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Development Officer

NFP People Limited
Job LocationLondon
EducationNot Mentioned
Salary£33,257 per annum
IndustryNot Mentioned
Functional AreaNot Mentioned
Job TypePermanent, full-time

Job Description

ABOUT OUR CLIENTOur clients empowers people worldwide with the trustworthy, high-quality news and information they need to make informed decisions, participate in their communities, and hold power to account. Their vision is to unleash human potential everywhere by turning on the bright light of information.For more than 35 years, in more than 100 countries, our client has worked to build healthy media and information environments where they are most needed. They have proudly launched hundreds of sustainable organizations, bolstered the skills of thousands of media professionals, activists, and citizens, and helped their partners reach millions of people with quality, local information.Our client is a non-profit organisation operating internationally, with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, London and Paris as well as regional hubs in Bangkok, Kiev and Nairobi. Formed in 1982, They currently have offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.GENERAL FUNCTION:Reporting to the Director of Development, the Development Officer will ensure the smooth running of our client’s European institutional fundraising, ensuring timely submission of successful funding proposals and helping to secure annual fundraising targets. The Development Officer will continually work with programme staff around the world to jointly identify new fundraising opportunities, to coordinate proposal development processes and to support new programme concepts. The Development Officer works to increase funding in support of our client’s mission by managing, writing and finalizing proposals and concept notes that are submitted to donors. He/she will track and review Institutional funding opportunities to determine strategy for application and lead cross-functional teams to design and write proposals, both from London and in the field.Working under the leadership of the Director of Development, he/she will contribute to a strategic approach to business development to ensure the organization raises over 15,000,000 GBP annually from public sector donors.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Support achievement of annual fundraising targets;
  • Writes, reviews and edits proposals and concept notes to donors, including development of the technical approach, conducting basic desk research, document formatting, and the development of situation analysis, capacity statements, past performance references.
  • Develops timelines, writing guides and compliance matrixes for proposals and concept notes
  • Leads cross-functional teams to both design and write high quality proposals and concept notes for targeted donors.
  • Manages the kick-off and/or design meetings for assigned proposals as required.
  • Takes the lead in generating final text for donor solicitations, working with program and technical staff members and others to finalize proposals, through following a structured review process in line with policies and guidelines.
  • Supports strong partnerships with other local and international partners through timely communications with regards to particularly opportunities. Manage partner expectations during the proposal process.
  • Timely monitoring of calls for proposals from European bilateral and multilateral donors;
  • Contribute to efforts to deepen relationships with the European Union, DFID and other donors;
  • Lead the development of high quality and compliant proposals and tenders to institutional donors;
  • Support country teams to develop and implement partner/donor engagement strategies;
  • Contribute to building the skills of programme teams to approach donors in the field;
  • Ensure consistent and smooth handover of new grants to contracting and programme teams;
  • Contributes to annual strategic planning
    • QUALIFICATIONS:Essential:
  • At least 3 years’ experience working with institutional donors for an international development organisation;
  • Demonstrable track record in identifying and securing significant, multi-year, multi-million, public funds from development donors in Europe;
  • Solid understanding of institutional donor funding trends and priorities;
  • Excellent project manager with the ability to lead and work collaboratively with different teams and technical leads;
  • Experience working with diverse and talented teams;
  • Experience of working in geographic regions
  • Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills;
  • Computer literate with advanced abilities in Word, PowerPoint and Excel;
  • Commitment to and understanding of our client’s mission and values
  • Passion for the role of media and increased access to information in changing lives.
  • Relevant undergraduate University degree.
  • Excellent oral communication and presentation skills.
  • Superior writing skills with demonstrated ability to translate complicated technical material into easy to read and compelling text. Ability to both edit others writing and accept feedback on written text with both grace and humor.
  • Extensive and demonstrated prior experience with successful proposal writing (at least two plus years), including leading proposal opportunities from start to finish
  • Proven organization skills, with strong attention to detail.
  • Proven ability to multi-task and prioritize within the context of a flexible and shifting workload.
  • Ability to handle sensitive donor information with the utmost discretion.
  • Ability to work under pressure and with tight deadlines
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the demonstrated ability to maintain a sense of calm, and project a sense of humor in the face of strict deadlines.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage a working group/team to achieve a high-quality proposal.
  • Must be able and willing to work well with a diverse range of colleagues to achieve ambitious fundraising targets. Proven ability to operate effectively in a multicultural environment.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word and internet research.
    • Desirable:
  • An established international network with target donorsRelevant University Degree; candidates without higher educatio
    • Required skills
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