Regional Program Development Manager

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategic Support

• Coordinate closely with the Global Program Development team, including participation in requested meetings and initiatives
• Coordinate closely with the RPDM for RI’s other region, Middle East, to support culture of harmonized approaches between regional teams
• Act as primary point of contact within the regional team supporting country teams with all aspects of the PD process
• In coordination with RPD and country teams, develop networking strategy and follow up accordingly on its implementation at CO-level and regional level
• Support the capacity development of regional and country teams in program development
• Support effective go/no-go decisions, including ensuring opportunities align with the country strategy and RI global strategy
• Undertake travel as required (short-term trips 10 days or less) in the pursuit of the above tasks
• Participate in strategy development sessions for region and country offices
• Participate in donor meetings at donor HQ and country levels as requested; participation in other meetings such as cluster meetings as requested

Proposal Development

• Contribute to program design, for solicited and unsolicited programs, and for pilot and full-scale programs
• Manage/coordinate the preparation of funding proposals, including leading proposal writing and costing efforts across a broad range of donors and award amounts
• Ensure full/clean packages for review of global PD team and regional team before submission
• Work with the RPD and country teams to develop work plan for priority proposals
• Work with RPD, Regional MEAL Manager and country teams on needs assessment requirements for project proposals as necessary
• Track country and regional proposal efforts and report to RPD and Head of Program Development on status
• Ensure PD process is followed within submission deadlines
• In collaboration with country, regional and global team ensure Africa and Asia proposal development pipeline is accurate and up-to-date

Risk Management

• Work closely with regional and country teams on anticipating and mitigating programmatic and organizational risks related to program development and design of new projects
• Ensure partnerships with other organizations within proposals follow RI’s procedures, including teaming agreements and due diligence requirements are met prior to submission
• Support understanding of risks associated with taking on new donors
• Ensure cost-share/ contribution identification for proposals is clear and reasonable
• Work with country teams and Regional Finance Manager to ensure proposals align with the RI Common Cost Allocation Policy

Safeguarding

• Uphold and promote RI’s commitment to ensuring the safeguarding and safety of the vulnerable communities we serve
• Consistent with RI’s safeguarding and protection policies, ensure all people who come into contact with Relief International are as safe as possible

Position requires:

• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills;
• Ability and willingness to travel to field offices;
• MA in international relations, business administration or other relevant field;
• 5 years minimum experience in INGO context, experience in Africa and/or Asia desired
• Ability to deal with multiple deadlines and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated experience with at least half of RI’s key donors: USAID – BHA, USDOS – PRM, ECHO and various UN agencies. Experience with EC and other development donors is desired.
• Proven success in grant writing, networking and liaising with country and global support staff