VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Program Development Manager – MEREP
Handicap International is an independent and impartial international aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights.
Handicap International is a not-for-profit organisation with no religious or political affiliation. It operates as a federation made up of a network of associations that provide it with human and financial resources, manage its projects and implement its actions and social mission. For more details on the association: http://www.handicap-international.fr/en/s/index.html
OBJECTIVE OF THE POSITION:
Under the responsibility of the Technical Head of Program, and in collaboration with the Regional Director, Country Managers and Operations Managers, the Regional Programme Development Manager (PDM) actively contributes to the development of the programme by designing, implementing and monitoring the fundraising strategy for the program to which he/she is attached. He/she identifies funding opportunities and leads the process of developing concept notes and project proposals through to submission to donors (public institutions, foundations and the private sector). The PDM also actively contributes to grant management and compliance. She/he manages one Grant Development Senior Officer, supporting proposals writing and two Grant Officers, supporting reporting and compliance.
REPONSIBILITIES:
Mission 1: Management
a. Exemplary Manager: embodies HI’s values on a daily basis, and is a role model.
b. Meaningful manager: understands the strategy, makes it explicit, translates it into operational objectives for the team, leads the necessary changes. Gives meaning to each management action. Encourages inter and intra departmental exchanges of practice. Encourages innovation and risk-taking.
c. Operational Manager: organises the operational management of his or her team, structures the work around identified processes, steers performance, and facilitates problem solving.
d. Manager 1st HR&Coach: contributes to the development of its employees, creating the conditions to enable their commitment, their professionalism and their attachment to HI. Ensures compliance with the code of conduct of institutional policies, the state of mind and the expected individual and collective behaviour.
Mission 2: Strategic positioning & planning
• Observe donor strategies and priorities at country/regional level and monitor opportunities in order to anticipate
calls for proposals and identify bidding opportunities
• Participate in the development and monitoring of the operational strategy, with particular focus on the
fundraising action plan and internal project documents
• Ensure follow up, implementation and monitoring of the fundraising strategy
• Interact with identified donors to understand their perception of HI’s current programming, and identify their
areas of interest in order to target fundraising efforts
• Draw up a mapping of other humanitarian and development actors (INGOs, UN agencies, government
representations) to monitor trends and remain competitive
• Analyse fundraising trends and inform the program on transformation rate, project coverage, duration and
amounts secured
• Coordinate fundraising efforts, especially networking, monitoring of donor opportunities
• Liaise and mobilise adequate team members to support fundraising efforts (technical experts, programme
director, etc).Organise regular meetings with programme/country directors
• Coordinate with other programmes/countries to gather and promote best practices, facilitate dialogue with
donors (for prospection / replication of activities)
Mission 3: Relationship management
• Work with the Program Director and Country Managers & Technical Unit to strengthen HI’s attractiveness and
influence, developing key relationships with relevant decision makers in, national and local organizations, donors
and major international organizations;
• Develop active and quality working relationships with donors and strategic partners in the country identify
potential consortium.
• Participate in various platforms and meetings on behalf of the DP to increase HI’s visibility and allow for
information gathering on funding opportunities
• Promote HI’s technical positioning, approaches, know-how and skills within the relevant networks with a view
to developing consortium agreements with the support of the Technical Unit.
• Develop supporting documents, such as “project sheets” and/or “donor sheets”; and develop new tools such as
capacity statement
• Set-up a CRM policy and ensure that it is updated as necessary.
Mission 4: Proposal development
• Coordinate proposal development, distributing tasks among the key people involved the writing of the project
proposal for submission to the donor, in accordance with HI’s proposal writing process and tools (PD-tool,
project development tracking tool, etc.), including the development of: logical frameworks, MEAL plan, narrative
description of technical approach, planning, staffing and budgeting
• Ensure coordination and triangulation framing with O², IPSO, HQ shared services, HQ PDO and technical staff
and the HI mission
• Proactively coordinate the involvement and input of all relevant technical advisors (HQ and mission staff) for all
proposal development
• Identify, where appropriate, relevant/competitive arrangements (consortia, multi-country projects, etc.) and
facilitate negotiations;
• For consortia: ensure coordination and communication, and manage stakeholder input during project
development;
• Review the project proposal/final concept note prior to submission for compliance with donor guidelines and
expectations, consistency between the budget and the technical description, and overall quality;
• Proceed (if necessary) with the final submission of concept notes and project proposals to donors.
• Coordinate and collaborate with HI national associations (IPO/IPSO) for all relevant donor proposals
Mission 5: Capacity Building
• Develop training modules on proposal writing and project cycle management for all programmes’ staff and local
partners when relevant
• Provide training on donor rules, regulations and strategies for all programmes’ staff involved in the writing of the proposals.
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE will have:
•Advanced university degree from an accredited educational institution in international development, or other relevant fields is essential;
•A minimum of five years’ relevant professional experience in similar positions, including at least 2 years’ in program development, is essential;
•Previous management experience is an asset;
•International experience outside one’s home countries is essential;
•Experience in the Middle East is an asset
•Proven proficient level knowledge of donors, donor contract analysis and strategic analysis skills are required;
•Proficient level knowledge of donors, donor contract analysis and strategic analysis skills are required;
•Expert level proposal and narrative report writing skills are required;
•Proficient level networking, representation and negotiation skills are required;
•Experience in facilitation and/or design of training and skills enhancement programs, both face-to-face and distance learning is required;
•Financial and budgetary management skills are required.
Initial contract will be for a period of 12 months ( renewable) and the position is based in Amman
Handicap International is an equal opportunity employer.
It welcomes applications from persons with disabilities and is ready to provide reasonable accommodation for their specific needs.
Basic salary range for the position : From 2,496 JOD to 3,037 JOD based on relevant experience.
Closing date: 19/09/2023
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Application should include CV and motivation letter.
Incomplete motivation letters and applications received after the deadline will be disregarded.
The applications will be treated confidentially.
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS:
HI workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in HI Code of conduct. In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption.
DISABILITY INCLUSION:
The candidate or his/her representative must let the HR representative know that s/he needs an adjustment or change at the test and the interview for a reason related to a medical condition by sending a request for accommodation at the email mentioned above.
By applying to this position, you give to HI recruitment team the consent to get a reference check about you with respect to the misconduct disclosure scheme.
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