We are currently recruiting two newly created Program Development Officer positions to join our Program Development team, ideally based in Washington DC, US or in London, UK. We will also consider applicants who are homebased in the US, UK, and other RI country of operations.
This is a national role and national terms and conditions apply.
Relief International (RI) is a leading nonprofit organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.
About the opportunity
The Program Development Officer will support RI’s strategy and development of proposals, targeting humanitarian and development institutional government donors, including USAID, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), FCDO, ECHO, as well as other government bilateral donors. The role will report directly to one of two Global Program Development Managers, with delegated authority from the Head of Program Development.
Key Responsibilities
About you
How to apply
This role is classified as requiring advanced pre-employment checks.
Please note you must have the right to work in your remote home based location, and that national terms and conditions apply.
To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page.
Please apply as soon as possible, as we will be reviewing applicants on a rolling basis, and may withdraw the position before the job board closing date.
Due to limited resources, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
COVID 19: To ensure a safe workplace, RI follows government requirements, and in some locations a mandatory vaccination policy applies. When working or traveling on RI business, all staff, contractors and visitors must follow the rules and entry requirements of the country.
Relief International has a zero-tolerance policy for unlawful harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse. Relief International is committed to protecting our staff and the communities we work with from abuse and harm including sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment.
All staff are expected to abide by our Code of Conduct.
Recruitment to all roles in Relief International include a criminal records self-declaration, references, and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.
Relief International (RI) is a leading non-profit organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.
Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact. Our signature approach — which we call the RI Way—emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships and a focus on civic skills. In this way, we empower communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.
RI includes the four corporate members of the RI Alliance: RI-US, RI-UK, MRCA/RI-France and RI-Europe. Under our alliance agreement, we operate as a single, shared management structure.
About our Programs
RI is active in 16 countries around the world, including some of the most fragile: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen. Often, RI is the only organization providing assistance to highly vulnerable communities.
· RI employs 7,000+ staff and auxiliary workers
· 97% of staff are local nationals
· We only have some 90 ex-pat staff out of 7,000+
· RI spent $125 million in 2021 on our programs
