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• Lead
  and/or support the development of proposals in coordination with teams and
  in response to funding opportunities;
• Identify
  funding opportunities, both restricted and unrestricted;
• Facilitate
  and coordinate the internal funding process, including support with
  writing applications and tenders, producing application budgets and
  supporting documents, including logframes and risk assessments;
• Support
  engagement with funders alongside their regional programme colleagues,;
• Lead
  and/or support managing donor relationships and grant requirements;
• Support
  programme colleagues with the production of country-specific fundraising
  strategies;
• Line-manage
  funding colleagues based in Africa.

• Engage
  with programme teams to identify funding needs and future programme
  plans in response to funding opportunities.
• Assist
  the programme teams with funding programme work, including designing
  programmes in response to specific funding or tender calls, supporting the
  provision of content, developing MEL frameworks and producing application
  budgets, as well as other documents needed for applications and tenders.
• Work
  in liaison with programme teams and other colleagues across the
  organisation, including the Finance team, to coordinate high
  quality funding proposals, ensuring that donor requirements and guidelines
  are understood and met.
• Research
  the priorities of new and existing donors, and work with programme
  colleagues to cultivate relationships with donors, and keep up-to-date
  with funding trends and opportunities from institutions, governments,
  trusts and foundations.
• Keep
  programme teams informed about funding opportunities and donor engagement.
• Maintain
  an accurate database of current and prospective donors, funding
  applications and their outcomes.
• Support
  the development of country-specific funding strategies.

• Manage
  the reporting process on a portfolio of grants relating to regional
  programmes.
• Manage
  donor relations for existing and new grants, including negotiating
  grant contracts as required and ensuring contractual compliance, which
  involves ensuring relevant teams know about their roles and
  responsibilities as well as deadlines.
• Support
  programme teams and work with the Finance team to prepare timely
  and accurate narrative and financial reports in line with contractual
  requirements.
• Chase
  income payments and coordinate effective coding of restricted
  income.
• Ensure
  the funding database is kept up to date and all records of contracts and
  reports are accessible.
• Support
  the effective monitoring and evaluation of grants.
• Significantly
  contribute to the organisational process for effective monitoring and
  evaluation, working closely with ODU and in alignment with our
  organisational methodologies.
• Develop
  the skills and understanding of programme staff as required on fundraising
  and grant management skills.

• Work
  closely with the Communications team to raise awareness of our work among
  key donors (and ensure fundraising information is kept up to date
  on the website).
• Participate
  in Funding team meetings.
• Update
  line manager and other colleagues on applications being produced, applications
  in the pipeline and committed funding.

• The applicant for the Saferworld Regional
  Funding and Programme Development Manager job placement should preferably
  hold a Bachelor’s degree or
  relevant experience in the international charity sector
• The incumbent should have prior experience
  in fundraising from a selection of statutory, institutional and trust and
  foundation income streams.
• Significant experience in
  writing/coordinating statutory proposals, such as for the EU or DfID,
  keeping track of, and identifying, funding opportunities, and managing
  grants to ensure contract compliance.
• Previous exposure and experience in
  producing competitive tendering applications.
• Broad
  knowledge of international funding trends and Saferworld’s key donor’s
  priorities and strategies
• Thematic knowledge of security and
  justice, governance, gender or conflict transformation would be an
  advantage
• Knowledge
  of the East Africa context is desirable
• Previous statutory, institutional and trust and foundation experience
• Excellent
  track record in developing successful programme proposals,
  including applications to institutional donors, for six-figure amounts
• Previous
  exposure and experience of grant management, including of producing
  reports
• Experience
  of competitive tendering is desirable
• Excellent
  writing skills
• Ability
  to plan and work within agreed timeframes
• Ability
  to demonstrate initiative and work well under pressure
• Ability
  to understand and generate budgets
• Ability
  to lead, manage and mentor teams
• Excellent
  communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work with
  staff based in different countries and time zones

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