Position: Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Specialist
Department: Programmes
Location: Kampala, Uganda (On site)/Remote
Reporting to: Regional Programme Manager
Contract period: Initial 06 months contract with possibility of renewal given fundability and performance
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Application Deadline: May 06th 2024, 11:59pm (EAT)
About Us:
The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) is a network of civil society organizations from Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, and Somaliland. SIHA was founded in 1995 by a collection of women’s groups with the view of strengthening the capacities of women’s organizations in the Horn of Africa countries. SIHA advocates for social change and gender equality in the Greater Horn region and works specifically on building more inclusive feminist movements, supporting women’s economic empowerment and social protection, eliminating violence against women and girls, protecting the rights of migrant women and girls, and enhancing women’s leadership and l participation in political and peacebuilding processes.
Job Summary
The Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Specialist will work closely with the Regional Program Manager and Regional Director to develop and implement SIHA’S fundraising strategy, identify strategic partnerships and support communications with donors, and coordinate the development of project proposals.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
1. Strategy & oversight
- Contribute to the development of the Fundraising Strategy aligning with SIHA’s vision, mission, and core values.
- Work with the Regional Programme Manager and Regional Director to develop and implement an annual fundraising plan.
- Research and provide input on funding and sector trends and identify opportunities to ensure the SIHA is well-positioned to meet its strategic goals.
- Identify and develop strategic partnerships with like-minded organizations to achieve SIHA’s programmatic and fundraising goals.
2. Fundraising
- Update the donor mapping and identify relevant call for proposals and funding opportunities.
- Support the development of concept notes by Programme/country teams.
- Coordinate and assist the development of compelling cases for support and the submission of proposals for major donors and partners.
- Lead the design of project proposals, ensuring input from relevant staff and partners; work closely with the finance team to prepare budgets.
- Support communications with donors / convey the organization’s mission, vision, and programmes to donors and partners.
- Coordinate due diligence / capacity assessment processes required by donors prior to signing agreements.
- Design and implement fundraising appeals in collaboration with the Communications and Advocacy Team including developing period campaign messaging.
- Support staff capacity building in gender/conflict analysis and proposal writing.
3. Reporting
- Coordinate funding acquittals calendar and liaise with internal team to ensure to complete funding acquittals to all resource/funding partners.
- Track fundraising income, administer all fundraising data and ensure accurate records are maintained.
- Contribute to periodic board reports on fundraising activities including pipeline, tracking against budget and analysis of return on investment.
Qualifications for the position need to be added
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in project management, international development, gender studies, international law or any other relevant field.
- Minimum of five years of experience in fundraising, proposal writing, and partnership building, with a demonstrated track record of successfully leading the development of multi-partner/multi-country projects.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct gender and conflict analysis, design logical frameworks, articulate theories of change.
- Proven capacity to analyze funding trends and develop budgets.
- Good understanding of women’s rights issues in the context of the Greater Horn of Africa.
- Experience in project management and/or monitoring and evaluation preferred.
- Excellent oral and written communications skills
- Capacity to work within multi-cultural / multi-sectorial teams.
Motivated and qualified candidates should submit their applications, including a cover letter and curriculum vitae, in one document as a PDF of not more than four pages to the link by May 06th, 2024, 11:59pm (EAT). Shortlisting will be on a rolling basis. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
SIHA will not discriminate against any applicant in a manner that violates SIHA’s values or the law. SIHA is committed to providing an equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, sex, gender, ethnic origin, age, color, marital status, home responsibility, natal status, disability, health, HIV status, culture, beliefs, and social background. SIHA has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) for all employees and related/associated personnel and ensures that roles, responsibilities, and expected standards of conduct in relation to SEA are known within the organization.
