Senior Manager Programme Development

• Generate wider understanding amongst teams across the country programme on programmatic priorities of institutional donors and Islamic Relief Worldwide Family.
• Develop & manage relationships with institutions, organizations, and entities to support/complement the programme development process.
• Support in the establishment of consortium with relevant organisations to apply for major institutional funding.
• Contribute towards diversifying and deepening existing partnerships with UN agencies, academia, think tanks, counterparts and private sector entities to broaden funding and programming base.
• Extend strategic leadership to programme development tea/thematic leads in keeping abreast of business trends, strengthening capacity and making quality submissions.  
• Assurance of the process with the support of programme development team that IR is well/pre-positioned for calls for proposals/new grants. 
• Works closely with IRP, IRW and IR Partners to develop new initiatives for potential funding.
• Strategic input to ensure the coordination and collaboration between specialist team, country and area management for cohesive and consistent interaction with partners/donors.
• Lead, manage and develop staff in order to ensure that the unit is capable of fully achieving its agreed targets.
• Lead on the development, implementation and regular review of the units strategy, work plans, and systems
• Set clear objectives for staff, receive reports and appraise them in line with performance management frameworks.
• Contribute to the strategy of the department and its budget development process.
• Devise strategic programme development plans in consultation with colleagues (Specialists and Area teams) to explore the country and province-level funding opportunities with counterparts, national/local NGOs, academia and government entities leading towards joint programming.
• Periodically review the assessment/mapping of prospective institutional and corporate donors contributing towards strategic decision-making and prepositioning.
• Present the dynamics and strategic direction of the current developments, trends and future plans of the donors/funding opportunities to the Country Management Team.
• Support country leadership on negotiations and the contract review processes of new and ongoing programmes/projects. .
• Organize briefing sessions with the country management as well as the thought leaders of IRP on key risks, issues and mitigations.
• Ensure support of programme development team in meeting donor compliance requirements that strengthens institutional understanding of the terms and conditions of grants and contracts.
• Lead on organizing capacity building programme on proposal development, Project Cycle management as well as developing related manuals and guidelines.

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Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• Screening clearance
• Receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to live and work in Pakistan. We are unable to progress applications that would require sponsorship.

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