Depending on base Location, Local Salary, Terms and Conditions of employment will apply
London, Johannesburg, Nairobi or Washington DC
If you have extensive experience of building partnerships and securing income from multilateral institutions and mechanisms such as the UN, Regional Development Banks and Multi-Donor Trust Funds, this role as Partnerships Manager with ActionAid International is your next career move.
As Partnerships Manager you will play a key role in increasing ActionAid’s income frommultilateral institutions. This will require supporting countries to develop and implement donor engagement strategies, gaining an understanding of donor priorities and preparing compelling funding applications. You will help with donor relationship management, encourage donor intelligence sharing across the Federation, act as our champion in donor networks and forge links with like-minded NGOs and stakeholders.
Holding a postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline you will have extensive experience of building partnerships and securing income primarily from UN, Regional Development Banks, Multi-Donor Trust Funds or similar multilateral mechanisms. With an entrepreneurial mindset, you have the ability to think outside the box, can challenge conventional thinking and ready to take calculated risks. A proven top performer, you must be an expert in donor scoping and tracking external funding trends, you are innovative and have strong grant proposal development skills, a solid track record of developing successful competitive tender bids, and experience of delivering multi-country consortium applications. Self-motivated with strong communication skills, you will be effective at mentoring, coaching and developing people. In addition you must be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to promote and practice our vision, mission, values and strategy. If you are bi-lingual English and French, with experience of working with/ supporting French speaking countries, then you would have a real advantage.
If you have the skills and passion to make a difference please visit our website via the link.
Are you the right person for the job? Please read this carefully before you apply
Are you the right person for the job? Please read this carefully before you apply
Please address the person specification in your application point by point and in detail as it enables us to identify the skills, knowledge and experience you have to be able to do the job effectively.
Please check your application and make sure you meet all the essential criteria listed in the person specification, in addition your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria. If you do not meet at least all the essential criteria, please don’t apply as we only invite candidates for an interview if they meet the essential criteria listed on the job description. Thank-you for your understanding.
To be considered for this role, you must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK, South Africa, Kenya or USA. We will not be able to consider your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK, South Africa, Kenya or USA.
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