• Are you an experienced manager who is passionate about sharing knowledge on international development?
• Do you want to lead the scale-up of a knowledge sharing programme?
• Are you passionate about global health?

If so, we want to hear from you.

We believe the knowledge created through our programmes is not ours to keep. We strive to scale the impact of our programmes by sharing the data, research conclusions, training packages and lessons learned. We are committed to deepening our service delivery and sharing our knowledge widely. We are taking our best ideas and our biggest mistakes, distilled from more than two decades of working in the field, and sharing them locally, nationally and globally.

Adara Development (Australia) is seeking a passionate Knowledge Sharing Manager to lead the design and implementation of our knowledge sharing and learning strategies. This is a newly created role and is an exciting and unique opportunity to drive the scale-up of Adara’s knowledge sharing strategy

about the adara group

The Adara Group believes each and every person should have access to quality health, education and other essential services, no matter where they live.

The first part of the Adara Group is an international development organisation called Adara Development that has expertise in maternal, newborn and child health, and remote community development. Adara Development has been working in Nepal and Uganda for more than 20 years.

The second part of the Adara Group consists of two businesses, Adara Partners and Adara Advisors, which are ‘for purpose’ rather than for profit. Their sole objective is to fund Adara Development’s administration and emergency project costs. This allows 100% of donations received by Adara Development to go directly to project-related costs.

More information on the Adara Group can be found on our websites – www.adaragroup.org and www.adarapartners.org.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Full-time (or 0.9 FTE), permanent role
• Salary packaging available
• Reporting to the Senior Programmes Manager
• Flexible, hybrid work environment

The role will include

• Overseeing the development and implementation of Adara’s knowledge sharing strategy.
• Work with the Adara teams worldwide to determine what knowledge needs to be shared, identify appropriate audiences and tools and develop different media, including but not limited to, documents, videos, podcasts, and articles.
• Continuously review best practices in knowledge sharing, including emerging technologies that could assist Adara’s programme.
• Identify, build and strengthen knowledge and learning partnerships with key stakeholders.
• Work closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager to develop a results framework to measure the effectiveness of knowledge sharing.
• Assist in Adara’s internal knowledge sharing work, including conducting training and ensuring content in our internal induction programme remains timely and relevant.

about you

To excel in this position, you will need:

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline (international development, monitoring and evaluation, communications, public relations and others).
• At least five years’ experience in a relevant field.
• Significant experience in designing and leading knowledge sharing activities in international development.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to develop, maintain and enhance relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite, and a knowledge of content management systems such as Jira or Confluence.
• Experience in video development and editing.
• Ability to prioritise, make decisions and work efficiently under pressure.
• A commitment to social justice and international development.

The chosen candidate will be required to travel internationally to our project sites in Nepal and Uganda, possibly several times a year and up to three weeks at a time. Whilst not required, experience travelling in or working in developing countries will be well regarded.

LOCATION

As long as it is COVID-19 safe, the candidate will be expected to work from our physical office at least two days per week at our office in The Rocks. To support the safety of our teams and their families, and if you are not already vaccinated, candidates will be expected to agree to obtain a COVID-19 vaccination. Additionally, all candidates will be expected to agree to any booster COVID-19 vaccination in accordance with the recommendations and advice of local health authorities and/or the manufacturer of the COVID-19 vaccination.

We're looking forward to receiving your application!

Please read the detailed Job Description with Adara’s Cultures and Values attached.

Please direct all questions to [email protected] using the subject line: Knowledge Sharing Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs or call Miriam on 02 9395 2800.

The Adara Group is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policies.