Job Title: Grants
Development Officer
Development Officer
Organization: Mildmay Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Director Sustainability and Partnerships
About Mildmay:
Mildmay Uganda is an HIV/AIDS treatment and training centre also
providing Health Systems Strengthening to scale up comprehensive HIV/AIDS
Services in 16 districts of Central Uganda. It is situated on Entebbe Road,
Lweza, south of Kampala, Uganda.
providing Health Systems Strengthening to scale up comprehensive HIV/AIDS
Services in 16 districts of Central Uganda. It is situated on Entebbe Road,
Lweza, south of Kampala, Uganda.
Job Summary: The Grants Development Officer will mainly be
responsible for the generation of both unrestricted and restricted revenue for
MUg programmes through timely submission of well researched and well written
grants/ fundraising proposals.
responsible for the generation of both unrestricted and restricted revenue for
MUg programmes through timely submission of well researched and well written
grants/ fundraising proposals.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Research: Conduct research to evaluate prospects for funding
for MUg programmes:
for MUg programmes:
- Continuously
scan the environment for possible funding opportunities in line with MUg
strategic objectives - Research on
the interests of prospective donors identifying opportunities in line with
MUg strategic objectives - Work with MUg
technical staff to research and document concepts for sharing with
potential donors - Carries out
library and electronic research, compiles data, in-puts and retrieves data
for purposes of developing quality grants/fundraising proposals - Collaborate
with other MUg technical teams to maintains comprehensive knowledge bank
of particular areas needed in identifying and soliciting grants - Actively
participate in periodic evaluations of MUg capacity to respond to funding
opportunities
2. Grants Writing: Responsible for conducting the full range of
activities required to prepare and submit grants/fundraising proposals;
activities required to prepare and submit grants/fundraising proposals;
- Generates
creative project designs/concepts to inform project development,
transforming creative ideas and technical content into coherently written
texts. - Co-ordinates
technical in-put for writing purposes ensuring factual accuracy for all
content collected - Facilitates
research, review and editing of proposals ensuring that all proposals are
in line with donor requirements and that the final version of the proposal
is of high quality. - Develop a
database of potential content for proposals, ensuring that MUg has an
offering pre-prepared for all major areas of donor interests
3. Administration: To provide administrative support to the grants
and business development function aiming to ensure that all activities related
to the grants and fundraising function are well co-ordinated, and internal and
external communication related to the function is well managed;
and business development function aiming to ensure that all activities related
to the grants and fundraising function are well co-ordinated, and internal and
external communication related to the function is well managed;
- Supports the
processing of information from grants/fundraising opportunities and makes
presentations to technical staff for concept refinement and strategy
development - Works with
the Director Strategy and partnerships to prepare correspondences, - Works with
the Director Strategy and partnerships to develop contracts and MOUs
ensuring that MUg and partners’ interests are protected and that they are
legally binding - Works with
finance team to gather information necessary for budgeting for grant
proposals and reporting on grant implementation - Works with
technical staff to collect support documents for the various
grants/fundraising proposals, scrutinising all of them to ensure they are
in line with requirements
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The
prospective Mildmay employee should hold a Bachelors degree in Medicine,
Nursing or Social Sciences - Possession of
a Masters’ degree in Public Health
will be highly advantageous - Additional
qualification in Project Planning and Monitoring - Excellent
track record of writing winning proposals - A minimum of
three years’ work experience in grants writing and programme development - Highly
organized - Ability to
implement systems and follow up processes - Ability to
work effectively under pressure - Ability to
use independent judgement - Possess a
keen eye for detail - Produce
quality work products within tight time constraints - Highly
creative and innovative - Excellent
Team player - Committed to
Continual learning - Excellent
writing and oral presentation and skills - Excellent
communication, networking and interpersonal skills - Possess
skills to develop and cultivate strong and sustainable partnerships - Excellent
influencing/Negotiation skills - Excellent
planning and organizational skills - High degree
of personal integrity, honesty and commitment - Must be flexible,
reliable, able to work under pressure; and in sympathy with the Christian
values of Mildmay Uganda. - Evidence of a
non-judgemental approach regarding race, religion, culture, sexuality and
lifestyle is critical.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates persons who meet the above job requirements
should send their applications to: The Human Resource Manager at Mildmay
Uganda, Entebbe Road, Lweza at [email protected]. Please clearly indicate in the
subject of the email, the position applied for or post to P.O. Box 24985,
Kampala, Uganda
should send their applications to: The Human Resource Manager at Mildmay
Uganda, Entebbe Road, Lweza at [email protected]. Please clearly indicate in the
subject of the email, the position applied for or post to P.O. Box 24985,
Kampala, Uganda
NB: The applications should contain certified copies of
academic transcripts, a full CV indicating current salary and other benefits
should be provided, and two professional referees (one of which should be a
former employer). Candidates with incomplete information will not be
short-listed
academic transcripts, a full CV indicating current salary and other benefits
should be provided, and two professional referees (one of which should be a
former employer). Candidates with incomplete information will not be
short-listed
Deadline: Friday 14th March 2014
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