Senior Programme Development Specialist
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CARE International UK
Hybrid- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Humanitarian or Development: Development
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Hybrid
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: £45,703 GBP / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 05/01/2025
- Location: United Kingdom
Job Summary
This is a post within the Programme Funding Team. The team shapes our restricted programme portfolio by securing funding from UK-based institutional donors, trusts and foundations, multilaterals and in some cases private sector donors.
As the Senior Programme Development Specialist, you will lead and coordinate complex multimillion consortia bids, including grant and commercial contract modalities, and multi-country submissions. Working in partnership with CARE country offices, national and international partners, finance colleagues, and technical advisory teams to identify, scope, bid for and secure new funding for programmes. Taking significant responsibility for programme funding processes, you will facilitate programme design and develop successful funding proposals, leveraging the combined technical expertise and insights of diverse stakeholders.
You will deliver a high-quality bidding process, submitting applications to funders such as FCDO, EC, DEC, START Fund, Education Cannot Wait, Jersey Overseas Aid Committee, and Power of Nutrition. You will build learning from existing CARE programmes into bid design and design programmes in line with CARE policies and standards, as well as donor standards. Candidates able to work in French are particularly encouraged to apply.
As a senior member of the team, you will share your experience of programme design and UK-based donors with other team members (including through line management opportunities). You will also be given a high degree of responsibility and autonomy to develop successful bids, including independently leading negotiations with internal and external partners.
Person Specification
Excellent communication skills – with a particular emphasis on fluent English written skills and the ability to edit complex bids to meet funder requirements and gain high bid scores.
Excellent negotiation skills.
Ability to negotiate the scope of work and budget with partners.
Ability to work in French (Highly Desirable) A 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, review bid budgets and design payment by results systems.
Excellent understanding of programme and organisational risk and ability to communicate, mitigate and manage those.
Attention to detail alongside the ability to see the big picture.
Problem solving, inclusive with a positive attitude.
A positive collaborator and a dedicated team player.
Proven success of leading and coordinating major multimillion bids, ideally with FCDO and / or EU experience.
Proven experience of establishing successful consortia.
Experience of developing successful commercial bids. This will include payments by results mechanisms.
Significant contributions to multi-partner (consortia), multi-country bids.
Experience of leading the programme design process and adding value to increase the win rate.
Thorough understanding of FCDO procurement processes
This is a post within the Programme Funding Team. The team shapes our restricted programme portfolio by securing funding from UK-based institutional donors, trusts and foundations, multilaterals and in some cases private sector donors.
As the Senior Programme Development Specialist, you will lead and coordinate complex multimillion consortia bids, including grant and commercial contract modalities, and multi-country submissions. Working in partnership with CARE country offices, national and international partners, finance colleagues, and technical advisory teams to identify, scope, bid for and secure new funding for programmes. Taking significant responsibility for programme funding processes, you will facilitate programme design and develop successful funding proposals, leveraging the combined technical expertise and insights of diverse stakeholders.
You will deliver a high-quality bidding process, submitting applications to funders such as FCDO, EC, DEC, START Fund, Education Cannot Wait, Jersey Overseas Aid Committee, and Power of Nutrition. You will build learning from existing CARE programmes into bid design and design programmes in line with CARE policies and standards, as well as donor standards. Candidates able to work in French are particularly encouraged to apply.
As a senior member of the team, you will share your experience of programme design and UK-based donors with other team members (including through line management opportunities). You will also be given a high degree of responsibility and autonomy to develop successful bids, including independently leading negotiations with internal and external partners.
Person Specification
Excellent communication skills – with a particular emphasis on fluent English written skills and the ability to edit complex bids to meet funder requirements and gain high bid scores.
Excellent negotiation skills.
Ability to negotiate the scope of work and budget with partners.
Ability to work in French (Highly Desirable) A 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, review bid budgets and design payment by results systems.
Excellent understanding of programme and organisational risk and ability to communicate, mitigate and manage those.
Attention to detail alongside the ability to see the big picture.
Problem solving, inclusive with a positive attitude.
A positive collaborator and a dedicated team player.
Proven success of leading and coordinating major multimillion bids, ideally with FCDO and / or EU experience.
Proven experience of establishing successful consortia.
Experience of developing successful commercial bids. This will include payments by results mechanisms.
Significant contributions to multi-partner (consortia), multi-country bids.
Experience of leading the programme design process and adding value to increase the win rate.
Thorough understanding of FCDO procurement processes
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