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IDEAS is looking for a Coordinator (part-time) to manage and support the administration and communications work and services provided the Organization.
The coordinator ideally will be based in an organisation that can provide institutional support and with understanding and familiarity with the field of evaluation and operating on an international level. Individuals with the right profile and capacity but without an organisational base will also be considered. Previous experience with similar secretariat support to an international voluntary professional association is highly desirable It might be suitable for a range of possible providers from dedicated association secretariat service providers to interested academic or research institutions or other institutions/individuals involved in the field of evaluation. Requirements for services are reflecting the nature of IDEAS as professional voluntary association on a voluntary basis, with relatively low membership fees.
This is an opportunity for the Coordinator and any associated institution to have pivotal role in supporting international development evaluation of the coming years. The work of the Coordinator (secretariat to IDEAS) has in the past been carried out by individuals associated with a national professional evaluation society. This has provided a unique opportunity especially because of the involvement of volunteers, interns and other individuals to strengthen their skills, as well as to gain valuable experience in a global professional association. The continued ability of the IDEAS and the Coordinator to mobilise and involve volunteers as part of promoting international development evaluation is seen as one of the comparative advantages of IDEAS. In this vein, submissions that include volunteers and interns would be highly desirable.
In the past, the Coordinator has also on occasion through separate contracts provided specific conference services to IDEAS biennial conferences and Global Assemblies. This call for expression of interest does not cover these services.
The position as Coordinator of IDEAS will be:
▪ Accountable to the IDEAS President and Executive Committee, comprising the President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary-General. Call for the administrative support for IDEAS – 2
▪ Directly interacting with and providing support to the President in planning and carrying IDEAS activities.
▪ Directly interacting with the Secretary-General on maintaining the membership database and the communication with members, including the newsletter and social media management as well as the website.
▪ Directly interacting with the Treasurer regarding financial aspects of the administration, including payment of fees and adequate office costs, as well as on other financial aspects such as hiring of services and payment arrangements.
▪ Supporting the requirement of services of other members of the Board responsible for areas of work of IDEAS.
▪ Directly interacting with other service providers in support of the work of IDEAS including the secretariat services and as agreed with the Executive Committee.
▪ Valid for the period of October 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter to December 2024 with possibility for a renewal; in the transition period from September 2023, the handover of the information, access details and guidance will be provided by the current Secretariat (Czech Evaluation Society).
▪ Based on agreed terms of reference and expected level of effort for services. The level of efforts is expected to be equivalent to part-time work over the period.
Further details for the positions and tasks in the Secretariat are provided in Annex 1 to this agreement, to serve as the basis for the agreed Terms of Reference.
The applications for the Coordinator (Secretariat) IDEAS must be submitted by e-mail to president@ideas-global.org, with copy to treasurer@ideas-global.org by 21 August 2023. Subject line of e-mail should state “Expression of Interest Coordinator”. Any enquiries can also be made to these e-mails.