Grants Coordinator - London, United Kingdom - International League of Dermatological Societies

Description

Job description

The ILDS Grants Coordinator works closely with the ILDS Head of Operations and the Chair of the International Foundation for Dermatology (IFD) to support the work of IFD.

Through the IFD, the ILDS is able to out its global health dermatology activities, specifically in low resource areas.

This position is responsible for managing the ILDS and IFD grant programmes, coordinating the publishing of the Community Skin Health Journal, supporting networks and research on specific areas in dermatology (such as albinism).

Hours of work 35 hours per week - usual working hours are 09:00 - 17:00 Mon - Fri. Flexible working requests will be considered.


Salary £ £ dependent on experience

Term Permanent

Location The office is based in London. A Work From Home policy is in place and an agreement will be made with all new employees. Employees are expected to come to the office regularly in addition to staff meetings and may be requested to be present on other occasions.


Holidays 26 days per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata)

Key facts 10 staff; >190 member organisations


Why you should work for the ILDS
The ILDS is an UK-registered charity representing over 200,000 dermatologists from over 90 countries. Not only are our members from all over the world, so are our partners and.

Therefore, as the ILDS Programmes Coordinator, you will get to work with individuals, companies and organisations on an international level, creating a dynamic and exciting work environment.

As a member of the ILDS staff, you will be supporting the global leaders in dermatology make a real change.

Together, work towards the best possible skin health for all people around the world.


Main objectives:

• Supporting the overall work of the International Foundation for Dermatology (IFD) and collaborating with the colleagues on the strategy and impact of the IFD
• Supporting the work of various networks and groups working on a particular area within dermatology (such as albinism)
• Coordinating ILDS and IFD Grant Programmes, including DermLink and the Strategic Innovation Grant.
• Supporting the management, publishing and promotion of the Community Skin Health Journal

Skills & Qualifications

Required skills

• Relevant professional experience including: administrative skills and project management
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a diverse range of people at all levels.
• Strong IT skills and competencies including good knowledge of databases and Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer/Chrome.
• Experience working with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems (such as Salesforce)
• Well organised with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively and meet deadlines with a range of competing demands.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide comprehensive information with tact, clarity and attention to tone and formatting to include communication with people for whom English is a second language.
• Experience of undertaking research projects, collecting and analysing data and preparing reports

Desired

• Understanding of Social Media platforms and experience with publishing and/or design tools
• Relevant work experience either within or linked to the voluntary and community sector, preferably in an international organisation.
• Some experience of grants management

Personal attributes

• A good team worker with an enthusiastic and optimistic attitude
• Proactive, able to work independently and use own initiative
• Flexible and adaptable attitude
• The ability to be resourceful and innovative, with a practical problemsolving approach

More detailed job duties

1. Supporting the Committees, Groups and Networks
Providing administrative support and managing the work of the group by;

• Meeting Management (in collaboration with the ILDS Virtual Assistant) to ensure necessary documents are provided in a timely manner, the meetings are organised efficiently and minutes and reports are provided and appropriate follow up actions are taken
• Event Management to support the Event & Meeting Coordinator when organising any related events (such as inperson IFD Committee Meetings, Albinism Summit)

• Relationships

• Develop and maintain the relationship with the leadership of the group as well as other external stakeholders for the following committes, groups and networks:

i.

IFD Committee - The IFD aims to improve dermatology in under-served areas of the world; to improve the care of patients with skin and sexually transmitted disease who do not have access to specialist skills and to develop financial sustainability through working with the Finance and Fundraising Committee to identify additional funding streams.

ii. Albinism - The 'Albinism Manual for Best Practice' was launched by Standing Voice in collaboration with the ILDS.