Actionaid International Partnerships Manager (Multilateral Institutions) Job Vacancy in Kenya May 2015

Actionaid International: ActionAid is an international anti-poverty agency formed in 1972.  We are a partnership between people in poor and rich countries working together to end poverty and injustice.
Today we are working with over 13 million of the world’s poorest and excluded people in over 40 countries worldwide to secure their rights to a life free of poverty and injustice, and with the support of half a million donors and supporters.

Directorate: Fundraising and Communications
 

Position: Partnerships Manager – Multilateral Institutions
Location:  Johannesburg, Nairobi, London or Washington DC
 
Duration: Permanent Contract
 
Salary:  Competitive.
Depending on base Location, Local Salary, Terms and Conditions of employment will apply

If you have extensive experience of building partnerships and securing income from multilateral institutions and mechanisms such as the UN, Regional Development Banks and  Multi-Donor Trust Funds, this  role as Partnerships Manager with ActionAid International is your next career move.
As Partnerships Manager you will play a key role in increasing ActionAid’s income from multilateral institutions.
This will require supporting countries to develop and implement donor engagement strategies, gaining an understanding of donor priorities and preparing compelling funding applications.
You will help with donor relationship management, encourage donor intelligence sharing across the Federation, act as our champion in donor networks and forge links with like-minded NGOs and stakeholders.

Holding a postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline you will have extensive experience of building partnerships and securing income primarily from UN, Regional Development Banks, Multi-Donor Trust Funds or similar multilateral mechanisms.

With an entrepreneurial mindset, you have the ability to think outside the box, can challenge conventional thinking and ready to take calculated risks.
A proven top performer, you must be an expert in donor scoping and tracking external funding trends, you are innovative and have strong grant proposal development skills, a solid track record of developing successful competitive tender bids, and experience of delivering multi-country consortium applications.
Self-motivated with strong communication skills, you will be effective at mentoring, coaching and developing people.
In addition you must be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to promote and practice our vision, mission, values and strategy.
 If you are bi-lingual English and French, with experience of working with/ supporting French speaking countries, then you would have a real advantage.

If you have the skills and passion to make a difference please CLICK HERE to view a detailed job description

Are you the right person for the job? 

Please read this carefully before you apply.
Please address the person specification in your application point by point and in detail as it enables us to identify the skills, knowledge and experience you have to be able to do the job effectively.
Please check your application and make sure you meet all the essential criteria listed in the person specification, in addition your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria.
If you do not meet at least all the essential criteria, please don’t apply as we only invite candidates for an interview if they meet the essential criteria listed on the job description.
Thank you for your understanding.

To be considered for this role, you must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK, South Africa, Kenya or  USA.

We will not be able to consider your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK, South Africa, Kenya or USA.

Recruitment consultancies/agencies should not approach ActionAid with regards to open vacancies. We regret that agency candidates will not be considered.

ActionAid International welcomes applications from all sections of the community and promotes diversity.

Application Procedures: 

Applications should be sent with your CV, motivation/cover letter by no later than 22nd May 2015.
You are requested to highlight in the motivation/cover letter how specifically you meet the criteria for this role.
Please clearly indicate which position you are applying for.

Internal Applications send to: applications.jhb@actionaid.org

External Applications send to: frcomms.jhb@actionaid.org

Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short listed applicants.

Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.



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