The Ugandan Jobline

• Ensuring the development and effective
  implementation of funding strategies for regional programmes in Africa, to
  sustain an overall annual portfolio in excess of £7m;
• Identifying funding sources, writing or
  co-writing bids and coordinating the submission of funding proposals for
  programmes in Africa;
• Developing and enhancing the capacity of a
  decentralised grant management and quality control systems in the region;

• Take lead in the development and
  implementation of regional and country programme funding strategies,
  working with regional and country programme staff to develop funding strategies
  to increase and diversify project funding opportunities and build
  relations with donors based in the two regions;
• Actively contribute to the development and
  implementation of the organisational funding strategy, working with the
  Head of Funding;
• Develop a sound understanding of key donor
  strategies on conflict prevention, peacebuilding, security and governance
  both at country, regional and global levels, and provide input into the
  overall strategic direction of Saferworld fundraising and programming;

• Works closely with the Funding Team in
  London and relevant regional and country staff, identify potential new
  sources of funding based in the Sub-Saharan Africa regions which reflect
  Saferworld programme strategies and priorities;
• Develop with relevant teams a robust
  funding pipeline of ideas and funding opportunities generating income
  sources in excess of £7m annually for the two regions;
• Ensure the Heads of Regions, Country
  Managers and the London fundraising team are aware of funding
  opportunities and deadlines for new applications, liaising with them on a
  regular basis;
• Ensure good relationships are maintained
  and developed with existing and new donors based in the region and that
  there is good co-ordination with similar activities carried out at the
  headquarter level;

• Actively facilitate discussions with
  relevant programme teams to develop ideas, concept notes and proposals
  that match identified donor opportunities;
• Oversee the development and writing of
  high quality bespoke proposals, oversee the production of all concept
  notes and proposals (including multi-million regional and multi-country
  project proposals) for the two regional programmes, ensuring all
  organisational priorities, processes and timelines are met;
• Manage the processes and engage in writing
  documents that lead to the preparation of high quality funding proposals,
  including narratives, logical frameworks and budgets, ensuring that donor
  requirements and guidelines are known and met;
• Ensure funding proposals are developed in
  a participatory manner, with attention to quality control: involving
  relevant staff from the regional offices, and also across Saferworld and
  partners where appropriate;

• Ensure that the organisational funding
  database is kept up-to-date, and all records/contracts are accessible,
  including remote connections from the region;
• Ensure adequate decentralised and quality
  control systems for grant development and management, consistent with
  Saferworld’s global procedures, are developed and adopted and are in
  harmony with donor-relationship expectations and organisational needs;
• Encourage relevant programme people to
  liaise with regional finance staff to ensure financial expenditure
  patterns meet donor requirements.
• Works in consultation with
  regionally-based donors and assist in the negotiation of grant contracts
  as necessary, in coordination with the two regional grants positions.

• Encourage relevant staff in the regions to
  develop and submit quality proposals and reports to donors;
• Technically support the grant officers to
  ensure donor reporting requirements for each contract are understood by
  regional and programme staff and support them to deliver according to
  donors’ expectations;
• Support regional programme teams in
  planning and managing grants effectively;
• Develop the skills and understanding of
  programme staff in funding issues;
• Actively monitor and support the
  performance of reporting staff on the basis of Saferworld’s performance
  management system. Oversee timely completion of staff performance reviews
  and address their learning and development priorities.

• The ideal candidate for the aforementioned
  Saferworld placement should hold a Master’s degree or relevant experience
  in the third sector
• A minimum of five years’ relevant
  fundraising experience with a proven and significant track record of
  success with institutional donors with income portfolios in excess of £5m
• Good knowledge and understanding of
  international development issues, possibly in relation to peacebuilding
  and conflict prevention
• Excellent writing skills with the ability
  to produce concise and compelling proposals
• Excellent analytical skills with the
  ability to combine donor requirements with programmatic and financial
  information effectively
• High standard of computer literacy (Excel,
  Word, Outlook)
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to plan and work
  within agreed timeframes
• Proven ability to demonstrate initiative
  and work well under pressure
• Proven ability to understand and generate
  complex budgets
• Proven ability to manage people
  effectively, also at distance
• Excellent communication and interpersonal
  skills and ability to work with staff based in different countries and
  time zones
• Excellent track record in securing high
  value grants and tender contracts in the peacebuilding and conflict
  prevention sector is desired
• Proven track record within the
  development/conflict prevention sector of writing successful, high value
  fundraising proposals, securing significant donations (from institutional
  donors, trusts and foundations or tender proposals/bids) for institutional
  proposals.

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