Overview
The Senior Resource Mobilization and Project Development Officer is responsible for project development and donor liaison activities, including proposal development, proactive donor engagement, and strategic intelligence gathering to identify funding opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement a country-level resource mobilization strategy.
- Establish and maintain relationships with donors and partners.
- Identify project opportunities based on national and sub-regional needs.
- Coordinate the design and development of new programmes and projects.
- Conduct research on donor priorities and provide strategic advice.
- Organize fundraising activities.
- Develop a mapping of existing partnerships.
- Develop guidance materials and training sessions for fundraising.
- Collaborate with Communications Teams to produce donor-focused materials.
- Track progress against resource mobilization targets and prepare donor-specific reports.
Required Experience
- Proven experience in donor relations and partnership management, including direct engagement with donor counterparts and coordination across decentralized organizational structures, particularly in Brazil.
- Experience negotiating and processing funding agreements.
- Experience in project development, and technical writing and editing, preferably in the international development/humanitarian sector.
- Experience developing tools, templates, and guidance materials to support resource mobilization and donor engagement.
- Experience in fund raising with private sectors and Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs).
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Political or Social Sciences, International Relations, Economics and Business Administration, Management, Communications, Fundraising, Economics or a related field from an accredited academic institution with seven years of relevant professional experience; or,
- University degree in the above fields with nine years of relevant professional experience.
