Regional Institutional Partnership Development (IPD) Coordinator Job at SOS Children’s Villages… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at SOS Children’s Villages.
Descriptions;
SOS Children’s Villages is an independent, non-governmental international development organization that has been working to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of children since 1949.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Research and Fund Analysis
- Monitor funding trends and advise on priorities based on available data;
- Scope for funding opportunities from various online sources and provide information to MA’s. Track published opportunities;
- Analyze calls for proposal and advise relevant MAs to apply to the opportunities;
- Carry out desk-based market data collection and analysis and share with relevant colleagues and partners,
- Maintain a funding pipeline for anticipated calls for proposals, ongoing applications and submitted applications
Grant Management and Monitoring
- Regularly monitor and oversee the data quality in ProDIGI (grant management system), and liaise directly with the MAs to update the records;
- Lead the training of new Regional and MA IPD colleagues on ProDIGI;
- Where necessary, support NAs to create a new ProDIGI records and update existing records to ensure all records are up-to-date;
- Lead data cleaning tasks for Grants-related projects in ProDIGI as assigned from the International Office;
- Represent ESAF IPD by attending monthly ProDIGI Key Users meetings;
- Inform IOR IPD colleagues and MAs on the latest updates and changes in ProDIGI;
- Coordinate the approvals of MOUs and Partnership Agreements, contract amendments and variations addendums, etc.
Correspondence and Reporting
- Communicate to MAs on fundraising investments available as required and monitor their expenditure;
- Prepare timely reports on Strategic Federation Project (SFP6) actions for International Office;
- Prepare timely reports on Co-Funding Mechanism for International Office;
- Analyze, synthesize and report on ESAF IPD performance on a quarterly basis;
Partnership and Networking
- Organize, coordinate and lead the annual Regional IPD Network Meeting and draft the meeting report;
- Undertake partner and competitor research, summarize partnering options, assist in the development of pre-bid agreements.
- Support the coordination of Regional partnership meetings
- Scope and share networking opportunities such as relevant thematic events, donor meetings and stakeholder forums that SOS can participate in
Requirements:
- We are looking for a candidate with a minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in grant management systems, scoping for funding opportunities and management of funding pipelines
- A Degree in from a recognized University
- Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision to meet tight deadlines
- A good team player, innovative and creative, demonstrating high professional standards
- Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment
