RAM Director

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

International Assignment (WVI – Paid via GCLA) Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

Purpose of the position:

• To lead and manage the National Office Resource Development Unit to drive growth and diversification of grant income (bilateral, multilateral, foundations, GIK non-food items) in accordance with the National Office Resource Development Strategy.
• To position WV C had and ensure productive engagement and retention of grant donors (public and private) through successful grants implementation, effective communication of the impact of grants and strong relationships with partners, institutions, Support Offices and donors
• To establish and maintain functional relationships, capacity and collaboration among national, regional, support office and global center teams to effectively grow the grant portfolio, ensure a healthy pipeline to meet programming needs and set targets.
• To build the capacity of WV Chad in grant & PNS acquisition and management in coordination with the regional RDU director, and in accordance with the global Fragile Context Initiative and GAM strategic priorities for the growth and management on grants in fragile contexts.

Observe mission and core values of World Vision and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that is an example to others

Major Responsibilities:

Strategy and Leadership:

• Lead the revision and roll out of WV Chad grants acquisition and management strategy/Business Plan (for both public and private) in alignment with NO strategy and targets.
• In accordance with Global Fragile Context Strategy, GAM processes for fragile context and the NO Business Planning Cycle, assist the ND and SLT in setting annual grant income projections to be used in the NDs Performance Agreements.
• Provide day to day leadership and management to ensure timely and efficient support for prepositioning, proposal development and effective issue resolution in grant performance across NO/SO as needed.

End Results Expected

NO Business Plan implemented in alignment with OP2030, and report annually on achievements.

NOs annual target and achievements agreed, monitored and reported.

NO growth targets achieved based on Business Plan.

Donor Identification, Engagement and Prepositioning:

• Track the donor landscape (research, analyze, develop, track relationships with new and current donors) to organize prepositioning meetings with donors and key partners.
• Actively engage and participate in strategic in country donor and partner meetings
• Identify key relationships to strengthen national office positioning and elevate WV’s profile
• Ensure that the national office RDU team work in collaboration with SOs’ grant teams and regional RDU, to actively maintain strong donor relationships at global, regional and country level, developing engagement strategies for each donor or a group of donors.
• In coordination with National Office Communications Director ensure the implementation of the global impact framework, and support the development of capacity statements, marketing and communication materials using the technical branding approach for donor engagement and prepositioning.
• Facilitate relationships and build credibility with donors, using previous success and documented best practices in grant management.
• Maintain an up-to-date record of the requirements of current potential donors and be proactive in the lookout for local, regional, and global opportunities.

End Results Expected

• NO donor landscape completed. Highlights and trends communicated to regional RDU and SOs, and integrated in NO work.
• Participate/initiate NO and SO calls; through GC GAM collaborate with SOGG.
• Technical Branding plans and donor engagement plans rolled out and report on progress.
• NO participation in fora, alliances and key partnerships.
• NO is known and well position with key donors.

Resource Development:

• Recruit and manage competent staff
• Establish an efficient grant opportunity tracking system for tracking grant opportunities and manage opportunity pipeline maintaining an overview of country level grant funding opportunities and donor trends.
• Cultivate SO relationships, to ensure effective coordination as opportunities emerge for both public and private.
• In coordination with SOs and cross functional teams, develop high quality concept notes and proposals
• Support the NOs in the development of consortia
• Ensure the appropriate use of the Grants Risk Assessment Form to facilitate the Go/No Go Decision.
• Provide strategic direction to NO to pursue non-traditional funding sources, identifying emerging or untapped high potential donors and new emerging models.

End Results Expected

• Project managers hired in time, Support to JD and job placement provided to Nos and P&C
• Grant Opportunity Tracking system in place.
• Annual targets established, monitors and reported
• Donor mapping reviewed annually, highlights raised with SOs
• SOs and Regional RDUs regularly updated on trends, opportunities and challenges (quarterly RDU report).
• NO pipeline and win rate at acceptable levels.

NOs actively provided with support to participate in the GC pilots of new funding mechanisms.

Grant Management and Compliance:

• In coordination with Finance, Procurement, and Administration teams, ensure all aspect of grant compliance and management (e.g. reporting, procurement, visibility, transfer of assets, audit, etc) are understood and applied including sub-grantees.
• Lead the implementation of the Grant Health Tracker for grant projects program quality.
• Ensure up-to-date NO grant portfolio on grants financial and risk monitoring data
• Mobilize cross-NO functional support to NOs for GAM performance (finance, operations, P&C, strategy, and Quality Assurance)
• Liaise with SOs and Regional Finance and Audit managers to ensure that grants implementation issues have been resolved.
• Ensure significant grant audit / implementation issues are brought to the attention of the NO SLT.
• In conjunction with finance ensure compliance in key grant areas (e.g. eligibility, CAL, match, grant decision making powers, etc). Flag critical policy or systems issues needing resolution by GC.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly grants performance reports for leadership using GAM and FC standardized metrics and protocols.

End Results Expected

• Grant health tracking and performance tool (or equal) available in NOs used regularly (monthly)
• GAM and NO Ops units jointly review Grant performance, and addressed the issues of concern.
• As appropriate or requested, NO GAM supported Audit team in ongoing internal and external reviews. Lessons learned communicated to other NOs.
• Finance department supported in NO burn rate monitoring and actions to improve followed up.
• QA minimum standards are being used by grant managers.
• Grant audits results in green.

Capacity Building:

• Ensure all NO staff involved in grants, including the position holder have completed and are Proposal pro certified.
• Lead, manage and provide capacity building support to employees in the NO team, & seconded staff by ensuring clear goals and accountabilities are established and achieved.
• Ensure individuals’ performance and development needs are met, and employees are high performing and engaged.
• Identify capacity gaps at NOs in grants acquisition and management
• Lead with the SOs and regional RDU, the roll out of the partnership grants acquisition training software (i.e. Proposal Pro) and the use of Horizon for opportunity tracking.

Develop a strong successor to be able to take up increasing grant management responsibility.

End Results Expected

• NO GAM team and NO staff involved in grants are Proposal pro certified.
• ProposalPro or G2G training facilitates as per capacity building needs. (e.g. one training in the region annually)
• All NO GAM staff are using Horizon for tracking and managing grant opportunities.
• New hired (GAM) staff introduced to available training (HORIZON, Proposal Pro/G2G, EUREP, ECHO etc) and to WVI core grant standards, policies, database and tools and networks.
• NO GAM staff attend GAM and FC CoP webinars

Representation at various fora:

• To ensure appropriate representation of the NO at strategic fora that could lead to resource acquisition and enhanced programming collaboration.

• Represent the NO in the grants community fora (internal and external to WV)

• Participate in WV internal grant communities – GAM CoP, Fragile Context CoP, GAM Hubs and Global Grants Compliance Unit

End Results Expected

• Participated in annual Regional GAM forum, and other meetings as pert request.
• Facilitated donor and partners NO engagement meeting

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local and International Applicants (IA's) Accepted