Programmes and Grants Officer

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Womankind Worldwide

Hybrid
  • Location: United Kingdom, Kenya
  • Career category: Fundraising/ Grant management, 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: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: £38,336 GBP-£40,775 GBP / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Permanent
  • Deadline: 31/01/2025
  • Location: United Kingdom, Kenya
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About the Organisation

Womankind Worldwide is a global women’s rights organisation working in partnership with women’s rights movements and organisations to transform the lives of women and girls. We strengthen and support women’s movements in our focus countries in Africa and Asia, and take collective action at regional and global levels, to ensure women’s voices are heard, their rights are realised, and their lives are free from violence.

Responsibilities

The Programmes and Grants Officer has four key areas of responsibility:

Project, Programme and Grant Management

  • Support project leads with project, programme and grant management, including contracting, payment processing, and monitoring and reviewing reports and budgets;
  • Support the development of new projects and programmes, in collaboration with Womankind partners and colleagues;
  • Support fund managers with administration, management and coordination of Womankind’s flexible funds, particularly the Movement Strengthening Fund and Strategic Partner Support Grants;
  • Support the organisation of in-person and online events and convenings, including managing logistics and travel arrangements.
Administration and Compliance

  • Maintain accurate and up to date records related to Womankind partners, projects, programmes and grants, including managing and updating the contact database/CRM;
  • Support due diligence processes;
  • Provide logistic, administrative and technical support to the Programmes and Learning Team as agreed with the PMIP;
  • Support the recruitment and placement of suitable consultants, interns and volunteers in coordination with the PMIP and relevant team members;
  • Manage the [email protected] mailbox alongside other Womankind staff on the rota for this task.
Contribution to knowledge and evidence base

  • Participate in the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Working Group and contribute to effective and appropriate MEL processes for Womankind projects, programmes and grants in collaboration with the Impact and Learning Advisor;
  • Support the production and review of research and documentation;
  • Contribute Womankind’s communications through researching and drafting content for the website and social media channels;
  • Contribute to team and organisational planning and reporting to key stakeholders (e.g. donors and supporters, senior management team, Co-Chief Executives and Board of Trustees).

Person Specification

Essential Experience and Skills

  • Strong commitment to women’s rights and Womankind’s feminist values and ways of working;
  • Demonstrable experience of project, programme and/or grant management/support;
  • Demonstrable experience and skill in administration and logistics;
  • Demonstrable experience and skill in financial management and compliance;
  • Ability to assimilate, analyse and summarise information quickly and accurately;
  • Very strong verbal and written communication (in English);
  • Excellent numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail;
  • Excellent IT skills, including with Microsoft Excel, and willingness to learn and adopt new systems as needed;
  • Comfortable planning and delivering multiple activities under pressure to strict deadlines;
  • Ability to work autonomously and manage own portfolio of work;
  • Collaborative and collegial team player who contributes to a creative and supportive working environment;
  • Willingness and adaptability to work in a hybrid environment, with colleagues based in the UK and Kenya and partners in multiple countries and timezones.

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