• Team: Effectiveness and Engagement Team
• Location: Canberra Secretariat
• Employment Status: 12-month contract until March 2025.
• Reports to: Director Effectiveness and Engagement Position
• Classification: Senior Officer 1 – Senior Officer 4 depending on experience

Scope of Position

• Coordinates all aspects of the design, implementation and review of the ACFID Code of Conduct;
• Contributes to ACFID’s work on standard setting in the development and humanitarian sector more generally;
• Leads a small Code secretariat which forms part of the Effectiveness and Engagement Team 2
• Reports to the Direct Effectiveness and Engagement and to the ACFID Code of Conduct Committee which governs the Code

Main Purpose of Position

The purpose of the position is to coordinate the design, delivery and review of the Code in a manner that enhances the accountability, transparency and effectiveness of ACFID members.

Key Areas of Responsibility

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

ACFID Code of Conduct:

• Coordinate the design, implementation and periodic review of the Code’s quality assurance mechanisms, ensuring the standards reflect regulatory norms, stakeholder expectations and emerging good practice in the sector.
• In collaboration with other ACFID staff, ensure that potential and existing ACFID member organisations receive training, and support that improves their compliance with the Code, enhances their transparency and accountability and contributes to improved effectiveness.
• Coordinate the annual Code reporting process for ACFID members and maintain the associated systems and processes.
• With the support of Code Advisors, analyse, report on and capture lessons from the Code’s quality assurance mechanisms and use these to inform changes in Code policies and procedures, the Good Practice Toolkit and the design and delivery of ACFID’s learning and innovation program.
• Facilitate the operations of the Code of Conduct Committee (CCC), including preparing for and following through on quarterly meetings, supporting the CCC’s role in compliance monitoring and reporting, assessing applications for code signatory status and complaints handling.

Engagement and Representation:

• Promote the Code to key external stakeholders, including ACFID members, aid and development organisations, donors, DFAT, the ACNC and other regulatory agencies.
• In collaboration with other ACFID staff, influence donor and regulatory standards and assurance processes which apply to aid and development agencies and contribute to broader debates on quality and effectiveness in the aid and development sector.
• Develop and maintain relationships with external stakeholders and represent ACFID at relevant forums and meetings, including ACFID Communities of Practice.

Leadership:

• Provide leadership and support to direct reports and ensure effective collaboration with other parts of the ACFID.
• As a member of the Effectiveness and Engagement Team, contribute to the planning, monitoring and evaluation processes as set out in ACFID’s Performance and Learning Framework, including quarterly meetings, budgeting and managing projects and activities, and participating in internal annual reporting processes, and reporting to DFAT.

How to Apply

Taking into account ACFID’s core competencies and the required functional competencies of the role as detailed in the position description please send a covering letter and your Resume by filling in the online Application for Employment form via the "Apply Now" button. The covering letter, including your response to the selection criteria, should be no longer than two A4 pages.

Applicants will then be shortlisted and invited to interview. Interviews can be conducted remotely at the candidate’s preference.

Any offer of employment will require a National Police Check. To be eligible for this position you must have a legal right to work in Australia.

If you wish to discuss the role further, please contact Director Effectiveness and Engagement, Emily Moreton, at [email protected] using the subject line: Standards and Code Lead enquiry via EthicalJobs.

For more information and to apply visit: http://acfid.asn.au