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• Lead and manage the AFENET Grants &
  Business Development function
• Develop and implement the AFENET Business
  Development / Grant Acquisition Strategy in alignment with the AFENET
  mandate
• Provide strategic direction for business
  development to pursue non-traditional funding sources and identifying
  emerging or untapped high potential donors RFAs
• Build cross-functional team within AFENET
  Network for proposals development.
• Assume a lead role in all aspects of grant
  project development, including needs assessment, concept paper design, and
  proposal preparation.
• Work in close collaboration with the
  Program Director and Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, conduct needs
  assessments in current and projected project areas to ensure that Grants’
  programming is justifiable and well designed.
• Work closely with Programs & Finance
  staff during the project/Grant design process to develop appropriate
  project budgets.
• Work in close collaboration with M & E
  Officer assist in the monitoring and evaluation of projects/grant to
  inform future programming
• Manage funding trends and opportunities
  and prepare briefs to be shared on a regular basis with the Senior
  Management Team and key counterparts within the Partnerships.
• Maintain a catalogue of Grants concept
  notes and proposals that can be presented to potential donors for funding.
• Work in close collaboration with Programs
  and Finance Units ensure compliance with implementation and financial
  standards and policies of both the donors Grants/project requirements and
  contractual obligations
• Work in liaison with private sector
  companies, professional organizations and Universities to contribute to
  improvement of Grants Sector effectiveness, efficiency and impact by
  sharing/developing/improving templates, tools and capacity building
  resources for project management.
• Design and implement a relevant approach
  for improving program/project management practices that best fit the
  context, strengths, gaps, and existing Grants opportunity structures.

• The ideal candidate for the AFENET Grants
  & Business Development Manager employment opportunity must hold a
  Master’s degree in Economics, Business or Public Administration,
  Organizational Development, International Development, Resource
  Development or Public Health and Human Sciences or any related field.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of at
  least one of sustainable development, Health, humanitarian Emergency
  affairs (HEA) and advocacy.
• At least three years’ experience in the
  developmental setting (preferably NGO).
• Previous experience of writing proposals
  to institutional donors.
• Broad knowledge of the Public Health &
  Humanitarian related areas, international NGOs and funding trends.
• Excellent analysis, verbal and written
  skills for writing Public Health and Epidemic Handling concept papers and
  Grant funding papers.

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