Save the Children Proposal Coordinator and Writer Jobs in Rwanda
Save the Children Proposal Coordinator and Writer Jobs in Rwanda
Job Details: This is an excellent fundraising career growth opportunity within Save the Children, in both humanitarian and development contexts.
The post holder will support the response to funding opportunities.
The post holder will support the CO functions involved in fundraising, including Program Development and Quality (PDQ), Awards and Partnerships, Finance, Administration and IT, and Operations in the development of funding proposals and concept notes, and compiling the required documentation of proposal development processes and application of SCI quality assurance tools such as Gender Equality Marker and risk analysis tools throughout the proposal development, review and approval stages.
The post holder also ensures proposal processes are documented and the lessons arising from those processes are utilized to inform future proposals. .
Qualifications and Experience
Save the Children is looking for a truly dedicated candidate who has ardent career ambitions in fundraising and who demonstrates strong vision for Save the Children.
Required
• Degree in management, business administration, social sciences, education, public health or any other related fields
• Previous experience of project management and project cycle management, including project design, implementation and evaluation. Strong design experience, inclusing log frame development
• Strong coordination skills
• Proven meeting, workshop and training
facilitation skills
• Excellent writing and independent research skills
• Good understanding of donor compliance and its importance
• Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
• Excellent communication skills and time management skills
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• Fluent written and spoken English
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult circumstances and drastically adjust working hours in line with deadlines
• Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
• Good understanding of at least one of Save the Children’s programming thematic sectors which are education, child protection, child poverty, child rights governance, and health and nutrition
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office and browser navigation.
Desirable:
• Experience of budget development
• Language skills in Kinyarwanda and/or French
• Experience or knowledge of working and living in Rwanda/Burundi contexts
• Specific experience of developing proposals for consortia projects
• Experience of leading needs assessments
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Save the Children Proposal Coordinator and Writer Jobs in Rwanda
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