Christian Aid (CA) is a
UK-based international NGO, partnering with others to end poverty in
Africa. At the heart of this vision is the transformation of the lives
of people who live in poverty, empowering them to have a brighter
future.
Christian Aid works in more than 30 countries and has been
operating in Nigeria since 2003. The Nigeria Country programme focuses
on Community Health and HIV, Accountable Governance including
humanitarian response and Gender.
About us
The Programme Funding Division (PFD) contributes to the work of
Christian Aid by mobilising and managing restricted income; and
supporting Country Programmes (CPs) to deliver on our commitments to
donors, governments and the communities that we serve. PFD supports CPs
in fundraising and contract management ensuring compliance with donors’
requirements and promoting positive engagement with donors to achieve
transformational growth by increased impact, scale and leverage
Job Title: Fundraising and Contracts Manager
About you
You must be fluent in written and spoken English. You must have a
Master or first Degree in Development or any related field and you must
have at least five years of experience. You must be able to demonstrate
success at securing institutional funding from major donors including
DFID, EU and USAID. You should be skilled in preparing narrative and
finalcial reports. you should have management experience in addition to
representation skills. On top of your excellent communication skills,
you should be highly numerate and have a real analytical ability.
Working experience in Nigeria will give you and additional advantage.
About the role
The Fundraising and Contracts Manager work with the Country
Programmes and other colleagues in Christian Aid in developing
programmes, leading on raising and managing restricted institutional
income; and, promoting positive engagement with donors to achieve
transformational growth by increasing impact, scale and leverage. This
Post will be based in our office in Lagos but will travel to project
locations within Nigeria as necessary.
Further information
This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.
We
value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome
applications from people from all sections of the community,
irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual
orientation, religion or belief.
You can expect a wide range of
rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season
ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life
balance.
Competency questions
As part of your application you will be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following questions:
1.-
Communication: Describe a time when your ability to communicate
effectively in a highly sensitive situation helped to produce a
successful outcome? (What was the situation and what made it sensitive?
What aspects of your communication did you focus on to help produce a
positive outcome? What was the outcome?)
2.- Networking: Please
tell me about events or processes you have organised to ensure that you
are able to keep in touch with key influencers in your sector and up to
date with the latest developments. Describe an example where you had to
verify that work adhered to procedures and standards (What was the work?
What were the procedures and standards that had to be followed? What
changes, if any, had to be made in order to adhere to the procedures and
standards?)
3.- Deliver results:Tell us about a time when you
were able to set up an institutional funding programme to deliver
outcomes on time and within budget (what was the programme about ? and
the donor? what were the main challenges you encountered and how did you
proceed to ensure you delivered the expected outcomes ? )
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