Starting Date: As Soon As Possible
Duration: 30 days spread over 2-3 months
Location: Anywhere in timezones +/- 3-4 hours UTC/GMT
We unite a wide range of social movements, grassroots and community based organisations, civil society organisations, trade unions, artists and individual activists from across the world who share a vision and purpose in fighting the structural causes of inequality together.
We will achieve this by building people power from the grassroots to the global and acting together to create systemic change.
We are mobilising in over 35 countries across the world. We build the strength of our national alliances. We leverage our collective voice and demands nationally, regionally and globally so that the demands and actions of people on the frontlines of inequality are driving change.
Background on Consultancy
The Fight Inequality Alliance is in an exciting period of growth and change. The movement has been in a foundational stage across the world over the last 6 years, with significant progress and successes. Now, a new 10 year roadmap to guide the coming decade is nearing completion. This brings with it a new scale of ambition to mass mobilise 50 million people and establish 60 national alliances. To ensure this ambition can be met, a change process is now underway to ensure the structure, systems and skills needed are in place. Reporting to the Global Steering Group, a Change Management Committee is driving this process. Now, specialist HR support is needed for the coming month to design and implement a critical phase of this transformation to grow, reshape and revitalise the secretariat staff team.
This work will happen alongside a number of other changes to grow the operational systems and processes, mobilisation, communications, national alliances, governance etc of the Alliance.
Scope of the assignment:
To design and lead the change processes derived from Fight Inequality Alliance’s 10 year roadmap “Towards mass organising to fight inequality”. Specifically, this will include:
- Undertake an audit of the current policies and skills within FIA staff and members/ fiscal sponsor organisations
- Design the HR and change process needed to be undertaken to meet the needs of the new roadmap for years 1-3
- Set a timeline for this process
- Develop and lead in executing the HR change management plan including recruitment plan for vacant roles and placement of existing staff where appropriate against new positions
- Ensure interim policies such as redundancy policy are in place to guide the process
Duration of the assignment:
The engagement will start by mid November, with completion by February-March 2024
Reporting mechanism:
The Consultant/s will report directly to the Global Convenor, in close consultation with the Change Management Committee.
Duty station:
Actual work shall be done remotely, however, Consultant is required to attend all scheduled meetings and events related to the scope of work, as necessary.
Required experience:
- Substantial experience of designing and implementing change processes, particularly within social justice organisations and movements
- Substantial experience of working with diverse teams and organisations, able to listen and inspire trust
- Knowledge of relevant HR, labour and employment practices across multiple contexts
- Able to lead with the required mixture of humility, skill and credibility in a complex, multi country and multicultural environment
- Able to work fluently in English, with Spanish an advantage
Applications:
We invite qualified consultants (either as an individual or a collective) to bid for this work by sharing a CV or portfolio of your relevant experience and how you meet the requirements, a cover letter sharing why you are suitable for the assignment and how you would approach the task. Please give an initial indication of your rates. Please send these to [email protected], with the subject line ‘Application for HR and Change Management Specialist’
Closing date: Early November
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.