JOB SUMMARY

The Programme Development Officer works with the programme development team to write creative proposals on Unarmed Civilian Protection; create content for external communications to both donors and public media; manage grants and reporting; support with fundraising efforts, including foundations and private donors; maintain and develop new relationships with embassies, international organisations and partner organisations; and work with Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL).

We are particularly seeking an enthusiastic individual with experience in report and proposal writing, communications and fundraising. An understanding of the context related to protection and social cohesion, as well as existing connections with embassies and I/NGOs is desired. The ideal candidate has expertise in digital peacebuilding, climate security and women inclusion and participation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Programme Development, Fundraising and Partnerships

• Identifies new opportunities for programming and fundraising, including foundations and private donors.
• Supports and at times leads the development of creative concept notes and proposals, including log frames and narratives. This requires significant coordination with implementing teams to solicit ideas, as well as with finance and MEL to develop a coherent proposal.
• Supports the development and maintenance of external relations with international/national organisations and embassies.
• Represents NP in meetings and events with external actors.

Communications

• Functions as the Communications Focal Point for all of NP Iraq.
• Takes the lead in creating new content, coordinating with field teams on blog posts, case studies and social media posts.
• Supports capacity building of national and international staff through trainings on communications.
• Works with NP global office to develop communication materials for the website and social media.

Grants Management & Reporting

• Compiles and analyses data from field activity reports to align with grant deliverables.
• Supports the monitoring and evaluation of project outputs, track progress towards indicators and measure the impact of projects.
• Contributes to compliance to donor contracts by reviewing documents and supporting in identification of potential challenges.
• Leads in drafting narrative donor reports and coordinates with finance department to ensure that financial reports are submitted on time, adhere to financial reporting requirements, and correspond with the narrative reports.
• Provides capacity building and training to teams on report writing and project objectives.

Other

• Travels to field sites to enhance understanding of the context and programming for the purposes of developing proposals and reporting to/liaising with donors.

QUALIFICATIONS

In short, we are looking for someone with excellent written and verbal communication skills with a passion for Unarmed Civilian Protection more broadly. Writing reports and proposals in short time frames are part of our daily work and requires both excellent stress-management and creative skills. In addition, a proactive approach to communications and social media to highlight impact effectively is demanded.

1. Experience:

• Relevant university degree in social sciences, conflict studies, international development, or other related area of studies.
• Experience in grants management, inclusive of developing narrative donor reports and compliance.
• Proven experience in proposal development and research for institutional donors with a track record of successful proposal packages, including narratives, log frames and budgets.
• Experience in fundraising, including institutional donors, private donors and foundations.
• Demonstrable skills/experience in writing success stories, case studies, or social media posts to highlight achievements.
• Preferred experience implementing programmes in the field.
• Existing connections with NGOs, private donors, civil society and embassies in Iraq are an asset.
• Experience with salesforce software is an asset.
• Preferred experience with M&E, rolling out, implementing and utilizing M&E tools. Any experience with Everyday Peace Indicators is an asset.

2. Skills and Competencies:

• Demonstrable familiarity and interest in unarmed civilian protection, peacebuilding, and violence prevention programming or specific experience in the development-peace nexus in the Middle East.
• Excellence in both informal and formal communications, both in writing and verbally.
• Ability to work independent and meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to manage information with discretion.
• Ability to be creative, proactive and innovative in generating new ideas.
• Interest and understanding of MEL systems – inclusive of analyzing impact for learning purposes - is preferred.
• Commitment to abide by and work in accordance with NP values and principles, including non-partisanship, primacy of local actors and independence.
• C2 level written and spoken English and Arabic is required.

COMMITMENT TO NP PRINCIPLES

All NP employees must demonstrate a commitment to NP’s mission and vision. They are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s guiding principles below. These principles and beliefs shall guide our actions and relationships in protecting civilians in violent conflicts through unarmed strategies.

• Nonviolence
• Direct action
• Radical connection
• Process-oriented
• Independence
• Nonpartisanship
• Redemption and healing
• Pluriversality
• Accountability