Position Overview
UAF-Africa seeks a Transformative Partnerships and Philanthropy Co-ordinator who will
translate UAF-Africa’s strategic plans into effective pan-African and feminist social justice
movement-building initiatives. Guided by feminist principles and values, the Fund advocates
for womn’s equality, not only as a matter of human rights but also as a fundamental
prerequisite for social change, global security, and sustainable peace. In addition to her core
business of Rapid Response Grantmaking, UAF-Africa also runs alliance-building and
advocacy initiatives in collaboration with other social justice organisations.
Responsibilities
Resource Mobilisation and Philanthropies Strengthening
§ Working closely with the Director – Transformative Partnerships and Philanthropy
portfolio, support the resource mobilisation of the Fund’s strategic compass, focusing
on Bilateral Government and Private Foundations.
§ Support resource mobilization initiatives to enhance and implement the existing
strategy to grow UAF-Africa’s resources in line with the current strategic compass.
§ Be the focal person for proposal development in line with the resource mobilisation
strategy and conduct donor mapping according to UAF-Africa’s funding priorities.
§ Be the technical lead for proposal development and donor reporting while facilitating
cross-functional teams to develop strong grant programme designs.
§ Provide regular updates to the team on grant pipeline progress, donor compliance and
due diligence.
§ Provide early identification and escalation of issues in grant performance to ensure
risks are managed.
§ Manage ongoing activities, including reviewing all programmatic opportunities.
§ Researching programmatic and funding opportunities and selecting the most
appropriate to be advanced.
§ Creating and implementing realistic project plans and timelines; coordinating and
managing multiple projects.
§ Conduct learning, monitoring, and evaluation of organizational resource mobilization
and draw up analyses and lessons learned.
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Partnership building and Philanthropy
• Working closely with the Director of the Transformative Partnership & Philanthropy
portfolio, update and implement vibrant transformative partnerships and
philanthropy strategy to expand the reach and impact of ongoing efforts in advancing
UAF-Africa’s focus areas. This will be achieved by utilising social marketing, strategic
communications, resource mobilization, donor engagement and compliance among
other strategies.
• Conceptualize new strategic initiatives that could be built around or benefit from
diverse philanthropic actors.
• Participate in networking activities to identify potential partners; network with local,
regional, and international non-profit organizations (women’s rights and mainstream
social justice), donor institutions and actors, private sector actors and organisations
and state and national agencies, among other potential partners for future partnership
building.
• Develop and maintain a database of partners and prospective partners.
Other Responsibilities
§ Support the development of periodic strategic reports for internal/external
communications to the team and other stakeholders.
§ Assist with programmes public outreach, press releases and public presentations of
UAF-Africa’s work, especially on collaborative initiatives.
§ Develop partnership packages and presentations.
§ Any other responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Transformative Partnerships
& Philanthropy.
Specific Responsibilities
Qualifications
• Master’s degree in social sciences, Women’s Studies, Political Sciences, International
Development, Law or related fields.
Skills and Experience
• A minimum of 7-9 year’s experience in partnership development, proposal development
and donor reporting for Bilateral Governments and Private Foundations
• Expert in human rights funding and grants management.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of UAF-Africa’s core mandate and vision.
• Passionate about UAF-Africa’s mission, committed to teamwork, and achieving
results.
• Activist with an unwavering commitment to feminist individual and organisational
principles andvalues.
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• Experience working in a multicultural team.
• Strong activism and feminist conceptualization and analytical skills.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to work quickly and efficiently
(under pressure), especially when facing tightdeadlines.
• Strong oral and writing skills, in English (French or Arabic linguistic skills an advantage.
• Sound understanding of the politics of providing feminist and women’s rights strategic
resourcing support.
• In-depth knowledge of women’s rights issues, particularly within the context of Africa.
• Progressive gender equality/womn’ rights and or social justice experience and
knowledge at the international level particularly work experience in developing
countries.
• Excellent interpersonal, public speaking, and negotiation skills.
• Balanced and intuitive decision-making.
• Good understanding of electronic communications and standard office computer
software.
Work Environment
This is a regional position that involves some national, regional and international travel. UAFAfrica is an equal-opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices. To
build the strongest possible workforce, UAF-Africa actively seeks a diverse applicant pool.
The Fund is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. The position
will be based in any Southern African count