Job Title: Grants Officer
Organization: Mildmay Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Grants Manager
About US:
Mildmay
Uganda is a faith- based local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) offering
Comprehensive HIV Care & treatment, Training, Research & General
Medical Services; also providing Health Systems Strengthening to scale up
comprehensive HIV/AIDS Services in 16 districts of Central Uganda.
Uganda is a faith- based local Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) offering
Comprehensive HIV Care & treatment, Training, Research & General
Medical Services; also providing Health Systems Strengthening to scale up
comprehensive HIV/AIDS Services in 16 districts of Central Uganda.
Job Summary: The Grants Officer will be responsible for
providing support in proposal development and grants management to ensure
effective sourcing, acquisition, and management of restricted income to meet
MUg’s strategic funding needs. The incumbent takes overall responsibility for
managing, entirely, specific proposals, as well as working as part of proposal
teams as maybe required from time to time. The Grants Officer is also for
directly responsible for managing relationships with assigned specific donors,
and providing technical oversight and backstopping to the implementation of
assigned grants/projects.
providing support in proposal development and grants management to ensure
effective sourcing, acquisition, and management of restricted income to meet
MUg’s strategic funding needs. The incumbent takes overall responsibility for
managing, entirely, specific proposals, as well as working as part of proposal
teams as maybe required from time to time. The Grants Officer is also for
directly responsible for managing relationships with assigned specific donors,
and providing technical oversight and backstopping to the implementation of
assigned grants/projects.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Grants Acquisition: Under the
leadership of the Grants Manager, provide support to grants sourcing and acquisition
processes to ensure the development and submission of quality grants proposals:
leadership of the Grants Manager, provide support to grants sourcing and acquisition
processes to ensure the development and submission of quality grants proposals:
- Continuously scan the donor market to
identify funding sources and document them in the MUg Donor Grid to ensure
access to information for funding opportunities. - Through advance intelligence gathering,
partner relationships, and other available resources continuously scan the
environment to Identify and track relevant upcoming funding opportunities
and conduct pre-bidding activities to ensure MUg quickly responds to
emerging funding opportunities. - Work in close consultation with the Grants
Manager, lead the formation of proposal teams to respond to funding
opportunities as may be required from time to time. - Assist the Grants Manager to coordinate with
technical teams to develop and maintain a comprehensive repository of
unsolicited project concepts for potential marketing to donors - Directly take lead in the development of
specific grant proposals as assigned by the Grants Manager - Offer technical support in the identification
and negotiation of strategic proposal partnership/teaming arrangements
while protecting and promoting MUg strategic interests.
2. Grants Management: Provide
technical oversight to the implementation of specific assigned grants,
particularly focussing on the “quality of implementation”, to ensure strict
adherence to approved project designs as well as internal and donor procedures,
standards, and guidelines, and conditions:
technical oversight to the implementation of specific assigned grants,
particularly focussing on the “quality of implementation”, to ensure strict
adherence to approved project designs as well as internal and donor procedures,
standards, and guidelines, and conditions:
- Provide immediate post award support to
ensure quick grant start-up of assigned grants/projects and seamless
transition, including capacity building of new staff, formalisation of
partnership arrangements, as well as establishment of project management tools
and structure. - Carry out periodic support supervision and
technical backstopping to implementation of assigned grants, ensuring
adherence to internal and donor policies and guidelines - Work close coordination with the Director
S&P, act as the Business Official on assigned grants relationships,
providing coordination of all administrative donor responses including
reports, periodic inquiries, and any other information in line with
approved authority levels.
3. Partnership and
Networking: Build and strengthen program partnerships and
networks with strategically identified stakeholders to improve MUg’s
competitiveness, visibility, and strategic positioning in the donor market:
Networking: Build and strengthen program partnerships and
networks with strategically identified stakeholders to improve MUg’s
competitiveness, visibility, and strategic positioning in the donor market:
- Provide support to identify, appraise, and
maintain a database of potential program partners - Provide administrative support in the
identification, vetting, and approval of sub-grantee relationships
including; leading due diligence/OCA processes, drafting of Scopes of
Work, Budget Allocations, and drafting of sub-grantee documents - Work in close collaboration with implementing
teams, and the Grants Finance office, provide support in monitoring
sub-grantee performance and compliance to sub-grantee terms and conditions - In collaboration with implementing teams, and
the Grants Finance office, lead any efforts to build the technical and
financial management capacity of sub-grantees as maybe needed from time to
time.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelor’s
Degree in Public Health, Business Administration, Social Sciences,
International Development or any other related filed - Post graduate training in any of the above
fields will be added advantage - At least three years’ experience in program
management, grants business development, Resource Mobilisation, and Grants
Management in a Non-Profit setting - Practical experience in the design,
management and evaluation of development programs and establishing partner
relationships. - Strong program planning and management
skills, including familiarity with common planning frameworks and
monitoring tools - Excellent interpersonal communication skills,
including cross-cultural skills. - Proven leadership and inter-personal skills
and ability to build and motivate diverse and talented teams - Demonstrated ability to implement systems and
follow up processes - Proven skills in group facilitation, team building,
personnel management and partner coordination - Ability to build relationships and interact
effectively with technical experts,
other partners and donor agencies - Excellent verbal and written communications
skills including the ability to organize and present information in a
compelling way - The applicant must also be flexible,
reliable, 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
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their updated CVs and
cover letters to [email protected]; copy [email protected].
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their updated CVs and
cover letters to [email protected]; copy [email protected].
Deadline: 22nd June, 2016
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