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Programme Development Specialist
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CARE International UK
Hybrid- Career category: Fundraising/ Grant management
- Job type: Job
- Humanitarian or Development: Development
- Experience level: Not specified
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Hybrid
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: £40,483 GBP / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Permanent
- Deadline: 21/02/2024
- Location: United Kingdom
Funding Plans
• Work with colleagues from country offices and technical teams to scope opportunities from an early stage and identify and form strong partnerships (as both lead and sub).
• Take joint responsibility of the bidding budget and its effective use.
• Play a key role in the go/no go process – coordinating with technical teams and country offices to give the best advice to senior management.
Bid Production and Management
• Lead on the planning, production, and negotiation of bids to meet annual ambitious pipeline targets. This may require deployment to Country Offices (less than 10% of the time). This role will predominantly focus on grants (£1m - £10m) and commercial contracts where CIUK is in a sub role in a consortium and will contribute to bids for larger grant opportunities (£10m+) and commercial contracts where CIUK is leading.
• Follow, and contribute to the strengthening of, strong bid management processes so that CIUK’s output is proactive, timely and to a high standard, meeting funder requirements – including giving enough time for senior management and the Board to engage with the design process and to sign off.
• Work with experts to design robust MEAL and Value for Money systems in alignment with CIUK core standards.
Partnership, Negotiation and Analysis
• Contribute to CARE’s aims to shift more power and resources to a country and local level, exploring new ways to provide programme funding support to country offices and partners that respond to our goals to decolonise the aid sector.
• Work collaboratively and productively with bid partners including consortium partners and CARE colleagues based in country offices, CIUK and global technical teams.
• Negotiate on behalf of CIUK (with partners and donors) to ensure CARE’s scope of work and budget meet our align with our strategic priorities, build on CARE experience and approaches and meet CARE cost recovery needs.
Be an effective team member
• Contribute towards the development of the team’s annual operating plan and develop individual objectives. The post holder is required to be proactive about their own delivery and learning, and support staff that are part of their team.
• Contribute to annual budget development and regular reviews of team income and expenditure levels.
• Keep information management systems up to date and contribute to team and departmental meetings ensuring that information on specific funding opportunities is proactively shared.
Person Specification
- Excellent communication skills – with a particular emphasis on fluent English written skills and the ability to edit complex bids in order to meet funder requirements and gain high bid scores.
- Ability to work in French (Highly Desirable)
- An innovative and creative approach and the ability to match funder needs with organisational needs.
- The ability to contribute positively to a team and build positive relationships that will lead to successful outcomes.
- Strong analysis and numerical skills. Ability to incorporate Value for Money into bid design and review bid budgets.
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