Global Program Development Manager

We are currently recruiting two roles to the team, these are critical roles that bring significant impact and opportunity of funding to our country programs.

These roles can be based in the US, hybrid office based in Washington DC or fully home based in the US on East Coast time zones. We will also consider applicants who are homebased in the UK and other RI country of operations.

Note you must have the right to work in your remote home based location and that national terms and conditions apply.

This role is classified as requiring advanced pre-employment checks

About Relief International

Relief International (RI) is a leading nonprofit organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.

RI includes the four corporate members of the RI Alliance: in the UK, USA, France, and Belgium. Under our alliance agreement, we operate as a single, shared management structure.

• RI employs 5,000+ staff and auxiliary workers
• 97% of staff are in-country nationals
• We only have some 90 ex-pat staff out of 7,000+
• RI spent $125 million in 2021 on our programs

RI invests in four broad program sectors: Economic Opportunity, Education, Health, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). We design our programs to incorporate The RI Way: local participation, integrated programming, the development of civic skills, and partnerships including with local NGOs, governments, and the private sector.

RI is committed to ensuring that all those involved in our work uphold the highest ethical standards and are safeguarded against any form of exploitation and / or abuse.

About the opportunity

Work collaboratively with the Regional Directors and Regional Program Directors, country teams to ensure donor engagement and capture management (approximately 30%) and managing and/or assisting in proposal development (approximately 70%).

You will be dedicated to building high impact programing by raising income from institutional donors (like the USAID, FCDO, EC, GAC and the UN) as well as bilateral donors (like French MOFA, GFFO and SDC). Thrive in an entrepreneurial senior team dedicated to building high-impact programming

About you

Your success in this role will be driven by your entrepreneurial approach and experience in building high impact programing though quality program design and proposal development.

Bringing excellent relationship management skills, a strong network of contractor, donor relationships and understanding of donor tends. Having hands on experience in proposal writing and partnership development.

You will bring a track record of achievement in a previous, similar role with a progressive work experience and responsibility within an INGO context. Together with a proven experience to work closely with country teams to motivate and deliver to tight deadlines in challenging and complex fragile contexts.

How to apply

To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page.

You will be asked to upload a CV and Cover Letter. The cover letter should be no more than 2 pages long and explain why you are interested in this post with Relief International and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.

Closing date. Note the closing date as per the job board listing, however, please apply immediately as we will be reviewing applicants on a rolling basis and may withdraw the position before the job board closing date.

Due to limited resources, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

COVID 19: To ensure a safe workplace, RI follows government requirements, and in some locations a mandatory vaccination policy applies. When working or traveling on RI business, all staff, contractors and visitors must follow the rules and entry requirements of the country.

Relief International has a zero-tolerance policy for unlawful harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse. Relief International is committed to protecting our staff and the communities we work with from abuse and harm including sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment.

All staff are expected to abide by our Code of Conduct.

Recruitment to all roles in Relief International include a criminal records self-declaration, references, and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.