Qualifications required – Educated to degree level in development studies/international development or related discipline – Project Management qualification and experience – Training in fundraising, marketing, M&E or organisational sustainability – IT skills including fluency in Microsoft office suite and database usage
Desired Skills and Experience
Extensive experience in multi-sector programme design in several countries ; Proven track record in writing winning donor proposals for donors including USAID, EC, UKAID, SIDA and UN Agencies – including proven ability to develop log frames, monitoring frameworks, and theories of change; experience with participatory research, evaluation and consultations as used in workshop facilitation and situational analysis; experience of establishing partnerships between organisations including teaming agreement and consortia bid development;and experience of preparing compelling, high quality documentation (concept notes, presentations, proposals, budgets, reports, etc) for different partner and donor audiences. *Strong networking, influencing and marketing skills *Strong interpersonal skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills used in international settings – experience of leading and facilitating workshops and training *Ability to be self-directed and take initiative within organisational mandates – sound judgement and strong administrative and organisational skills
