Here at Human Appeal we have an exciting opportunity for a Programme Officer to join our Seasonal and Special Request team based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester. The role requires you to be in the office 5 days a week. You will join us on a full-time basis as part of an initial 1-year fixed term contract with a view to progressing into a permanent role. In return, you will receive a competitive salary.
Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide.
As Programme Officer, the successful candidate will play an integral role coordinating and supporting the effective delivery of Seasonal and Special Request Programmes, ensuring that donor-funded requests and seasonal campaigns are planned, monitored, documented and reported in a timely and accurate manner. The post holder will act as a key operational link between donors, internal departments, field offices and implementing partners, supporting end-to-end programme administration, issue resolution, reporting, data management and continuous improvement across the Seasonal & Special Request portfolio. We are ideally looking to appoint somebody immediately to this role.
Benefits of joining us as our Programmes Officer include:
- 35 days Annual Leave
- Matched pension contribution
- Employee discounts and memberships
- Access to wellbeing hub
- Prayer facilities
- Opportunity to really make a difference!
Key duties and responsibilities of the Programmes Officer :
- Successfully Coordinate, monitor and support the delivery of all Seasonal & Special Request Programmes in line with agreed plans, budgets, donor requirements and internal procedures.
- Ensure special project requests, including donor-funded community and infrastructure projects, are progressed from instruction through to completion and final donor reporting.
- Track programme milestones, report completion dates, risks, delays and outstanding actions, escalating issues promptly where required.Head of Global Supply ChainSSR Programme Officer.
- Maintain accurate programme records, donor information, financial tracking data, SharePoint folders, dashboards and issue logs.
- Coordinate effectively with donors, Donor Care, Fundraising, Finance, Field Offices and implementing partners to ensure timely responses and high-quality feedback reports.
- Provide regular qualitative and quantitative analysis to support performance review, lessons learnt and continuous improvement.
- Support the Seasonal & Special Request Team with administrative, reporting and coordination duties during peak seasonal campaign periods.
What we’re looking for in our Programmes Officer :
- Degree-educated or equivalent experience in a relevant field such as International Development, Project/Programme Management, BusinessAdministration, Social Sciences or a related discipline
- Desirable: qualification or training in project management, monitoring and evaluation, humanitarian programming or donor reporting
- Experience in programme coordination, project administration, donor care, reporting, logistics, fundraising support or a role requiring strong organisational and stakeholder coordination skills
- Experience of working with multiple stakeholders, tracking actions and
- producing accurate reports is desirable
- Computer literate and proficient in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong working knowledge of Excel for trackers, dashboards, reconciliations and basic analysis
- Experience using SharePoint, CRM or donor/project management systems is desirable
- Languages - Fluent written and spoken English is essential. Additional languages, including Arabic, Urdu or French, are desirable for donor and field-office communication
This would be an ideal role for an experienced Programmes Officer looking to make a difference in a rewarding role within the Charity Sector!
We are looking to appoint this role ASAP and will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so for the best chance of success please click ‘apply’ today to become our Programmes Officer – we would love to hear from you.
Disclaimer: Please be aware that due to the anticipated quantity of response, we will only be contacting candidates who are shortlisted to interview stage. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that unfortunately you have been unsuccessful this time.
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Disclaimer: Human Appeal is committed to diversity, social inclusion, and gender equality/balance, and strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. The organisation maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (SEA/SH), with all staff required to comply with Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment (PSEA/SH) standards and safe recruitment procedures.