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 intelligence on market trends and develop donor/partner mapping.
- Coordinate strategic engagement plans for donors and partners.
- Support market studies and organizational readiness assessments.
- Explore and monitor funding opportunities from grants, service contracts, and innovative financing.
- Analyze project concepts for alignment with funding opportunities.
- Facilitate blocked-party screening and due diligence.
- Prepare funding opportunity synopses and Go/No-Go analyses.
- Coordinate waiver or exemption requests.
- Facilitate consortium-building and teaming agreements.
- Procure external technical consultants or grant writers if needed.
- Identify potential match-fund sources.
- Facilitate the development of quality concept notes or full proposals.
- Review award implementation agreement drafts and negotiate adjustments.
- Review partnership agreement drafts and negotiate adjustments.
- 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 all mandatory organizational compliance trainings.
- Coordinate and monitor the implementation of strategic engagement plans.
- Represent WVIDN in strategic events.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for communication with donors and partners.
- Develop and manage annual performance agreements.
- Submit periodical/monthly accomplishment reports.
- Build and maintain a positive team spirit.
- Provide Christian value and support.
- Be a role model and inspiration.
- 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.
