Institutional Funding Officer

General Job title: Institutional Funding Officer
Country: Mali
Reporting to: Associate Country Director
Oxfam Novib is committed to ridding the world of poverty. We have a conviction that people are well capable of building a livelihood without poverty on their own, once given the chance to do so. Which is why we support local projects in developing countries, why we lobby governments and companies to take into account the interests of the poorest people, and why we campaign to involve Dutch men and women also in our work. We work together with other Oxfam affiliates to increase our impact on development issues.
For our Field Office in Bamako, Mali, we are looking for an:
Institutional Funding Officer, based in Bamako
Under the supervision of the Associate Country Director, the Institutional Funding Officer will work closely with the Head Quarter in The Hague and Mali program staff to identify and respond to institutional funding opportunities that fit with the program needs and priorities as set out in Oxfam Novib’s strategic and annual plans and the Oxfam’s Join Country Strategic Plan (JCAS) in Mali. The focus for this position is the growth and sustainability of Oxfam Novib’s program portfolio in Mali.
Goal of the function
To identify and develop new sources of income in order to maximise external funding for programmes, by applying a strong entrepreneurial approach to spotting and maximising funding opportunities for Mali, through targeted donor relation building and through cooperation with ON HQ, Marketing and Fundraising Unit and External Funding Unit (EFU).
Main tasks of the function
To identify opportunities for fundraising with institutional donors and private foundations;
To work together with the Institutional Funding Coordinator and other relevant Oxfam staff on the formulation and implementation of the joint country funding strategy and the annual external funding plan, monitoring and if needed timely revision of the plan. In times of emergency responses to humanitarian crisis, to pull together and manage an Oxfam funding grid in line with Oxfam procedures;
To monitor the field office’s performance on external funding and, in consultation with the EFU bureau in The Hague, provide input in BSC and other forms of external funding monitoring;
To inform and advise the (Associate) Country Director and Institutional Funding Coordinator on new opportunities (donors, budget lines), on the basis of information obtained from the network. To develop proposals on how to use the opportunities;
In consultation with relevant staff, take part in negotiations and the donor contract management phase, maintain closely contacts with embassies and/or (delegations of) different donor institutions and make continuous investments to expand the network;
Provide a quality check by evaluating concept notes and proposals on consistency, completeness, presentation, relevance to the donor and on the correct compliance with the donor’s demands. To assist if needed in drafting and editing project/programme proposals in coordination with progamme staff;
Advise and provide guidance, including (on-the-job) training to the Field Office staff on the process of developing high quality project proposals and report writing that are relevant to Oxfam Novib and to the donor and meet its requirements;
Collect, manage, analyze and present information in order to meet the donor requirements as a grant is obtained as well as to give inputs to the ON management cycle and any other demand for information (f.e. for ON/Oxfam newsbulletin);
Develop tools to maintain current information on institutional funding opportunities, and to track time, effort and results of program development initiatives;
Support effective monitoring and evaluation of institutional funding activities within Oxfam Novib Mali through provision of accurate and timely reports;
Contacts
Internal:
With relevent Oxfam staff: (Associate) Country Director, Institutional Funding Coordinator, Programme Officers, Financial Officers to co-ordinate, co-operate and exchange information
With EFU at HQ, to indicate the opportunities for external funding, and to coordinate acquisition, contract management and monitoring;
With Marketing and Fundraising at HQ, to identify or respond to funding opportunities on the Dutch market;
With project groups inside Oxfam Novib, to realize joint external funding opportunities in specific areas;
With Program Managers, to share progress information about externally funded projects, for learning and accountability purposes;
With the Communications department, contribute to the elaboration of information/communication materials regarding externally funded programs
External:
With (potential) donors and other relevant stakeholders, obtain information, draw attention to certain major themes and issues (with an eye on funding), discuss specific projects and to account to them;
With other (I)NGOs, to obtain and share information.
You have/are
A completed academic Master degree in the relevant discipline linked to the specific areas in relation to cooperation development;
A demonstrable recent and substantial work experience and cooperation with national and international donors and NGO’s;
A relevant experiences in institutional funding, grant management & program development;
An enterprise management skill, results oriented with strong negotiation competences;
A relevant experience in developing, managing and monitoring multi-actor programs funded by multi external donors;
An excellent communication skill in French and English.
We offer
The final candidate will be hired by Oxfam Novib in Mali with attractive work conditions, with an annual gross salary of minimum EURO 34 300 depending on qualifications and experience;
Application procedure
Are you interested? Please send your application in English, including a cover letter and resume and mentioning reference number (5-027) to the attention [email protected] at the latest the 23rd July 2012 at 4:00 pm.