Deadline: 31 August 2015
The Progressio is currently accepting applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Programme Funding Officer- Maternity Cover, based in Brixton, UK.
The Programme Funding Officer will support the International Programmes team, including Progressio’s in-country offices, to secure significant grant income for our overseas programmatic work and international policy and advocacy work.
Progressio is a UK-based charity working internationally to enable people in developing countries to challenge and change the situations that keep them poor. We currently work in nine countries and have a long history of working in fragile, post-conflict and authoritarian states.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Programme Funding Officer will perform the following functions-
- Participate in the development and implementation of the Programme Funding Strategy, in collaboration with relevant teams.
- Coordinate the development of high quality proposals and budgets to institutional donors in collaboration with Progressio colleagues and overseas partner organisations, employing a full cost recovery approach and supporting the integration of planned policy and advocacy work into proposal development.
- Keep the International Programmes team and other relevant staff informed of progress on funding bids/reports submitted.
- Research new funding sources (UK and continental Europe) regularly monitoring for opportunities, sharing with relevant teams and helping to plan approaches to them, in coordination with relevant teams.
- Undertake networking activities in order to keep up-to-date with developments in funding practice and sources, and take opportunities to raise the profile of Progressio’s work with key targets.
- Support the Programme Funding Manager and programme teams to prepare for meetings with donors.
- Develop and maintain relations with existing and potential funders.
- Prepare high quality reports for UK/EU donors, ensuring a timely approach to gathering information from colleagues.
- Ensure that UK and overseas colleagues are aware of donor compliance rules and requirements for specific institutional donors, with the possibility of travel to overseas programmes to support the set-up and management of systems for efficient monitoring, evaluation and grant management.
- Take on a lead contact role for a portfolio of specific UK/EU based donors.
- Assist in maintaining information systems that provide a reliable supply of funding and grant information for the Programme Funding Manager and other staff, using databases and other systems as appropriate.
- Take opportunities to internally share and promote best practice approaches to the cycle of building donor relationships, developing applications and managing grants.
- Participate in meetings of the International Programmes and Policy and other teams, as appropriate, to keep informed about programme developments and inform others of relevant current funding work.
- All Progressio posts are self-servicing and the post holder will be expected to do her/his own typing, administration and filing.
- The post holder will be required to comply with Progressio’s organisational policies, especially with regards to health and safety, equal opportunities and diversity, and other relevant policies as advised.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Degree in any relevant discipline, or equivalent experience
- Demonstrable track record of successful fundraising from a variety of statutory and/or trust sources, such as DFID, the European Commission, Big Lottery Fund and/or Comic Relief, in the excess of £100,000
- Proven experience of researching, and writing successful high quality funding proposals and/or donor reports
- Previous experience of engaging and building donor relationships
- Good knowledge of current funding trends and sources
- Great attention to detail and the ability to assimilate and analyse written information quickly
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Sound numeracy skills, including the ability to develop budgets in line with full cost recovery principles and interpret basic financial information
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to communicate/work effectively with donors, in-country staff, London-based staff and other key stakeholders, and enhance effective work relationships
- Sound organisational and time management skills, with the ability to work on own initiative, be self-motivated and prioritise effectively in order to meet deadlines
- An entrepreneurial, results-orientated and dynamic approach
- Computer literacy (particularly word processing, spreadsheets, databases, email and internet)
How to Apply
Applicants must submit the completely filled application form via email.
For more information, please visit Progressio.
