Trócaire works in partnership with local organisations in the Global South and with people in Ireland to tackle the root causes of poverty and injustice. Together, we create positive and lasting change.
Trócaire works in up to 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
We have five goals: Defend Human Rights; Achieve Climate amp; Environmental Justice; Ensure Women amp; Girls’ Protection, Voice amp; Influence; Save Lives and Protect Human Dignity; and Mobilise the Public on the island of Ireland to achieve Global Justice. Our work is rooted in Catholic Social Teaching and in our values of Solidarity, Courage, Participation, Perseverance and Accountability.
This post is situated within the Programme Impact and Learning (PIL) Team in Trócaire. PIL works with country teams and HQ teams to:
The post holder will lead on initiatives which strengthen knowledge sharing and learning in Trócaire’s humanitarian, development and Ireland-facing programmes.
Collaboration with HQ and country-based colleagues, particularly MEAL, Programme and Humanitarian Advisors, and with partners, both remotely and through field visits, is key to the success of this role.
Reporting to Head of Programme Impact and Learning, this is a 3-year fixed term contract and will be based in Maynooth, Ireland with frequent travel to country programmes .
Safeguarding Programme Participants-Children amp; Adults Trócaire is committed to safeguarding people within our programmes from exploitation and abuse and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Global Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organisational representatives.
Any candidate offered a job with Trócaire will be expected to sign Trócaire’s Safeguarding Policies and Global Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. All offers of employment will be subject to pre-employment checks including satisfactory references and appropriate screening (e.g. police/garda vetting, counter terrorism and anti-trafficking). Trócaire also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and all employees will be subject to this as part of contract of employment.
Key Duties amp; Responsibilities
Knowledge Sharing amp; Learning
o Develop learning strategies and learning plans for Trócaire’s Global Programmes, International and Ireland-Outreach Divisions
o Design and implement internal knowledge management and learning activities to ensure more effective and efficient knowledge sharing across the organisation, building on learning from previous knowledge management initiatives and making effective use of learning from programme reviews and evaluations.
o Develop and refine tools and processes to ensure learning is utilised to support adaptive and agile programming.
o Ensure tools and processes developed facilitate the active engagement of partners and the people supported by Trócaire’s work in shaping and participating in learning activities.
o Review of the current management and use of programme evaluations reviews to strengthen programme quality.
o Strengthen colleagues’ and partners’ capacities in the use of knowledge management tools.
o Work with the colleagues within PIL and across the organisation to identify opportunities to strengthen learning and knowledge sharing.
Collaboration and Networking