ALPS Resilience implements and manages education-based projects amongst the most marginalised communities to strengthen their ability to respond to, withstand and recover from adverse situations.
ALPS Resilience seeks to appoint a Programme Manager, to be based in Cape Town.
Responsibilities:
Programme Management:
- Oversee all projects in forced migration and violence prevention, assuming ultimate responsibility for ensuring that projects meet their intended inputs, outputs, outcomes and impact
- Ensure projects are financially accountable and on-budget
- Manage ALPS’ Project Managers and all project-based staff
- Design projects in response to migration related challenges with correct theory of change and sophisticated, participatory monitoring and Evaluation
Development:
- Locate at least two appropriate funding opportunities for ALPS Resilience each month from international cooperation agencies, national government or private foundations
- Write at least two high quality proposals to submit on behalf of ALPS Resilience each month
- Maintain existing relationships and initiating new relationships with various stakeholders and donors
- Develop and implement creative fundraising activities and sustainability solutions
Media and Communications:
- Maintain oversight over ALPS Resilience’s communications work plan
- Manage relationship with ALPS Resilience’s Communications Consultant
- Contribute at least one policy brief, project report or related communications output per month
Requirements:
- Minimum of five years-experience in the nonprofit or development sector
- At least three years-experience in sustainability and fundraising
- Minimum of three years-experience in communications and media
- Experience writing proposals for international cooperation agencies (State Department, USAID, DFID, EuropeAID, UNHCR, etc)
- Proficiency in English
- Knowledge of French or another South African language would be an advantage
- Written and oral skills
- Must communicate regularly with ALPS Resilience’s Program Director, Financial Officer and project-based staff
- Postgraduate University Degree (Masters or equivalent), preferably in development or a related field
- Undergraduate University Degree
- Willingness to travel in Pretoria once a month
To apply, CV and cover letter to [email protected] and copy [email protected]
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