Programme Specialist

Prospectus is delighted to be working with a leading humanitarian organisation in their search for a Programme Specialist who will develop, grow, and oversee a portfolio of resilience and humanitarian projects.
 
This a permanent, full-time position, based in the UK (1-day a week in the London office).
 
Reporting to the Senior Programme Manager, the new Programme Specialist will develop and manage a humanitarian programme portfolio, predominately in West Africa. The postholder will work across various areas, including programme development, grant management and relationship building both internally and externally. The Programme Specialist will lead a bid team to develop sound budgets and project design frameworks, and support countries in developing and submitting high quality reports.
 
To be successful, you will have experience of designing and implementing humanitarian projects with a focus on West Africa, as such French fluency highly desirable for this role. You will experience working with major humanitarian donors (such as FCDO, UN, EU), with an ability to raise and manage major donor grants. You will have skills in financial management, including the ability to read, analyse and monitor project budgets. You will have excellent communication skills, and able to build relationships both internally and externally.
 
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