NGO Career Jobs – Fundraising and Programme Development Officer Career Vacancy at The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA)

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Organisation: The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa
(SIHA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About SIHA:
The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of
Africa –SIHA Network is a coalition of civil society organizations from
Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia and
Somaliland. SIHA was founded in 1995 by a collection of women’s groups with the
view of strengthening the capacities of women organizations in the Horn of
African countries. SIHA is advocating for social change and gender equality for
men and women in the Horn of Africa and working specifically on: gender
equality, women rights activism, women economic empowerment, eliminating
violence against women and girls, promoting human rights, peace building and
conflict transformation, enhancing women’s leadership and political
participation and production and dissemination of knowledge.
SIHA secretariat is in Kampala, Uganda from where all
programs are monitored. SIHA furthermore has offices across the Horn
region. www.sihanet.org
Job Summary: The Fundraising and Programme Development Officer is a strategic
post within SIHA regional secretariat; this post will be directly overseen by
the SIHA Regional Director. The Position will focus on development of
proposals, conduct research on the SIHA priorities, develop a formal
fundraising strategy and identify most suitable donor agencies and funding
trends. He or she will have a good understanding of international donor
requirements, and a strong ability to demonstrate donor priorities in funding
applications submitted by SIHA. The Fundraising and Programme Development
Officer is expected to strengthen SIHA’s fundraising and capacity, and to
initiate innovative project ideas to support women, and their rights and
development in the Horn of Africa countries.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
  • Research and identify
    opportunities for fundraising, and to suggest ideas for new programs and
    initiatives;
  • Conduct in conjunction
    with the SIHA team, proposal development and design, and the drafting of
    SIHA’s fundraising strategy;
  • Liaise with relevant
    staff, focal points and member organisations to prepare proposals,
    concepts and reports on programmes;
  • Liaise and communicate
    with donors, as per direction or as appropriate;
  • Conduct communication and
    liaison with SIHA members in relation to proposal development, project
    implementation and reporting;
  • Undertake administrative
    tasks  as per requirements;
  • Conduct relevant desk
    based research and information gathering on SIHA focus work areas and
    opportunities.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
  • The candidate will have
    proven experience in conducting proposal development, donor liaison and
    reporting, and a successful track record of securing funds both regionally
    and internationally.
  • Exhibit commitment to
    women rights and the principles of gender equality, respect and interest
    in social movement, is essential.
  • Good understanding and
    /or interest of the politics and human rights dynamics in the Horn of Africa
    especially Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia is important for this post.
  • This position requires
    strong analytical skills, ability to work under pressure and to pay
    attention to details.
  • The successful candidate
    will work closely with the SIHA team in the countries of the region in the
    design and development of proposals, and will provide additional support
    to program requirements such as monitoring and evaluation, reporting and
    donor liaison.
  • Where possible, the
    person may be required to assist with capacity-building of partner
    agencies, and assist with project oversight.
  • Good working knowledge,
    understanding and experience working in a multicultural environment in the
    Horn of Africa region and a good grasp of the Horn of Africa
    socio-political context;
  • Knowledge and
    understanding of proposal writing with track record of successfully
    writing proposals for international donors (meaning donor agencies that
    are based outside of the country) 
  • Proven
    excellent writing skills, able to construct long& detailed document
    between 25-50 pages
  • Knowledge and
    understanding of development of human rights issues, preference for
    experience working on gender and women’s rights and working with civil
    society organisations;
  • Knowledge and
    understanding of international donors trends and fund raising dynamics;
  • Strong IT and
    communication skills;
  • Ability to learn, absorb
    and apply new concepts and ideas;
  • Ability to work to
    deadlines;
  • Pro-active team member;
  • Knowledge, understanding
    and experience of working with, and reporting to donors;
  • Speaking any of the Horn
    of Africa languages will be an added advantage.
Salary: Negotiable, depending on the professional qualifications of the
applicant
How to Apply:
Please comprehensively read the requirements and send
a CV and cover letter, 3 professional references, contact information and a
sample of writing to sihahornofafrica@gmail.com and
Deadline: 25th November
2013 at 5:00 pm.

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