United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Programme Funding Manager - Eurasia, Latin America and Caribbean

The Programme Funding Team exists within Tearfund to be the centre of specialised expertise and skills on securing and managing Institutional funding.

Focusing on supporting the Eurasia, Latin America and Caribbean Team, you will be responsible for building the capacity of Tearfund’s in-country teams and Tearfund partners to access and manage institutional funding in order to increase the funding portfolio for both Tearfund and our partners.

Alongside developing capacity of Tearfund staff and partner staff, the role will require undertaking assessments of partner capacity using internal tools; producing high quality proposals for institutional donors; managing the development of consortia and cross-team proposals; and providing management support and oversight to a portfolio of complex institutionally funded programmes and projects.

The ideal candidate will have experience within the Relief and Development Sector, and experience of training and capacity building; undertaking needs assessment; project design, development and reporting; alongside experience in budgeting and financial management, monitoring and evaluation and a proven ability in securing funding and managing relationships with major institutional donors (such as USAID, DFID, or the European Commission).

Applicants must be willing to travel up to 12 weeks a year, and be committed to Tearfund’s Christian beliefs.

Please note this role is fixed term for 1 year.