Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 11 Jul 2017
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Programme Officer/Manager
Social Protection and Social Policy Programme
Contract: Permanent
Salary:Programme Officer £28,015 - £33,419, Programme Manager £33,420 - £39,896
Location: London
Ref:SPSPP/04/17
The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.
About us
ODI (www.odi.org.uk) aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.
We are looking for either an experienced Programme Officer or a Programme Manager to oversee the day-to-day support, development and management of the Social Protection and Social Policy Programme. When applying for the role please specify in the supporting statement which role you would like to be considered for.
ODI’s Social Protection and Social Policy Programme[1] is a multidisciplinary research and advisory programme, focusing on social protection and social policy. It supports the design and implementation of effective social protection policy through high quality applied research and provides policy advice on key issues in social protection and social policy. Recent work by the team includes analysis of social protection and employment, the distributional impact of taxes and transfers, policy options to extend social protection to marginalised and excluded groups, the effectiveness of social protection in a crisis, and a comprehensive review of the impact of cash transfers.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the SPSPP, either as an experienced Programme Officer or a Programme Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the programme, and will play a key role in delivering arrangements for programme implementation. They will ensure the smooth management of work plans, budgets, reporting and external partnerships. This will include maintaining and developing management tools for tracking project objectives and supporting the Head of Programme and associated team in the delivery of project outputs and outcomes.
Key responsibilities:
The level of responsibility in the role will depend on whether a Programme Officer or Programme Manager is recruited, but key responsibility areas will include:
Project management support to/oversight of all projects within the Programme’s portfolio, including donor reporting
Financial management and reporting: tracking and coordinating financial information flows; managing quarterly expenditure tracking and invoicing to tight donor deadlines, and ensuring compliance with the donor’s Financial Principles, value for money and key performance indicators
Funding opportunity identification and proposal development
Maintaining programme-level systems and processes to support the day-to-day delivery and monitoring of the programme
Communications and knowledge management: coordinating the development and functioning of internal and external communications systems, networks, intranet, website, etc. to ensure strong internal and external relationships for the programme; managing activities and supporting teams to promote project output
Coordinating the development and implementation of the programme strategy and promoting strong external relationships and partnerships (Programme Manager only)
The application pack contains a job description for each of the roles, where you can see the different level of responsibilities and tasks expected at each level in detail.
About you:
The level of experience and skills required will vary depending on whether a Programme Officer or Programme Manager is recruited. Some of the key requirements include:
Knowledge of social protection and social policy
Experience managing a portfolio of protects in a development context
Experience developing and managing budgets
Ability to manage and develop financial information systems to support timely donor reporting and business planning.
A track record of effective co-ordination with key internal support functions, in support of project/programme output planning, delivery, reporting and dissemination
Excellent time management skills and proven ability to organise inputs from other individuals and teams in order to meet key project or programme deadlines.
Ability to work on own initiative with minimum supervision
Excellent attention to detail, especially in ensuring consistency across multiple reports and project documents
Ability to maintain a high-level overview of programme performance and progress, and provide more hands-on support to project teams if necessary (Programme Manager only)
Strong IT skills including Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and databases.
Knowledge and understanding of development issues and a personal commitment to international development and poverty reduction would be desirable.
Experience working in a developing country or with developing country partner organisations is desirable.
Closing date: 11 July 2017
Interview Date: 19 July 2017
[1] Note that the programme has just undergone a name change and as of 05/07/17 can still be found on the ODI website as the Social Protection Programme.
How to apply:
For more information, please download an application pack from our website at www.odi.org.uk/jobs. If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 79220351 or email recruitment@odi.org.uk.**