Jobs at:
WaterAid

Vacancy title:
Director of Funding and Strategy

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday 10th November 2016

Duty Station:
Uganda

Job details:
WaterAid’s vision is of a world where everyone everywhere has access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene. Our mission is to transform lives by improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the world's poorest communities. WaterAid works through supporting local organizations and government authorities to design and demonstrate appropriate and sustainable WASH programmes. WaterAid also seeks to influence policy change through government and other key sector actors to secure and protect the rights of poor people to safe, affordable water and sanitation services. Working within the Senior Management Team (SMT), the positions will manage teams and report to the Country Director, based in Kampala

JOB TITLE: DIRECTOR OF FUNDING AND STRATEGY
Purpose of Job:

• Take responsibility for spearheading strategic plan delivery and review through enhancing the scale and quality of WaterAid’s programme work, ensuring quality documentation and communication. ‘
  
• Take responsibility for technical programme management initiatives, monitoring and evaluation effectiveness, and championing organisation~wide cross learnings.
  
• Lead on all fundraising efforts , including planning, managing and ensuring the delivery of an agreed fundraising budget in a bid to accelerate the growth of fundraising across a diversified range of funding streams to achieve long-term, sustainable Country Programme growth. Develop partnerships and relationships which generate donor funding.
  
• Research, identify and cultivate potential donors. ' Principal Responsibilities: Strategic management, fundraising, donor compliance and reporting, grants and contracts management, coordination, networking and relationship building, staff management and development.

The Director of Funding and Strategy will:

• Monitor the implementation of WaterAid Uganda's Programme strategy, and ensure strategic and
  Actively support the development of country programme business plans and budgets for the programme, carry out regular budget monitoring and analysis.
  
• Lead the development and implementation of a fundraising strategy that supports strategic goals to accelerate income growth in a sustainable manner across a diverse range of income streams and embed a culture of fundraising across the organisation.
  
• Lead the identification of fundraising opportunities to meet funding requirements. Collaborate with teams to scope opportunities to meet CP funding requirements.
  
• Maintain an effective contract and documentation management system and processes.
  
• Take charge of liaison with all donor organisations supporting in maintaining cordial relationships with the donor community.

Education, experience and skills:

• MBA with focus in organisational development, marketing, public relations or social sciences.
  
• 12 years’ experience with six years at senior level in the developing sector.
  
• Knowledge of international donor reporting requirements.
  
• Knowledge of strategic planning, Organisational leadership, relationship building, Program planning

Job application procedure
If you are interested in the position and have the right skills and attributes, please send your CV and motivation letter with three work related referees to

The Director Executive Recruitments,
Future Options Consulting Ltd,
4th Floor, DTB Centre, Kampala Road, P.O. Box 34934,
Kampala, Uganda.
Phone: 0393 265 028/9, 0414 231 204/206; Email: reception@tutureoptionsug.com

(Please include the title of the position for which you are: applying in the subject line of the email).

The closing date for submitting applications is close of business Thursday 10th November 2016. The full job descriptions can be found on www.futureoptionsug.com