Key Responsibilities
Proposal writing and development (30%)
- Play a lead role, as directed by Senior Management, in the drafting of compelling proposals for Street Child of Nigeria
- Interact with Street Child’s global fundraising teams to support their fundraising activities for Nigeria
- Support key local partner organisations with bid and proposal writing
- Support the longer-term development of key local partners’ proposal writing and resource mobilization capability
Partnerships Coordination (30%)
- Lead and coordinate partnerships across Street Child’s programming portfolio
- Manage the communication and agreement of partnership expectations
- Participate in coordination platform and humanitarian clusters to advocate for better approaches for locally led action
- Generate and share evidence about Street Child’s ‘localisation’ approach at the national and global level
Partnership Development (20%)
- Provide support to partners in developing and implementing organisational development plans
- Identify new partner organisations and take the lead in conducting the appropriate due diligence
Programme Management (20%)
- Lead on the development and delivery of Street Child’s ‘localisation’ projects, including follow up and reporting processes
- Assist in developing and monitoring work plans and budgets, as well as associated deliverables and results/outputs
- Prepare, coordinate reviews, edit, and disseminate project-related reports and documents
- Support Programme Managers during implementation with regular field monitoring to check progress and identify gaps
- Increase the internal and external visibility of Street Child by developing and sharing learning and case studies.
Requirements
Essential
- A bachelor’s degree in International development or a related field.
- Prior work experience in international development (3+ years preferred)
- Demonstrable experience in working with local partners
- Demonstrable experience in proposal development and report writing
Desirable
- Previous experience in a humanitarian setting
- Experience in project management
- Experience in supporting organisational development
- Able to travel regularly, sometimes in insecure environments
Core values
- Commitment to Street Child’s mission, vision, and values.
- We value high integrity, honesty, confidentiality and willingness to work in a flexible, dynamic, and challenging environment.
- Acceptance of diversity and inclusion as core principles.
Required Skills
- Excellent spoken and written English skills
- Proven proposal and report writing skills
- Excellent interpersonal, listening and communication skills
- Ability to positively influence others
- An energetic team player who can effectively collaborate
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
