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Job
Title: Grants and Fundraising Manager

Reports
to: Executive Director

Location:
Kampala, Uganda

The African Palliative Care
Association (APCA) is a young, dynamic and fast growing non-governmental
organisation leistered in Uganda with an Africa-wide mandate to promote and
support access to affordable and culturally appropriate palliative care
services for people with life-threatening illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS, cancer
and other non- communicable diseases, and their families. APCA exists to ensure
that palliative care is underpinned by evidence, widely understood and
integrated into all health systems in order to reduce pain and suffering across
Africa.

Key
Duties & Responsibilities:

• Participating
  in the strategic analysis and planning processes that result in the
  development of implementation plans and budget for APCA activities; in
  particular, analysing the resourcing and partnership implications of plans
  and identifying possible new sources of funds and collaborations.
• Implementation
  and review of APCA’s sustainability framework , developing and
  implementing an annual fundraising strategy, identifying and maximizing
  opportunities to generating and securing both restricted and un restricted
  funding for APCA
• Leading
  the development of fundraising information and materials to support donor
  partnership development in line with the APCA Partnership Framework.
• Managing
  the grants and fundraising database
• To
  manage and develop the membership programme as a funding source for APCA.
• Collaborating
  with the Director of Resources to undertake regular cost reviews and
  analysis of APCA’s resources to identify gaps for funding.

Qualifications,
Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s
  degree in a development related field
• At least 5 years experience in
  Grants and fundraising management
• Proven
  experience in corporate, trust and event fundraising
• Proven
  record of raising funds Ability to develop relationships with corporate
  partners and trusts.
• Exceptional
  organizational project management and administrative skills
• Personality
  and confidence to build lasting relationships with funders.
• Strong
  oral and written communication skills

How
to apply:

APCA will offer a
competitive salary commensurate with skills and experience for each post.

Please send your full CV,
covering letter, copies of academic certificates and the names of two referees
to jobs@africanpalliativecare.org
addressed to: Executive Director, African Palliative Care Association, P.O. Box
72518, Kampala, Uganda or hand deliver at plot 95 Dr Gibbons Road, Makindye.
Closing date for the receipt of applications is 27^th January, 2013. Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted. To receive a full job description for each post and for more
information about APCA, please contact us through info@africanpalliativecare.orgor
visit our website at www.africanpalliativecare.org
.

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