Regional Institutional Partnership Development (IPD) Coordinator at SOS Children's Villages

Key performance areas and main responsibilities

Research and Fund Analysis

• Monitor funding trends and advise on priorities based on available data;
• Scope for funding opportunities from various online sources and provide information to MA’s. Track published opportunities;
• Analyze calls for proposal and advise relevant MAs to apply to the opportunities;
• Carry out desk-based market data collection and analysis and share with relevant colleagues and partners,
• Maintain a funding pipeline for anticipated calls for proposals, ongoing applications and submitted applications

Grant Management and Monitoring

• Regularly monitor and oversee the data quality in ProDIGI (grant management system), and liaise directly with the MAs to update the records;
• Lead the training of new Regional and MA IPD colleagues on ProDIGI;
• Where necessary, support NAs to create a new ProDIGI records and update existing records to ensure all records are up-to-date;
• Lead data cleaning tasks for Grants-related projects in ProDIGI as assigned from the International Office;
• Represent ESAF IPD by attending monthly ProDIGI Key Users meetings;
• Inform IOR IPD colleagues and MAs on the latest updates and changes in ProDIGI;
• Coordinate the approvals of MOUs and Partnership Agreements, contract amendments and variations addendums, etc.

Correspondence and Reporting

• Communicate to MAs on fundraising investments available as required and monitor their expenditure;
• Prepare timely reports on Strategic Federation Project (SFP6) actions for International Office;
• Prepare timely reports on Co-Funding Mechanism for International Office;
• Analyze, synthesize and report on ESAF IPD performance on a quarterly basis;

Partnership and Networking

• Organize, coordinate and lead the annual Regional IPD Network Meeting and draft the meeting report;
• Undertake partner and competitor research, summarize partnering options, assist in the development of pre-bid agreements.
• Support the coordination of Regional partnership meetings
• Scope and share networking opportunities such as relevant thematic events, donor meetings and stakeholder forums that SOS can participate in

Requirements

• We are looking for a candidate with a minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience in grant management systems, scoping for funding opportunities and management of funding pipelines
• A Degree in from a recognized University
• Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision to meet tight deadlines
• A good team player, innovative and creative, demonstrating high professional standards
• Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment