Programme Development Manager

South West Community Chaplaincy; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Saferworld is seeking an experienced Programme Development Manager to join our Funding & Programme Development Team. The post holder will support a portfolio of Saferworld’s teams in co-designing and mobilising funding for peace, security and justice programmes alongside Saferworld’s partners.

The role requires leading on coordinating and facilitating programme co-design, drafting high-quality concept notes and proposals, theories of change, budgets and risk matrices, and developing long-term

Qualifications

• Proven programme development experience
• Experience with institutional donors is preferred
• Strong proposal development and budgeting skills

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate co-design processes with partners
• Draft high-quality proposals, theories of change, and budgets
• Support donor engagement and long-term funding strategies
• Manage funding portfolios across institutional and non-institutional donors

Job description

Saferworld is seeking an experienced Programme Development Manager to join our Funding & Programme Development Team. The Programme Development Manager will support a portfolio of Saferworld’s teams in co-designing and mobilising funding for peace, security and justice programmes alongside Saferworld’s partners. The successful applicant will have a focus of 3-4 countries, which will be decided based on the candidate’s experience and preference. Working closely with Regional Directors, Country Managers, and programme and grant management colleagues, the post-holder will lead on: coordinating and facilitating programme co-design processes (including taking the lead in facilitating co-design, processes, drafting high quality concept notes and proposals, theories of change, logical models, risk matrixes and budgets); developing and supporting the implementation of long-term country funding strategies; and supporting new donor engagement and sustaining relationships with current donors. The post-holder will be responsible for managing funding portfolios across institutional and non-institutional donors in our programmes.

The post-holder will have a successful track record in developing programmes and leading new business development efforts with institutional donors such as Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the European Union (EU), UN agencies and European Governments such as Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). Additional experience in mobilising resource from trusts and foundations and other non-traditional funding mechanisms is desirable.

Strong applicants will have proven programme experience, such as in project management or programme support, which equips them to lead and inform high-quality programme design. They will be skilled in coordinating complex processes, facilitating participatory co-creation with partners, and ensuring proposals are robust, contextually relevant, and strategically aligned.