Accountability Manager at Greenpeace Africa

The Greenpeace story begins 39 years ago – in 1971. A group of concerned citizens were outraged by the US government’s insistence on nuclear testing on the Alaskan island of Amchitka. These pioneering environmentalists sprang into action, spreading the word about the government’s plans. Joan Baez, the iconic folk singer, hosted the Amchitka concert in Vancouver, Canada and released an album. From the money raised, a ship was chartered and set sail for Amchitka to force the US to stop its nuclear testing in the region. Amchitka, an uninhabited island, was the last home of the endangered sea otter and a safe home for bald eagles and peregrine falcons. It was also tectonically unstable. The activists were scared that the nuclear tests would cause a tsunami and destroy the entire island. Called the ‘’Don’t make a wave committee”, the group was stopped by the US Navy from actually landing on Amchitka, but by the time they’d returned to Canada, the entire world knew what they’d tried to do against the mightiest superpower in the world. And so Greenpeace was born. By the end of the year, the US had banned nuclear testing on Amchitka, and the island was declared a bird sanctuary. Today Greenpeace operates in 40 countries, funded by donations from 3 million supporters. It is headquartered in Amsterdam, from where it coordinates its efforts to save the world for future generations.

Summary

Greenpeace International is looking for an Accountability Manager to make a key contribution across strategy and policy, reporting and planning, community building and maintaining stakeholder relationships.

Reporting to the Head of the Executive Director’s Office, you will be responsible for ensuring and delivering accountability processes and reporting for Greenpeace International (GPI) internally and externally, as well as for the alignment of the relevant standards, policies and processes in order to ensure that GPI remains accountable and transparent to internal and external collaborators.

In this role you will:

• Coordinate associated reporting and evaluation of GPI’s 3 Year Strategic Plan


• Take overall ownership of Performance, Accountability and Learning (PAL) related policies, standards and protocols and lead the development of new ‘fit for purpose’ policies and standards in partnership with other units and National/Regional Offices (NROs).


• Design, coordinate, lead and communicate GPI reporting and planning processes in line with best practice and set standards, including internal global products and governance reporting.


• Proactively communicate decision making arising from governance and leadership meetings.


• Work in partnership with units across the organisation to ensure efficiency and aligned narratives.


• Ensure all GPI processes connect to the global processes led by the development unit.


• Ensure a continued improvement of reporting and planning, e.g., developing KPIs and content management systems.


• Lead the internal community of PAL related functions, plus relevant staff engagement processes, etc.


• Work flexibly across projects as required and apply MEL (monitoring, evaluation and learning) activities based on context and situation.

Job requirements

What we’re looking for:

• Several years’ experience developing and implementing management information/business intelligence systems.


• Good knowledge of reporting and evaluating tools, plus excellent skills in project management, planning and reporting tools.


• A high level of expertise in planning, reporting and accountability, with high level design for reporting and integration.


• Good general digital literacy with the willingness to learn new tools and systems, plus the confidence to use data insights when making decisions.


• A methodical, well organized approach with the ability to manage short time frames and competing priorities.


• Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills, with particularly strong facilitation and negotiation skills.


• Proficiency in written and spoken English.


• Alignment and belief in Greenpeace mission and values

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