Humanitarian Programmes Officer

Christian Aid Ireland is recruiting a Humanitarian Programme Officer (€40,891 per annum). This is a new role as we grow our institutional funding, including humanitarian funding.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, growing team as we expand our humanitarian programmes, including through bringing on new donors. Christian Aid Ireland has an excellent track record of implementing innovative and effective humanitarian programmes, from rapid response to working in chronic crisis, with a strong focus on conflict-affected contexts. You will be a key member of the humanitarian team, line managed by the Humanitarian Manager. You will have experience working in humanitarian programmes, preferably including working directly in programme countries. As this is a new role there will be scope for you, in collaboration with the Humanitarian Manager, to develop the role in the most appropriate way to meet departmental outcomes and you will be encouraged to take initiatives in this regard. As a member of a small team you will be involved in all areas of humanitarian programming, from project development to supporting implementation, including regular travel to support country programmes, and working with a range of donors. You will ideally be based in Ireland but we will consider exceptional candidates based in the UK. We cannot offer contracts to anyone based permanently outside Ireland or the UK.

You will be a core part of Christian Aid Ireland (CAI)’s humanitarian team and will support the Humanitarian Manager to deliver and grow CAI’s humanitarian portfolio, with a particular focus on securing and managing ECHO funding. You will provide support to all aspects of CAI’s humanitarian programme portfolio, from proposal development to supporting implementation, monitoring and evaluation. You will also provide support for security, accountability, emergency preparedness, advocacy, gender and inclusion, and other technical areas as required and will provide programme, administrative and financial support to humanitarian projects and programmes as necessary, in collaboration with the Administrative Assistant – Programmes. You will liaise regularly with country programmes implementing CAI humanitarian projects and programmes for monitoring and support. You will be expected to travel to country programmes to monitor projects, support proposal development and provide technical support as required, and will be required to respond to surge needs during the early stages of emergency responses.

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in international development and/or humanitarian work, preferably including overseas experience.
• Experience working with ECHO funding, preferably including relationship building at field and/or HQ level.
• Experience working with other institutional donors.
• Demonstrated excellent proposal and report writing skills.
• Ability to build relationships, including cross cultural relationships.
• Able to maintain confidentiality, to use discretion and show good judgement.
• High level of administrative competence, including the ability to convene and manage effective meetings.
• Experience of working in a high pressured and changeable working environment and working to tight deadlines with multiple and complex priorities. Demonstrable adaptability and creativity.
• High level of computer literacy.
• Knowledge of humanitarian principles and international standards including SPHERE, the Red Cross Code of Conduct for NGO’s working in emergencies, Core Humanitarian Standard.

Desirable

• Professional experience living and working in a disaster affected country.
• Knowledge of global development issues, including policy and advocacy topics and familiarity with emergency problems relevant to country or region.
• Experience in supporting security management initiatives.
• Technical experience or qualification in a relevant humanitarian discipline (e.g., Food Security, Shelter, WaSH, cash programming, etc.).
• Experience in capacity building of country programme and partner organisation staff.
• Written or spoken French or Spanish.