Programme Officer – Humanitarian Research Grants

Elrha is a global organisation that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. We are looking for a new Programme Officer to join our team on a 15-month maternity cover contract to start in March 2024.

This is a great opportunity to develop a broad range of skills coordinating a portfolio of research study grants including compliance, communications and events, and gain experience of supporting our highly reputable Research for Health in Humanitarian Crisis (R2HC) programme.

Are you a highly organised team player with experience of coordinating a portfolio of grants or similar? Do you have strong communication skills and enjoy building positive relationships with a diverse range of people and organisations? Are you excited about using your skills to contribute to the effective delivery of our humanitarian research programme and help our grantees to deliver their work?

Your application will need to demonstrate:

• Experience of coordinating grant management processes or similar, with a proven ability to review and analyse grantee narrative and financial expenditure reports
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise with a diverse range of grantees and stakeholders
• Experience of providing administrative support, planning and delivering in-person and online events and webinars
• Proven writing skills with experience in preparing diverse written communications in English
• A resourceful, proactive approach with the ability to work in a constantly changing environment.

If want to be part of an organisation that creates positive change in the humanitarian sector then join us and we’ll give you every opportunity to succeed.

Closing Date: Tuesday 23 January

Interviews: 1 and 2 February 2024 (online)

You must provide a comprehensive personal statement as part of the application process to explain how you meet the requirements of the role and why you feel this is next career move for you. Please note that we will assess your communication skills on the quality of your personal statement and CV as well as any presented achievements.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. When applying you will be taken through the Save the Children recruitment system.