Position: Regional Programmes Coordinator (East Africa) Salary: £29,650 - £31,650 Location: London Head office with some travel
Merlin:
Merlin specialises in health, saving lives in times of crisis and helping to rebuild shattered health services. Each year, Merlin helps more than 15 million people in up to 20 countries.
Main purpose of the role:
The Regional Programme Coordinator (RPC) will provide support to the Regional Manager (RM) and the Country Management Teams (CMTs) in the day to day running of the Regional team and international programmes and in the development of strategy for the allocated countries. The RPC will work with the Regional Manager and CMTs to ensure that programme processes, reporting and trouble-shooting are carried out in a timely manner, and that programmes comply with donor requirements and organisational guidelines and policies - negotiating with donors where necessary.
Overall Objectives:
- Provide support and back up to the RM in his/her overall management of the region; assist in the strategic development of the region, including research into new countries.
- Coordinate the activities of the regional support team, trouble-shoot with other Head Office departments as necessary and supervise the programme interns.
- Support programme development, quality and implementation by disseminating and promoting Merlin policies and procedures between teams/departments and within country programmes.
- Negotiate with donors and other internal/external stakeholders on behalf of Country Directors (CDs) and country management teams (CMTs) as necessary. Provide support and back-up for the delivery of regional funding strategies and donor management.
TO APPLY: To apply for this job, please go to www.merlin.org.uk/jobs and apply using our online recruitment system
CLOSING DATE: 14/06/2011
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