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Job Title:       Resource Mobilisation Officer

Organisation: Uganda Law Society (ULS)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

About US:

Uganda Law Society is a membership organization established by an Act of parliament to provide services to its members in particular and to the people of Uganda. Its vision is to be “A proficient Bar Association in fostering Access to Justice, the Rule of law and good governance in Uganda”. Its mission is to “To develop a skilled and empowered legal profession in execution of its statutory mandate.”

Job Summary:  The Resource Mobilization Officer will be responsible for building an increasingly, diversified network of resource partners including development partners, corporates, academia, policy-makers, philanthropists and foundations. The officer will target partners who share in the vision of ULS and provide funds, technical support and other forms of collaboration to meet the current and future needs of ULS. The post holder will also be responsible for establishing and promoting the brand of ULS regionally and internationally, raising awareness about the organization’s work at various forums and ensuring transparency and regular information sharing with the public. He/she will be a strategic thinker with strong understanding of various media sources and the development sector. This role is responsible for providing leadership in the resource mobilization strategy in response to the emerging opportunities and challenges. The Resource Mobilisation Officer will report to the Chief Executive Officer.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate the development of a ULS Resource Mobilization Strategy that includes securing new, diverse and additional resources for ULS. The strategy should respond to ULS’s funding needs.
• Conduct and develop a 5-year funding needs assessment for ULS.
• Develop a Resource Mobilization Manual that includes standard operating procedures and processes; and define the direction of resource acquisition and utilization, approvals and follow up.
• Conducting research on potential donors/partners such as trusts, foundations, companies and high net worth individuals. This includes proactively identifying funding opportunities, as soon as or ideally before they become public knowledge and constantly scan the horizon, network and solicit donor intelligence and share information on donor profiles (policies, preferences, geographical focus).
• Draft appealing proposals and concepts to diverse sources, including development partners, corporate, academia, policy-makers, philanthropists, and foundations.
• Produce Resource Mobilisation Plans and Reports as per stipulated periods and requirements. Includes close working relation with the Finance team in development of appropriate budgets.
• Developing, managing and updating Friends of ULS databases to record their contacts and preference information; maintaining a network of corporate contacts and effectively managing and maximizing these relationships.
• Develop and Strengthen Partnerships for Joint Proposal Writing especially with credible organizations in the country. Includes registering with relevant fund raising associations.
• Organize resource mobilization events for example, Donor Round Tables.
• Build staff (Both Regional Secretariat and National Chapters) capacity on resource mobilization at all levels, including development of tools and skills to aid staff in resource mobilization. This will also include, internally building a case for Resource Mobilization by sensitizing staff on the proposition for mobilizing resources.
• Maintain relations with donors and ensure they are consistently and timely informed on important operational Issues. This includes effective communication with donors’ focal points and being ULS’s focal point for resource mobilisation and sustainability activities

Key Result Areas:

• Develop and implement Resource Mobilisation Strategy.
• Produce Resource Mobilisation Plans and Reports.
• Research and identification of relevant resources includes identify Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Request for Applications (RFAs), guide and coordinate responses.
• Achieve appealing proposals and concepts and effective communication with donor focal points. Includes being ULS’s focal point for resource mobilisation and sustainability activities.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Master’s degree in Social Science, Business Communication, Marketing, Public Relations or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of demonstrated experience in developing fund-raising strategy and institutional resource mobilisation, understanding of the development sector and grants management. A proven track record of fundraising from major donors, corporate and foundations.
• At least five years of experience in NGO Sector.
• Proven competence in written and spoken English, Good writing and editorial skills.
• Fluency in French will be an added advantage.
• Proven skills in developing and writing successful funding proposals
• Have high energy, confident presenter who is able to engage people and get them to commit funding/and or to partnering with ULS.
• Strong organizational and time management skills. Also, very strong networking skills and excellent interpersonal relationship skill

How to Apply:

All candidates should send their Email applications addressed to:

The Chief Executive Officer,

Uganda Law Society/Legal Aid Project,

Plot 610 Buye, Off Ntinda Kisaasi Road,

P.O. Box 426, Kampala. Uganda

Email to: hr@uls.or.ug (The position applied for MUST be indicated in the subject line of the email)

Deadline: 16th August 2023 by 5.00pm

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