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.
Elrha is a global organisation that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. We fund and support projects that go on to shape the way in which people across the world are supported during a crisis. We’re an established and respected part of the humanitarian community, working closely and meaningfully with our fellow networks and actors to make change happen.
Our strategy sets out our values by which we hold ourselves accountable as individuals and as an organisation and employer.
Putting people at the centre
Working with others
Acting responsibly
Committed to learning
Inspiring change
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Elrha is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBTQ+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.
Flexible Working
Elrha is a remote first organisation and aims to promote flexible working practices wherever possible. Other than the expectation to attend occasional team meetings in person at our office locations in Cardiff and London, employees can choose to work either in their designated office base or at their home within the UK.
As standard we work 35 hours per week. We are also happy to discuss flexible working patterns and many of our staff work non-standard working hours.
Salaries and benefits
All our vacancies are advertised with salary bands clearly stated. New employees are usually appointed at the bottom of the advertised range. In some circumstances, relevant skills and experience may also be taken into account when determining the appointed salary.
Elrha is committed to paying staff in a fair and equitable way and will benchmark all salary offers in line with the pay of existing staff. Salaries are reviewed annually subject to eligibility.
As well as our flexible working ethos, our staff benefit from all of the SCUK rewards and benefits listed on the careers page. These include minimum 5% employer pension contribution (3% employee contribution), life cover, organisational sick pay, family friendly pay and leave schemes; incremental increase in annual leave (25 day basic entitlement) depending on length of service, opportunities for learning and development, a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and retail discounts platform.
Pre-employment Checks
Any employment with Elrha will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:
a satisfactory police record check to include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or an International Criminal Record Check (If applicable)
receipt of satisfactory references
proof of eligibility to work in the UK
We look forward to hearing from you. We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable people in our work. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.Details
London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Manchester or homebased
Full Time
35 hours per week
£27,000 - £28,890
Tuesday 23 January 2024
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