Senior programme funding officer, Haiti

Haiti is a country in crisis, after the earthquake. We are currently raising vital funds to support the essential work of our Haitian partners as they reach out to the devastated populations across Haiti. We need a new Senior Programme Funding Officer to join our team.

The level of need in Haiti has meant that there are a large number of donors that want to support the relief and reconstruction efforts. Our partners on the ground in Haiti have the capacity to deliver real and meaningful support in some of the most devastated and affected areas. We want to ensure that they have the funds they need in order to continue their essential work.

The senior programme funding officer will have a key role to play in liaising appropriately with the different donors in Haiti, in ensuring the efficient and effective management of externally funded projects and in building relationships with new possible donors to ensure successful fund-raising for new projects where appropriate.

You will have experience in successfully raising money from donor agencies; reporting back successfully to them and in maintaining good relationships with them. You will relish the challenge of doing this in a difficult setting.

In order to work with the partner organisations, with the wider Christian Aid and with the donors in Haiti you will need an excellent level of French and English. A good working knowledge of Creole is highly desirable.

More than half the world lives in poverty. We aim to put a stop to that. So we campaign against the structures and rules that keep people poor. And we work with local organisations to give people strength to find their own solutions to the problems they face, irrespective of their religion. If you’re as determined as we are to end poverty and injustice across the world, work with us to make change happen.

Please show your suitability for this post by giving answers to the following questions: Using the guidance notes may help you formulate your answers.

Networking

Can you describe an occasion which illustrates your ability to establish useful and strategic contacts with new possible donors for your organisation?

Providing and implementing solutions

Describe a project where you were given the task of identifying and ensure required resources.

Planning and organising

Describe a specific project or activity in which you had to identify tasks and set priorities for others. Tell us how you went about planning and organizing so that the group would reach the goal.

Decision making

Please describe the last time you had to make an important decision when delivering a project or assignment, and how you made that decision.

We value the contribution each person makes to the success of our organisation. That’s why you can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

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To apply for this post, please download an application pack and email your completed International application form to Nadine Lemite at: nlemite@christian-aid.org quoting the job reference number below.

Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

Job reference: HT015

Closing date: 12 midnight, Friday 30 December 2011

Interview date: 16 January 2012 (To be confirmed)

Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.