WFD Programme Officer, S/SE Asia
Summary Information for vacancy - reference WFD1
Department
Westminster Foundation for Democracy
Salary
£21432 - £26324 Per Annum
Location
SW1P 1RT, City of Westminster, Greater London, London
Closing Date
03 May 2011
Interviews start
Not specified
Grade
Not Specified
Seniority
Junior
Pay frequency
Monthly
Appointment Terms
Permanent
Working Arrangement
Full time
Travel required
Sometimes
No of vacancies
1
Field of work
Administration, Programme and Project Management
Brief Description
The role is to support WFD projects and programmes in South/South-East Asia. The role will play an important role within the team to provide efficient coordination, administrative and financial support for WFD funded and third-party funded projects and programmes and to ensure that the implementation of projects and programmes meet high standards.
The role-holder will undertake research, prepare programme documents, draft narratives and develop activity based budgets to contribute to the preparation of bids. They will also collate monitoring and best practice reports to synthesis the impact of project/programmes.
The role-holder will assist the organisation of UK based study visits and overseas activities for political party and parliamentary programmes; arrange flights and visas, book accommodation and venues, and payments to suppliers. They will facilitate high level delegation to visit parliaments and political parties in UK, prepare budget forecast and re-profile budgets where relevant, and prepare appropriate project/programme tools such as log-frame, outcome mapping and monitoring and evaluation indicators.
Vacancy description
The Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is the UK’s democracy-building foundation. WFD was set up in 1992 as an independent public body sponsored by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, specialising in parliamentary strengthening and political party development. The Foundation is uniquely placed to draw directly on the expertise and involvement of the Westminster political parties and as such, works on a party-to-party and cross-party basis to develop the capacity of political parties and politicians to operate effectively in pluralistic and non-violent democracies. The Foundation’s parliamentary strengthening work focuses on improving governance through developing sustainable capacity among parliamentarians, parliamentary staff and parliamentary structures to ensure transparency and accountability. For more information, please visit www.wfd.org
The Foundation is looking for a Programme Officer to join the Africa team. The Programme Officer will play a pivotal role within the team to provide efficient coordination, administrative and financial support for Grant In Aid (GIA) and externally funded projects and programmes. This is to ensure that the implementation of project and programmes meet high standards. The successful candidate will undertake research, draft narratives and develop activity based budgets to contribute to the preparation of bids. They will also collate monitoring and best practice outcomes to measure impact of project/programmes.
Skills
The successful candidate will be/have:
• Educated to degree level with at least two years work experience in a programme development and implementation environment
• Excellent track record of developing activity based budgets, ability to track expenditure and be able to apply value for money principles
• Familiarity with project/programme management systems including, monitoring and evaluation tools
• Familiarity with organising and coordinating activities within an international environment
• Excellent team working skills
• Excellent English written and oral communications skills
• Communicate verbally and/or written in at least one south/south east Asian language
Further information
CRB check required - No
Regulated by OCSC - Yes
Reserved for existing civil servants - No
Reserved for UK nationals - No
How to apply
A job description, application form and application guidance can be obtained on our website www.wfd.org/recruitment.
The deadline for receiving applications is Tuesday 3 May 2011 at 9 a.m. Please note that due to limited resources it will not be able to respond to all applicants – if you have not heard from us by 6 May 2011 please assume that you have not been short-listed.
Please send the application form to paul.naismith@wfd.org.
Please note this statement is for information only and does not form part of a contract.
