Trust and Grants Officer

Contract: Permanent, full-time
Location: Edinburgh or London (with the option to work from home on some days)
Salary: up to £25,200 dependent on experience (with a salary weighting depending on your location)
Closing: Sunday 19th April 2020
Interviews: Wednesday 29th April 2020

We act because everyone relies on the ocean to survive - from the air we breathe to the food we eat. We have ambitious plans to drive political, cultural and social change for healthy seas and coasts that support abundant marine wildlife, sustain livelihoods and provide enjoyment for all.

To bring this change to life, we need to nurture and grow income from existing and new partnerships. If you’re a talented trusts and grants fundraiser with a proven ability to write persuasively, and you’re eager to apply your skills to marine conservation, then we’d love to hear from you.

This is a fitting role for someone with foundational fundraising skills, ideally gained in a not-for-profit setting.

Working within our Trusts & Grants team, you will expertly nurture important relationships with charitable trusts, foundations and grant funders and co-ordinate our core small trust and foundation fundraising programme.

In addition, you will develop high-quality and compelling applications to larger trusts and grants, packaging our marine conservation work across the UK as appropriate. You will also identify new trust and grant opportunities to support our growing pipeline, and will have the opportunity to contribute ideas to the trusts and grants fundraising strategy.

As a self-starter, you’ll be confident in your ability to take a proactive approach when managing a varied and busy workload.

Key Skills

- A minimum of two years of experience in successful fundraising from charitable trusts, foundations or similar in the charity sector (experience of developing and submitting Big Lottery/National Heritage Lottery Fund bids would be an advantage)
- Excellent written communication and grammar skills, with the ability to produce concise and persuasive applications
- The proven ability to understand the giving mechanics of charitable trusts and foundations
- Ideally, we are seeking a candidate with a proven track record of success with donors and experience of developing budgets for grant-funded projects
- The ability and confidence to represent MCS with prospects and donors, including through face-to-face presentation

How to Apply

Please select the apply button shown to download our information pack, which includes the full job description and more about what we would like to see in your application. You will then be asked to submit a CV and answer a number of supporting questions.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role Trusts Fundraiser, Grants Officer, Grants Fundraiser, Fundraiser, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Executive, or Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Officer.

Trust and Grants Officer

Contract: Permanent, full-time
Salary: £22,000 to £25,200 dependent on experience (plus weighting dependant on location)
Location: Edinburgh or London (with the option to work from home on some days)
Closing: Sunday 19th April 2020
Interviews: Wednesday 29th April 2020

We act because everyone relies on the ocean to survive - from the air we breathe to the food we eat. We have ambitious plans to drive political, cultural and social change for healthy seas and coasts that support abundant marine wildlife, sustain livelihoods and provide enjoyment for all.

To bring this change to life, we need to nurture and grow income from existing and new partnerships. If you’re a talented trusts and grants fundraiser with a proven ability to write persuasively, and you’re eager to apply your skills to marine conservation, then we’d love to hear from you.

This is a fitting role for someone with foundational fundraising skills, ideally gained in a not-for-profit setting.

Working within our Trusts & Grants team, you will expertly nurture important relationships with charitable trusts, foundations and grant funders and co-ordinate our core small trust and foundation fundraising programme.

In addition, you will develop high-quality and compelling applications to larger trusts and grants, packaging our marine conservation work across the UK as appropriate. You will also identify new trust and grant opportunities to support our growing pipeline, and will have the opportunity to contribute ideas to the trusts and grants fundraising strategy.

As a self-starter, you’ll be confident in your ability to take a proactive approach when managing a varied and busy workload.

Key Skills

- A minimum of two years of experience in successful fundraising from charitable trusts, foundations or similar in the charity sector (experience of developing and submitting Big Lottery/National Heritage Lottery Fund bids would be an advantage)
- Excellent written communication and grammar skills, with the ability to produce concise and persuasive applications
- The proven ability to understand the giving mechanics of charitable trusts and foundations
- Ideally, we are seeking a candidate with a proven track record of success with donors and experience of developing budgets for grant-funded projects
- The ability and confidence to represent MCS with prospects and donors, including through face-to-face presentation

How to Apply

Please select the apply button shown to download our information pack, which includes the full job description and more about what we would like to see in your application. You will then be asked to submit a CV and answer a number of supporting questions.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role Trusts Fundraiser, Grants Officer, Grants Fundraiser, Fundraiser, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Executive, or Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Officer.

Research Grants Officer

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Research Grants Officer
Location: London
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £25,300 to £30,459 depending on skills and experience plus London allowance of £3,600

Closing date: 26th March 2020
Interview date: TBC

About the role

We’re looking for a talented individual with a head for science and a strong desire to make a difference for people affected by dementia. This exciting role is based at Alzheimer’s Society in London and you will be part of a team of Research Grants Officers.

The Society now spends £10 million annually on research activities. It is keeping up the pace and has committed to spending £100 million over the next decade with an additional £50 million to the new Dementia Research Institute.

This increase in investment requires a strong team of Research Grants Officers to ensure that the Society invests this funding in the highest quality research with the greatest potential for people affected by dementia. Your role would be to manage our grant applications through our peer and lay review processes and then to support successfully funded researchers to manage their grants and maximise their impact. As well as contributing to the wider work of the Society’s Research and Development directorate.

About you

We’re looking for someone with a degree in science and an interest in medical research and healthcare, and have experience in research management, research administration or a similar role.

You may have experience of the following: Research Grants Officer, Research Officer, Medical Research, Research Management, Research Administration, Grants Officer, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, etc

Organisation: Lively Minds. UK Registered Charity 1125512

Position: Grants & Project Support Officer

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Location: Jinja, Uganda (with some travel to Ghana and UK)

Hours: Full time

Contract: Permanent

About us

Over 250 million children under 5 globally do not get the early childhood care and education (“ECCE”) they need, leading to poor health, poor education, lost life opportunities and poverty.

Lively Minds is an award-winning charity tackling this crisis in rural Ghana & Uganda. We believe that one of the main barriers to ECCE is that parents in remote resource-poor villages lack the information, education and aspiration to provide basic and affordable opportunities for their children. 

We have developed an innovative behaviour change programme that empowers uneducated and marginalised Mothers in resource-poor communities to run educational Play Schemes for pre-schoolers and to provide better home-based care, using cheap local resources. Not only does this result in positive outcomes for child development, but also has positive impacts for the Mothers too.

These are exciting times for Lively Minds. Having proven the success of our programme at small-scale, we are now in the process of making a step-change and scaling rapidly. We are partnering with the Government of Ghana to scale to 67 education districts and 4,000 schools in Ghana (to reach over 1 million pre-schoolers). In Uganda, we are currently testing pathways to scale, implementing in one district (325 communities) and will develop our scale-up strategy in 2021.

Our main income source is through grants. Current donors include Global Innovation Fund, USAID, Omidyar Network, UNICEF, Grand Challenges Canada, Echidna Giving Foundation, and ELMA Philanthropies. We're looking for a Grants & Support Officer to help us manage our reporting obligations to these funders and who can provide general support for programme activities. The postholder will be in based in our Uganda office but will be working on activities for the whole organisation. This is a unique opportunity for anyone looking for a way to get involved in international development to be involved in all aspects of grant management, implementation and organisational support.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Work with our Head of Monitoring & Evaluation, Country Directors, project teams and finance teams, to generate high quality and timely donor reports to keep donors aware of and engage them in our progress, successes and challenges.
• Help share learnings and best practices across the organisation and contribute to regular “quality assurance” activities and audits.
• Support the development of a fundraising strategy and deliver fundraising activities through researching fundraising opportunities, contributing towards grant applications, and preparing pitches.
• Work with our Marketing Communications Manager to support the development of promotional activities and materials for grassroots, regional, national & international funders and stakeholders including videos, field visits, in-country conferences, impact and progress reports, presentations, speeches, blogs, and website content.
• Support general operations and project activities through writing lesson plans/training materials, conducting focus groups and research, and setting-up and coordinating multi-person conference calls and meetings across multiple time-zones.
• Ensure legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable donor requirements, and maintaining records.
• Assist with administrative and general office functions (e.g. responding to general email and phone enquires, donor and supporter queries, sourcing in-kind donations).

Experience/skills

You are…

We are looking for someone with the confidence and experience to work with all our teams, and with the communication skills to produce high quality written reports. You will be working in a multi-national, multi-disciplinary team that is spread across three countries.

To succeed in this role you must:

• be an excellent writer and communicator. You must be confident in producing donor proposals and reports, which are accurate, concise and compelling.
• be analytical. You will need to develop high quality reports and insights based on a sound understanding of donor requirements, and challenges/learnings/achievements/impact in the field.
• be hands-on. You will need to be out in the field to understand the programme and our impact.
• be able to deliver quality at pace. We have a very busy workload and strict deadlines. You need to be organised, proactive and outcomes-focussed.
• be innovative. We operate in resource-poor settings, with challenging stakeholders and with limited resources. You will need to adopt an excellent analytical approach and be prepared to test and learn in order to find creative and sustainable solutions and sustain high quality grant management and reporting.
• be a team-player. You will need to maintain regular contact with our global partners and work effectively with our Monitoring & Evaluation Team and project teams to source the information you need to develop reports and proposals.
• be a self-starter. You must be comfortable working with limited supervision and managing a complex and varied workload.

Do you want to work to save the environment as part of a friendly, dedicated and effective fundraising team? We are looking for a Grants and Corporate Partnerships Manager for a 13-14 month maternity cover position at London Wildlife Trust.
 

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising and line managing a Grants Officer, you will have previous experience in either trusts and foundations or corporate partnerships, be already working at management level or looking to step up into your first manager role.
 

We will launch our new 10-year Strategic Plan and have a new 5-year Fundraising Strategy in place in April 2020. The Grants and Corporate Partnerships Manager will lead on the delivery of our grants fundraising programme, working on trusts, foundations, National Lottery, and local authority relationships and account management of a range of corporate partnerships including our Investors in Wildlife programme.

You will both build on existing relationships and develop new ones during the year.
 

It is an exciting opportunity to join an environmental charity that aims to transform London for wildlife, inspire people to value and take action for wildlife, and influence London’s decision-makers to adopt positive wildlife policies and practices.
 

Our vision is a London alive with nature, where everyone can experience and enjoy wildlife. In order to achieve our goal of engaging everyone in protecting London's wildlife for the future, we know that our staff team needs to better reflect and represent all of London's communities. Therefore we particularly welcome applicants who identify as being from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background, and disabled people, as these groups are currently under-represented at London Wildlife Trust.

Benefits:

· Salary between £33,039 - £35,104

· Annual Leave 25 days per year plus 8 Bank Holidays

· Flexible working opportunities

To apply, please send a completed Candidate Details Form and Application Form to our recruitment team (see website for details) 

An enhanced DBS Check is not required for this role.

We are an accredited member of a worldwide network of Community Foundations on a mission to improve lives and communities in their local area.  Located in Cambridge, we work all over Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Last year we awarded over £2.8 million to support our local communities and address need across our county. We want to do more. We're seeking enthusiastic, driven and energetic people to help us in our mission.

Description:

As Maternity Cover Grants Officer you will play a pivotal role in the programme team – assisting with marketing, planning, delivering and reporting on our grant-making programme to ensure targets are met.

Job Specification

• To identify groups and input marketing ideas to reach programme and fund spend targets
• To process/ oversee the processing of grant applications including advising applicants, scrutinizing accounts and governing documents, assessing applications, preparing paperwork and attending donor panels
• To take responsibility for end-to-end delivery of certain programmes
• To build specialist knowledge of CCF's database
• To take an active role in continuous improvement and best practice initiatives

Profile

Our Grants Officers require:

• Excellent communication skills
• Proven customer-facing skills
• Confident numeracy skills
• Commitment to quality

In addition the successful candidate will have:

• Proven eye for detail - be able to produce, analyse and proofread reports/communications to a high standard of accuracy
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office and proven experience of using databases

Some travel to meetings across the county (some rural locations) is required as are occasional evening meetings and events. Driving license and access to a vehicle is desirable.

The successful Grants Officer will be a positive and focused individual who can take the initiative as well as follow prescribed processes. Flexibility, enthusiasm and a commitment to our lively and ambitious team are key to our future.

Please send your CV and cover letter to the email address below.

Due to the amount of response we receive, unfortunately we are not able to give feedback to individuals, if you have not heard back within 7 days from the application deadline please assume that you have not been successful for the role you have applied for.

We treat everyone equally.

Grants Manager (Maternity Cover for one year from 25 May 2020)

Location: Victoria, London

Salary: Circa £38,000

Established in 1930, the Pilgrim Trust was set up to address some of the UK’s “more urgent needs” with a view to “promoting future wellbeing”. Today the fund is worth around £75m and spends around £2.5m in grants annually. 60% of this spend is awarded in the Heritage and Conservation fields and 40% goes towards supporting social welfare. The trust is currently looking to recruit a Grants Manager to cover the current post-holder's maternity leave for a one-year contract, and to be a part of the Trust's small but motivated and dedicated team.  The contract will begin on 25th May.

This vital role will concentrate on awarding grants in the area of social welfare and will be responsible for the full grant application process, including dealing with enquiries, initial assessments, providing constructive feedback to grant applicants, presenting compelling business cases to Trustees and managing the awards procedure. This role will also involve working closely with the wider team and the Director to promote best practice in the grant making community through partnerships and forums, in addition to proactively revealing new areas of reach into disadvantaged communities and subject areas.

The successful candidate will have an advanced understanding and experience of the voluntary sector and will have demonstrable experience of the grant making world. An appreciation of the issues faced by disadvantaged people, women and girls in particular, will be essential and a broader knowledge of systems change and service provision would be advantageous. Highly organised and empathetic, this person will regard collaboration as paramount in their approach to working in a team and with grant applicants. This person will have a commitment to countering inequality and the ability to mobilise others. Superb written skills and an intellectual curiosity will be essential.

If you would like to apply, please submit a short CV and covering letter (up to two pages) outlining how you meet the elements in the attached person specification and why you are a suitable candidate for the role. Applications must be received by 5pm on 3rd April in order to be considered. Interviews will be held the week commencing 13th April and due to the Covid-19 pandemic will most likely be held by video conferencing.

The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) is a charity and society of over 1,200 members from 94 countries, who work in, or are interested in tropical medicine and global health.

We aim to save lives, alleviate diseases and improve equity and access to health through improving our members careers and combining their skills and experience with our own knowledge to call for change in policy, funding and research.

Job title: Grants Manager
Location: High Holborn, London
Reports to: Chief Executive, RSTMH
Hours of work: Full time
Salary: £33k – 36k, depending on experience (subject to funding)
Job type: Initial 19 month contract

Job Summery

Every year RSTMH provides small grants of up to £5,000 each to early career researchers and global health professionals around the world, to try and ensure that the pipeline of research, translation, implementation and policy work on global health is full of innovative plans and projects. We have recently grown our programme and are able to provide more grants, and this may grow even more in the coming weeks.

To help us manage this programme we’re looking for an experienced Grants Manager who can manage all aspects of the programme from marketing through assessment, to award, ongoing communications and monitoring and evaluation.

RSTMH is a small team so the candidate needs to be happy to work alone, and also be an effective team player. They should be equally comfortable leading partner relationships, developing marketing information, writing a communications strategy, advising potential grantees on terms and conditions, and running reports on the online submissions platform.  The candidate needs to be responsible for the programme budget on behalf of RSTMH and our funding partners, and have excellent project management and relationship building skills.

Summary of the role

• Taking ultimate responsibility for the delivery of the RSTMH small grants programme, including relationships with our grant funding partners
• Developing and overseeing processes to streamline the marketing, assessment and delivery of grants to successful applicants
• Manage the communications and oversee relationships with our global assessors who volunteer their time to help assess the small grant applications
• Improve communications, monitoring and evaluation strategies to optimise the programme and its longer term outcomes
• Ensuring the grants are an integral part of RSTMH, reflecting and complementing wider organisational activity and strategy

Closing Date: 17:00 on 29 April 2020

Please click the apply button to be taken to our online submission platform. Here you will need to upload a CV and covering letter detailing how your experience matches the person description.

No agencies please.

ROLE DESCRIPTION: Trust & Grants Fundraiser

SALARY: Grade 3 £25,555 per annum

                                                     

HOURS: 37.5 hours per week – with some weekend and evening work on occasions. Part-time or job share will be considered for the right candidate(s).

REPORTS TO: Head of Fundraising

PURPOSE: To help maximise income from charitable trusts and foundations

Nature of the Role

The Together Trust currently employs around 850 staff and volunteers, across a number of care, education and community sites in the North-West and surrounding areas. The Fundraising team, based at the Together Trust Centre in Cheadle services the whole charity. The team currently comprises of a Head of Fundraising, a Trust & Foundation Fundraiser, Corporate Fundraiser, Community and Events Fundraisers (x 2) and a Fundraising Assistant.

The post holder will work in collaboration with other colleagues across the Trust. The Head of Fundraising guides the work of the fundraising team, however the post holder will be expected to prioritise and manage their workload and to work independently as well as being part of a team. All staff are expected to work in a flexible way and tasks that have not been covered in the job description may have to be undertaken. Time off in lieu is given for additional hours worked in line with Together Trust policy and with the prior agreement of the Head of Fundraising.

JOB PURPOSE

Based at our centre in Cheadle, Cheshire, you will be detail-orientated with excellent communication skills. You will be highly motivated, skilled and resourceful and will have experience of trust fundraising with a proven track record of success in this area.

Above all, you will be a creative and persuasive writer who knows how to communicate effectively by interpreting and translating the vision and needs of the charity. Within the small team, all staff are expected to work in a flexible way and tasks that have not been covered in the job description may have to be undertaken. 

The successful candidate will:-

• Reliably understand the philosophy, activities and diversity of the Together Trust in order to enthusiastically and accurately promote its work 
• Help deliver the fundraising strategy and promote the reputation of fundraising internally and externally to ensure it becomes understood, integrated, and appreciated at the Together Trust
• Work at all times in accordance with the Policies and Procedures of the Together Trust
• Understand that safeguarding children and vulnerable people is a priority for all employees.

Job role:

Internal Responsibilities

• To work with stakeholders to understand and develop a pipeline of projects which meet a known need in line with the Trust’s overarching strategy
• To work closely with operational and support colleagues to ensure the effective co-ordination and quality assurance of trust and foundation fundraising, supporting colleagues especially those in business development, fundraising and communications and marketing.
• To develop and manage a comprehensive programme of targeted proposals and applications which secure significant income from trusts and foundations in line with agreed KPIs.

External Responsibilities

• To manage a portfolio of relationships with key Trusts and Foundations
• To apply a stewardship approach to Trusts and Foundations, providing ‘over and above’ the minimum reporting required, to build long-term relationships with Trusts and Foundations
• To ensure that the Together Trust meets funders’ reporting and other requirements, using appropriate project management systems which will include effective monitoring, evaluation and timely and accurate reports
• To research, identify and prospect potential funders

Administrative and Strategic Responsibilities

• To triage industry bulletins with potential funding sources
• To keep accessible, accurate and up to date records in line with appropriate policy and regulation
• To develop a system for prioritising and approaching prospects, and ensure the wider team understand the system
• To work with the Head of Fundraising and the wider team to identify fundraising opportunities that can be supported by trust and grant fundraising
• To be accountable for grant recording, prospecting, and segmentation in line with team systems, Trust policy and GDPR best practice

General Responsibilities

• To undertake training as required
• To work to agreed targets and KPIs
• To take part in other fundraising activities to support the wider team, as required, which may involve some evenings and weekends for which time in lieu will be taken
• To work with the Head of Fundraising on larger fundraising projects as required
• To perform any other duties consistent with the nature of the post as agreed with the Head of Fundraising.

Prospectus is excited to be working with the St Giles Trust as they recruit a Bids and Grants Manager. St Giles Trust helps disadvantaged people build a better future for themselves through support, advice and training. This is an opportunity to work within the fundraising team and lead on bids for statutory funding to support the invaluable work that they do.

This full time, permanent position is based between their offices in North and South London. This is a 35 hours a week role with two or three days in the office and the rest working from home.

In this role you will work closely with the Senior Management Team to coordinate the development of high quality, winning proposals at a five figure plus level. This role is a supportive one, meaning you may not lead on all proposals but will plan and chair proposal development meetings, ensure concepts are robust, steer decision making, lead on the project management of bids and write/edit sections (or whole proposals) ready for submission.

You will be a conduit between service delivery, fundraising, and senior management and therefore the organisation is looking for someone with excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will have extensive experience leading, managing, and writing winning statutory proposals at a six figure level.

The St Giles Trust is accepting CVs and supporting statements on a rolling basis. First stage interviews will take place over video conferencing with a view to the successful candidate being in the post by mid-April.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Grants & Trusts Fundraiser

Salary: up to £30,000 FTE depending on experience   P/T – 22.5 hours 

 
DENS are looking for an experienced Grants & Trusts Fundraiser with a demonstrable track record of working with Trusts & Foundations and a history of submitting successful Grants. 
About the Role
 
To develop and manage a rolling programme of funding applications to Foundations, Trusts and Statutory Grantees, managing existing funders and identifying and securing new funding for both capital expenditure and general running costs across all services. 
 
To proactively identify suitable projects, and develop bid documents, for funding applications and manage all post-grant reporting requirements.   
 
To contribute to the development and implementation of fundraising initiatives, research, campaigns and events to support DENS Fundraising Strategy. 
 
About You 
 
You have significant fundraising experience with an excellent track record in Trust and Foundation fundraising, 
 
You have excellent written and verbal communication skills with a strong attention to detail and the ability to write and submit well-presented compelling cases for support to foundations and trusts, tailored to the funder and meeting all criteria and deadlines. 
 
You have excellent attention to detail and high accuracy levels with an enquiring mind, interested in sourcing and assessing research statistics. 
 
You have the ability to easily absorb complex information and present it in a logical, appropriate and clear manner.
 
If this is you, we would love you to join our friendly, busy and dynamic Fundraising Team who are passionate to make a difference to the lives of people facing homelessness, poverty and social exclusion. 
 
Apply for this role Please read the full Job Description & Personal Spec which is on a separate document.   
If you are a match, complete our ‘Application Form’ including a ‘Supporting statement’ detailing why you are the perfect candidate for this role, and email to HR
 
CVs are not accepted for this position, please fill out the official Application Form.  No agencies please. 
 
Closing date for receipt of applications is 29/03/20.  Interviews will take place on 07/04/20 
 
For an informal chat, please call Fran Martin, Head of Fundraising & Communications on 0 1 4 4 2 8 0 0 2 6 8. 
 
 
About DENS Our aim is to be the first port of call for people in Dacorum who are facing homelessness, poverty and social exclusion; to support and empower them to take the next positive step in their lives.   We ensure individuals have access to temporary and short-term accommodation, and individuals and families have access to food and provisions.  We provide a range of accommodation options to support people to move on and sustain their own tenancy and we provide advice and training; empowering people to develop skills and confidence to build a better future and be an active member of their community.    Our integrated services include:  The Elms, a 44-bed hostel providing temporary to short-term accommodation. Day Centre – providing a daytime haven, advice, shower, company and a hot meal.  Open Space – a place where people can socialise, be creative, develop their skills & seek advice.  Move On Service - providing support for a move into more independent living.  Foodbank – providing emergency food supplies and household provision.  Social Enterprises – Development of employability skills and self-confidence in a supportive environment whilst also raising income for DENS.
 

Are you an Audit Senior, Assistant Manager, Audit Manager seeking a new and rewarding career with a little exotic travel, supporting truly worthwhile causes and perhaps the chance to use your 2nd language skills (not essential)? 

Our partner, specialists in International Grant Assurance are seeking outgoing auditors for a critical role; navigating a diverse group of grant recipients & donors, such as the UN & the World Bank worldwide (e.g. Malawi, Peru, Vietnam, Belgium, Oxford, Sierra Leone, Brazil, Fiji, Cameroon). You'll be London-based travelling 30+% per annum on assignments 1 to 2 weeks in length. 

These unique and extremely rewarding opportunities would suit experienced audit professionals that are outgoing, love diverse travel experiences, meeting and supporting a broad range of inspiring people and supporting very worthwhile causes. A great opportunity to take statutory audit to the next level - broadening skills into a much wider remit.

Overseas assignments could mean travel to one of over 100 countries/ territories. A fantastic opportunity to see the parts of the world you’d never otherwise  see, work with lovely people and pick up extremely relevant fieldwork experience; vital for anyone seeking a career in the international development NGO sector. 

Role overview

Complete grant audits of a extremely diverse range of projects funded by international donor institutions ranging from emergency aid, to long term development in areas such as agriculture, health, education or infrastructure, to SME development or technical research. 

The role will use all your communication, problem-solving and analytical skills and will give you experience in working with major institutions all over the world. An example assignment might see you leading an audit opening meeting with a UN country office on the Monday morning, before heading off to spend a few days with a local NGO or government partners to audit the way they have spent UN funds. You will look at a sample of supporting documents to make sure the expenditure is genuine and for the purposes intended by UN, and review the internal controls of the NGO, making recommendations as to how these might be improved to strengthen the management of the UN resources. At the airport, you could even start drafting the formal report as you wait for your flight back to London. 

Requirements

• Qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent(Finalists considered)
• Diplomacy and cultural sensitivity while working with a hugely diverse range of clients and beneficiaries
• A real interest in international development and associated funding structures
• 'Ideally' fluency in a second language is preferable, especially in French, Spanish, German, Portuguese or Mandarin, Russian and Arabic. 
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills
• Team worker
• Resilience and adaptability
• Internationally recognised audit qualification preferable.

​ Personal attributes:

• At least three years of audit experience 
• Ability to work under pressure; Strong planning, organisational and time management skills
• Sound technical and analytical skills, report writing and presentation skills
• Passionate about international travel and development and willing to work in international locations for over 30% of the time

Candidates for permanent London based roles must have the right to work in the UK

About Us

AfID are leading specialists in supporting NGOs operating globally with their financial management capacity & recruitment needs, on both a 'pro-bono' & ,commercial' basis. For more opportunities in the international development sector (International & UK) or to find out more about how we can assist your non-profit organisation please visit the AfID website.

Developing a Career in International Development

We know it can be frustrating trying to develop a career in this much sought after sector, especially when organisations require prior experience; be it institutional donor management, fieldwork or capacity building of overseas recipients. Please don't let this put you off, we would strongly recommend considering a volunteer assignment as a way to gain this highly relevant experience. It’s no coincidence that 22% of AfID volunteers now work full-time in the charity sector, as even a short 2-3 week assignment will catch the eye and reassure these employers of your commitment and ability to navigate the diverse stakeholder contexts.  It’s worth noting all AfID's assignments are individually tailored to the volunteers own preferences, skills and availability. For FAQs please visit the afid website
 
Attending one of the AfID Workshops also offers invaluable insights, explaining sector jargon and demonstrating the ways accountants can navigate complex environments, in a fun and informative way. It also presents a great networking opportunity with 25 other like-minded accountants AfID’s founder and ex-Oxfam FD in attendance. 

Job Profile

The EPO is a full-time position supporting the oversight of an existing humanitarian  portfolio as well as monitoring and developing new partnerships and projects for rapid on-set emergencies.

The position has a multi-regional remit to contribute to the delivery of effective and high-quality humanitarian assistance to new and ongoing humanitarian crises. As part of CAFOD’s Emergency Response Group- the EPO provides programme management and support capacity to humanitarian programmes.  Working with partners is central to CAFOD’s humanitarian response and the EPO will play an important role in identifying, and supporting partners to prepare for, mitigate the impact of, and respond to disasters and crises by providing support, knowledge and building long-term capacity.  All roles undertaken by the EPO will have the aim of achieving peace, security and recovery in accordance with CAFOD’s mission and values.

The post will seek to support regional and national CAFOD staff as necessary.  The building and maintenance of day to day relationships with partners is essential to the job. The role will be expected to work closely together with International Development Group (IDG) country teams when a disaster strikes and on other ongoing pieces of work.

Job Scope

A key component of this role is to be a part of CAFOD's Emergency Response Group (ERG) – providing immediate support to our humanitarian responses in Asia, Middle East, Latin America and Caribbean, as well as remote support for country teams. As a result of numerous rapid onset emergencies within these regions in recent years ERG has been working on a wide portfolio which has included several large programmes (Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, Nepal earthquakes, Rohingya Refugee Crisis and Indonesia Tsunami and Earthquakes).

This role will be expected to be able to support a wide range of humanitarian responses with different thematic focus and in different areas of the world. The primary focus is expected to be on Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean rather than the Middle East. The post holder may be asked to support other regions on a needs basis.

The EPO in conjunction with regional teams supports ongoing humanitarian programmes and maintains, holds and supports key partnerships. The post holder will also function as the main contact person for partners and projects that do not fall under a country programme in the International Development Group but where CAFOD has emergency programmes/projects and/or a strategic engagement (For example: Nepal, Philippines, Indonesia, India, Haiti, Venezuela and Antilles).

A lot of work and effort has gone into building relationships with specific partners – this role requires a dedicated person to continue and maintain these relationships in a consistent and positive manner. 

CAFOD’s humanitarian response comes before during and after emergencies. Our three core approaches are: 

(a) Capacity building of partners, in areas such as emergency preparedness, safeguarding, programme management, protection, WASH, food security and financial management. 

(b) Facilitation, in which we work alongside partners to help ensure the delivery of a programme. This is our most common way of working.

(c) Implementation, where CAFOD takes on a more direct implementation role in the delivery of a programme when local partners lack the capacity to scale up rapidly. 

An important part of the EPO role is to provide support to CAFOD programmes, staff and national partners in the implementation of humanitarian programmes, including assessments, monitoring, reviews and evaluations.

Another element of the role includes the provision of support to the Head of Humanitarian Programmes (HHP) and to the Humanitarian Funding Team to enlarge humanitarian partners and donors’ portfolio for those regions.

The post holder will be expected to work closely together and in coordination with relevant IDG country teams, comms/media, and where relevant major donors.

The post holder will provide support in the development of regional humanitarian strategies as well as country level preparedness plans where relevant.

Accountability

The post holder is line managed by the Head of Humanitarian Programmes within the Emergency Response Group. The role does not have line management or budget responsibilities.

The post holder will be expected to work closely with the Humanitarian Funding team; particularly with regard to the technical review of institutional proposals and reports prior to submission to donors.

Key Responsibilities

This role will be required to undertake travel, sometimes at very short notice and to insecure environments.

Emergency programme support (60%)

• Play a lead role in providing programme management of humanitarian responses through remote or field level operational support, and other support as needed such as needs assessment, project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
• Support the planning and implementation of humanitarian programmes providing technical support and guidance to CAFOD programme staff and partner organisations to deliver high quality assistance in relief, rehabilitation and recovery phases of humanitarian response and preparedness
• Work with the emergency programme team to monitor new and chronic humanitarian crises, support corporate decision making on responses to these crises through timely provision of assessment information and support the development and design of humanitarian responses
• Identify opportunities for scaling up CAFOD’s humanitarian work and support the Humanitarian Funding Officer in the development of proposals for institutional funding and reporting to donors
• Identify, select and support the capacity building of new humanitarian partners in designated regions

Programme quality, systems and standards (30%)

• Support the development and implementation of guidance and policies and maintenance of systems and procedures, in line with CAFOD’s Ways of Working, for ensuring good practice and meeting sectoral standards on accountability and programme quality.
• Engage with the Humanitarian Policy team to ensure CAFOD’s humanitarian policy and advocacy is coherent and effective, and informed by our experience and that of our partners.
• Engage with the External Communication team to ensure CAFOD’s communications for humanitarian programmes is coherent, effective and efficient.

Representation and communication (10%)

• As prioritised, represent CAFOD at interagency fora and build, strengthen relationships with Caritas Internationalis sister agencies, as well as with non-Caritas partners organisations, to promote and aid coordinated humanitarian response 
• Develop supporter communications and work with the media, writing and undertaking interviews both on radio and TV

This list of duties and responsibilities is by no means exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other relevant and appropriate duties as required. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.

Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults

CAFOD recognises the personal dignity and rights of children and vulnerable adults, towards whom it has a special responsibility and a duty of care and respect.  CAFOD, and all its staff and volunteers, undertake to do all in our power to create a safe environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults and to prevent their physical, sexual or emotional abuse.  CAFOD is committed to acting at all times in the best interests of children and vulnerable adults, seeing these interests as paramount.  Any candidate offered a job with CAFOD will be expected to adhere to CAFOD’s Safeguarding policy and sign CAFOD’s Code of Behaviour as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents. This post involves contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults, or has responsibility for people who will do, and applicants will be subject to specific checks related to safeguarding issues.  If based in the UK, the post holder is required to present or obtain a Disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service).  If the post is based outside the UK the post holder will be subject to a different checking process. 

Person Specification /Essential Criteria

Understanding our context

• Actively supports CAFOD’s vision, mission and values and what we aim to achieve
• Commitment to and demonstrated experience of working with humanitarian standards and best practice (Humanitarian Charter, SPHERE, Red Cross and Red Crescent Code of Conduct, HAP)

Working together

• Proven successes in working with community-based organisations and local partners in the delivery of humanitarian programmes and capacity building, particularly in emergency preparedness and response
• Able to communicate clearly and in a concise manner
• Able to present complex issues simply and clearly in a multi-cultural working environment

 Making change happen

• Proven experience of successfully delivering an operational emergency programmes overseas or in different humanitarian contexts; will tackle conflicts or problems in a balanced way
• Able to contribute towards the Emergency Group strategy and able to determine team plans and objectives and deliver against them in challenging circumstances

Job-specific competencies

Technical skills and experience:

• Master’s Degree (or equivalent experience) in international relief and development
• Experience of designing and leading Emergency Responses
• Proven expertise and understanding of emergency preparedness and response
• Proven successes in working with community-based organisations and local partners in the delivery of humanitarian programmes and capacity building
• Experience of proposal development
• Multi donors experience
• Experience in national partners selection and capacity building

 Humanitarian Leadership and Coordination:

• High-level interpersonal and communications with the ability to effectively influence and liaise with key stakeholders on behalf of and in line with CAFOD’s principles.
• Ability to quickly establish and maintain effective relationships to achieve results in short timeframes
• The ability to work autonomously, take the initiative and proven ability to work creatively, innovatively and effectively to make decisions with limited direct supervision.
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude.

 Operating safely in a pressured and changing environment:

• Proven experience in implementing security policy/protocols and ability to provide appropriate direction and support to team members in the event of a critical incident
• Demonstrated ability at being flexible and adaptable to changing situations.
• The ability to remain calm while dealing with conflicting priorities and working under pressure.

 Other:

• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Language skills in Spanish are highly desirable for this position
• Basic financial and budget management skills
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks and implementing systems and procedures

 Desirable Criteria

• Language skills in Arabic and French
• Experience of forecast based financing
• Experience of Cash programming

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Come and join us and help make a real difference in the lives of the world’s poorest communities.

CAFOD is an equal opportunities employer. Recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

To read more and apply, please visit CAFOD website to begin, completing the application process.

Duration: Two years Fixed-Term 

Are you highly organised with good project management skills? Are you committed to improving humanitarian outcomes and do you believe that research and innovation should be at the centre of efforts to improve humanitarian effectiveness? Could you communicate with a range of external stakeholders, at all levels of seniority, both verbally and in writing?

We are looking to recruit a highly effective Programme Officer to join our dynamic humanitarian innovation team. You will provide effective management across our large portfolio of innovation grants and support the operational delivery of the programme and innovation management activities.

Elrha is a leading actor in the humanitarian system focused on research and innovation. We work to improve outcomes for those affected by crises by ensuring that humanitarian practice is based on evidence of what works, and tools and techniques used are continually improved through research and innovation. We fund and support research and innovation projects around the world, working in partnership with humanitarian organisations, the international humanitarian community, the private sector and other actors engaged in research and innovation.

To be successful, you will need to be flexible, with the ability to work well in a busy and constantly changing environment. You will have strong organisational and communication skills and be able to show experience in grant management.

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable people in our work. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure. 

Closing date: 24 March 2020 

Interview date: 3 April 2020