Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 13 Dec 2017
Position:
Senior Programme Development Advisor - Specialist
Reports To:
Deputy Director Specialist Section
Department:
Awards Management Unit, (AMU)
Location:
London, UK with approximately 20% travel.
Grade:
Salary:
5
Circa £50,000 per annum
Hours:
Contract:
Full time. 37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Background
Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC’s mission is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. The International Rescue Committee UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its headquarters in New York and London. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. Through 28 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees resettle in the US and become self-sufficient. The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.
IRC-UK
Our European headquarters, IRC-UK, were established in London in 1997 to support the organisation’s global activities and particularly to diversify its donor base and be able to better advocate with European policy-makers on behalf of the people we serve. Since its establishment IRC-UK has grown rapidly and is now acknowledged for its high quality project management, technical expertise in governance and rights and economic recovery, and innovative thinking on early recovery and gender based violence. The IRC also has offices in Berlin, Brussels and Geneva.
IRC-UK comprises approximately 100 staff across five departments.
The Global Awards Management Unit (AMU)
Established in January 2016, the Global Awards Management Unit (AMU) is a global unit spanning New York, Washington DC, London, Nairobi and Amman. It has responsibility for identifying, securing and managing all funding from statutory donors. The Unit is organized into five directorates: Donor Relations & Analytics; Grants Management & Frameworks; Compliance and Policy; Business Development; and Training.
The Global AMU is a bridge between donors and the field: providing expert technical advice to the field, while maintaining portfolio-level visibility to ensure consistency and compliance, and manage risk. This unit ensures that donor compliance policies and procedures are implemented consistently, and supports all staff working across the grants management cycle for all restricted funding from global government sources. The unit operates within a matrix management system across the teams in the US and the UK, driving functional integration between all relevant units and staff, in collaboration with the Vice President of the Global AMU and the Senior Vice President for Europe in relation to overarching issues with European donors. The matrix management structure ensures that AMU staff support the Europe strategy and work towards the pursuit of new opportunities, while IRC UK maintains accountability for European funding.
The Purpose of the Role
The Programme Development pillar of the AMU is responsible for all of the IRC’s business development from statutory / governmental sources (with the exception of the UN).
The main purpose of the role is to manage support to IRC’s regions and country offices in program/me development and proposal work. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Line management including remote management
- Relationship management with regional units and country offices
- Proposal and business development support
- Proposal quality assurance
- Proposal in-depth support
- Proposal leadership, i.e. leading the proposal development process, including partner management where needed
- Proposal writing and editing (as necessary, and of a non-technical nature)
- Grant/contract and partnership review and negotiation
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential:
Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications:
- Degree (minimum BA) or equivalent experience in a field relevant to IRC’s work;
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively manage a variety of relationships in a multicultural environment;
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate equally effectively with colleagues in ‘remote’ and diverse teams, including as team leader for proposals;
- The ability to work productively and accurately while under pressure in a fast-paced, demanding environment;
- Flexible work attitude: the ability to work in a team environment and independently and ability to meet unexpected demands;
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively;
- Ability to travel internationally (up to 20% of time);
- Ability to work autonomously and under remote management.
Experience:
- S*ignificant* experience in developing and managing proposal work of a particular complex or high-value nature, such as DFID commercial contracts or high level USAID calls, or similar.
- Experience in developing and managing project concepts and funding proposals for humanitarian / development work (for international NGO’s) from governmental / statutory donors – including from (some of) DFID, US Government (USAID, OFDA, BPRM, etc), EU institutions (ECHO, DG Devco, others), Sida, SDC, Irish Aid, etc;
- Experience of working in development and/or humanitarian contexts, preferably for an INGO or international organization (e.g. UN, major donor), preferably with some time spent in the field;
- Experience in proposal budgeting;
- Experience in building partnerships for development and humanitarian funding as well as negotiation of programmatic and financial contractual arrangements with donors and partners.
Desirable:
- Line-management experience, including remote management experience
- The ability to work (read and write) in French
- Ability to travel at times with minimum notice and for prolonged periods of time;
- Ability to facilitate project design processes, including applying theories of change and project logic to design, and develop work- and management plans accordingly;
- Longer term field posting in a relevant context;
- Interest in and understanding of policy and advocacy work. :
How to apply:
To apply please go to:
https://www.rescue-uk.org/careers#what-current-job-vacancies-are-available-
The deadline for applications is Wednesday 13th December 2017. Interviews will take place on 21st and 22nd December.
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK.
IRC-UK strives to be an equal opportunities employer. IRC-UK is committed to equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for all job applicants and employees, and we seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.
If you have any questions or need assistance with the online recruitment process, please contact the UK HR team at applications@rescue-uk.org