Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 26 Jun 2018
Closing date: 24th June 2018
Location: Birmingham, UK
Ref: PM-CPPFC/IPD-PFPD/0518
Contract: Fixed Term, Up to 3 years
Salary:£33,680 per annum (based on experience)
We are recruiting for a Programme Manager – Conflict Prevention & Peacebuilding in Fragile Contexts (PM-CPPFC) to be based at our International Office, located at the heart of Birmingham. The role of the PM-CPPFC will be responsible for managing the Sweden International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) funded Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding in Fragile Contexts (Pakistan, Kenya, Philippines and Indonesia) project implementation over the course of three years, ensuring that project deliverables and results are being achieved effectively and efficiently. The incumbent will be responsible for assuring that the project is implemented within the agreed scope of work and in compliance with SIDA’s regulations and within IRW’s policies and processes.
Significantly and essentially the PM_CPPFC is expected to have extensive experience working on complex projects, in multi-countries with multiple stakeholders both internal and external. Knowledge as well as experience of having worked in or on projects related to countries in fragile context will be an additional advantage to the role as well as the ability to demonstrate experience of dealing with conflict issues.
The PM-CPPFC will have to liaise on a regular basis with various internal and external stakeholders and provide them with regular updates of the progress on the project. The PM-CPPFC will also be the focal point for the project and will manage the communication to and from various stakeholders. They will also be responsible for representing the programme to all key stakeholders both within the organisation and to external stakeholders. This will entail providing regular updates, communicating the progress and proposed work as well as ensuring that targets are being met and both schedule and budgets are maximised efficiently.
The successful candidate will have experience of working on projects associated with donors such as DFID, SIDA, the various UN bodies and other institutional donors. Also critical to the role will be demonstrated experience of working in consortia. The post holder should be willing to travel extensively often at short durations and for lengthy periods of time. The candidate will have excellent levels of IT literacy and will have advanced English writing skills and ability to communicate effectively.
Please note that all successful candidates will be subject to screening.
Islamic Relief promotes equality and meritocracy, and seeks individuals who agree with the IR values together with our policy standards on Anti-Bribery, Child Protection and Code of Conduct. We will carry out screening checks and will take out references on your behalf if you are selected.
Please note, for UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.
Applicants should be sympathetic to the values of Islamic Relief.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer.
Only applications from those who already have the right to live and work within the UK will be considered.
How to apply:
If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional, with a strong commitment to IRW’s values and beliefs, please apply by completing the application form on our website http://www.islamic-relief.org/all-jobs/ and submitting the application form to recruitment@irworldwide.org on or before the closing date.