Starting Salary: £31, 391 - £32,868 per annum *(Other Benefits include: 10% Mobility Allowance +10% Pension)***
Contract: 12 months Fixed Term contract
Position Description
(Previous applicants need not apply)
Job Profile
To contribute to CAFOD’s involvement in Sudan in line with the agreed strategy, by engaging in programme development; securing institutional funding for CAFOD supported programmes and partnerships; and contract management.
The post-holder will be responsible for building effective working relationships with peers across the International Development Group, as well as with colleagues in the Emergency Response and Advocacy Groups, and the International Programme Funding Unit. This is in order to develop and maintain horizontal links between programmes, learning, innovation, good practice, and fundraising within and between regions or areas of work. The role has also several cross-divisional and cross-organisational functions linked to work with CAFOD’s Education, Communities & Supporters, Fundraising, Finance and Media teams.
While the Sudan portfolio will be allocated to the post holder, a degree of flexibility is expected and therefore the post-holder may be required to support other programmes and colleagues during particularly busy times or emergencies. Furthermore, his/her portfolio of countries/sub-regions may change/evolve over time to meet CAFOD’s and partners’ needs.
Accountability
This position reports to the Country Representative, Sudan
The position does not have any direct line management responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
Programme development in line with the direction set by Sudan Strategy
- As guided by his/her line manager and taking into consideration his/her allocated portfolio), work with programme staff and partners in the design, development (and where appropriate, implementation) of high quality programmes and projects in line with the Sudan strategy and programme frameworks;
- Contribute to the development of resource development plans, as well as to identifying new funding opportunities through donor mapping exercises;
- Support regional or joint programme funding opportunities as necessary.
- Where necessary and in discussion with his/her line manager, participate in surge requests from other International Development or Emergency Response Groups as agreed by the Country Representative;
- Keep up-to-date with donor policy developments and trends, both within the relevant country/sub-region/sector, and more generally, and represent CAFOD in funding review groups/networks in the countries/sub-regions as appropriate.
Programme funding and partners’ fundraising capacity
- In agreement with partners and programme staff, assess existing partner capacities and systems to manage and implement institutionally funded programmes and, jointly develop programme and project funding proposals;
- Lead, co-ordinate or support the preparation of funding applications with donors such as: ECHO, DEC, SHF (Sudan Humanitarian Fund), FCDO, EC, UN, Comic Relief, Big Lottery Fund, etc.;
- Contribute to investing in partners’ capacities, by jointly identifying funding needs, developing plans to strengthen capacities, e.g. proposal writing, programme development, monitoring & evaluation, etc., or identifying sources of support.
- Support partners in accessing the tools and support required to secure and effectively manage institutional funding, as well as strengthening partner capacity in donor mapping and developing donor engagement strategies;
- To work with CAFOD’s Country Representative and Programme Manager on designing a partners’ institutional funding capacity strengthening initiative/strategy.
Contract Management
Working with programme staff and partners to manage various contracts, including financial and narrative reporting, and monitoring and evaluation (including facilitating external evaluations) of institutionally funded programmes, in line with jointly agreed standards (Programme Cycle Management), donor requirements, and CAFOD’s value of Stewardship;
Responsible for reporting to donors – including financial reporting and ultimately responsible for the quality of those reports before submission.
Support programme staff and partners on the development of plans, accounting frameworks and work plans, etc.
Internal and external representation
- In agreement with the Country Representative develop, nurture and manage relationships with donor organisations, and create opportunities to share CAFOD’s programme experiences with donor staff;
- Communicate with other teams within CAFOD to ensure that the programme is well understood, and that information is available for fundraising and communication needs. This may involve participation in sessions/events with supporters, communities of practice, working groups, etc., as agreed with the relevant manager;
- Where appropriate, liaise with the International Programme Funding Unit to ensure coherent donor engagement strategies are developed and maintained;
- Work with partners to regularly assess the quality of the relationship, ensuring that effective communication channels are in place, and that funding-related issues are timely addressed;
- In agreement with partners, contribute to raising the profile of partners’ work with relevant donors in the region and/or globally.
Systems and compliance
Effectively use CAFOD’s programme management information systems[1] to ensure programme and project information and documentation is up-to-date. This will include producing management information to support decision making;
Ensure compliance with agreements, regulations and requirements attached to our work, including liaising with IPFU donor leads on donor compliance requirements.
How to apply:
To read more and apply, please visit CAFOD website to begin the application process.
