PROGRAMME FUNDING MANAGER

PROGRAMME FUNDING MANAGER for ASIA PACIFIC (2 POSTS) Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia (1) & Jakarta, Indonesia (1) Competitive salary and benefits package Closing date: 23rd July 2012 VSO helps make change happen. By bringing people together to share skills, build capabilities and promote understanding, we assist the fight against poverty in developing countries. We're now looking for dynamic and influential people to join the Asia Pacific funding team to help us increase our income and reach our ambitious funding targets. The job We work in 17 countries across Asia Pacific - the region which is home to two thirds of the world's people living in poverty. These programmes focus on Asia and the Pacific's pockets of extreme poverty - often found within some of its most vibrant economies, like India and China. Our programmes across the region are different, based on local contexte, but have the following themes: * unequal access for poor and marginalised groups to basic services such as education and healthcare; * strengthening the resilience of poor and marginalised communities and, wherever possible, provide them with greater economic and social strength in the future; * utilizing people as agents of change - encouraging them to part of the development process as 'active citizens', encouraging them to volunteer to help themselves and others, and hold government to account through engaging and often creating local and national governance platforms. These new roles will support our country programmes to find the funds we need to implement these exciting and innovative new strategies and make an impact on poverty. We need people to provide funding leadership across Asia Pacific whilst optimising income generation from a range of donors. You You're a talented fundraiser with proven track record of securing in significant levels of restricted income, across a range of funding streams. You have worked with institutional funders like the EC, USAID, DFID, and the UN and have developed funding strategies that have delivered against targets. Us We're a development organisation that's been working through volunteers to fight poverty for more than fifty years. We are continuously evolving and exploring new ways to use the time, energy and skills of people to make a difference. Even if you know us, it's worth checking out our website - we might not be the organisation you think we are. Ready to Apply? For more details and to download the application form go to http://www.vso.org.uk/job/36961/programme-funding-manager-cambodia-and-indonesia- Please complete and send the application form to HR at Recruitment.International@vsoint.org CVs will not be accepted. When applying please quote the job title on the subject line. Please ensure that you stipulate on your application form which position you wish to apply for; Indonesia or Cambodia. Applicants who are eligible to work in both countries are free to apply for both positions. VSO is an equal opportunity employer, values inclusion and seeks to have a diverse workforce. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. Applications close on Monday, 23rd July 2012 and first interviews will be held w/c 6th August 2012.