IMPACT Initiatives Projects and Funding Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
Under the management of the IMPACT Country Coordinator / Representative, the Projects and Funding Officer (PFO) is responsible to support the identification, development and management of grants in the region. The ideal candidate would be eager to work within a dynamic and motivated team and will have a clear focus on project development as a tool to improve the efficacy of the humanitarian response in the region. The priorities will be determined together with the CC/CR.
Responsibilities
The PFO’s responsibilities include the following:
Support to Positioning and Fundraising
All of the below tasks are in support of the CC, and involvement may vary according to the profile, seniority and context.
Context Analysis
Support to analysing the related countries socio-economic situation, (donor) trends, funding trends, needs and gaps.
Regularly conduct stakeholder analysis, who does what and where.
Alert the Country Coordinator of gaps and emerging needs in order to trigger donor discussions/assessments in a timely manner.
Strategy development and Fundraising
Contribute to the development of a mission programme strategy in alignment with IMPACT global strategy and road map through engagement with external actors, context monitoring, and relevant focal points.
Based on the IMPACT strategy, support the identification of funding opportunities and donors to ensure funding continuity as well as support the diversification of IMPACT’s donor portfolio through tracking funding opportunities, also potentially engaging with donors and donor working groups.
In line with IMPACT strategy and expertise, contribute to partners mapping, to support identifying potential relevant international and/or local partners (academia, think tanks, national and international NGOs, private sector partners, etc.)
External relations
In coordination with the CC, support the overall cooperation with IMPACT’s sister organisation ACTED (hosting IMPACT in its field of operations) in relation to project development and grants management ensuring communication is regular and timely and synergies are sought and built.
Contribute to establishing, maintaining and improving active and regular working relationships with donors and, where relevant, act as point of contact for all formal/informal donor communication.
Establish, maintain and improve active and regular working relationships with IMPACT partners, NGOs, UN agencies, relevant working groups, consortia and academia in relation to project implementation and proposal development.
Maintain an up to date directory of donors, international and local NGOs, other partners and stakeholders.
Grant Management
Proposal Development
Oversee project proposal conceptualisation (problem statement, logframe), and the development of other fundraising documents (Expressions of Interest, concept notes) in line with IMPACT country strategy and donor requirements and in close collaboration with IMPACT/hosting partner Field and HQ PIPD and finance.
Liaise with the CC, Research Managers, Operations manager and other relevant departments to ensure proposals are relevant and technically sound, as well as with other internal stakeholders such as Finance for the budget and other budget related documents (e.g. budget narrative)
Ensure that learning from previous projects (e.g., lessons learnt and best practices) is incorporated into new proposals.
Ensure validation of all proposals before submission to IMPACT HQ PIPD, and validation from IMAPCT HQ PIPD, as well as relevant HQ partner’s through partner’s field focal point (where relevant) is sought.
Ensure follow up tool (such as the fundraising tracker) is correctly up to date.
Address and coordinate the timely response and submission to all comments by donors on proposals in liaison with relevant staff in country, IMPACT HQ PIPD and Finance teams.
Contracting
In coordination with the CC and IMPACT HQ, review/negotiate proposals and/or contracts with donors, ensuring requirements are clear and understood.
Contribute to due diligence exercises of funding partners in liaison with HQ.
Project Implementation and Follow up
Ensure the timely completion of grant related processes such as Project cards, Monthly Reporting Follow Up (RFU) and Reporting Deadline Tracker.
Ensure timely Kick-off meetings are held involving all project components and focal points.
Ensure the establishment and regular update of project progress, key findings and success stories (including key M&E findings – where relevant).
Ensure that all contractual obligations are clearly defined and communicated internally in terms of deliverables as well as narrative and financial reporting requirements, in close coordination with HQ PIPD and (as relevant) with partner’s PD and finance department.
Reporting
Oversee the development of quality project narrative and M&E reports (in support of donors’ requests), reflecting the progress and status of projects in a transparent, timely and professional manner, in liaison with IMPACT HQ PIPD and finance.
Liaise with Program teams when preparing reports, and with Finance to ensure coherence and alignment between financial and narrative reports by crosschecking the matching of data in the narrative and financial reports.
Oversee the monthly RFU and ensure smooth and regular communication with IMPACT HQ PIPD
Where relevant, ensure regular coordination with partner’s Project Development, Finance and other FLAT departments at all stages of project development and implementation, including consultations for donor discussions, participation in project kick off and lessons learnt meetings, and drafting of donor reports or amendment requests.
Partnerships
In close liaison with and under the supervision from the CC:
Contribute to identifying potential partnerships for providing operational and/or technical support for IMPACT programs.
Contribute to due diligence and vetting of partners in close liaison with IMPACT PIPD and partner’s FLAT departments.
In coordination with HQ PIPD, facilitate or take part in discussions with implementing partners, including in relation to formalizing contractual modalities (due diligence and outline of contracts)
Ensure partners have a clear understanding in terms of IMPACT policies, procedures, compliance, programmatic and financial reporting requirements.
Monitoring and Evaluation
Ensure a clear M&E framework for each ongoing project is developed based on project proposals, implementation plans, and donor reporting requirements (including contractual monitoring and evaluation indicators to be tracked as part of activities).
Ensure M&E policies and procedures are implemented, maintained and tracked for reporting purposes.
Ensure that M&E findings are reflected and their recommendations are incorporated in future concept notes, proposals, donor reports and implementation plans.
Requirements
Excellent academic qualifications, including a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline (International Relations, Political Sciences, Social Research, Economics, Development Studies, or similar), required;
Familiarity with the humanitarian coordination system, and understanding of donor and governmental requirements, required;
Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting; required;
Proven knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite, to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Office 365, the Adobe package and Trello required;
Coordination, organisational and planning skills required, including ability to manage large workloads, effectively meet deadlines, through an excellent ability to multi-task and prioritise in complex environment;
A self-starter with a proven ability to work independently;
Past experience in field work is desirable;
Solution-oriented, flexible, and open-minded, including ability to operate in a cross-cultural environment required;
A sense of curiosity, the drive to improve the humanitarian sector, and ability to see the big picture.
Fluency in English required;
Working knowledge of Amharic and/or Oromo will be an asset;
Ability to operate in a complex and challenging security environment.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; IMPACT Initiatives Projects and Funding Officer Jobs in Ethiopia
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