Switzerland: Programme Funding Manager - Switzerland

Organization: Medair
Country: Switzerland
Closing date: 21 Dec 2014

Role and Responsibilities

To support the Programmes team to raise sustainable levels of programme funding from institutional donors and to improve the organisational learning capability. Grant management support to Head of Country Programmes (HCPs) with concept papers, proposals, modification requests, and interim and final reports. Support Programme Funding Managers (PFMs) in country programmes to deliver programme funding targets. Sector Advisor and Emergency Response Teams support possible as well as other agreed work outputs.

Medair Headquarters

Medair Headquarters (HQ) provides operational guidance for country programmes and activities, along with both technical and compassionate support for our relief workers. Within our headquarters, we are also responsible for promoting the work of Medair to the world, to raise and manage the funds needed to run our life-saving and sustaining programmes. Our headquarters teams are also responsible for recruiting international and HQ staff, and like our field teams, we are committed to serve the world’s most vulnerable with practical and compassionate care.

Medair

Medair is a humanitarian organisation inspired by Christian faith to relieve human suffering in some of the world’s most remote and devastated places. We bring relief and recovery to people in crisis, regardless of race, creed or nationality. As signatories of the Red Cross Code of Conduct, we believe that aid should be given to everyone who is in need, regardless of political, social or religious viewpoint. We save lives in emergencies and then stay to help people recover from crisis with dignity—working side by side with communities to leave a lasting impact. We provide a range of emergency relief and recovery services: health care and nutrition; safe water, sanitation, and hygiene; shelter and infrastructure.

Workplace

Medair Headquarters, Ecublens, near Lausanne, Switzerland

Starting Date

As soon as possible

Initial Contract Details

Full time, open ended contract

Key Activity Areas

Institutional Grants

• Contribute to the timely submission of accurate proposals and reports to institutional donors especially USG (USAID / OFDA, ECHO, DFID, SWS and SDC).
• Maintain up to date knowledge of the above institutional donors and share knowledge when appropriate.
• Technical support provided to Programmes team on donor compliance and reporting including new tools and formats, for HQ and field.

Informal Learning

• To engage and support the roll out of technological support systems to support training and equipping of staff to further the pursuit of excellence in programming funding.
• Research and promote new programme funding opportunities throughout Medair and the development of internal programme funding guides, resources and fact sheets for use within the International Department.

Learning and Opportunities

• To cooperate and coordinate with the Donor Relations Manager and Information Services dept. for the Medair E-Library and new PORTFOLIO MIS.

Other

• Some availability for support to the Sector Advisor and Emergency Response teams as necessary.

Qualifications

• Formation de niveau universitaire
• Diplôme d’études supérieures dans le domaine de l’aide humanitaire un atout

Languages

• Strong working knowledge of English (spoken and written)
• Working knowledge of French (spoken and written) desirable

Experience / Competencies

• At least 2 years working in a humanitarian organisation
• At least 1 years’ grant writing / management across multiple institutional donors
• Field and HQ experience desirable
• Experience of training or teaching in the NGO context
• Experience of Management Information System (s)
• Proven experience of grant writing for main institutional donors: DFID, OFDA, CdB and ECHO
• Experience of engagement with donor bodies at a programmatic level desirable
• Capacity to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

Medair Standard Working Requirements for the International Headquarters

• Committed Christians; commitment to the Medair values
• Reflect the vision and values of Medair when interacting with team members and external contacts
• At least one year of professional experience in a relevant field (more experience preferred)
• Strong working knowledge of English (spoken and written)
• Working knowledge of French (spoken and written) for French-speaking roles
• Competent with MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Motivated by a spirit of service
• Solid team player

Benefits

• Salary commensurate with pay-grade of the position
• Travel expenses to country programmes (for staff who are required to make field visits)
• Annual leave; Accident insurance and pension
• Death and disability insurance; Health insurance for loss of earnings
• The opportunity to work in a Christian organisation where your contributions make a difference for the world’s most vulnerable

HQ Working Conditions

• Swiss or eligible EU citizens, or those with a valid work permit for Switzerland, can apply.
• This is an HQ based position in Lausanne, Switzerland.

How to apply:

Follow this link: www.medair.org/work-with-us, check if you fit our standard working criteria, then: apply for this vacancy(or another position that matches your profile)**.**

Please do not make multiple applications. We will not review email applications. Only English-language applications / CVs will be reviewed. Medair does not set closing / deadline dates for applications; recruitment is on-going until the position is filled.