Africa Region Grants Acquisition and Management Coordinator
Localisation Dakar / Sénégal
Expiration 15 Juin 2017
Description de l’offre
Tracking Code
302754-818
Job Description
Title: Africa Region GAM Coordinator
Div/Dept: Africa Regional Office
Location: West Africa (WA)
Reporting Relationship: Deputy Regional Director, WA
Summary
We are seeking a dynamic professional experienced in international development, responsible for ChildFund International’s grant efforts in Africa.
The Africa Region Grants Acquisition and Management (GAM) Coordinator (ARGC) collaborates with technical and finance staff in country offices (COs) as well as our business development team at headquarter to support proposals development as well as post-award management processes of opportunities and grants with a value of under $1million. S/he also leads efforts to strengthen execution capability of Country Offices for developing and managing their grants portfolio.
This includes strengthening COs’ proposal grants acquisition capacity. S/he will be hosted by one of the West Africa COs to provide shared TA services across the Africa region and will report to the West Africa Deputy Regional Director with dotted reporting lines to the Africa Regional Senior Business Development & Grants Management Specialist and the Country Director who is hosting this position.
DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Prepositioning
– Cultivates strong connections linkages or relationship between country offices, USG agencies and other major bilateral/multilateral and private sector donors. Keep organization informed of new funding opportunities and the Strategic Objectives of donor missions in country. Promote the formation of consortia with strategic partners and ensure alignment of the Program Pipeline and readiness activities with them.
– Provides strategic leadership for intelligence gathering and pre-positioning efforts. Researches and analyzes funding trends among key donors/clients. Undertakes business intelligence research to inform strategic planning. Regularly update and communicate to COs on USG and other bilateral/multilateral and private sector donor priorities and direction.
– Coordinates with the Africa Regional Team to increase the competitive readiness of Country Offices, writing capacity statements and supporting pre-positioning efforts set by the Global Grants Team
Proposal Development
– Provides strategic leadership for the region in identifying and analyzing donor calls for funding applications, expressions of interest and request for proposals from the public and private sector. Support country offices in assessing opportunities.
– Review and recommendation of Go/No-go and Offer on the job coaching for NO staff to follow business development process and use BD tools. Work with NO/IO GAM team to negotiate teaming agreement with other INGOs/Alliance Members.
– As proposal manager, supports the writing/development of concept papers and proposals to respond to specific solicited and unsolicited funding opportunities of $100K – $1m grants for the assigned countries. Monitor proposal quality. Follow up submissions of proposals with effective liaison with donors, as permitted, and ensure that donor questions and concerns are fully addressed on time.
– Contributes to the design of business development processes, tools and templates for ChildFund and support their use by Country Office Grants Acquisition teams.
– Identifies potential grant partners at the regional level and assists COs in the pre-and post-award assessment of national partners and alliances, and in negotiation of terms for joint projects and teaming agreements.
– Monitors COs’s use of BRIDGE to help ensure that all pre-award data is up to date in relation to grants up to $1million in value and participates in quarterly BRIDGE meetings
Post Award Grants Management
-As time permits and in coordination with the Africa Region Grants and Contracts Manager assists with training and monitoring donor rules and regulations for compliance.
-As required and directed by the regional offices and in liaison with the Africa Region Grants and Contracts Manager, upon approval of project proposals, supports COs in post-award administration, revision to grants project descriptions and budgets, no-cost extensions, reporting and grants closure.
– As required and in liaison with the Africa Region Grants and Contracts Manager, liaises with the Regional Finance Manager (RFM), ensuring accurate and up-to-date grants expense tracking, and timely submission of budget reports according to formats required.
– Assist with pre- and post-award completeness and training in BRIDGE in liaison with the Africa Region Grants and Contracts Manager working with the National and International offices.
Others
– Work with the international office on liaising with the ChildFund Alliance members on grant pre-award and award negotiations and as needed assist with trouble-shooting Alliance grant issues.
– Strengthens Regional and CO grant-acquisition capacity including developing of training materials and carrying out regular training of CO staff to understand grant acquisition and management strategies and comply with donor standards.
– Builds and maintains positive working relationships with all ChildFund Regions and participates as a team member in the development of proposals in other regions as agreed by the Africa Regional Office and global grants team.
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
– 3 – 5 years of experience in writing grant proposal and obtaining grants from US government and other bilateral/multilateral donors. Experience with private sector donors is an added advantage
– Proven budgeting skills
– Thorough understanding and proven track record of obtaining US government and other major donor awards
– Prior experience working in the development sector
– Demonstrated experience in training, coaching and/or mentoring project staff in the basics of proposal development
– Demonstrated diplomacy in building relationships, working collaboratively within a growing organization, and within broader external coalitions
– Strong knowledge and skills of Word, Advanced Excel skills, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, and Adobe. Prior experience working with SalesForce and SharePoint is a plus.
– Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and work autonomously under pressure of deadline required
– Outstanding writing skills in English, analytical capacity, and attention to detail.
– Demonstrated experience suing M&E systems and tools to conduct effective tracking and reporting on core indicators.
– French language skills are a plus
EDUCATION
– Bachelor’s degree in International Development or a field related to the organization’s core program, or equivalent relevant work experience (MA preferred).
Location
First consideration will be given to applicants authorized to work in Senegal at the time of application
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
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