Grants Officer

Responsibilities

• searching the media and making direct communication to find funding opportunities announced by donors within the country or abroad within the interest of the institution.

• writing any proposed project in coordination with the project manager in full details according to the requirements of the donor.
• Suggesting innovative ideas for more effective resource mobilization and development.

• communicating and coordinating with the donors, and responding to their inquiries regarding the proposed project’s details submitted by the institution.
• Will be delegated by the Foundation to meet potential donors within the country.

Mission

• follow up on donors ’announcements about funding opportunities for projects and attend their meetings within the institution’s jurisdiction.
• determine the time frame and resource requirements for each funding opportunity (project).
• contribute to the development process, ways to activate and improve performance by submitting constructive proposals to the Project Manager in order to increase resources effectively.
• prepare the monthly and annual reports on the projects executed by the organization to be submitted to the Operations Manager.
• provide donors with reports on project implementation progress periodically.
• coordinate with the financial department in the budgets of the proposed projects.

Personal capabilities and skills

• outstanding capability to raise funds through practical skills.
• having a wide social relations base within civil society institutions and donors.
• Possess excellent capability in interpersonal relationships, power of influence, and skill of communication.
• ability to withstand work pressure, set priorities, and master the coordination of tasks effectively.
• high skills in writing projects in English in a clear and effective way.

Academic qualifications and experiences

• Bachelor’s degree in economics, business administration, project management, social sciences, or any other related field.
• outstanding skill in writing and speaking in the English language ... and proficiency in the French language is an added advantage.
• He must have worked in civil society institutions for a period of no less than 5 years
• She/he must have within her/his experiences several approved and implemented project proposals that had been processed (studied and written) by her/him.