Fund Raising Manager

Job Title:

Fund Raising Manager

Division:

Programs Department

I-Function:

• Identification, preparation and writing of proposals to be submitted to Donors following validation processes and taking in account the donor guidelines
• Prepares proposals by determining concept; gathering and formatting information; writing drafts; obtaining approvals. 
• Making sure that proposals in progress are in compliance with instructions, managing production and the distribution of all work documents and ensuring proposal formatting 

II-Reporting:

• To the Program Manager.
• To the Program Officer.

III-Supervising:

• Technical Assistants
• Direct Labor work team

      Coordinates:

• With Proposal Writers.
• With concerned parties as assigned by the Program Manager.

IV- Duties and Responsibilities:

• Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs; studying requests for proposal (RFPs); attending strategy meetings.
• Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval; entering and monitoring tracking data; coordinating requirements with contributors; contributing proposal status information to review meetings; transmitting proposals.
• Develops proposal by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation; writing, revising, and editing drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.
• Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposalwriting standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.
• Obtains approvals by reviewing proposal with key providers and project managers.
• Improves proposalwriting results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and boilerplate; implementing changes.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; maintaining personal networks.
• Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Development and maintain a monitoring system that effectively links project budgets to planned activities and, using the system, produce a monthly update for decision making
• Coordinate project baselines, project performance target setting (based on baseline), midterm evaluations and end line evaluations
• Generally, support program development by proactively participating in development of new donor proposals, and specifically designing the M/E plans and indicator framework.
• Represent the Project Manager as may be required from time to time.
• Maintain and promote a positive image of Utopia and its activities by explaining what Utopia is doing and why it operates in that way.
• Other duties as assigned.

V- Cooperation and Contact:

• Develop and maintain effective working relationship with stakeholders including partner agencies, community leaders and service providers in the target areas for prompt referral, follow up and information sharing.
• Share formalized information and progress with the team involved on the project on a regular basis.
• Follow up on other actors activities in the area.
• Provide regular support and feedback to post-holders reporting to this role

VI- Qualification:

Education and Experience:

At least degree level qualification in Social Sciences, Economics and other relevant field from an accredited learning institution.

Have at least 3 years of experience in program research, documentation, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning with hands-on skills in quantitative as well as qualitative research methods.

Post graduate level qualification will have added advantage.

Language Ability: (Arabic, English)

Arabic: Read, Spoken and Written English: Read, Spoken and Written

French is a plus.

Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Resultoriented, able to set priorities and meet deadlines within a dynamic environment
• Ability to communicate complex scientific data to communities, program staff, and partners in simple and clear manner

Computer Skills:

              Microsoft Office Package and ACCESS.

VII- Work Environment:

While performing his/her duties the Proposal Writer might be exposed to environmental and physical hazards such as: long sitting periods, long computer interaction periods, wet and/or humid conditions, precarious equipment and working areas, fumes, miscellaneous weather conditions, lifting heavy items, loud noise and airborne particles.