Knowledge and experience:
- Professional university studies in the area of Engineering, Social Sciences, international relations or related fields.
- Management of international cooperation projects with a minimum experience of 5 years.
- Knowledge of the development and humanitarian context in general and, particularly, in Sub-Saharan African countries, with special emphasis on conflict zones.
- Experience working on projects in Uganda is an asset
- Experience in the renewable energy, energy access and climate change sector in the Ugandan context (mandatory).
- Proven track record of securing funding from various sources, such as grants, donations, or investments.
- Experience with proposal writing, grant applications, and presentations.
- Strong understanding of fundraising trends and regulations.
- Experience managing relationships with donors and sponsors.
- Understanding of Public-Private Partnership is a plus (PPP).
Languages:
English: (C1 Advanced, C2 Professional/Native)
French: (B1 Intermédiaire,)
Spanish: (B1 intermédio)
Geographical Mobility:
- Yes. National/International
Other requirements:
Skills and competencies:
- Identify and track relevant upcoming funding opportunities (private and institutional donors) – through advance intelligence gathering, partner relationships, and other available resources.
- Conduct prospecting visits to key private or institutional donors to identify and prepare for upcoming funding opportunities.
- Manage Actions for pre-solicitation proposal preparations and bid planning including: teaming, bid strategy, development of win-themes, oversight of and contribution to technical design, drafting management and other sections of the proposal in advance of the solicitation.
- Manage major open donors solicitations and other proposal submissions, including teaming agreements, oversight of technical design and cost proposal, PPRs, capacity statements, internal review/quality control processes, drafting sections of the proposal where appropriate.
- Represent the organization’s business development interests at relevant meetings, events, and within resource mobilization or donor-specific peer networks.
- Develop a resource mobilization strategy aligned with the country office objectives
- Assist in the development of fundraising materials, such as case statements, position papers, brochures, and presentations.
Offer Conditions:
- Incorporation: ASAP
- Duration of contract: Temporary - 6 months with possibility of extension.
- Workday: Full day
- Work Centre: Kampala, Uganda
- Remuneration/Salary in accordance with Ayuda en Acción's remuneration policy.
In all selection processes we will take into account the criteria of NO discrimination based on sex, race, skin colour, religion, political ideas, social origin, sexual orientation, age, etc., providing a transparent and equal opportunity process for all candidates, as stated in our Code of Conduct. "Treating all people with respect and rejecting any kind of harassment, discrimination, intimidation, exploitation or any other action against Human Rights".
At Ayuda en Acción we have zero tolerance for behaviour related to sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment, which is why, in accordance with our Child Protection Policy, we are committed to carrying out a series of checks prior to hiring by requesting information from previous employers through the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (The Misconduct Disclosure Scheme misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org) no the event that said employers are members of this platform. Therefore, by submitting this application, the job applicant accepts and authorises these checks to be carried out in order to continue in the selection process.
In addition, it will be compulsory to present the "Negative Certification of the Central Registry of Sex Offenders" prior to the incorporation.