Closing date: 17 October 2022 Managing Director(UK) September 2022
About InternationalChemonics
Chemonics International is a major international development consultancy, with a 46-year history and a track record for delivering integrated solutions across multiple sectors and geographies to support the achievement of the sustainable development goals. With experience in over 150 countries and global network of over 5,000 technical specialists, Chemonics is recognised as one of the world’s leading partners for international development.
The UK Division of Chemonics International was established in 2019, and has quickly developed a strong and diverse portfolio of UK Aid-funded programmes. Chemonics UK works with government and development sector counterparts across three continents to deliver programmes in sectors including climate action, education, governance, peacebuilding, stabilisation, social cohesion, and research.
Chemonics UK is an affiliate of Chemonics International, and has ambitious growth plans for UK and European funded work. The Chemonics UK portfolio totals £57 million in revenue, comprised of £158 million in current UK-based and overseas international development contracts.
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International Managing Director (UK)
profitably and in an ethical manner. As a company officer, provides leadership to Chemonics’ global workforce by demonstrating Chemonics’ core values -caring, excellence, innovation, integrity, and opportunity – and by utilising effective management and leadership competencies and Upholdsprinciples.corporate policies and promotes a culture consistent with Chemonics’ mission and values, including promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, preventing or effectively responding to any incidents of SHEA, and supporting environmental sustainability. Directly supervises the Chemonics UK Senior Leadership Team. Demonstrates commitment to promoting and enhancing professional development and quality work performance of Chemonics’ staff in the UK and overseas.
Job Summary
Salary:Location:Title: Managing Director (UK) London, UK Competitive + Benefits
The Role
To successfully manage Chemonics UK, an affiliate of Chemonics International in the United Kingdom and its portfolio of international programs. Provides strategic vision, leadership, staffing, and management to ensure Chemonics fulfils its mission and is positioned to ensure programme success, client satisfaction and continued growth. Serves as a company officer for Chemonics International Inc. in the UK, remaining informed of Chemonics’ direction and programmes and fostering strong working relationships between other Chemonics business lines, divisions, field offices, clients, and other stakeholders.
Develops and manages UK overall and annual business plan and budget for quality results and growth, creating a positive environment that motivates staff, promotes teamwork, enhances Chemonics’ industry reputation, and ensures Chemonics operates
Main purpose of the role:
• Develops and executes the annual business plan. Allocates resources and manages the budget to achieve business plan goals, developing effective approaches to meet resource needs and holding staff accountable for achieving targets.
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• Assesses UK systems and structures and leads change, as needed, to ensure continual efficiency of UK operations and global service delivery.
Responsibilities
• Ensures effective and efficient client service and management of technical, operational, risk, and financial management of Chemonics UK global activities and operations.
• As a company officer, models and advocates strong leadership principles and competencies in Chemonics’ UK office and international project offices that are consistent with Chemonics’ shared mission, culture, and values of caring, excellence, innovation, integrity, and opportunity. Attracts and retains best possible talent and fosters an inclusive leadership culture.
• Provides leadership in Chemonics’ UK’s contribution to technical and international development programming priorities.
• Provides strategic vision to deliver sustained and profitable growth of Chemonics UK and the systems and structure to deliver that vision.
• Creates a positive environment that motivates staff, promotes teamwork, enhances Chemonics’ UK industry reputation, and ensures Chemonics UK continues to operate profitably and in an ethical manner. Promotes an optimistic, collaborative, inclusive, and transparent culture.
Ensures that business development and project efforts apply best practices, provides advice and counsel in problem solving situations, and ensures that projects are meeting technical objectives and making lasting contributions to international development.
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• Provides leadership and commitment support to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts within the UK office and company-wide.
• Committed to promoting and enhancing professional development, growth, and quality work performance of Chemonics’ professionals in the UK and around the world.
• Develops and maintains an effective outreach and thought leadership strategy to promote Chemonics’ mission and approaches in the wider community.
• Develops, promotes, and directs the implementation of all policies and procedures, particularly Chemonics’ equal opportunity and safeguarding policies, to ensure compliance with all legal requirements, best practices, and Health and Safety regulations.
• Establishes long-lasting, positive relationships with all key internal stakeholders, including Chemonics UK staff in the UK and overseas, other members of Chemonics’ Executive Management team, the President and CEO, and Board of Directors, and external stakeholders including the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, other HMG organisations and partners, and European donors and partners.
• Delegates responsibilities as appropriate to the Senior Leadership Team, providing guidance and motivation to drive maximum performance
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• Represents Chemonics in negotiations with customers, suppliers, government departments, for example in contracts, subcontracts, and task orders to strategically and competitively secure the most effective contract terms for the company.
Responsibilities
• A proven record of success in senior-level general or commercial management, preferably in a related
• Political and presentational skills with an appreciation of the demands of conflicting interests and of meeting client regulatory requirements.
•Business acumen and ability to demonstrated ability to drive organisational growth.
• Degree educated or equivalent, preferably in a management or business discipline. Master’s degree is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, vision, and management of assigned profit centre, manage annual budgets, resources and quality results, expand new business efforts and contribute to the successful operation, management and industry reputation of the company.
• Extensive experience in a leadership role leading multiple teams and developing and executing business strategies to achieve long and shortterm goals.
• Developingandimplementingbusinessplansto improvecostandtimeefficiency,drivingprofitability, whilstmaintaininghighethicalstandards.
• The ability to converse with stakeholders of all levels, developing and maintaining key strategic relationships and motivating the workforce to support engagement and high performance
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• Fluency in foreign language preferred (French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Portuguese, etc.).
•Ability to conceptualise, outline, perform, and direct research and writing of technical documents (reports, proposals, professional articles) of at least twenty-five pages, following Chemonics’ style and best practices.
• A sound understanding of financial management and wider management principles and techniques.
•Ability to travel and work anywhere were Chemonics’ clients implement development projects, for at least 8 to 12 weeks a year.
Skills:
• A wide knowledge of the industry is preferable.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation, and interpersonal skills
•Board-level reporting, providing industry insights and strategic advice.
Person specification:
•Substantive project and staff management experience within the field of international development or other related field with evidenced impact and success.
•Demonstrated ability to solve all facets of extensive complex, multi-faceted managerial and operational issues which require extensive knowledge, varied experiences, access to multiple talent/resources and independent judgment.
• Developing and executing company policies and
• Able to excel in high-pressure situations, with excellent crisis-management skills.
Experience:
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problemsolving skills.
• Excellent organisational and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing business growth strategies and working with business development teams to reach or exceed growth targets
Knowledge:
Candidate profile
• Demonstrated ability to solve all facets of extensive complex managerial and operational issues which require extensive knowledge, varied experiences, access to multiple talent/resources and independent judgement.
• A very high level of commercial awareness.
•Extensiveindustry.experience in people and resource management.
•Buildingprocedures.and enhancing the company’s public profile at events and speaking engagements.
Steers the organisation in a direction that enables success based on defined vision and strategies. Demonstrates ability to deliver results within teams and to perform at a high level. Creates a culture where all managers and employees are fully accountable and focus on continuous improvements by defining challenging goals for themselves and for others, exceeding standards of excellence and ensuring effect.
Ability to cconceptualise in the long-term including outside one’s own area. Utilises perspective to identify and activate the appropriate strategy that positions Chemonics for success. Ensuring strategy is based on a thorough analysis of facts, figures, and qualitative aspects of Chemonics mission, values, and internal/external environment.
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ManagementCompetenciesandLeadership
Eager to lead and empower their teams. Expresses’ ability to handle interpersonal interactions compassionately and empathetically. Ensures employees receive timely feedback and support from them, other managers, or through formal development programmes. Manages others in a manner that builds their confidence, motivation, and independent capabilities, management
Competencies
Creates Strategic Vision
Drives Organisational Achievement
Core Competencies
Works Inclusively and Collaboratively
Inspires Team
Promotes and values a culture with a wide variety of people from different backgrounds who can work together to reach better outcomes. Builds and maintains relationships based on respect, honesty, and compassion to create a work environment that is collaborative and inclusive. Shares information and ideas openly, while recognising the importance of listening to and understanding the needs of others.
Embraces Continuous Learning
Demonstrates openness across all job functions and responsibilities. Willing to explain decision making processes, outcomes and direction to others. Operates under an open-book policy, principled in performance and ethically sound. Honest in all interactions and transactions; remains steadfast when challenged.
Builds a logical approach to address problems or opportunities. Leverages their own knowledge and experience and proactively seeks input and information from key resources and stakeholders for thorough analysis. Willing to apply ingenuity and creativity into problem solving, offering novel ideas that challenge the status quo. Effectively translates findings to resolve issues in a way that yields a positive impact on key performance indicators and organisation objectives.
Thinks Critically
Personally committed to developing themselves and, if relevant, their employees. Gives timely and balanced performance feedback and coaching to others, enabling continuous professional and personal development. Demonstrated eagerness to learn and apply new knowledge and skills to accomplish work activities and goals in improved and more effective ways.
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Reinforces Transparency
Goal oriented, innovative and passionate about finding ways to get things accomplished, even when faced with challenges. Drives with focus and proactivity to identify and accomplish goals and does so in a timely fashion. Demonstrates accountability, showing ownership and commitment towards achieving results.
Operates with Agility and Resiliency
Adapts quickly and positively to change and different approaches when needed. Demonstrates resilience and flexibility in undefined and consistently changing environments. Takes initiative through uncertainty or conflict by engaging and inspiring others to explore opportunities that will shape the future, even if opportunities come with risks in order to deal with important problems.
Competencies
Drives Results
Queries
Equality and diversity are at the core of Chemonics’ values. Staff are expected to work collectively and individually to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds, where the work of others is valued and respected.
Equality Statement
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Closing Date:
All correspondence, at this stage, should be via Oxford HR. To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button on the job advert page, complete our online application form, and submit your CV and cover letter. Please provide a CV and cover letter in two different documents, which should be prepared before applying as they will be considered in the application process. The cover letter should be no more than two pages long and explain why you are interested in this post and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.
17th October 2022
Selection Process
Timeline
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