Programme Officer

Location: Central London-based with occasional international travel
Closing date: 12th March 2015

£48,738 pa + benefits

With at least three years’ relevant experience gained within international development which included supporting technical co-operation projects in developing countries, you could join the team responsible for the development and delivery of long-term technical assistance projects across the Commonwealth ensuring evidence based impact and value for money through a highly inclusive, solution driven, results-based approach.

You will be focused on project administration and management support over a wide portfolio of projects and covering the maintenance and monitoring of the budget and project management system and co-ordinating reporting. This will involve developing effective working relationships with member countries and liaising internally on the appraisal, design and evaluation of relevant technical co-operation and capacity-building projects.

This will involve preparing, managing and up-dating project budgets, contracts and funding agreements and arrangements with partner institutions. You will also contribute to documents ensuring quality, consistency and compliance; plan and manage the technical assistance budget, financial disbursements and payments; and provide advice and guidance on financial disbursements and reporting. Further tasks include developing and implementing results-based management; maintaining and up-dating web and intranet pages and co-ordinating with the Communications team to create articles and case studies; co-ordinating the recruitment process and team meetings;  overseeing contract award and management; and undertaking field visits to develop, implement and evaluate projects.

Following your degree in development studies, economics or a related social science subject, you will have gained an in-depth understanding of project cycle management and results based management principles and good knowledge of international development assistance.

To be considered, you must be a citizen of a Commonwealth country and also have the rights to live and work in the UK.

We work with our member governments in areas of economic, social and political development. The refocusing of our priorities has created some outstanding opportunities to help us provide practical technical assistance, offering thought leadership and innovative solutions, and advocacy. As we improve the wellbeing of 2.2 billion citizens, 60% of whom are under 30 years of age, so we give you the opportunity to take a significant step in your career and make an important contribution through this role.

If you have excellent written and oral communication skills, please find out more and apply.

Deadline for applications is 17:00 GMT on 12 March 2015.

Central London-based with occasional international travel

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