Major Job Responsibilities

(a) Resource Acquisition

• WV South Sudan Programme has a continuous stream of funding for projects and donor proposals/reports are submitted on time and to the highest level of quality.
• Resource acquisition work of WV South Sudan supported achieving the annual income target
• New opportunities assessed for potential risks and robust go/no-go decision guidelines and signed risk assessment protocols facilitated
• Support donor engagement towards unsolicited funding, including donor meetings, and other donor engagement activities.
• Coordinate with Regional Response Resource Acquisition Team
• Coordinate with Support Offices for Response Funding
• Updating Regional SCRAMER Grant Matrix
• Multi-departmental team convened and coordinated to design and develop new proposals and concept papers to bilateral and multilateral donors for assigned geographical zone
• Quality and timely submission of concepts, proposals, reports, and amendments
• The business Development Manager and PDQA and Partnerships Director supported in building a robust proposal pipeline for the assigned geographical zone
• Needs of the assigned zones supported and unsolicited ideas and concepts proposed when relevant
• Development of Regional Projects (ADH) supported
• Efforts to grow Germany and EU Donor Funding Portfolio supported

(b) Partnerships and relationships management

• Partners for new proposal development engaged the process well-coordinated.
• Due diligence and partners’ capacity assessment processes supported
• Selected partners engaged for all inputs for new proposal development
• Signing of Partnership Agreements facilitated when new projects are secured
• Partners and partner orientation included in start-up workshops
• SOs and DMT engagement for Match Requests handled per policy

(c) Grants quality and Compliance

• Donor and Support Office reports are complete, compliant, and submitted on time
• Grant amendments or revisions during the implementation period supported
• Resource acquisition processes and protocols for tracking reports are well managed (Box and Horizon)

(d) Knowledge management

• All funding opportunities are tracked monthly using Horizon and resource acquisition department tools
• All new award project documents are organized and stored safely for easy retrieval and use
• After-action reviews for proposal development processes effectively organized
• Relevant teams are engaged in building evidence-based project models and approaches that are vital to communicating project impact.

(e) Support to Strategy Development and implementation of GAM Business Plans

• PDQA Director and Business Development Manager supported in the annual business planning and forecasting
• SCREP/SCRAMER pipeline opportunities and observed donor trends reports prepared and submitted
• Information on crisis response fundraising activities prepared and submitted on time

Knowledge/Qualifications for the Role:

• Bachelor’s Degree in development or a related field
• At least 2 years of previous experience contributing to project design, proposal writing, and donor relations for an INGO in a relief and/or development context.
• Experience developing programs and proposals in the following fields preferred: Health & Nutrition, Food Assistance, Economic Recovery & Livelihoods, and Education, Children in Emergencies, WASH, and Protection.
• Experience in working on resilience and/or development programming in fragile contexts is preferred.
• Experience leading proposal development processes
• Strong abilities to network with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Experience working with United Nations agencies
• Experience with supporting the development of multi-country proposals
• Experience working in a cross-cultural environment.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of the humanitarian industry (relief, development, and advocacy), including how INGOs operate globally and locally.
• Good networking skills.

Language, Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement

• The position will be based in Juba with both local and international travel.
• Excellent verbal and written English