Ref: PACFGM
Job purpose
The Fundraising and Grants Manager will support teams in mobilising funding for policy, advocacy and research programmes seeking to influence international, regional and national peace and security policy and practice. Working closely with colleagues in a range of teams and partner organisations the post-holder will lead on: coordinating and facilitating policy and research development processes (including taking the lead in drafting theories of change, logical models, narrative proposals and budgets). They will be responsible for developing and supporting the implementation of long-term funding plans according to policy, advocacy and research strategies; supporting new donor engagements and sustaining relationships with current donors, and writing high quality funding applications. They will be responsible for growing and overseeing foundations/statutory/institutional funding and supporting the broader implementation of fundraising strategies of our affiliate office in Brussels, the China Programme and various policy/advocacy/research programmes.
Key areas of responsibility
Proactive donor research and engagement
Identify, map and prioritise funding opportunities for Saferworld’s global policy, advocacy and research work (including via institutional donors, academic/research councils, trusts/foundations and other funding sources)
Support colleagues to engage with and cultivate donor relationships
Oversee a portfolio of donors and keep a track of their strategic and funding priorities and opportunities for engagement
Proposal development
Support and lead proposal design processes, including coordination with colleagues from policy and advocacy teams, country programmes and partners as appropriate
Mobilise and coordinate inputs from programme, finance and technical colleagues in to the production of high-quality proposals and supporting documents (results frameworks, budgets, MEL frameworks, risk matrices) in accordance with donor guidelines
Where appropriate ensure the proposal writing process follows Saferworld’s organisational values and principles in terms of partners’ involvement and leadership in proposal development, participatory budgeting and resource sharing with partners, preparing teaming agreements, and informing them about donor requirements and their/our obligations
Ensure strong gender and conflict analysis in programme design and proposal writing
Review, provide feedback and edit content for inclusion in funding proposals
Provide relevant donor information to support budget development and review budgets to ensure they respond to internal policies and donor requirements
Grant management
Oversee management of grants for the policy, advocacy and communications division and ensure compliance with donor conditions
Ensure processes are in place to ensure donor compliance
Co-ordinate grant management meetings
Work with budget holders and finance colleagues to monitor income and expenditure on individual grants, including calling down of funds from donors
Donor reporting
Review donor reports and ensure timely submission
Support donor stewardship, including raising and negotiating issues with donors related to live grants, for example project or budget revisions, grant extensions
Information management
Ensure that information on key donors, grants and contracts is kept up to date and accessible on Saferworld’s systems and databases
Summarise and ensure relevant colleagues are informed of contractual donor requirements
Participate in cross-team processes to monitor and co-ordinate funding applications and share donor intelligence
Team tasks
Support policy, advocacy and research team colleagues during peak workloads
Keep up to date and share information on trends and priorities of a portfolio of donors and the international funding environment generally
Participate in external networking and bring donor intelligence back in to the team
Monitor and input in to organisational key fundraising performance indicators
Act as a focal point for Saferworld policy, advocacy and research funding, and in consultation with colleagues in the funding team, maintain a strategy for engagement
Cross-organisational representation
Participate in external networking and represent Saferworld at relevant donor conferences, seminars and/or other fundraising events in relation to our work
Engage with the wider NGO and fundraising community, particularly in relation to funding for policy, advocacy and research in peacebuilding.
Key working relationships
Director of Policy and Communications & Head of Policy – working together on programme design, proposal development and the development of resources mobilisation plans to enable the implementation of policy, advocacy and research strategies
Colleagues in the UK advocacy team, China Programme and Saferworld Europe – working together to develop funding strategies for these programmes as an initial priority
Colleagues in the Knowledge and Learning Hub – coordinating with the team to ensure high quality research methods and MEL approaches within proposals
Colleagues in the Fundraising Team – regularly coordinating to ensure policy, advocacy and research resource mobilisation plans are connected to global outreach and donor cultivation plans, ensure approaches to donors are co-ordinated with other parts of the organisation and leverage donor research support
Colleagues in the Finance Team – working collaboratively to develop programme budgets, ensuring effective cost recovery and budget sharing with partners.
Person specification
Knowledge and experience
Demonstrable experience of raising funds for policy, advocacy and research programmes relating to international development and peacebuilding that bring about sustainable policy and practice change
Demonstrable experience of writing successful statutory, institutional, trust and foundation funding proposals – including developing theories of change, MEL frameworks, and writing complex budgets
Proven experience of financial management, including programme budgeting and financial reporting
Demonstrable experience of leading project design workshops including developing and distance managing processes to write successful proposals while building and managing relationships, including remotely, with international partners, country offices and/or local organisations
Demonstrable experience in building and maintaining relationships with trust, foundations, institutional donors, and understanding of donor requirements, particularly trusts and foundations, the European Union and other European government donors
Demonstrable experience of working with teams and partners in ways that reflect the principles of power-sharing and accompaniment
Some experience in mainstreaming gender and gender sensitivity in programme design and proposal development
Strong understanding of key political, development and humanitarian trends and debates at the international/multilateral level and in focus countries for Saferworld, particularly linked to conflict prevention, peacebuilding, development, governance, and security and justice (desirable).
Strong understanding of or experience working on one or more of Saferworld’s focus themes including: international foreign and security policy; military intervention and stabilisation; gender, peace and security; conflict sensitivity; political transitions and community-led peacebuilding.
Skills/abilities
Excellent written and spoken English; knowledge of a relevant second language is desirable
Ability to work flexibly, independently and on own initiative
Experience in developing funding strategies, and translating strategy into practice
Ability to negotiate and understand priorities of colleagues, applying a problem-solving supportive approach
Excellent communication skills, with clear strategies for working remotely with colleagues and partners, including experience of communicating effectively across cultures and with diverse audiences, both verbally and in writing
Ability to work to tight deadlines, multiple priorities, and prioritise and manage workload
Excellent participatory workshop facilitation skills
Personal qualities
Self-motivated and persistent in the face of complex challenges
Able to manage multiple and complex priorities at once and prioritise work to deliver on objectives effectively
Personable, empathetic and able to develop excellent working relationships and collaborate with staff around the world
Commitment to and compliance with Saferworld’s safeguarding principles
Commitment to gender equality, respect and value equality and diversity, and understanding of how this applies to own area of work
Commitment to the vision, mission and values of Saferworld
Send your CV and a covering letter addressing the person specification and why you feel your experience matches the requirements of the role and send to jobs@saferworld.org.uk
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