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Program Development Manager

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ABOUT THE ROLE The Program Development Manager is part of the Resource Mobilization and Partnerships team, reporting to the Director. The team, and this role, have a primary focus on institutional funding—particularly with Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and other Government of Canada departments—while working in close collaboration with colleagues leading private-sector engagement as part of an integrated revenue approach. The team also works closely with Program Quality and Program Management teams to support Country Offices to obtain the funds they need to deliver quality, impactful programs. Under the leadership of the Director, Resource Mobilization, the Program Development Manager plays an integral role in CARE Canada’s programming by facilitating and coordinating the design of quality, impactful programs that funders can’t resist. A collaborator at the core, they seamlessly bring together technical experts, program managers, country office teams, financial specialists, amongst many others, to reach this goal. The Program Development Manager is responsible for, among others: • Leading the thoughtful coordination, and writing, of high-quality, impact-aligned, successfully funded proposals. • Identifying new funding opportunities and resource mobilization strategies, participating in donor engagement and stewardship, along with supporting other revenue development efforts. • Supporting the development and maintenance of strategic partnerships in program design, including public-private sector partnerships. • Maintaining the smooth functioning of the processes that lead to these successes. They work in close collaboration with Revenue and Marketing, Global Programs, and Finance colleagues, as well as those across the CARE Confederation, to build and maintain funding and programming partnerships, leading to secured funding for CARE’s priority programmatic work. They ensure strong alignment of new program opportunities to the CARE International Program Strategy, with a particular focus on ensuring gender is meaningfully included in all program design, as well as all our program quality standards. They contribute to the success of the team and ensure that our work is aligned to CARE Canada’s values and approaches in all that they do, with decolonisation as a core principle. WHAT YOU BRING • Deep knowledge and experience of working in international development and/or humanitarian business development roles in the Canadian context • Experience in development of opportunities with public, private, institutional, and Philanthropic funders, donors and investors of all sizes. Thorough understanding of and previous experience developing funding proposals for complex funding from large institutional donors preferred. • Experience managing complex Global Affairs funding, including familiarity with Contribution and Grant Agreement requirements, negotiations and execution. • An ability to work effectively in two of CARE’s working languages is highly desired, including English, French, Spanish, with a strong preference for French, in light of the multilingual support to project proposals required. • Experience of working overseas in a development and/or humanitarian context • Experience and commitment to promoting gender equality and to gender transformative programs • High level of influential leadership and strategic collaboration skills from a matrixed role to bring people together for collective ideas and action. • Ability to build and maintain positive working partnerships with stakeholders, in particular country offices, partners, private sector, local organizations, donors, and government officials. Ability to build networks with external and internal stakeholders. WHAT WOULD MAKE YOU EXTRAORDINARY • Specialized technical expertise within the sector, including but not limited to the areas of the CARE 2030 Program Strategy (gender equality, crisis response, food and water, economic justice, health and climate justice). • Experience working at all levels of the project cycle including one or many of the following: design, delivery, reporting, evaluation; additional sectoral technical assistance experience would be an asset. • Experience designing and setting up public private partnerships and/or private sector partnerships • Experience and willingness to travel to and work in insecure environments. REQUIREMENTS Promote and maintain an organizational culture that advances gender equality, reduces power abuse and inequalities, and fosters trust and safety. Create an environment within CARE's workplaces, programming, and communities where CARE works that is free from sexual harassment, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation and child abuse (SHEA-CA). Ensure high standards of prevention and response measures for SHEA-CA are in place consistent with the CARE International (CI) Safeguarding Policy and Safeguarding Code of Conduct. WHAT WE OFFER • Starting salary between $ 81,434 - $ 86,792 • Comprehensive benefits package, providing family coverage for a wide range of services, including paramedical services, gender-affirming care, mental health support, and access to a confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP). • Paid annual and wellness leave benefits • Extended list of paid holidays, beyond provincial requirements • December Office Closure (between December 24-January 1) • Inclusive holiday policy • Parental leave top-up • Employer contributions to group pension plan beginning in 2nd Year; Optional participation in group RRSP • International and domestic travel opportunities • Annual all-staff retreat • Learning and development opportunities and specialized training • Flexible work hours to support employee wellbeing and productivity • A focus on wellness and work-life balance • Amazing colleagues who are very committed to CARE’s mission

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