United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Programme Development and Funding Officer (x2)
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 06 Oct 2013
CAFOD works with partner organisations to combat poverty and injustice and to build a strong and dynamic civil society. We are looking for a highly motivated Programme Development and Funding Officer to work in partnership with local organisations to bring about real change in the lives of poor people and translate our plans for development and justice into reality.
Working as part of the Programme Development and Funding team you will support our programme staff and partners in developing high quality programmes and projects, ensuring that we and our partners obtain significant institutional donor funding for its development and humanitarian work, and maintaining and strengthening our relationship with key donors.
You will be fluent in English (and with proficient French, for Great Lakes position) with excellent spoken and written communication and interpersonal skills, inter-cultural sensitivity and confidence in dealing with a wide range of NGO and Church partners. You should have experience of developing successful funding applications for institutional donors as well as participatory project design with the use of analytical tools. We also expect you to be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of developing and implementing monitoring systems to track the effectiveness of programmes and an ability to build cooperative, professional relationships with donors.
Position 1: Regional focus of Great Lakes. Based in either London (with regular travel) or Kinshasa - 2 year fixed term contract, renewable. French language required. Please state either London or Kinshasa as your preferred location in your application.
Position 2: Based in London (with regular travel) – Maternity cover contract, at least 9 months
For UK-based roles please note that you will need a current right to work in the UK.
How to apply:
To apply, please visit http://www.cafod.org.uk/Work-with-us/UK-Jobs/IPDFO-x2 and complete our online application form by the closing date.
