Niger: Humanitarian Funding Coordinator

Please note:

This is an urgent recruitment for a high priority humanitarian response. For this reason, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and priority will be given to those who are available to travel to Niger immediately. Please indicate your availability in your application. Interviews and offers may take place before the closing date.

Closing Date: 07 October 2016

Salary: Competitive Package

Contract Type: Fixed Term 3 months with possibility of extension.

Hours: Full time

Location: Niamey, Niger

Oxfam works with others to overcome poverty and suffering. As an Oxfam employee, you will join a team of professionals that is part of the international confederation of 17 organizations networked together in 94 countries. As part of a global movement for change, we are working together to end world poverty and injustice.

This is an opportunity to establish, implement and maintain the strategic development and management of the Lake Chad Basin Humanitarian Response Funding Support in Niger for Oxfam’s impact locally, regionally, continentally and globally through ensuring program alignment to the key strategic objectives and program standards.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Fundraising and managing unrestricted and restricted funding
• Strategy
• Coordination and information sharing
• Contract management/ Managing Restricted funding
• Represent Oxfam to the donor community in country as required and maintain positive working relationships with donor agencies
• Information management and Capacity building

We are looking for:

Essential

• Significant experience in managing donor contracts and fundraising activities, in particular from institutional donors, such as OFDA, ECHO, DFID, SIDA, UN agencies etc.
• Information management and IT skills with good attention to detail in order to develop and analyse donor budgets and financial reports; and to develop/maintain, and give guidance on electronic and manual contract management and reporting systems
• Sound understanding of Programme Cycle Management in emergencies and/or development environments
• Strong numeracy and financial skills, particularly in developing budgets, financial management/monitoring and reporting
• Good written skills with proven ability to develop and present proposals and donor reports, for both internal and external audiences
• High level of analytical skills and critical thinking
• Ability to research, analyse, and report (e.g. researching donor priorities, evaluating proposals and reports, determining match between external funding opportunities and Oxfam objectives)
• Experience in capacity building; coaching and delivering training at an individual and group level
• Ability to network and represent Oxfam to donors and external institutions
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication and relationship skills with ability to influence external organisations and individuals
• Ability to manage his/her time effectively. Willing and able to adapt priorities in order to respond to changing demands
• Self motivated, target driven and an entrepreneurial approach to fundraising
• Excellent oral and written command of English and ability to understand and communicate in French

Desirable

• Marketing qualifications or relevant experience
• An understanding of how to gather and collate information about international development work for the supporter base of INGOs in their home territories (A broad understanding of INGO programming and donor relations
• Knowledge and experience of Oxfam’s programme work and systems
• Willingness to travel

Applications must be submitted through the Oxfam website. For further information about the role and to apply please go to:

https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/4790/description

All applications must be submitted in English and include an English CV.

To find out more about the work we do at Oxfam GB, kindly follow the link below:

http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/blog/2015/10/best-job-in-the-world

Applications must be submitted through the Oxfam website. For further information about the role and to apply please go to:

https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/4790/description

All applications must be submitted in English and include an English CV.