PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Ngo & Social Services Jobs
- Zimbabwe Environmental Law As…
- Expires 30 Mar 2025
- Harare
- Full Time
Job Description
: The incumbent should have a minimum of 3 years of experience in fundraising, resource mobilisation and stakeholder relationship management in the non-profit sector, establishing long lasting partnerships or collaborations with strategic partners including funders. They should be capable of managing existing funding and collaborative relationships, as well as establishing and nurturing new relationships at the local level, nationally, regionally and internationally.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Develop and/or execute the fundraising or resource mobilization strategy in line with the organisation’s strategic plan.
• Manage and grow the funding portfolio, maintaining a fundraising database.
• Conceptualise and design new programs and new initiatives in collaboration with
• relevant members of the team.
• In close collaboration with the Deputy Director and the programme leads, contribute to the development of funding proposals.
• With support from the communications team, develop relevant media, visibility or marketing materials in line with the fundraising or resource mobilisation strategy.
• Monitor and report regularly on the progress on fundraising for the organisation, including updates on how relationships are being managed and forged.
• Liaise with project stakeholders to gather input and feedback into activity planning and implementation, with careful consideration for equity, diversity and inclusion of potentially marginalised groups such as women and youth.
• Regularly engage and communicate with funding partners to explore new funding relationships, as guided by management.
• Ensure proactively sharing of information related to activity implementation with the Communications Officer and guiding their publications and social media data/information before posting publicly.
• Coordinate direct communication, information or data requests related to fundraising.
• Identify and develop strategic partnerships for successful fundraising for programmes
Qualifications and Experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience fundingraising for big projects above a million dollars, interacting with funding partners that include embassies, foundations and other funding agencies.
• Relevant degree or equivalent programming experience in skilled in social sciences, humanities, or development with a minimum of a relevant first degree preferably with experience in fundraising or resource mobilisation. A master’s degree is an added advantage.
• Prior experience in an organisation focused on environmental governance is an advantage.
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written, is required
Competencies:
• Proven track record in producing winning bids and proposals for institutional donors, corporations, and others.
• Proven ability to design or produce high quality proposal documentation, including the development of multi-million-dollar project budgets and supporting documents.
• Excellent coordination, facilitation, organisational and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels and pull together input from programme leads.
• Adaptive: Ability to adapt to and work effectively on complex issues in a fast-paced environment, working under pressure, managing competing priorities and maintaining a professional approach to fundraising.
• Good interpersonal skills: with an ability to work as an individual and as part of a team in a multicultural environment with excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong networker with a track record of quality stakeholder management and easily liaising
with people of various backgrounds
• Strong organizational and time management skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Proven team player with the ability to productively engage with others at varying levels of seniority within and outside the organisation.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills in a range of contexts and with actors from the private sector, government and civil society, with an ability to work with both senior and junior officials/stakeholders, enthusiastically, and interested in learning within a political, changing and diverse work environment that requires constant adaptation.
How to Apply
Candidates are asked to clearly demonstrate in their applications how they meet the requirements of the position. Send the following information by email to procurementzw@gmail.com by 30 March 2025
• A cover letter explaining your interest in the position (maximum 2 pages)
• Your curriculum vitae (maximum 3 pages)
• Preferred salary expectations
In the subject of the email please state: the position you are applying for.
