Overview
The Grants & Business Development Coordinator will provide strategic and operational leadership for resource mobilization efforts to achieve annual funding targets and support donor income diversification. The role involves leading proposal development, donor reporting, and managing donor communications.
Tasks Summary
- Monitor donor trends, including private sector and non-traditional donors.
- Support SMT engagement with current and prospective donors.
- Support the SMT in developing strategic alliances and/or coalitions with other organizations, and organize/lead the management of sub-grants.
- Lead the planning and development of proposals and concept notes.
- Lead the drafting of proposals and concept notes in close collaboration with program coordinators.
- Supervise grants management and compliance.
- Oversee the country Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) system.
- Strengthen the integration between M&E and proposal design.
- Contribute to the development of a country program partnership strategy and build IRC Niger’s strategic partnerships.
- Effectively manage the Grants Team.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in grants management and business development roles, preferably with an NGO.
- Prior experience in grants management and strong knowledge of regulations, procedures, and compliance requirements of US donors (USAID/BHA, BPRM), Canadian donors (GAC), European donors (FCDO, ECHO, SIDA, AFD, EuropeAid), and UN agencies (UNHCR, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP).
- Proven experience coordinating funding proposals and donor progress reports for institutional and private donors.
- Demonstrated experience as a proposal writer.
- Strong interest in and commitment to working with local partners.
- Experience working in multicultural environments, preferably in Africa.
- Ability to work in insecure and volatile security environments.
Qualification Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, with experience in non-profit organizations in administration, grants management, and proposal writing.
