Programme Assistant

Core responsibilities:

• Contribute to development and tracking of the Programme's work, including key dates, deliverables and actions, and help maintain internal knowledge management systems and channels.
• Support Programme and sub-programme team meetings, including organising meetings, drafting agendas, taking minutes, and monitoring and following up on action points.
• Support the Programme Coordinator and other programme colleagues in communications with grant partners, donors and other parties, including liaising with partners and programme colleagues to prepare Partnership Agreements, Letters of Agreement, and consultancy contracts.
• Work with the Programme Coordinator and the finance team to track expenditure across relevant programme budgets, monitor progress on key projects, track donor reporting deadlines and help compile and submit narrative and financial reports to donors.

This role helps Indigenous Peoples and forest communities secure their rights to traditional lands, protect their forests and ways of life, and choose their own futures by providing vital administrative, logistical, and project support.

Required skills and experience:

• Experience of working in the not-for-profit sector, ideally with an international focus.
• Experience with project administration and logistics work, supporting fundraising and donor reporting, and supporting meetings and events.
• Experience of supporting financial management of grants and projects, including drafting and monitoring large and complex budgets.
• Highly proficient in written and spoken English with excellent communication and writing skills.

No specific benefits, compensation, or salary information mentioned in the job posting.