Grants and fundraising Manager

Position Details: 

• Reports to: Executive Manager.
• Duration: 12-months, renewable based on the availability of funds.
• Starting salary: To be determined based on experience.
• Location: Aden (HQ).
• Joining date: As soon as possible.

About us

A non-governmental humanitarian development organization, established in 2008 with license No. (98/18) issued by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor in the Republic of Yemen, and was also approved by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Development and International Cooperation Affairs under No. (1184)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance to program and support colleagues on donor compliance and maintain donor information in internal grant management systems up to date, ensuring donor templates are readily available.
• Schedule, organize and record projects cycle management meetings, and review and ensure all mandatory internal documents are in place.
• Identify and track relevant upcoming funding opportunities – through advance intelligence gathering, partner relationships, and other available resources.
• Represent The organization’s business development interests at relevant meetings, events, and within fundraising or donor-specific peer networks.
• Support with capacity building of staff on donor rules and regulations, including update of donor rules and regulations handouts and reporting template.
• Assist liaising between the organization and the donors.
• Develop effective grant proposals and grant reports based on the organizational requirement.
• Lead on the development of high-quality reports, ensuring consistency between narrative and financial reports.
• Engage in periodical meetings to understand the need of fundraising and procedures necessary to obtain funding.
• Develop and maintain internal tools to support proposal development and contribute to the proposal development process as required.
• Understand the need of the organization and search for an appropriate funder in the market or related sources.
• Research for effective and authentic funding opportunities having a lawful registration and proven track record.
• Gathers and presents accurate information to potential funders.
• Ensure that the proposals are in accordance with a funder’s requirement.
• Prepare budget plans and allocation along with the planning and finance department in accordance with each requirement.
• Oversee the final budget chart of the organization to gain information and report to the donors.
• Monitors paperwork and other related documents connected with grant-funded programs.
• Ensure that the funds are utilized in a proper way as planned.
• Support with prospect research on donors to inform donor mapping and fundraising strategy.
• Develop and maintain proactive fundraising tools for presentation/information to donors.
• Conduct fundraising and grants management training for the concern team.

Qualification and Skills:

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of relevant experience within the field of expertise.
• Relevant experience in working with INGO or NNGO in the required post.
• Experience of working with humanitarian and development donors
• Good understanding of donor rules and regulations 
• Skills and experience in report and proposal writing
• Strong communication, coordination and interpersonal skills 
• Strong analytical skills (data and financial)
• Ability to mediate in high-stress scenarios with competing interest 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English