Overview
Responsible for the acquisition of grants from various donors and the development of project proposals. Contributes to grant acquisition strategy, partnership development, donor relations, and knowledge sharing.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development and update of grant acquisition management strategies.
- Gather market intelligence and develop donor and partner mapping.
- Coordinate strategic engagement plans for donors and partners.
- Explore and monitor funding opportunities from grants, service contracts, and innovative financing.
- Analyze project concepts for alignment with funding opportunities.
- Facilitate due diligence for new donors and partners.
- Prepare funding opportunity synopses and Go/No-Go analyses.
- Coordinate waiver or exemption requests.
- Facilitate consortium-building and teaming agreements.
- Facilitate procurement of external consultants or grant writers.
- Identify potential match-fund sources.
- Facilitate the development of quality concept notes or full proposals, including taskforce setup, schedule development, compliance matrix creation, template preparation, design workshop facilitation, document review, timely submission, and revision coordination.
- Review and negotiate award implementation agreement drafts.
- Review and negotiate partnership agreement drafts.
- Facilitate project start-up workshops.
- Share key takeaways from field visits and strategic events.
- Share lessons learned from unsuccessful applications.
- Ensure proper documentation of pre-award and award stages.
- Ensure smooth handover of awards to the Program Department.
- Document key takeaways from field visits and strategic events.
- Update internal knowledge management platforms and contact databases.
- Complete mandatory organizational compliance trainings.
- Coordinate and monitor the implementation of strategic engagement plans.
- Represent the organization in strategic events.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for communication with donors, WV SOs, and partner organizations regarding funding opportunities and applications.
- Develop and manage annual performance agreements.
- Submit periodical/monthly accomplishment reports.
- Build and maintain a positive spirit of working in a team.
- Provide Christian value and support.
- Be a role model and inspiration in managing work, communication, and relationships.
- Manage all implementations and risks related to Grant Acquisition Specialist.
Required Experience
2-3 years of working experience in grant acquisition management or business development.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree from International Relations, Social Sciences, Business Administration, or any other relevant fields.
