Programme Officer - Bridging the Gaps: Expanding Resources for Equitable Empowerment

Programme Officer – Bridging the Gaps: Expanding Resources for Equitable Empowerment

Jobs 11 April 2025

About CIVICUS

CIVICUS exists to defend people power. As a growing global alliance of over 15,000 members in 189 countries, we work together to monitor violations of basic civic freedoms, call out the perpetrators of violations and strengthen the power of people to organise by supporting a more accountable, effective and innovative civil society. We strive to promote excluded voices, especially from the Global South.

About the Role

The Programme Officer will coordinate from CIVICUS activities to implement the “Bridging the Gaps: Expanding Resources for Equitable Empowerment” project which aims to support and strengthen local civil society organisations that have difficulties receiving international funds because they are traditionally excluded and smaller, less formal groups, in countries with at least obstructive civic spaces. The project is part of CIVICUS Crisis Response Fund mechanism.

Key Requirements

• Minimum 3 -5 years working experience in civil society organisation or related field, at least 2 years in a similar position.
• Experience in grant making to civil society and monitoring and evaluation of grants.
• Experience with budgets and in doing financial and narrative reports.
• Experience in coordination with organisations in various countries.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Excellent IT skills, including experience with MS Office and Human Resource Information Systems.
• Commitment to CIVICUS’s vision, mission, values and ways of working.
• Demonstrated experience in providing high-level administration to grant-making process.
• Demonstrated meticulous attention to detail and respect for systems oversight.

How to Apply

The closing deadline for applications is on the 30th April 2025 at 11:59pm SAST.

Interested candidates should click here to apply or go to Bamboo HR.

Your application should comprise of:

• A full CV, including educational and professional qualifications, a full employment history showing the more significant positions, responsibilities held, and relevant achievements.
• A covering note of not more than 1 page outlining your motivation for applying for the role.

Short listed candidates will be contacted 2 weeks after the closing date to schedule interviews.

We appreciate and consider each application submitted. However, given the large volume of applications received, we find it impossible to respond to each applicant immediately. You will hear from us within three weeks only if you’re shortlisted for the next steps. We will update all applicants once the position has been filled.

CIVICUS reserves the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.