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• Oversee the process of identifying
  opportunities to solicit funding from Institutional Donors (such as UN
  agencies, USAID, DFID, ECHO, and EC), Multilaterals, Foundations, WVI
  Support Offices, including conducting regular and systematic donor mapping
  and proposal development;
• Support QA Team to prepare for, analyze and
  share findings from rapid and ongoing assessments, baselines and
  evaluations;
• As Grant Acquisition and Management (GAM)
  focal point for the West Nile Region, ensure quarterly regional reports
  are updated, GAM HUB meetings facilitated, participated in and outputs
  shared across the National Office;
• Work in liaison with Operations, Quality
  Assurance, Finance and other support departments (HR and Supply Chain) as
  well as Support and Regional Offices to design project proposals
  (including logical frameworks, budgets, budget narratives, and monitoring
  and evaluation plans) that are in line with institutional and multilateral
  donors as well as WV Support Office requirements;
• Ensure good Institutional Donor and World
  Vision Support Office relations through regular communication and
  providing support to West Nile Region (Operations and Finance) in meeting
  contractual obligations and reporting deadlines through establishment of a
  projects information management systems;
• Prepare monthly, quarterly progress
  reports and annual program reports according to WV internal and external
  standards and requirements for WV Support Offices, the Regional Office,
  donors and partners;
• Build and strengthen networks and
  partnerships through attending UN meetings, NGO coordination meetings, and
  other relevant engagement opportunities;
• Mentor and build capacity of locally-based
  programme officers to improve the quality and timeliness of their work.

• The ideal candidate for the World Vision Project
  Officer job opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Political
  Sciences, Development, Anthropology or other related Social Sciences.
  Master’s degree in Development or diploma in NGO Management preferred;
• At least three years’ experience working
  as Program Officer;
• Highly analytical with demonstrated
  problem-solving skills;
• In-depth knowledge of project/logframe
  design and proposal writing;
• Demonstrable experience working with or
  submitting proposals to major donors, such as ECHO, USAID, WFP, UNICEF,
  DFATD IHA;
• Broad knowledge and understanding of World
  Vision and SPHERE standards, and accountability mechanisms such as HAP,
  the Red Cross and NGO Code of Conduct;
• Highly effective written and verbal
  communicator;
• Good networking skills and ability to
  interpret and present information with influence and impact;
• Demonstrated ability to work
  cross-culturally.

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