United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Assistant Programme Officer – Disaster Risk Management Unit
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 25 Aug 2013
This post provides fundraising and grants support to programme officers, including completion of proposals, reports and routine grant correspondence. The role also provides administrative support to the disaster risk management unit and assists with cross departmental cooperation.
The successful candidate will have experience of working in a demanding office environment; working with different cultures and people from different countries; and working or volunteering in the development sector.
Experience of prioritising tasks and working to tight deadlines at short notice and developing/applying quality systems and processes to their work is also essential.
Please note: to apply for a position with Plan UK, you must be eligible to live and work in the United Kingdom (in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006). Most importantly, we follow stringent child protection policies and procedures when dealing with applications.The usual recruitment rate for this post (Grade 4) is £28,729 with future pay progression within the pay band from £28,729 to £31,058.
We have a generous annual leave entitlement which starts at 25 days (plus public holidays) for new starters. It goes up to 30 once you’ve been with us for 6 years.
We match contributions up to 6% on the pension scheme (which you can join once you’ve been with us for 3 months)
We aim to be a family-friendly employer, with enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave and pay, as well as child care vouchers and a flexible working policy.
Even more benefits include season ticket loans, study loans, a healthcare plan, cycle scheme and career break policy.
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