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• As a member of the Senior Management
  Team (SMT), participate in SMT meetings and contribute to the overall
  development, implementation and review of the Amref Health Africa in
  Uganda, Country Strategy, Fundraising Strategy and Plan.
• Build and maintain positive working
  relationships with SMT members and ensure there is effective coordination
  of all activities
• Represent Amref Health Africa In Uganda
  internally and provide inputs to all fundraising related activities when
  required, including participation on task forces, training courses and
  conferences
• Develop a Fundraising Strategy and
  Operational Plan that meets the strategic requirements of the CSP in
  consultation with CD and key programme staff

• Networking, updating, and liaising with
  key in-country and international donors
• Provide effective coordination for the
  establishment of proposal development working groups with representatives
  from key stakeholders within and outside Amref Health Africa
• Advise programme and programme quality
  teams, finance, working groups on relevant donor requirements/compliance,
  potential funding opportunities, changes in donor priorities and ensuring
  quality grant management for all related projects.
•  Act as the interface between finance and
  programme quality teams to ensure grant compliance
• Ensure fundraising staff have individual
  work plans and up to date development plans

• Building strong relationships with
  fundraising staff in Funding Affiliates and liaise with them on all
  fundraising-related communications.
• Work closely with all the Funding
  Affiliates and relevant programme departments to ensure high quality and
  timely submission of proposals and concept notes, Project Report/Project
  Progress Reports to donors and funding affiliate
• With support from programme team and
  Country Director identify and facilitate opportunities for relationship
  building with key donors
• Develop and manage strategic consortium
  partnerships with appropriate CSOs, academic organizations and private
  sector firms to leverage Amref Health Africa In Uganda’s chances of
  success in competitive calls for proposals and tender bids
• Coordinate and oversee efforts to secure
  co-financing for all institutional and high value grants

• The ideal candidate for the AMREF Resource
  Mobilisation Manager job placement should preferably hold a Masters degree
  in social sciences, humanities, development studies, human rights,
  political science or other relevant discipline
• At least seven years of experience with
  an NGO in a senior programme funding position(s) involving proposal
  development and donor liaison
• Excellent writing, reasoning and
  analytical skills
• Capacity building experience including
  training and skills development
• Experience of developing successful
  proposals and/or tender bids to the EU, USAID, DFID and the UN as well as
  other institutional donors including but not limited to NORAD, SIDA,
  DANIDA GIZ, Italian Cooperation.
• Experience of developing successful
  proposals to private donors – trusts and foundations, high net worth
  individuals and/or corporates
• In-depth understanding of logical
  frameworks as a tool to develop theory of change and intervention logic
• Excellent interpersonal, communication
  and negotiation skills to work effectively in a multi-cultural
  environment, often at a distance
• Ability to prioritize own workload and
  work with minimal supervision
• Ability to lead complex proposal
  development teams
• Excellent English language skills
  (written, reading and spoken)

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