Overview
The Senior Officer, Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization supports the mobilization and raising of funds for National Societies in the Dutch and English Caribbean to meet operational requirements and grow non-emergency income. The role provides expert advice in fundraising, resource mobilization, and grant relationship management.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development and updating of funding plans for emergency appeals and annual operational plans.
- Assist in the preparation of concept notes, proposals, and donor submissions.
- Maintain an overview of funding opportunities and scan for novel funding opportunities.
- Support internal decision-making processes related to funding opportunities.
- Assist with monitoring the overall funding status of appeals, plans, and projects.
- Support review of grant agreements, terms and conditions, and compliance requirements.
- Assist with donor due diligence processes, documentation, and filing.
- Support tracking of grant milestones, reporting deadlines, and contractual obligations.
- Support basic risk tracking related to funding, grants, and partnerships.
- Support donor and partner communications, including preparation of briefings, updates, and information notes.
- Assist with pledge management, processing, internal coordination, and documentation.
- Support HD SPRM Coordinator with preparation for official and donor visits.
- Support donor stewardship activities.
- Maintain accurate partner and donor records, databases, and trackers.
- Support coordination between partnerships, programmes, operations, PMER, and finance.
- Assist with operational and strategic planning processes.
- Support preparation of donor and internal reports.
- Contribute to monitoring of project implementation from a funding and partnership perspective.
- Support National Societies in developing resource mobilization plans, fundraising approaches, and donor mapping.
- Assist with organizing trainings, clinics, or peer learning on fundraising and partnerships.
- Support documentation and sharing of good practices, tools, and lessons learned related to SPRM.
- Maintain effective working relationships with IFRC colleagues at country, regional, and global levels.
- Liaise with National Society counterparts, Movement partners, and external stakeholders.
- Support knowledge sharing within PRD networks and communities of practice.
- Continuously develop technical knowledge in fundraising, partnerships, and grant management.
Required Experience
- 4+ years of relevant professional experience in relationship management, strategic partnership development and/or international relations
- 4+ years of professional experience in resource mobilization and/or fundraising
- Experience in the area of development cooperation and humanitarian aid
- Experience in grant management, project management and financial management
- Experience in building and maintaining strategic relationships with external partners
- Experience in capacity building and knowledge sharing
- Experience in working in a multi-cultural environment and in different country contexts
- Experience with Red Cross or membership organizations (preferred)
Qualifications
- University Degree in relevant discipline
- Relevant professional qualifications in fund raising, grant management or similar
- Relevant post-graduate degree or MBA (preferred)
