Grant Acquisition & Management Officer
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Deadline: 25 May 2024
Employment term: Contract
Category: NGO/Nonprofit
Job type: Full time
Location: Yerevan
Job description:
The purpose of this position is to support the Grant Acquisition for World Vision Armenia Foundation and Branch (WVA), as well as to support WVA in donor engagement and fundraising. Moreover, this position supports and contributes to overall knowledge management and evidence building for improved program quality.
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Job responsibilities
Grant Acquisition and Management
- Support and contribute to development of WVA Grant Acquisition and Management (GAM) Strategy and Business plans,
- Implementation of WV Armenia grants acquisition execution,
- Proactively coordinate donor engagement,
- Coordinate team efforts for GAM purposes.
Grant Acquisition
- Develop grant concepts and proposals in cooperation with other stakeholders,
- Ensure that WV Armenia grant concepts/proposals meet both quality standards and donor requirements,
- Ensure that grant concepts and proposals are complementary/in line to the technical program designs where possible,
- Provide support for PNSF (private non-sponsorship funds) and local fundraising.
Partnership and Pre-positioning
- Proactive networking for donor engagement and relation nurturing,
- Research donor strategy for alignment and coordination,
- Develop pre-positioning strategy and plans for targeted audiences,
- Develop and implement plans for stronger donor engagement,
- Ensure WVA representation in WV internal and external events and communications,
- Assist program in locating appropriate partners for grant acquisition and assist with negotiations,
- Assist in developing of materials for pre-positioning.
Capacity Building
- Provide required capacity building to program staff and partners for effective GAM implementation.
Grant Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation
- Assist program/ project managers in establishment of goals and objectives, setting of indicators, development of implementation plans, monitoring & evaluation plans, monitoring and reporting, as well as evaluation of grant projects.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in international development, sociology, or other social sciences, MBA or equivalent is preferred;
- Experience in proposal writing and donor engagement;
- Knowledge of grant compliance procedures for major bilateral and multilateral donors;
- Solid knowledge of donor community and strategies;
- Being an experienced networker with ability to maintain good up to date knowledge of the grant opportunities and trends in the relevant sector;
- Thorough understanding of the historical, cultural, political and socioeconomic situation in the country;
- Strong organization and delegation abilities, high performance, quality standards and negotiation skills;
- Sound verbal and written communication skills in English;
- Strong analytical skills;
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work in a team and cultural sensitivity;
- Facilitation and presentation skills;
- Excellent organizational and time management skills;
- Proven knowledge of and skills for computer software applications.
Required candidate level: Senior
Additional information
World Vision Armenia is committed to safeguarding children and adult beneficiaries. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation and expects all employees, interns, volunteers and all WV Armenia affiliates share the same commitment. WV Armenia takes diligent measures to screen out all people who might seek to use WV Armenia to harm children or adult beneficiaries, or whose past actions indicate an unacceptable risk of such harm. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedures include extensive identification checks prior to employment or engagement with WV Armenia in order to ensure safeguarding to the fullest extent.
Professional skills
Grant writing
Soft skills
Team player
Communication Skills
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About Company
World Vision is one of the world’s leading humanitarian development and advocacy organization and operates in nearly 100 countries worldwide, including Armenia.
World Vision started operations in Armenia in 1988, providing emergency aid to people affected by the devastating earthquake on December 7. Within the first months of the response, nearly US$3 million of medical supplies and relief was delivered to affected families. Following its initial relief response, World Vision began Child Sponsorship in Gyumri in October 2000 to address longer-term development issues and today supports more than 35 000 children through sponsorship in 14 Area Programmes.
World Vision works alongside individuals and families to promote the physical and transformation of 206 communities in 6 regions (marzes) of Armenia by empowering them to build a sustainable future for all people, especially children. Area Programmes operate in Alaverdi, Aparan, Gavar, Gyumri, Kapan, Ijevan, Noyemberyan, Tchambarak, Amasia, Sisian, Stepanavan, Talin, Vardenis and Yerevan.
Contact details
Website https://www.wvi.org/armenia
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