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Date Posted: Thursday, August 18, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Institutional Partnership Development (Ipd) Manager

JOB SUMMARY
We are searching for a dynamic, innovative, resilient and experienced candidate to join our organization as an Institutional Partnership Development Manager. The successful candidate will support SOS Children’s Villages Uganda to increase funding from institutional donors. By joining us, you will enjoy a diverse and motivated team and a conducive work environment. The position will be based in Kampala, but you will have extensive travel within Uganda and beyond as you work with a different program location team to drive growth of income and portfolio of public grants in the country program through grant acquisition and management. You will play a critical role in building the capacity of SOS Children’s Villages Uganda team in grant acquisition, effective grant management as well as strategic donor engagement, positioning and partnerships with key institutional actors.
We are the largest global federation of childcare organization operating in 135 countries and territories worldwide that offers you the opportunity to become a global citizen. While all other competitive benefit packages remain constant, we also offer you one of the challenging tasks that would help you maximize your potential and make a real differencein the lives of young children and people in Uganda. You are required to interact with teammembers from Kampala to Kakiri, Gulu to fort portal, Nairobi to Addis Ababa and beyond.

PRINCIPLE TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Proactively identify and seek donor intelligence on new institutional funding opportunities that match organizational priorities and donor requirements.
• Support and coordinate the development of high quality concept notes and funding proposals for submission to institutional donors.
• Proactively engage donor agencies, national networks and other stakeholders in fostering relations for collaborations and funding.
• Provide grant management and administration support for effective and efficient implementation of institutionally funded programs with a diverse group of donors, partners and staff.
• Facilitate and coordinate institutional funding activities such as cross-national Capacity building, Knowledge sharing with external stakeholders.
• Identify, organize and facilitate capacity building in proposal development, project design and management for Country office staff members through apprenticeship, webinars, trainings and knowledge transfer.
• Explore new opportunities for innovation mainly through research and close monitoring of cutting-edge approaches and dynamics in international development.
• Liaise closely with other internal functions and external stakeholders to guarantee adherence to organizational standards and to seek synergies wherever possible
• Lead and/or participate in cross-functional processes to enable SOS Children’s Villages Uganda to maximize its long-term net income and number of institutional partnerships
• Represent IPD Team in meetings/projects/workshops as appropriate.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- We are looking for a seasoned professional with minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in grant writing and acquisition, donor’s contract management and partnership and network building.
- Proven results in institutional partnership development in Uganda and beyond, (preferably within an international NGO/donor organization). Make sure your letter of motivation mentioned some of the successful proposals you have developed.
- Demonstrable recent and substantial work experience in a similar role with a minimum 5 years’ experience and Direct experience in application writing
- A good team builder, innovative and creative, demonstrating high professional standards
- Experience in partnership development, supporting efficiency and relevance of national and regional networks, grant management & proposal development.
- Proven track record of successfully training, developing/mentoring support staff in a decentralized environment
- Master Degree in International Development or other relevant studies OR 8 years’experience in a similar role
- Analytical thinking skills and ability to influence others.
- Experience in developing, managing and monitoring development projects by NGOs, including multi-actor programs funded by Institutional donors.
- Concrete experience of work and collaboration with national, international institutional donors SOS Children’s Villages Uganda is committed to keeping children safe from all forms of violence and abuse. Therefore, our selection process will include rigorous background checks at different levels.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure

If you believe you are the right candidate for this position, only electronic application are accepted.
Please send your application letter, detailed curriculum vitae (CV), and photocopies of academic
certificates, and names and contact details of three traceable referees to the address below to
reach not later than Wednesday, 31st August 2022:
The Head Human Resources and Administration
SOS Children’s Villages Uganda,
Plot 53 Ntinda II Road
Kampala, Uganda
Electronic Applications must be sent as one Single PDF Document not exceeding eight
pages to: jobs@sosuganda.org 
Applications that are late, do not have CV or certificates or exceeds eight pages or electronically submitted as images will be disqualified. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.



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