JOB TITLE: Grant Advisor
JOB LOCATION: Lagos
JOB DETAILS:
- The Grant Advisor will be responsible for the grant management, fund raising and proposal writeups.
- This will help increase the foundation’s grants portfolio through smooth running of the grant management process.
- The position requires a highly motivated individual with strong personal integrity, and commitment to cooperate with respective budget holders and corresponding partners.
- The ideal candidate will work proactively and closely with partners and funding organizations, as well as a wide range of multilateral and bilateral donors.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate the Foundation’s regular fund-raising plans, grants management process, and application process.
- Engage in mapping and identification of potential donors, and regularly update the management and budget holders.
- Participate in partner selection processes, and jointly with finance and budget holders facilitate project kick off events.
- Participate in fund raising and proposal application writeups.
- Formulate and implement effective grant compliance management systems.
- Ensure project activities are implemented in line with an approved project proposal and funding agreement documents.
- Initiate, draft and manage agreement documents along with respective budget holders.
- Provide fund raising ad grants management training to the Foundation and partner staffs.
- Responsible for periodic review and analysis of project grants and advise the management on ways of mitigating funding gaps.
Required Qualifications
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- Bachelor’s degree in any field. MSc / MA in Finance, Project Management, or Economics is an added advantage.
- Minimum of 5 years demonstrated proposal writeup, fund raising and grant management experience, preferably in an International humanitarian or development organization.
- Proven skills in planning, organizing, follow-up and coordination of different activities.
- Knowledge of the global funding and grants framework and national context in the INGO sector.
- Excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills.
- Strong written and oral communication skill in English.
- Proven track record in leading application writeup, grant management, donor mapping, visibility assessment and reporting.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send a copy of their resume to: [email protected] with the Job Title as the subject of the email.
Deadline: July 10, 2021
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Job Category | Management Advisor |