Fundraising Partnerships Manager at Girl Effect

What you will do

• New business development – identify new opportunities for funding through existing and new donors to leverage Girl Effect’s ability to create change for girls; working with country and global teams, manage the design and proposal process for short term and multi year donor funded programmes
• Partnership management – serve as relationship manager on potential and live funding opportunities; work cross-organisationally to ensure successful handover of opportunities to the implementation teams
• External representation - position Girl Effect within key sectors of interest through external representation, positioning the organization as a thought leader and go-to partner for new business opportunities in girl-programming

Key responsibilities include:

• Identify new opportunities for Girl Effect to apply for funding from trusts, foundations and institutional donors
• Analyzing complex donor EOIs, RFPs and TORs, identifying donor requirements and where Girl Effect can add value
• Develop/maintain relationships with funders across the sector working in gender equality, sexual and reproductive health rights, economic empowerment, etc
• Support the development of, and write, strategic concept notes and proposals for funding opportunities
• Undertaking desk research into donor and sector trends in order to position Girl Effect for future funding opportunities
• Develop pitch decks, reports and other promotional materials for donors
• Maintain strong working relationships with relevant partners in the sector, ensuring Girl Effect is well placed for future opportunities
• Develop effective strategic proposal and partnering strategies for live and anticipated funding opportunities
• Manage the development and implementation of prospect plans, keeping abreast of development sector trends to maximize opportunities for the organization
• Engage in strategic networking to expand the organization’s positioning and enhance the organization’s image and visibility
• Contributes to internal capacity building of colleagues related to fundraising, proposal development and strategic pre-positioning
• Maintain the CRM for recording and tracking opportunities

Who you are

• Proven experience working in the development sector with a strong understanding of the key thematics Girl Effect focuses on, such as, adolescent girls and young women, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender, social behavior change communications, etc
• You have experience winning funding from a range of trusts, foundations and/or institutional donors such as USAID, FCDO, SIDA, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, UN agencies etc
• Experience horizon scanning and identifying new opportunities for funding in the international development sector
• You have experience working in a diverse team; ideally across different time zones
• You care about creating shared impact and have experience working in partnership to develop proposals and design effective and impactful programmes for adolescent girls and bring with you a network of relationships relevant to our work
• You are brilliant at external engagement and have experience in coalition and consortium building
• You are a positive and solution-oriented strategic thinker
• You are a collaborative problem-solver, able to work flexibly as part of a global team in a fast-paced and changing environment
• You have excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• You have demonstrable influencing skills at a senior leadership level You have strong interpersonal and influencing skills, able to manage conflict and handle sensitive issues, particularly in cross-cultural and cross-departmental contexts
• You have a strong commitment to realizing the potential of girls and to the vision and values of Girl Effect