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• Identify funding opportunities
• The jobholder will prepare draft proposals,
  share for discussion and endorsement, refine and submit to donors
• Initiate registration with major donor
  institutions and gather information on funding and accountability
• Increase local funding through private
  patients, appeals for individual donations and corporate companies
• The incumbent will increase awareness through
  events and publications
• Provide regular communication with potential
  and existing donors through reports, tours etc
• Manage and supervise the team for Resource
  Mobilization, Advocacy and Awareness.
• Assist the CEO in lobbying institutional
  donors.
• Identify, develop and maintain good
  relationships with existing and potential institutional donors,
  foundations, individuals etc.
• Provide institutional donors with accurate
  information on possible CoRSU programs/projects.
• Represent CoRSU at appropriate institutional
  donor meetings, joint agency assessments, and task forces as requested by
  the CEO. Systematically see through and follow up the application
  development process.
• Develop information material and regular
  giving programs to potential individual donors both in Uganda and overseas. 
• Prepare the public Annual Report.
• Provide capacity development in funding
  skills for the staff of CoRSU.

• The Head of Fundraising, Grants and
  Communications must hold a University degree preferably in marketing,
  communication, grants writing/project management or any other relevant
  field. Possession of a Post graduate qualification in proposal writing is
  an added advantage
• Three years’ experience in funding proposal
  writing and a proven track record of writing successful grants
• Excellent communication, presentation and
  social skills.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of
  disability
• Broad understanding of the workings of
  bi-lateral and multi-lateral institutional donors.
• Previous exposure and experience in working
  in the NGO/Not-for-Profit sector with proven track record of strategic
  planning, proposal writing and budgeting for institutional donors.
  (Experience with EU or USAID funding an advantage).
• Demonstrate respect for patients and their
  families regardless of tribal origin, gender, race, age, religion, disease
  process, or financial status.

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