Organization: Oxfam
International
International
Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Country
Director
Director
About US:
Oxfam is a worldwide
organisation that employs works in more than 90 countries. We seek to overcome
poverty and suffering. Oxfam’s global strategic goals include
contributing to achieving more profound and lasting change in the lives of
people living with poverty and injustice. We’re creating a worldwide
influencing network to unite the power of local organizations, who share a
common vision for change. Adequately resourced, local organizations are
bestpositioned to influence and actively participate in the fight against the
injustice of poverty.
organisation that employs works in more than 90 countries. We seek to overcome
poverty and suffering. Oxfam’s global strategic goals include
contributing to achieving more profound and lasting change in the lives of
people living with poverty and injustice. We’re creating a worldwide
influencing network to unite the power of local organizations, who share a
common vision for change. Adequately resourced, local organizations are
bestpositioned to influence and actively participate in the fight against the
injustice of poverty.
Job Summary: The Program Funding Manager will raise funds for Oxfam’s programs
in Uganda; to ensure quality of proposal development and consistency in
relationships with institutional and non-institutional donors; and to support
program teams and country office in planning, securing and managing funds
in Uganda; to ensure quality of proposal development and consistency in
relationships with institutional and non-institutional donors; and to support
program teams and country office in planning, securing and managing funds
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design, implement and update Uganda
donor map 10% - Responsible for designing, updating and
implementing the Uganda donor mapping and funding strategy - Support the country program team in the
development of quality project proposals and concept notes:40% - Support the country program team in the
development of quality project proposals and concept notes
New business development including philanthropies: 30%
- Responsible for new business development
including philanthropies , income streams and innovative funding models
with non-traditional donors, private sector, and other philanthropies such
as foundations, lotteries and trusts - Provide ongoing research, strategic
donor intelligence gathering, and trends analysis and generate information
to enable engagement with global, regional and country level donors. - Support the appraisal of new funding
opportunities using the bid and no bid decision making tool and processes. - Work with other affiliates in
identifying and sharing new opportunities with home donors. - Identify and foster potential
partnerships, coalitions, consortia and affiliate engagement that may
result in joint programme funding opportunities. - Prepare and share with the CD regular
updates on top-line income status of the country in terms of (a) secure
income for current year, (b) secure income for future years, and (c)
proposals in the pipeline (which covers likely and possible) - Advise the CD and the program team on
ways to ensure effective management of donors contracts and related risk
management procedures.
Partner Capacity Building and Relationship Management:
20%
20%
- Work closely with the Program team to
ensure the overall capacity building approach is fully integrated, so that
development and training in all organisational areas is provided to
partner organisations in a coordinated and logical manner - Develop and implement a detailed plan
for building the funding capacity of partner organisations, especially in
proposal writing and donor mapping. This will include needs
assessment, capacity building approach and delivery plan including tools
and methodologies, performance standards, and evaluation approach
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Oxfam
Program Funding Manager job must have relevant work experience and
qualifications - Ability to facilitate proposal
development processes involving technical program, MEL, and finance staff. - Proven analytical skills and the ability
to think strategically in relation to fundraising and donor engagement. - Ability to work effectively with others
persuading, influencing, negotiating and supporting, following as required
in order to achieve fundraising targets. - Ability to forecast and plan income
- Ability to produce clear and timely
written proposals and reports for donors - Ability to represent Oxfam to donors and
external institutions. - Research and analytical skills and
ability to evaluate proposals and write quality reports and make
recommendations for improvements - Experience with gender programming and
working in multi-cultural environment - Commitment to Oxfam’s overall aims and
policies and experience of promoting women’s rights and the interests of
marginalized people in all aspects of Oxfam’s work - Sufficient knowledge of Oxfam’s
priorities and development and humanitarian programme work an advantage - Knowledge of donor environment,
understanding of funding issues in relation to Northern and Southern NGOs
work in emergencies and development
NB: This
is a re-advertisement so those who applied earlier needn’t apply again.
is a re-advertisement so those who applied earlier needn’t apply again.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their updated CVs
and cover letters ONLY to [email protected] indicating the position
name in the email subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted.
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their updated CVs
and cover letters ONLY to [email protected] indicating the position
name in the email subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted.
Deadline: 7th December 2018
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