November 12, 2010

Grant Development Coordinator at Childfund International

Location: Tegucigalpa. Mexico
Last Date: November 30, 2010

Reports To: Regional Director/National Director
Posting Closes: November 12, 2010
Location: Honduras

SUMMARY
Supports grant acquisition strategy by building profile, positioning focus National Offices and strengthening grants acquisition capacity in assigned country offices, focusing on acquisition of high value grants.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Complete and regularly update an institutional scan on major donor priorities, allocations or commitments from the USG to major initiatives or sectors or geographic areas or specific populations in assigned country as well as a scan of current USG funded programs, funding instruments, consortiums, and major implementers of USG funded grants and cooperative agreements.
Review and complete the program Pipeline of assigned National Offices to ensure healthy portfolio planning
Coordinate with assigned National Office Team to increase the competitive readiness of the National Office and meeting the pre-solicitation requirements set by the Global Grants Team
Cultivate strong connections between national offices, USAID and other US government agencies and keep organization appraised of new funding opportunities, formation of consortiums, and the Strategic Objectives of the local USAID mission in country and ensure alignment of the Program Pipeline and readiness activities with them.
Review assigned Country Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers, government priorities especially those related to children and youth, and the conclusion of major evaluations of USG funded programs in country
Provide leadership and support to build grant development capacity within ChildFund
Designs, develops, and implements an effective mechanism and effort for partnership building with implementing partners, local and international networking
Coordinates and writes concept papers and proposals to respond to specific solicited and unsolicited funding opportunities of high value grants
Follow up submissions of proposals with effective liaison with donors, as permitted, and ensure that donor questions and concerns are fully addressed on time.


Please apply online at:

http://childfund-hr.silkroad.com/epostings/submit.cfm?fuseaction=app.dspjob&jobid=301968&company_id=15818&jobboardid=1216

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