Grants and Programme Manager

About the role
This new role will be central to the successful implementation of a number of new and ongoing programmes. The post holder will be responsible for overseeing workplans and budgets, liaising with programme team members and ensuring that programme milestones are met.
This role will be involved in a number of cross-organisational programmes, across several of Christian Aid’s priority themes; specifically economic justice; governance, rights and civic space; and our developing work on reparations.
The Grants & Programme Manager will work in close collaboration with programme and technical leads, playing a crucial role connecting different projects and programmes in order to strengthen our One Christian Aid approach, identify areas of common interest and support learning between colleagues and partners working on similar themes across the organisation.
About you

You will have extensive experience in managing large-scale, complex programmes, ideally across different geographical locations and with diverse programme teams. You will be experienced in working with budgets, tracking spending and developing processes for effective project management.
You will be a strong team player, with the capacity to build strong relationships and willing to go the extra mile to support colleagues. You will have excellent analytical skills, good knowledge of economic justice and governance approaches in international development, and an awareness of current debates in the sector.
You will have excellent analytical skills, a demonstrable ability to assess a range of options, and the confidence to make recommendations for the consideration of programme teams, management and oversight bodies.
You will be an exceptional communicator, able to convey information in English – both written and verbal – accurately and succinctly, tailored to specific audiences with potentially very different levels of technical knowledge.

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