy for anti-slavery programs across IJMs international offices. The Principal Advisor Modern Slavery will also have matrixed management authority over key IJM leaders who will implement and execute the strategies to mobilize key global regional and local partners to transform local justice systems to rapidly and sustainably reduce the prevalence of slavery. The Principal Advisor will also be responsible for setting and enforcing anti-slavery program standards and providing expert consultation as needed.
This position is hybrid (onsite Tuesdays & Thursdays) if located in the Washington DC area or remote for non-local candidates. It reports to the Global Vice President Program Excellence and is only available for candidates with the right to work in the US.
Responsibilities
Activation and Thought Leadership: Develop and lead IJMs corporate activation strategy activation of targeted global agents of change and engagement in global anti-slavery thought leadership. Work with IJM anti-slavery teams key global actors and influencers on relevant global platforms to ensure global anti-slavery thought leadership
Lead IJMs Corporate Activation work collaborating with key internal and external stakeholders on strategy and tactics and identifying project-level opportunities
Lead Global Activation Partnerships teams for priority global agents of change including co-designing engagement strategies leading implementation of those strategies and reporting on progress against goals
Assist global marketing team to design and develop products and services to equip external-facing IJM staff to engage agents of change effectively
Conduct targeted thought-leadership activities (publications speaking engagement relationship building and networking) with priority anti-slavery entities.
Work with regional teams to cultivate strategic corporate relationships in the cocoa sector
Support global and regional grants team to acquire and manage grants related to modern slavery
Lead the Development of IJMs Anti-Slavery Model and Interventions
Lead Programs to develop and implement sequenced and comprehensive models to protect people from slavery which are founded on IJMs Protection Model Program Standards Theory of Change and Protection Measurement Framework. Ensure protection models are built according to best practices identified from IJMs programming with the ability to measure and test interventions for the refinement of the models. Each Program Model will reflect IJMs Protection Model framework and be fully developed within a Programs context.
Lead the creation and development of global anti-slavery interventions products and services to enhance and accelerate programming and activation of key agents of change.
Facilitate Learning and Innovation
Develop communities of practice for IJMs anti-slavery program staff to share best practices and facilitate other cross-Regional learning platforms
From a comprehensive understanding of best practice in the anti-slavery movement enable IJM teams to enhance their approaches through access to tools connections research and other resources from beyond IJMs programming
Identify opportunities for new innovations to accelerate IJMs progress to protecting people in poverty from slavery and incorporate new approaches and shared learning from other case types into IJMs programming.
Evaluate Anti-Slavery Programs: To ensure IJM is investing wisely so that our programs are best positioned to protect 500 million people from violence by 2030 advise the Global VP Program Excellence on program likelihood of success (including scalability) on a regular basis through:
Routine engagement with anti-slavery Program and Project leaders
Formal scheduled Program Assessments using a well-designed rubric that has been tested and approved by Regional and Global Programs leaders
Monitoring the efficacy of the global KPIs as a measure of program impact and effectiveness
Providing Phase Gate guidance to relevant Program teams and advising on Phase Gate outcomes.
Qualifications:
Education & Experience
Minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience
Minimum of five years of experience building and effectively managing high performing teams in direct and matrixed management environments
Minimum of five years of experience interfacing with the MDS corporate responsibility liaisons and supply chain experts
Proven ability to work with a diverse team of experts and specialists
Demonstrated excellence working with multi-national teams
Proven strategic thinker with experience in programming networking and thought leadership specific to MDS
Graduate degree in law international development business administration or equivalent combination of bachelors degree and relevant work experience.
Technical Competencies
Expertise in international development advocacy advancement or similar field;
Significant international experience
Exceptional public speaker
Superb written and verbal communication skills
Grant oversight experience preferred.
Non-Technical Competencies
Mature Christian faith with proven ability to lead others in Christian spiritual formation
Sales and marketing skillset with strong networking ability
High credibility with staff and partners
High cultural intelligence and cross-border experience
Application Process:
Upload Resume Cover Letter & Statement of Faith* in one PDF document.
*What is a statement of faith
A statement of faith should describe your Christian faith and how you see it as relevant to your involvement with IJM. The statement can either be incorporated into the cover letter or submitted as a separate document and should include at a minimum a description of your spiritual disciplines (prayer study etc.) and your current fellowship or place of worship.
What does IJM have to offer
Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision benefits
Monthly commuter and parking benefits in the DC metro area
Retirement benefit options
Paid leave starting at 23 days
12 holidays (plus early release the day prior)
Daily quarterly and annual community spiritual formation
Robust staff care resources
IJM holds strict safeguarding principles and a zero tolerance to violations of the Safeguarding Policy Protection against Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment Policy and Code of Ethics. Candidate selection is based on technical competence recruitment selection and hiring criteria subject to assessing the candidates value congruence and thorough background police clearance and reference check processes.
At IJM were committed to building a diverse workforce through fair and equitable employment practices. IJM encourages people of any race color age sex marital status or political ideology to apply for employment. While we welcome everyone into this work we truly believe that the work we are doing is Gods work not our own and practice spiritual disciplines together daily. Thats why we legally require under SEC. 2000e-1 Section702 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that all employees practice a mature orthodox Christian faith as defined by the Apostles Creed.
IJM requires a background check police clearance and thorough review of references with an employment offer and/or employment contract.
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Employment Type
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