Job Title: G13-Nat: Strategic Development Officer
Organisation: Global Health
Corps (GHC)
Corps (GHC)
Placement Organisation:
Reach Out Mbuya (ROM)
Reach Out Mbuya (ROM)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Eligible Citizenship:
Ugandan
Ugandan
Salary: Monthly Stipend of
550 dollars per month
550 dollars per month
About GHC:
Global Health Corps pairs intelligent and passionate fellows with
organizations that require new thinking and innovative solutions. We provide
these young leaders with the tools to remain connected after their fellowship
year finishes, deepening their ability to enact change through heightened
skills and strong partnerships. We currently place fellows in Malawi, Rwanda,
Uganda, the United States, and Zambia.
organizations that require new thinking and innovative solutions. We provide
these young leaders with the tools to remain connected after their fellowship
year finishes, deepening their ability to enact change through heightened
skills and strong partnerships. We currently place fellows in Malawi, Rwanda,
Uganda, the United States, and Zambia.
About ROM:
The mission of Reach Out Mbuya (ROM) is to curb the spread of HIV among
the less privileged members of the community and to enable those already living
with HIV/AIDS to live a responsible and dignified life. ROM uses a holistic
approach to the care of people living with HIV (PLHIV) that focuses on the
physical, social, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing of the patient. This is
done by looking at the needs of the body, mind, family, and community in
effective patient care. The program focuses on HIV prevention, care and
treatment, and community and social support using low-cost interventions like
nurse-led medical care and utilization of expert clients as community health
workers (CHWs).
the less privileged members of the community and to enable those already living
with HIV/AIDS to live a responsible and dignified life. ROM uses a holistic
approach to the care of people living with HIV (PLHIV) that focuses on the
physical, social, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing of the patient. This is
done by looking at the needs of the body, mind, family, and community in
effective patient care. The program focuses on HIV prevention, care and
treatment, and community and social support using low-cost interventions like
nurse-led medical care and utilization of expert clients as community health
workers (CHWs).
Job Summary: The Strategic
Development Officer will develop resource mobilization and strategic
development policies to improve financial resources in ROM. The fellow will
work closely with the research officer and the executive director to identify
possible partners who can provide technical, financial or other support to ROM,
including preparing proposals for mobilizing such support and following up with
proposals.
Development Officer will develop resource mobilization and strategic
development policies to improve financial resources in ROM. The fellow will
work closely with the research officer and the executive director to identify
possible partners who can provide technical, financial or other support to ROM,
including preparing proposals for mobilizing such support and following up with
proposals.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain partnerships and
networks with potential donors—including local funding agencies, corporate
sectors, and international donors—to foster a profitable working
relationship with ROM and continuous fundraising in line with donor
requirements and ROM resource mobilization guidelines - Manage all donor engagement activities,
including but not limited to: - Develop and maintain donor database
(contact details, areas of interest/objectives, funding and contractual
modalities, and formats) to effectively manage existing cordial
relationships - Identify new potential funding
opportunities in line with ROM resource mobilization guidelines - Keep donors promptly informed of all
developments in ROM that are relevant to them - The incumbent will collect and record all
data related to donor funds and the activities they finance - Attend and track donor meetings with ROM
team - Prepare accountability statements to
donors and submit them through the appropriate authorities - Manage project proposal process, from
initial drafts, through securing approval from ROM management, to
producing final versions for submission to prospective development
partners and other parties - Identify and respond to grant
opportunities and maintain a grant tracking matrix as well as a grants
database - Support the writing of programmatic
reports and technical documents
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Global Health
Corps Strategic Development Officer job placement should hold a Bachelor’s
degree in business administration, communications, or other relevant
discipline. Possession of a Master’s degree with focus in strategic
planning and organizational development, project planning and management,
resource mobilization, or related field - At least two years of grant writing
experience - Excellent communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Visionary and proactive approach
- Highly persuasive
- Good sense of judgment/discernment
- Good presentation skills
- Leadership and managerial skills
- Experience in report writing
- Training skills
- Organizational development or resource
mobilization skills
Job Terms and Conditions:
Fellows will be provided with housing, health insurance and a living stipend of
$550/month. Additionally, fellows will receive an award of $1500 upon
successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to and from the placement
site and all other costs associated with GHC programming are included,
including $600 in professional development funds. Fellows at Reach Out Mbuya
Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative are provided with a basic but comfortable private
apartment, situated in Kampala, an urban center and capital of Uganda. National
fellows have the option to remain in their own housing and receive a
supplemental housing stipend.
Fellows will be provided with housing, health insurance and a living stipend of
$550/month. Additionally, fellows will receive an award of $1500 upon
successful completion of the fellowship year. Flights to and from the placement
site and all other costs associated with GHC programming are included,
including $600 in professional development funds. Fellows at Reach Out Mbuya
Parish HIV/AIDS Initiative are provided with a basic but comfortable private
apartment, situated in Kampala, an urban center and capital of Uganda. National
fellows have the option to remain in their own housing and receive a
supplemental housing stipend.
Note: The living stipend and
completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the
placement organization.
completion award may be paid out in USD or local currency, as determined by the
placement organization.
How to Apply:
All applicants who desire to be placed by the Global Health Corps in
the aforementioned organization should express interest by clearly following
the instructions at the web page below.
the aforementioned organization should express interest by clearly following
the instructions at the web page below.
Deadline: 18th
January, 2016 at 11:59pm EST
January, 2016 at 11:59pm EST
NB: Early applications
are encouraged because they will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
are encouraged because they will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
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