• With Programme Funding Manager (PFM), Regional Team, Country Programmes and other relevant teams, select suitable projects to offer donors and develop an annual schedule for preparation of such proposals.
  
• Support Regional Team and Country Programmes to prepare proposals and budgets.
  
• Research of new donors and develop proposals.
  
• Support to Country Programmes in developing and implementing Country Funding Strategies to meet the targets and procedures set within departmental funding strategies and policies.
  
• To ensure clarity on roles with other relevant staff in contract management and monitoring of all new proposals.
  
• To support Country Programmes in managing all aspects of contracts, including advice on guidelines and procedures, setting annual reporting timetables, making claims etc. The level of direct management of contracts will vary from country to country, over time, and depending on the complexity of the contract.
  
• Support Regional Team and Country Programmes to prepare donor reports and evaluate donor-funded programmes.
  
• Work with the PFM, regional teams, Country Programme and Finance Department staff to ensure sufficient capacity (staff, systems, skills) in place to effectively predict record and monitor income and expenditure.
  
• To work with Finance staff based in the Operations department and PFM to ensure systems are up to date and accurate.
  
• Support PFM in management of contracted income
  
• To keep up to date with donor policies, application and reporting processes and contractual requirements, and act as a source and disseminator of this knowledge.
  
• To work with the PFM to keep Country Programmes up to date on programme funding progress and new opportunities, including contributing to the regular Programme Funding Update newsletter.
  
• To assist in the development and updating of capacity building tools, to inform and guide the process of attracting and managing programme funding.
  
• To help guide and implement the departmental and country funding strategic development process, following from the finalisation of the organisational fundraising strategy.
  
• Provide support (on a request and assessed basis) to Country Programmes to help develop country-based staff (including partner) skills in the above areas. Work with the PFM and Regional Programme Officers to ensure these needs are met.
  
• Assist the Department in its long term goal to have more of the funding proposal writing and reporting work managed in-country.

Qualifications:

• Experience of fund-raising from programme / statutory donors, including being responsible for proposals and narrative / financial reports.
  
• Experience of EC budget lines, including financial reporting.
  
• Experience of responsibility for institutional donor contract management.
  
• Experience of conducting training or other capacity building initiatives
  
• Experience of working or travelling in the developing world.
  
• Degree or equivalent qualification
  
• Familiarity with the procedures and rules regarding NGO co-financing proposals and reports to DFID, the EC and other donors.
  
• Excellent written and spoken English.
  
• Excellent presentation skills.
  
• Computer literate and able to work in Microsoft XP environment, particularly MS Excel.
  
• Numerate and able to understand and work with project budgets and financial reports.
  
• Able to work with financial management systems

Desirable:

• Experience of fund-raising in international development NGOs.
  
• Experience of researching new potential institutional donors for UK development NGOs.
  
• Experience of developing and submitting funding proposals to other statutory bodies,
• European governments, international NGOs, development banks or major trusts and foundations (including US and / or European based organisations).
  
• Working knowledge of one of WaterAid’s regions (East, Southern and West Africa or South Asia)
  
• Experience of submitting proposals to and dealing with in-country offices of DFID, the EC delegations or other donors.
  
• Experience of working in strategic development
  
• Degree in water and sanitation, hygiene education or other development-related subjects.
  
• Understanding of issues around access to water and sanitation services in developing countries.
  
• Existing contacts with institutional donors.
  
• Good team worker.
  
• Self motivated and able to work with minimal supervision
  
• Understanding of development issues
  
• Commitment to WaterAid’s values and a working style that reflects these.
  
• Proven ability to work with people from a range of cultural, social, ethnic background and with different skills.

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