Conflict, corruption, food insecurity, HIV. The DRC and wider Great Lakes region in Central Africa has huge hurdles to overcome on the way to lifting their people out of poverty and insecurity. You will be working with our country teams, wider alliances and our partners to secure and manage resources to fund humanitarian and long-term interventions addressing the structural causes of poverty in the region.
About the role We have dynamic country programmes in the DRC, Burundi and Rwanda. You’ll provide leadership to the work of securing and managing donor funding. It will involve getting a real grass roots understanding of our work, giving strategic advice to the Country Managers and senior country staff on financing options and potential donors, preparing funding applications and supporting start up of new programmes, as well as accountability through performance and financial reporting. You’ll spend time with programme teams across the region to develop your knowledge of priority areas, which will mean travelling regularly across the DRC, and visits to Burundi and Rwanda for up to 30 days a year. You will lead development of proposals in French and English. Whilst dedicating a large part of your time (at least 80%) to the DRC, this position may also require you to cover Rwanda and Burundi. We’ll expect you to support development of relationships with key institutional donors and build a positive dialogue to leverage opportunities for the programme. The role attracts benefits commensurate with its seniority including a housing allowance, health insurance, relocation costs and annual travel allowance.
About you It’s essential that you are fluent in written and spoken French and English and have experience of programme development, proposal and reporting writing for donors such as the EC, ECHO, DFID, UN. We’ll expect you to demonstrate proven success at winning grants and contracts, securing funds and have experience of performance and financial reporting. Your background will have given you a real understanding of development issues with a relevant degree and some field experience in high-risk, high-security contexts. You will have outstanding communication and team working skills to work with a diverse workgroup, be highly numerate and have a real analytical ability. You’ll be the kind of person who has the knowledge, qualities and skills to be a real influence on this area and someone who’s a great addition to any team.
About Christian Aid More than half the world lives in poverty. We aim to put a stop to that. So we campaign against the inequalities that keep people poor and we work with local organisations to give people strength to find their own solutions to the problems they face, irrespective of their religion. If you’re as determined as we are to end poverty and injustice across the world, work with us to make change happen.
We value the contribution each person makes to the success of our organisation. So you can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.
To apply for this post, please download an application pack from www.christianaid.org.uk and email your completed UK & Ireland application form to: recruitment@christian-aid.org (quoting the reference number).
Please note CVs will not be accepted.
Job reference: 192/LJ Closing date for applications: Midnight, Sunday 9 October 2011 Interview date: Monday 17 October 2011
Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
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