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Programme Manager

Programme Manager
£36,100 - £43,000 plus London weighting, plus 7% pension contribution and a good range of benefits
Three-year Fixed Term Contract
Based: London
Help change children’s lives for the better
World Vision is the world’s largest international children’s charity. Every day we bring hope to millions of children in the world’s hardest places as a sign of God’s unconditional love. At World Vision, our aim is simple – to keep every child free from fear. We are also proud to be voted one of the Top 100 ‘Best Not-For-Profit Organisations to Work For 2014’.
The Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities (CDAC) Network is a unique collaboration between humanitarian and media development organisations and technology providers. CDAC Network members are committed to integrating two way communication approaches into resilience building, emergency preparedness and response.
As Programme Manager in World Vision’s Humanitarian and Resilience Team you will be managing a three year DFID Disaster and Emergencies Preparedness Programme (DEPP) grant on behalf of the CDAC Network, which aims to strengthen local level capacity in communicating with communities. You will play a lead role in managing the relationship with partner agencies as well as representing the programme with external stakeholders. Your remit will involve managing the implementation of the grant programme, working with partner agencies, to ensure objectives are completed within timeframe and budget, managing risks as well as important evidence gathering to ensure results and impact.
To deliver the multi country grant, you will be working closely with two Country Working Groups as they facilitate coordination between agencies and implement the programme objectives. Working with the host agencies in each country you will oversee financial and administration management of the programme to ensure full compliance with the donor regulations.
Passion and an excellent understanding of the humanitarian sector (with a strong focus on field experience) and strong, previous management experience are essential qualities for this role. You will have a strong understanding of communication with communities in emergencies and practical experience in this area is highly desired.
An effective project manager with experience of dealing with complex grant programme management and working in consortia or networks, you will need to deal assertively yet diplomatically with partners and cross-cultural environments. For this you will need excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to demonstrate strong leadership and outstanding team spirit and performance.
Due to the nature of the role, there will be a need for you to travel, often to fragile states and countries affected by conflict, for up to 30% of your time in order for monitoring and external engagement.
This role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith within WVUK and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.
This is an amazing opportunity and one where you can utilise your skills where they really matter. In addition to the salary shown.
If you believe you have the skillset, we’d like to hear from you.
Closing date: 21st July 2014
Interviews: 30th and 31st July 2014
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer • No agencies please