About US:
This year, American Refugee Committee became Alight. We’re the same organization with the same people doing the same critical work – providing health care and clean water, shelter, protection, and economic opportunity to more than 3.5 million people in 17 countries each year. But in solidarity with the people we serve who are too often defined by a single dark moment in their lives, we’re dropping the label ‘refugee.’
Job Summary: The Business Development Coordinator will see opportunity and package a customer-centered, well thought-out, and quality product every time– whether it is a new proposal, donor meeting, or grant portfolio coordination. You bring people together and involve others, while also sharing your knowledge in order to develop and build a team around you. You will work closely with the Minneapolis team and Uganda Country Director to work toward these goals.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Business Development: You will support development of Alight Business Development strategy in Uganda and ensure coordination with overall program development strategy, to include the following;
Donor Development
- Maintain regular engagement with donors, international organizations, national governments, foundations, etc., to track donor trends and priorities and inform HQ of upcoming program priorities;
- Represent Alight to the donor community as needed and inform donors on Alight Uganda efforts; attend relevant meetings and networking events
- Maintain outreach with relevant international and local NGOs as well as private sector firms in order to facilitate partnerships needed for program development opportunities; and,
- Develop, capture, plan and conduct completion analysis on upcoming priority proposals;
- Broadly, ensure careful focus on generation and follow-up of priority funding ‘leads’ including linking with like-minded agencies / those sharing Alight objectives, with a mind to consortia development to broaden Alight funding eligibility to currently non-accessible donors (e.g. DFID, ECHO).
Proposal Development
- Lead and / or contribute to research and development of proposals, concept notes, proposals, assessments, studies and similar for the country program, in close collaboration with Technical Coordinators and Area Coordinators / Site Leads;
- Engage in needs assessment for project proposals as necessary;
- Coordinate the planning and preparation of project proposals, providing guidance and assistance to Technical Coordinators and Area Coordinators in the interpretation of funding agency regulations and requirements.
- Contribute to program design, for solicited and unsolicited programs, and for pilot and full-scale programs;
- Where proposals are pending with donor agencies, meet with donor officers to ensure program plans represent a good fit with donor objectives;
- Participate in the preparation of funding proposals, including leading proposal writing efforts as well as costing efforts;
- Serve as a liaison between Program Coordinator, donor agencies, and the HQ in the budgeting and preparation of project proposals;
- Prepare and compiles all component of each grant submission, ensuring that the proposal is formatted, packaged, and submitted in accordance with donor agency requirements, within submission deadlines.
- Build the capacity of regional and country teams in program development; and,
- Develop and maintain a track of reference documentation, including such information as donor agency requirements and forms, abstracts and reference literature, and other pertinent material.
- Facilitate and support the research and identification of funding opportunities, as appropriate.
Grants Coordination: Support the development, implementation, and close and consistent tracking of country program work planning and activities for overall timely implementation and realization of country program targets and milestones, to include:
- Provide advice and guidance to program implementation team / field team on the application of grant funding policies, regulations, and procedures, primarily from a grants compliance perspective;
- Ensure the grant management database is updated regularly and management is informed using appropriate monthly reports;
- In conjunction with Program Coordinator, monitor and coordinate the administration of post-award grants to ensure that budgeting and administrative policies, procedures, and agency requirements are being followed; manage administrative problems and/or budget changes occurring during the awarded granting period.
- In conjunction with Program Coordinator, ensure awards are followed by a) Grant Opening, and Mid-Project review, with timely production of supporting documentation as required and updated documentation for grant management and implementation planning.
- Develop and maintain specialized databases and systems for recording and tracking grant proposals, awards, and related statistical information; create and distribute standard and special reports, studies, summaries, and analyses, as required.
- Working collaboratively with the Program Coordinator and Technical Coordinators, contribute to country program implementation and performance reporting, both to donors as well as Alight’s International Headquarters;
- Provide technical support to assess donor eligibility/allow ability of planned expenditures and identify related compliance requirements;
- In collaboration with M&E and Reporting Technical Coordinator, ensure that increased quality of implementation and impact are pushed for is constantly pushed for and achieved, advising management on ways forward towards this end.
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Master’s degree in Project Management, Development, International Relations, Social Sciences or any related field from an accredited university required
- Significant and sustained experience (7-10 years) in complex global development and/or humanitarian settings; experience with refugees, returnees, displaced, and other conflict affected populations is a must.
- Experience working with multi-donor, multi-grant sites for five years or more.
- Proven pattern of success in grant management, project design, and proposal development program narratives and budgets)
- Demonstrated ability to write clearly, insightfully and persuasively on tight deadlines.
- A strong network of international donor contacts and relationships, preferred.
- An outstanding ability to track donor trends that contribute to business development outcomes.
- Proven success in grant writing, net-working and liaising with field and HQ staff when necessary
- Familiarity with multilateral donor requirements and working procedures; previous work experience with USAID, UN, DFID, EU, ECHO and Private Donors / Foundations is required.
- High proficiency in English, both written and spoken;
- Proficiency in the use of computers and standard application.
- Strong analytical, written and verbal skills;
- High level of integrity, accountability and responsibility;
- Good interpersonal skills and ability and inclination to work in / with teams;
- High level of self-drive, discipline and desire to achieve;
- Ability to work with minimal supervision, hit deadlines, and produce high-quality outputs;
- Willingness to travel and stay for extended periods in remote refugee sites to support workflows.
- Open heart and open mind with the willingness to show (not tell) and the humility to learn from others.
Method of Application
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Deadline: 26th April 2020