Programmes Officer

Salary: £29,500 (FTE) + £2,250 OTE

Reporting to: Fundraising Manager

Location: HQ in Eastleigh, Hampshire (Monday - Wednesday in the office, option to work from home Thursday and Friday). Flexible working hours.

About The Role

This is an exciting time to join African Adventures. With significant growth plans over the next few years, the Programmes Officer will oversee the planning, development and delivery of our core charitable programmes. They will work closely with our in-country teams to ensure we are directing funding to the right places in the communities we work with, and provide vital reporting information to help facilitate this. They will be the key link between the UK, Kenya, Ghana and Zanzibar, and provide regular updates on key focuses and project progress to ensure cohesion, and shared goals, across the teams.

About You

Demonstrating a passion for international development, you will have had experience working within a charity and a similar role previously. You will demonstrate a deep understanding of the logistics in planning and developing charitable programmes and have excellent communication skills. You will look forward and bring new ideas on how to further help the local communities we work in and be a champion for the African Adventures Foundation.

Primary Responsibilities

• Working closely with our in-country teams, manage the delivery of our current programmes such as ‘Food Security’ and the ‘Good Period programme’.
• Gather data and provide regular accurate reporting and updates to the Fundraising Manager.
• Liaise with our in-country teams to determine work required in our partner schools and gather quotations for this work.
• Ensure all volunteer work is appropriate for the nature of the group and costed accordingly.
• Be responsible for keeping the partner schools area of internal systems up to date (i.e. school information, planned work, wish-lists etc.)
• Provide on-going support and bring new ideas for the expansion of our programmes.
• Manage the planning and execution of larger one-off projects, such as WASH.
• Be the link between our in-country teams and our UK teams to ensure cohesion and programme goal alignment.
• Keep all African Adventures staff up to date with progress at our partner schools via email/internal newsletters, weekly team meetings, and occasional team training sessions.
• Occasional support to Fundraising Manager in other ad hoc tasks, such as grant writing and communicating with beneficiaries.

What We’re Looking For:

Skill/experience

Previous experience of working for a charity in a similar or transferable position - Essential

Currently working in, or previously held, a role with responsibility for the delivery and management of charitable programmes - Essential

Strong commitment to international development - Essential

Excellent organisational skills - Essential

Strong communicator and team player with ability to engage effectively with diverse groups of people - Essential

Excellent attention to detail - Essential

Positive, proactive attitude to problem solving - Essential

Strong IT skills, particularly 365 and CRM/booking systems - Essential

Excellent cross-culture communication skills - Essential

Passionate about international development, volunteering, travel and education - Highly desirable

Experience of working with international teams with the ability to navigate diverse cultures and ways of working - Desirable

Please note that if the number of applications for the position is particularly high, then we may decide to close the position early, so please apply as soon as possible.