Job Description:

Post Title: Programme Development Manager (Impact and Influence)

Reports to:Director of Impact and Influence

Location: Remote (home-based), with regular travel to internal meetings in London and occasionally for monitoring visits overseas.

Background: Habitat for Humanity Great Britain (Habitat GB) is part of the global Habitat for Humanity Federation fighting global poverty and homelessness. We believe that a decent home helps to permanently break the cycle of poverty and allows families to achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance.

Role:The Programme Development Manager will design and support the monitoring and reporting of the institutional and statutory stream of our global and domestic programmes.

Salary:£31,000 – £35,000, depending upon experience.

Contract: This is a full time, permanent role, subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

 About Habitat for Humanity Great Britain:

Habitat for Humanity Great Britain (Habitat GB) is part of the global Habitat for Humanity Federation fighting global poverty and homelessness. We believe that a decent home helps to permanently break the cycle of poverty and allows families to achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance.

Habitat GB mobilises resources, partnerships, public engagement and advocacy to support high‑impact housing solutions in the UK and internationally, working closely with Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) and the wider Habitat network.

Job Purpose:

The Programme Development Manager role is a critical role in ensuring the development and progression of our programmes. The role is responsible for drafting compelling propositions for our UK programmes and both the proposal development and remote programme management oversight of our international work.

Key responsibilities will include developing partnerships and delivering compelling propositions to expand our existing donor-base and programme reach. This role will also manage and support the delivery of impactful projects and be responsible for collaborating with our wider Habitat network. This role is central to translating Habitat GB’s mission and strategy into high-quality programmes that maximise social impact.

 Main Duties and Responsibilities

1.Partnership and Proposal Development: Develop and deliver compelling partnerships to expand our existing donor-base

  • Scope funding and partnership opportunities and engage with existing, new and potential institutional donors and programme partners through 1) desk research; 2) preparing donor/partner profiles; 3) updating an active pipeline of proposals and opportunities; 4) engaging, building and maintaining new and existing partnerships.
  • Lead the proposal development and submission process of high-quality programmes – including narrative, Monitoring and Evaluation frameworks and budget preparation. This will require working directly with our network of National Offices (NOs), and Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), ensuring that Habitat GB aligns with the tools and processes that have been developed to support this work.
  • Coordinate and lead proposal development meetings with NOs and HFHI, including taking the meeting minutes.
  • Ensure that feedback and learning from project bids – both successful and unsuccessful – is shared across the organisation and is used to inform future thematic priorities and programme design.

 

  1. Impact Delivery: Manage and deliver impactful projects
  • Support National Offices to prepare and establish effective project management tools and mechanisms for grant set-up and project launches in close collaboration with HFHI.
  • Coordinate monthly project management meetings for key projects with National Offices.
  • Conduct monitoring visits (if necessary) to projects, alongside the provision of distance monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) and safeguarding support to National Offices and their partners. Collate data, ensuring it is of high quality and produced in line with grant agreements.
  • Draft, review and edit/format project reports for timely submissions to donors in close collaboration with Habitat GB colleagues, National Offices/Branches and HFHI colleagues, ensuring donor compliance.
  • Support the timely transfer of funds to National Offices, tracking progress against expenditure.

 

  1. Collaboration: Across Habitat GB and the wider Habitat network
  • Supervise and mentor Programmes Assistants and volunteers (where/when) applicable, supporting their development and the delivery of high-quality work.
  • Actively participate in several Communities of Practice (CoPs) hosted by major donors and development networks for external knowledge sharing and learning.
  • Present key thematic topics within Habitat GB quarterly for internal sharing.
  • Post case studies and project highlights on Habitat GB website.

 

Person Specification

 Experience

  • Proven experience of partnership building with UK institutional donors (Essential)
  • Experience in project proposal writing and familiarity with programming documents e.g. logical framework and Theory of Change models. (Essential)
  • Experience of developing and maintaining effective document management and information management processes. (Essential)
  • Experience and good understanding of best practice, knowledge management and Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) and safeguarding in a programme context. (Desirable)
  • International programme management experience preferably in a development context. (Desirable)

 

Skills / Knowledge

  • Excellent report writing and content development skills. (Essential)
  • Understanding of financial management processes, including excellent numeracy skills and proven ability to analyse budgets, project pipelines and financial reports. (Essential)
  • Ability to undertake international travel to field locations in different parts of the world when the situation allows. (Essential)
  • Clear and straightforward verbal and written communication skills. (Essential)
  • Excellent attention to detail. (Essential)

 

Working Style

  • Ability to work collaboratively with diverse global teams, across different time zones. (Essential)
  • Self-motivated and organised, able to work under pressure to deadlines and use own initiative to solve problems with minimal supervision and adapt to challenges. (Essential)
  • Enthusiastic and positive, with a can-do attitude. (Essential)

 

The role and responsibilities will be carried out in a way which reflects:

 Habitat GB’s commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in accordance with the Safeguarding

  • A commitment to Habitat GB’s vision, mission, values and
  • A commitment to effective management of risk, by operating within the Charity’s code of conduct, policies, procedures and controls and by carrying out the risk management and assurance responsibilities of the role as set out in relevant Policy and Procedures.

 

This is not intended to be an exhaustive list. Job descriptions may be subject to change.

The post holder may be required to undertake additional duties as reasonably directed by the Director of Impact & Influence, commensurate with the scope and level of this role.

 

•To apply for the role, please send us your CV and a supporting statement (max two sides of A4) telling us about the skills and experience you would bring to the role and your motivation for applying, using  the following link https://hr.breathehr.com/v/programme-development-manager-46408

•Deadline for applications is Tuesday 12th May 2026 (at 11:59 pm).

•We plan for interviews to take place 21st  – 22nd May. Interviews may be held online, or in person in Romford, London (please note that we do not reimburse any expenses incurred during interviews).

•If you have any questions about the application process please contact recruitment@habitatforhumanity.org.uk.