Programme Officer – Afghanistan

Starting Salary: £35,703 – £37,210 per annum (This salary includes London weighting allowance)

Contract: Permanent

Location: London

Work pattern: Full time (35 hours per week)

Hybrid working with a minimum of 40% of your time in the London Office

Job Profile

To contribute to CAFOD’s involvement in Afghanistan in line with the agreed strategy, by taking the lead on the day-to-day management of CAFOD-supported programmes and partnerships. CAFOD’s programme work is underpinned by an Integral Ecology programme model, and programme strategies are developed with partners to focus on addressing the causes and symptoms of poverty and inequality in a sustainable way for people and the planet.

This post-holder will manage effective relationships with partners; developing and nurturing partnerships and providing or facilitating capacity strengthening support where appropriate. The scope of the post falls into the following broad functions.

• Project management and development in line with the direction set by the Core Programme Strategy
• Building and developing effective relationships with partners
• Financial management and monitoring of programmes and projects
• Programme quality and capacity strengthening
• Thematic focus areas include resilient livelihoods, peacebuilding and, as appropriate, humanitarian response
• People management

Key Responsibilities

Project management and development in line with the direction set by the Core Programme Strategy

• In co-operation with partners, develop and manage CAFOD-supported projects following CAFOD’s integral ecology programme management model and CAFOD policies and procedures
• Contribute to the development and review of CAFOD’s Afghanistan core programme strategy;
• Jointly responsible with partners for the effective implementation, monitoring, evaluation (including facilitating external evaluations) and reporting on projects and programmes, in line with jointly agreed standards (programme cycle management) and donor requirements;
• In agreement with partners, jointly develop programme and project proposals and assess the existing capacities to manage and implement the work. This includes leading on preparation of funding applications and reports, in liaison with the Programme Development & Funding Officer, and the development of partner capacity strengthening.
• Promote, capture and disseminate learning from partners and programmes, and ensure that this informs future programme development;
• Realise CAFOD’s principles by acting in line with CAFOD’s partnership standards, and by promoting and supporting partners’ adherence to jointly agreed accountability, gender, safeguarding, inclusion, supply chain management/procurement good practice, and other standards;
• Carry out partner safeguarding assessments
• Carry out advocacy work in support of partners (and CAFOD’s) efforts, with relevant stakeholders at local, national and international levels;
• Oversee and support (where appropriate) the work of Programme Accompaniers, Programme Support Officers, and consultants working on CAFOD-supported programmes;