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School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Geography and Environment
Partnerships Manager (Country Programme Focus)
Modern Energy Cooking Services Programme
Full-time, fixed term starting as soon as possible and ending on 31st March 2026
The Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) Programme is seeking an experienced Partnerships Manager to join their team. MECS is a 39.8 million programme funded by UK Aid through the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office, led by Loughborough University. The key purpose of the role is to build relationships with our partners, managing a portfolio of global partners, both new and existing, to support our ambition to change the narrative on clean cooking. The post-holder will work in close collaboration with the existing MECS Project Management team. The post holder will engage in strategic partnership work with other organisations as required. The post holder will be required to travel to work with partners across the UK and overseas.
If you are an organised, methodical team player, with excellent communication skills, this is a great opportunity to join our team and to make a positive contribution to the project.
Informal enquiries about the post should be made by email to Dr Louise Medland (l.s.medland@lboro.ac.uk).
Closing date for the receipt of applications: 28th July 2024
Interviews will be held: week of 19th August 2024
Loughborough University is committed to achieving equality and valuing diversity in all aspects of employment and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Further information on the post can be found at the following link: https://vacancies.lboro.ac.uk/jobdesc/REQ240552.PDF
Additional information on the Modern Energy Cooking Services Programme is available here: https://mecs.org.uk/
