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Head of Institutional Partnership Development (IPD) (f/m)

Dakar

  • Organization: SOS Children’s Villages International
  • Location: Dakar
  • Grade: Senior level - Senior
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Development Cooperation and Sustainable Development Goals
    • Democratic Governance
    • External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
    • Public, Private Partnership
    • Managerial positions
  • Closing Date: Closed

Head of Institutional Partnership Development (IPD) (f/m)

Location: Dakar/Senegal (with 30% field travel)

SOS Children’s Villages International is the umbrella organisation for the global federation of SOS Children’s Villages. As a non-governmental social development organisation we help children without parental care and families in difficult living conditions through services in care, education, health and emergency relief, and we advocate for children’s rights. We work in 136 countries and territories, reaching over one million children, young people, families and caregivers each year.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Under the leadership of the Fund Development and Communications Director, the Head of IPD is responsible for:

  • Manage a team of staff based in Dakar and in the region driving quality and winning proposals
  • Identify funding opportunities within the region. Initiate and maintain a market monitoring mechanism aligned with and complementary to international processes
  • Work together with MA stakeholders in initiating contacts and forging partnerships with institutional donors, representing the organisation’s aims and objectives
  • Support MAs in preparing high level funding proposals that meet donor requirements
  • Provide technical and coordination support to individual application/ funding processes according to needs
  • Monitor and assess the quality of donor reporting by NAs making sure that donor requirements are met also during the project implementation phase
  • Where appropriate and relevant develop and maintain good relationships with donors at regional level through ensuring regular communication, knowledge exchange and effective reporting
  • Contribute relevant information for the global IPD strategy and plans
  • Create synergies and ensure collaborative relationships with Emergencies, Programme, Communication and Management with regards to funding and partnership opportunities
  • Develop the capacity of national SOS staff with a view to understanding the development cooperation and humanitarian aid fields, including donor politics and policies as well as solid understanding of “international development” concepts
  • Train local staff in Project Cycle Management and Logical Framework Approach (LFA) and other relevant tools of the Institutional Funding Practical Guide
  • Manage an IPD team and any other regionally based member funded Multi Country Project Coordinator

Requirements
  • High exposure to public funding processes and institutional donors
  • At least 6 years’ experience of project management, planning and budgeting processes
  • At least 5 years’ experience working in the West and Central Africa region
  • Strong interest in international development agenda and issues associated with developing countries Provide technical and coordination support to individual application/ funding processes according to needs
  • Proven experience in Project Cycle Management and with the use of Logical Framework Approach (LFA)
  • Proven experience in proposal writing for institutional funding, such as EU, USAID, BMZ, CIDA
  • Experience working in a multi-cultural environment
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Good command of written and verbal English and French; Spanish/and or Portuguese desirable (to be mentioned in the application)
We offer
  • Diverse, creative and challenging opportunities in an international working environment
  • Possibility to make significant contribution towards the development of Member Associations in the Region
  • Competitive compensation package and excellent development opportunities In accordance with the organisation’s child protection policy, all employment is subject to applicable background checks, including criminal record checks

What We Stand For: **
SOS Children’s Villages is committed to creating and maintaining a caring and protective environment, which promotes its core values, and prevents and addresses child abuse and exploitation. We strongly condemn all forms of child abuse and exploitation, be it within or outside of our organization, and always respond to any case of proven, alleged or attempted abuse within our sphere of influence according to its nature. Eff orts ensure that mechanisms are in place to raise awareness, aid prevention, encourage reporting and ease response. They range from human resource development actions such as training and counselling to measures such as suspension, dismissal, and legal action

If you are interested in this position, please send your detailed e-mail application: CV including 3 references and cover letter in English by 31 December 2019 at the latest to jobs.iorwcaf@sos-kd.org

SOS-Children’s Villages International, www.sos-childrensvillages.org/

The position title must be mentioned in the subject line. Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged.

This vacancy is now closed.
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