Programme Development Specialist – UKRAINE

Description

Handicap International/Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial international solidarity organization, which intervenes in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflicts and disasters. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, it acts and speaks out to meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. More info: www.hi.org

At Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion, we truly believe in the importance of inclusion and diversity within our organisation. This is why we are engaged to a disability policy to encourage the inclusion and integration of people with disabilities.

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JOB CONTEXT:

Since the beginning of the war, HI has set up a two-country program covering Ukraine and Moldova. Aligning itself with the priorities of the Ukraine Flash Appeal and Regional Refugee Response Plan, HI pillars of interventions are :

  • Health: HI aims to improve access to quality physical rehabilitation and mental health and psychosocial services (MHPSS) for conflict-affected vulnerable population.
  • Protection: Given the scale of humanitarian and protection needs, HI intervenes at various levels to ensure that vulnerable conflict-affected populations have access to multi-sectoral services tailored to their needs. In addition, HI aims to foster a disability-inclusive humanitarian response.
  • Armed Violence Reduction: Recent and ongoing attacks dangerously exacerbated Explosive Ordnance (EO) contamination in Ukraine. In light of this, HI is conducting a multi-pronged approach to EO Risk Education and Conflict Preparedness and Protection (CPP), adaptable to the evolution of the conflict.
  • Basic needs: to respond to the most acute needs for displaced households hosted by the local population or living in collective settings, HI is providing hygiene and non-food item kits, with an approach various modalities of intervention including in-kind and/or cash-based transfers.
  • Humanitarian-to-humanitarian logistics (ATLAS Logistique): To facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance as close as possible to the most affected populations, HI proposes mutualized storage and transportation services to other humanitarian actors – with a specific focus on “last-mile transportation”.

HI has 2 hubs, one in the East (based in Dnipro) and one in the West (based in Chernivtsi) and the coordination is in Kyiv. We have activities in other cities like Lviv, Vinnyitsia, Kharkiv, Poltava).

YOUR MISSION:

Under the authority of the Technical Unit Manager, and in collaboration with the Regional Director, Country Managers and Operations Managers, your main responsibilities are:

1 – Strategic development: linking current internal strategic development efforts with fundraising strategy (understand potential for new interventions, identify areas of interest for future programming, and related funding opportunities).

  • To develop a new fundraising strategy and action plan for the mission linked to the operational objectives set in the new 2023-2025 Stratop.
  • Produce a summary of needs and gaps within HI Ukraine’s programmatic areas to identify potential for new interventions, needs assessments, and funding opportunities.
  • Map relevant donors’ strategies and priorities, and development initiatives of other organizations (NGOs, UN agencies and government)

2 – Relationship management: building external relationships/external engagement, including identification of fundraising and partnership opportunities

  • Engage with donors to identify areas of mutual interest for further engagement and support relationships with strategic donors and partners.
  • Identify and develop potential partnership opportunities for large-scale projects (e.g. consortiums, multi- country projects)
  • Identify potential local partners and develop support the formulation of Local Partnership packages covering capacity assessment and enhancement and partnership management and contracting.
  • In coordination with and Communications Officer, develop a communication strategy and action plans for HI’s Ukraine’s mission to better communicate HI’s work to existing and potential donors, country representations.

3 – Proposal development: if funding opportunities on newly identified sector(s) of intervention arise, support Grant Team with proposal development (incl. capacity building of Grant Team)

  • In coordination with HI’s technical and project teams, lead proposal and concept note writing in accordance with HI’s proposal writing process and tools and in compliance with donors’ guidelines and expectations, including logical frameworks, MEAL plan, context and needs analysis, planning, staffing and budgeting.
  • Support and build the Grants Teams capacity with grants management including donor reporting, monitoring and compliance.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION:

The security situation in Ukraine remains relatively stable, although there are frequent days and nights of air alerts. However, markets, restaurants and cafes are open, and life continues as normal. There is a strict curfew, the hours depend on the region.

YOUR PROFILE:

  • You have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in project development and donor relationship management (including experience in consortium and local partnership development)
  • You have experience of providing context, needs and donor analysis.
  • You have experience working in one or more of HI’s programmatic areas: Health, Humanitarian Mine Action, Livelihoods, Inclusive governance and civil society, Inclusion mainstreaming.
  • You have very strong skills in Financial and budgetary management, as well as in commercial negociation.
  • You have strong analytical and writing skills and excellent communication and representation skills.

CONDITIONS:

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team

  • 12 months international contract starting as soon as possible.
  • The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
  • Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals
  • Pension scheme
  • Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution
  • Repatriation insurance paid by HI.
  • Salary from 2757 € gross/month upon experience
  • Perdiem: 559.65 € net/month – paid in the field.
  • Hardship: 500 € net/month paid with your salary
  • Paid leaves: 25 days per year.
  • R&R: 5 days every 6 weeks => + possible transport/package support.
  • Position:
    • unaccompanied
      • Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects
  • Housing: Collective / individual taken in charge by HI

If you are resident in the country: local package

TO APPLY:

Only online by joining a CV and cover letter.

Applications will be processed on an ongoing basis, don’t wait for applying!

Only successful candidates will be contacted.

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