Trócaire Business Development and Grants Manager Jobs in Kenya
Trócaire Business Development and Grants Manager Jobs in Kenya
TrócaireBusiness Development and Grants ManagerTrócaire is one of Ireland’s leading INGO’s, having over 40 years’ of experience in International Development. Trócaire works through local partners and being the development arm of the Catholic Church in Ireland is a member of worldwide networks such as Caritas and CIDSE. This is an exciting time in the history of the organisation as we continue to roll out our most recent strategic plan 2016-2020 and begin planning for beyond this period.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
Lead the review and implementation of Trócaire’s country funding strategy, in line with country programme needs and external funding opportunities.
Lead and advise on the development of good quality and well-designed funding proposals for submission to institutional and private donors. This will involve linking in with the Global Partnerships and Funding team in HQ in terms of quality assurance and ensuring value for money, cost recovery etc.
Advise the Director of Programmes on donor funding streams which match with priorities, projects and programmes and take the lead in structuring the approach towards making a funding application.
Pro-actively identify opportunities for securing institutional funding from in-country donors, embassies and trust funds.
This will involve close liaison with global partnerships and funding staff in Trócaire’s head office.
Keep up-to-date with donor policy developments and trends, in the development and humanitarian sectors; in-country, regionally, and more generally, and represent Trócaire in funding review groups/networks, as appropriate
Guide programme staff in the management of contracts for all institutional grants
In coordination with Finance staff, take responsibility for monitoring and ensuring compliance with donor rules and requirements.
Ensure all grant files are maintained and organized for planning and preparation of donor reports and project monitoring, and ensuring everything is accurately recorded on Salesforce.
Together with programme staff, design and participate in grant inception meetings, grant review meetings, and grant close out meetings.
Provide training for staff and partners entering into new institutional donor contracts, including compliance with regulations on financial management, procurement, audit, reporting, visibility and communications.
Strengthen existing contacts with donors in country and in the region and support programme staff and management to establish and build new donor contacts.
Represent Trócaire’s work both internally and externally in agreement with the Country Director
Communicate with other teams within Trócaire to ensure that the programme is well understood, and that information is available for communication needs.
Work with partners ensuring that effective communication channels are in place, and that funding-related issues are addressed in a timely manner,
Cultivate business relationships with external stakeholders and potential partners for large scale or strategic funding opportunities, either as a prime or sub-recipient in joint ventures.
Provide regular updates to the CMT on the status of the funding portfolio and key trends to monitor.
Participate in key donor meetings, when necessary, to foster long-term collaboration and engagement.
Explore and test potential private sector partnerships
Pro-actively seek donor intelligence on prospective new opportunities or partnerships.
Ensure key contacts, required formats and donor strategies are kept up-to-date at the country office level.
Keep up to date with donor regulations and communicate effectively with relevant team members, ensuring links with HQ in terms of global donor strategies and updates on regulations.
Support programme staff and lead where required, in the preparation of high quality reports for submission to donors in a timely manner.
This will involve close liaison and joint working with institutional funding staff in Trócaire head office.
Support programme staff and partners in preparing contract amendment documentation for donors such as the EC, Irish Aid, and others, ensuring HQ is aware of and has oversight of any contract amendments.
Perform quality and administrative checks on narrative and financial reporting for institutionally funded programmes.
Work with
programme and finance teams to develop efficient financial tracking and reporting systems for all institutional grants.
Keep all relevant head office staff informed about the progress of contracts through the programme cycle.
Provide training to staff and partners around proposal development, log frames, budgeting, report writing, supply chain management, monitoring and evaluation.
Advise and support programme teams on building the capacities of partners to handle complex contractual compliance issues
Advise and support programme teams on how to comply with evaluation, audit and expenditure verification requirements, and provide quality assurance on the maintenance of project files.
Strengthen existing contacts with donors in country and in the region and support programme staff and management to establish and build new donor contacts.
Represent Trócaire’s work both internally and externally in agreement with the Country Director
Communicate with other teams within Trócaire to ensure that the programme is well understood, and that information is available for communication needs.
Work with partners ensuring that effective communication channels are in place, and that funding-related issues are addressed in a timely manner,
Requirements
Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in the development and humanitarian sector
At least a Masters level education in development studies or a relevant subject
Demonstrable experience of humanitarian programming with a knowledge of the local context in particular
Minimum 3 years’ experience of proposal and report writing for major international donors including the European Union (DevCo and ECHO), Irish Aid, UK DFID, other European Governments, UN, US Government funding (USAID, State Depts.), and other relevant trusts/foundations.
Proven track record of securing institutional funding from successful grant applications.
Demonstrable experience of managing grants co financed by the donors such as: European Union (DevCo and ECHO), Irish Aid, UK DFID, other European Governments, UN, US Government funding (USAID, State Depts.), and other relevant trusts/foundations.
Project cycle management using logical frameworks.
Use of Management Information Systems (MIS) and / or Grants Management System (GMS)
Working with partner organisations.
Training/capacity building in a multi-cultural environment
Skills
In depth knowledge of contractual requirements of donors and grant management
Excellent budget analysis and budget development skills.
Experience of working with partners and good understanding of partnership approach
Excellent facilitation & capacity building skills and experience of applying them when working with individual partners or groups of partners
Excellent written, oral and presentational communications skills
Dynamic and willing to take initiative
Capacity to be flexible and adaptable to changing contexts and priorities
Deep commitment to social justice.
Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
Patient and pays high degree of attention to detail.
Understanding of, and empathy with, the role of the Catholic Church in development
Qualities
Dynamic and willing to take initiative
A team player but also willing and able to work with minimal supervision
Capacity to be flexible and adaptable to changing contexts and priorities
Deep commitment to social justice.
Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
Patient and pays high degree of attention to detail.
Understanding of, and empathy with, the role of the Catholic Church in development
How to Apply:
For the candidate with the required experience and passion for the role, Trócaire offers a competitive package of salary and benefits.
Interested applicants should apply by 20th November 2018.
For more information and job application details, see; Trócaire Business Development and Grants Manager Jobs in Kenya
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