Programme funding officer, Latin America and the Caribbean

Work for an organisation where life comes first. Half the world lives in poverty. Christian Aid is striving for wholesale change to rules that keep people poor. We work wherever the need is greatest, giving people strength to find their own solutions to the problems they face, irrespective of their religion. So if you’re passionate about helping others and want to help us drive positive changes across the world come and join us!

This post offers an exciting opportunity to work with Christian Aid in London but covering the Spanish speaking countries in Latin America. The main focus of the post is to support the Latin America and Caribbean Division in Christian Aid in raising and managing restricted institutional income and promoting positive engagement with partners, alliances and donors to achieve transformational growth by increased impact, scale and leverage.

You will need expertise in working with institutional donors (eg EU, ECHO USAID) on funding proposals and grant management, including proven success of securing funds; have understanding of international development issues and donors trends; knowledge of key social, economic, cultural and environmental issues in Latin America and experience working with Southern society organisations. To be successful in this role you will also need high level of numeracy and understanding of financial controls and procedures; good analytical ability with excellent spoken and written Spanish and English; excellent IT skills. A university degree in social sciences, administration or management or equivalent experience is also required.

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

Steward resources

Please describe a time in either your current position or a previous job, when you identified a potential donor for a project.

Deliver results

Describe an example where you had to prioritise, plan and monitor your work to meet agreed standards.

Build partnerships

Partnership is a key component of Christian Aid work. Please describe an experience of working with local organisations to achieve common goals.

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, a season ticket loan and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

As this post is UK based, non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK.

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To apply for this post, please download an application pack and email your completed UK & Ireland application form to: recruitment@christian-aid.org (quoting the reference number). Alternatively, your completed application form can be printed out and posted to us at:

Christian Aid
35 Lower Marsh
Waterloo
London SE1 7RT

Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

Job reference: 326/OK

Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 31 August 2012

Interview date: Monday 10 September 2012

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.