Emergency Response Donor Partnerships Manager

Emergency Response Donor Partnerships Manager

(6 month Secondment or Fixed Term Contract)

£36,035 per annum, plus benefits

Based Nepal

At ActionAid International we help people use their own power to fight poverty and injustice. Because that’s how real change happens – for families, for communities, for whole societies. We are now recruiting an Emergency Response Donor Partnerships Manager to join the team and manage our relationships in Nepal with DFID, ECHO, UN agencies, and other national humanitarian donors.

In addition to managing key relationships you will oversee restricted fund grants and ensure the high quality delivery of restricted income projects, including DEC funded work. We will also look to you to develop and implement a fundraising plan for identified resource gaps in our emergency response plan. This will involve building strong relationships with key parties and representing the organisation key meetings. You will identify new donors to secure partnerships and funding for the response programme. You will oversee the funding planning process, ensure implementation and that key activities are funded. You will also evaluate performance and deliver regular reporting to stakeholders. Important will be the ability to support staff and develop their skills to ensure we operate effectively.

Of graduate calibre you must have experience of humanitarian response or humanitarian funds management as well as expertise in developing/improving systems for fundraised income. Your background will include working with institutional donors and foundations in a fundraising capacity. Effective at developing and maintaining working partnerships with major institutional donors, you have strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills. Successful at raising money from official donors you will be self-motivated and an excellent project manager. An understanding of Nepal would be an advantage.

This position will be based in Nepal.  The employment to this role will be subject to an approved Visa/Work Permit to work in Nepal or candidates to demonstrate their eligibility to work in Nepal.

To apply please visit our website via the link.

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