Programme Development Lead

Islamic Relief is a humanitarian INGO (www.irpal.ps) operating in Palestine in the fields of emergency relief and long-term development. Islamic Relief announces the following vacancy for its
office in Palestine.

Title: Programme Development Lead (PDL)
Ref: PDL/IPD-SA/0712
Location: Jerusalem, West Bank or Gaza
Contract: 1 Year Fixed term (renewable)
Salary: £38,500 per annum (Subject to Review)

Overall Responsibilities:
Islamic Relief is currently recruiting for a Programme Development Lead in Palestine. The candidate will report to the Head of Region, and will be responsible for leading a global institutional funding initiative in the respective country.

The Programme Development Lead will be responsible to meet multi-million institutional funding
targets for financing the implementation of development programmes. He/She will manage development consultants when required.
The job holder will be responsible for leading the design of long term community based rehabilitation and development programme based on needs assessment he/she led; the role encompasses developing new ways of working that promote best practice at country office level, ultimately leading to significant increases in successful grant applications.

Candidates must possess the following competencies:
-Post graduate degree or equivalent experience in development, humanitarian or relevant field
are expected.
-Have substantial experience of successfully working with NGOs in institutional funding.
-High quality proposal development as well as excellent negotiation skills
-Have a background of designing, planning development and humanitarian interventions with international NGOs at senior level
-Have a proven track record of successfully securing multimillion grants from institutional donors
such as. EC, DFID, ECHO, CIDA, SIDA, AusAid, USAID and World Bank

How to apply:
1-Interested applicants may get Job Application Form from this link:

2-Applications must be completed and returned to [email protected] no later than 08
August 2012.

Important notes to applicants
-Only candidates possessing relevant experience will be short listed.
-Subject of email should be the position title.
-Electronic applications returned to an emailAddress other than the one above will not be considered.
-Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer.