Concern Worldwide is an Irish-based non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and the elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.

Job Title: Technical Programme Support Officer
Reports to: Head of Technical Support (or his designate)
Job Location: Dublin
Contract Details: 6 months fixed term contract
Pay Band: 3 (€28,909)

Job Background:

Concern Worldwide is currently advertising for the position of Technical Programme Support Officer in the Strategy Advocacy and Learning (SAL) Directorate in Concern Worldwide. SAL staff provides technical support in a number of areas including health, nutrition, water and sanitation, agriculture, natural resource management, education, markets, social protection and monitoring and evaluation.  SAL strives to support the development of effective, evidence-based and results driven programmes. The Technical Programme Support Officer will support the Head of the Technical Unit and the team of Advisers with administration and programme related tasks.

Job Purpose: To assist SAL technical staff to develop high quality health policy and programmes, through providing key programme, coordination and administrative support.

Main duties & Responsibilities:

Provide assistance to the unit with documentation and dissemination of programme learning including compilation of a periodic newsletters and organization of webinars;
Provide administrative support including organization of meetings and workshops, taking meeting minutes and drafting documents;
Provide assistance with tracking and reporting on programme activities and spending;
Provide assistance in the management of specific externally funded projects;
Develop literature reviews, case studies, and presentations  as requested;
Liaise with other departments as required to provide information on activities of SAL.

Person specification:

Essential:  

Masters in a subject area related to the technical areas mentioned above;
An interest in and understanding of global development issues;
Minimum 6 months experience working in an administrative or programmatic area related to one of the above technical areas;
Excellent organisational skills;
Excellent interpersonal, communication and writing skills in English including computer skills;
Ability to work both as part of a team & independently.

Desirable:

Previous overseas experience in a development or emergency context.
Previous experience managing donor budgets.

To apply: All applications should be submitted through our website at www.concern.net/jobs by closing date 20th May, 2015.

Candidates must be legally entitled to work in either Ireland at the time of application

Concern has a Staff Code of Conduct and a Programme Participant Protection Policy which have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organization, and the standards of behaviour expected of them.  In this context staff have a responsibility to the organization to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment.   By signing the Programme Participant Protection Policy and the Concern Staff Code of Conduct candidates acknowledge that they have understood the contents of both the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and the Programme Participant Protection Policy and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these two documents.

Concern receives a substantial amount of funding from external donors each year.  Increasingly donors are introducing requirements whereby future funding is conditional on Concern ensuring that the names of any new employee or volunteer do not appear on terrorism lists generated by the European Union (List of person, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC No. 2580/2001 applies), the US Government (Office of Foreign Assets Control list of specially designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) and the United Nations (Consolidated List).

Any offer of employment (either paid or voluntary) with Concern Worldwide will not be made pending a clearance check being conducted on the applicant.  For additional information please consult our web site or contact the Human Resource Division in our Head Office.

Concern Worldwide is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.