Business Partnerships and Resource Development Delegate Job at International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - Career Opportunity in Kenya

Vacancy title:
Business Partnerships and Resource Development Delegate

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Admin & Office ]

Jobs at:

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Deadline of this Job:
13 June 2020  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 09, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
As part of the regional Partnership and Resource development team, and reporting to the Head of PRD, the Business PRD delegate is responsible for assisting in the development of a strategy for the management of operational income and partners' stewardship, expansion of resource base including private donors and individual giving, and overall operational support in streamlining inputs, data and information towards proposals, reports and key materials. .

Job Duties and Responsibilities
The Business PRD Delegate Support will be required to:
Strategic Partnership development and engagement
• Priorities and highlight key deliverables of the current COVID-19 operations and country operational plan for each of the results areas
• Develop a longer-term funding needs assessment for COVID-19 response, recovery and preparedness of the appeal
• From discussions with internal key stakeholders and identify potential funders outside the RCRC Movement and coordinate with relevant RCRC actors to access the funding
• Develop a broad coordination and communications mechanism to fundraise utilizing IFRC's online giving link
• Contribute to the strengthened accountability of the country operational plan and COVID-19 emergency appeals by ensuring the development of a grant management tracker and updates on the funding table
• Attend to and organize partners'/donor calls and meetings as required for continued donor engagement
Business Development
• Put in place and marketing acceleration plan for COVID1-19 Emergency plan
• Assess regional and country level donor environment, develop and put in place donor matrix based on thematic areas of focus of the appeal Operational Plan
• Identify key funding priorities and funding sources and, building on previous funding proposals, develop high quality proposals in consultation with the technical leads
• Set up meetings with key funding partners – bringing together core technical staff, IFRC leadership and IFRC membership with funding agencies.
• Develop tools and put in place a mechanism for generating partnership leads, tracking funding needs and proposal development which can be sustained after the support period


Knowledge, Skills and Language
• Familiarity with government and multilateral funding systems
• Ability to work in a diverse cultural context
• Strong knowledge of information sharing tools, and the ability to implement them
• Highly organised, with ability to create a team approach
• Excellent communication skills; influencing skills
• Excellent relationship building skills; ability to build and strengthen internal and external networks, and establish effective partnerships, with National Societies
• Demonstrated skill in analytical and strategic thinking.
• Facilitation and presentation skills
• Fluently spoken and written English
• Good command of another IFRC official language (French, Spanish or Arabic)


Qualification;
• University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Relevant post-graduate degree or MBA
• Relevant professional training courses


Competencies and Values
• Competencies and values
• Communication
• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Judgement and Decision Making
• National Society and Customer Relations
• Creativity and Innovation
• Building Trust


Experience
• Minimum of 3 years of working experience
• Relevant work experience with the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, or another organisation working internationally, including in resource mobilisation, partnerships, planning and/or reporting.
• Experience in project management including multi-stakeholder engagement
• Working with international funding agencies (e.g. EU or governments)
• Solid track record in partnerships and fundraising


Work Hours: 8

 

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Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 13 June 2020
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 09-06-2020
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 09-06-2020
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 09-06-2065
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