Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Specific job responsibilities
• Manage a portfolio of projects funded by donors and implement efficiently all donors’ requirements with the different teams involved (finance, R&D, legal, procurement, M&E etc.…).
• Support to project teams regarding donor management.
• Contribute towards, population and development of team planning systems for the delivery of donor reports including via Salesforce, SharePoint, Outlook calendar, and other planning tools.
• Contribute to the collection and collation of qualitative and quantitative data to support donor reporting using shared systems across DNDi, in a timely and efficient manner for use in donor reports.
• Write donor narrative reports with the contribution of project teams, receipt of funding acknowledgement letters, explanation, development, and follow-up of donor reporting templates.
• Keep track of overall financial requirements from donors and invoicing systems.
• Where required, support input towards donor grant proposals and grant extensions.
• Establish relationships with donor project managers and establish the link between project teams and donors funding their project.
• Attend meetings and support R&D Disease teams where required.
• Where appropriate, liaison with DNDi Finance, M&E, legal and Regional Office staff based in the DNDi East Africa office.
• Travel may be required e.g., to R&D Disease meetings in the field, or to meet with External Relations colleagues in the DNDi office in Geneva, Switzerland.
• Contribute generally to the External Relations (Fundraising) team

Job requirements
Skills and attributes
• Strong ability to use initiative, prioritize, multi-task, and work well under pressure to meet deadlines
• Clear and systematic thinking that demonstrates good judgment and problem-solving competencies
• Strong communication skills in multicultural, multi-lingual environments
• Strong ability to work effectively as part of a multicultural team
• Well organized and structured
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong ability to provide high level support in project/programme delivery
• Strong ability to manage medium/large projects with budget management
• Strategic thinking and leadership abilities
• Strong management, negotiation, and advocacy skills
• Has autonomy for taking actions and decisions
• Strong ability to interact with external stakeholders
• Lead and motivate a small team for optimum performance, supervising junior staff

Experience
• Minimum 6 years' relevant experience.
• Experience to manage donor’s grant is highly desirable

Education
• Graduate degree in a relevant field
• Advanced post graduate degree and/or master’s degree will be an added advantage

Other requirements
• Familiarity with Salesforce, SharePoint, and other donor management tools.
• Familiar with donor requirements such as the European Union and/or US public donors
• Strong writing skills in English

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 72

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified? Go to Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) on dndi.org to apply



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