Funding and Reporting Manager 82 views3 applications

BACKGROUND:

African Parks is a non-profit conservation organisation that takes on the complete responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with governments and local communities. We currently manage 22 national parks and protected areas in 12 countries, covering over 20 million hectares in Angola, Benin, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Sudan.

Boma and Bandingilo National Parks are located in South Sudan’s equatorial region with a combined area of 30, 000 KM2. The parks host the largest wildlife migration in the world that covers over 120,000 km2 and provide habitat for large populations of hartebeest, buffalo, elephants, giraffes, and lions.

JOB OVERVIEW:

The individual is responsible for overseeing the park’s grant portfolio and ensuring the effective and compliant delivery of its respective projects. This includes working closely with the financial manager to ensure correct allocations of donor funding and tracking burn rates, coordinating grant work plans and briefing the heads of department on key deliverables, providing required partner visibility, and monitoring risks to grant project components’ delivery. Represents the park in the quarterly funding calls, debriefing APN funding and finance teams on your park’s funding needs, grant delivery, and key operational updates.

Main Roles & Responsibilities:

• Maps out the park’s funding needs and develops compelling funding packages, concept notes, and proposals for fundraising among both private and institutional donors. The proposals must closely align with the park’s long-term objectives, business plan, approved budget, and monitoring program.
• The role involves coordinating and collating park reporting for both internal and external purposes. Collaborating with department heads is crucial to measure the right metrics and accurately enter data into African Parks’ reporting systems. Next to developing timely and high-quality donor reports that reinforce our reputation, it develops park factsheets for engagement events, shares monthly operational updates, makes the communications team aware of highlights, and compiles analytical reports that inform data-based decision-making and performance evaluations for the park.
• The team coordinates or collates park-level surveys, case studies, data collection, and analyses to inform impact assessments for donors and partners.
• Support the writing of operational documents such as business plans and special project descriptions.
• Develop concept notes and seek support from in-country partners for collaboration and funding.
• Where needed, it provides support to carbon credit or other ecosystem service valorisation processes and facilitates park visits from key stakeholders, such as donors.