Officer, Resource Mobilization & Donor Relations at World Health Organization (WHO)
Employment Nigeria
29-Jul-2017
ABUJA ,
Administrative
NGO
World Health Organization (WHO)is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
POSITION : Resource Mobilization & Donor Relations Officer
Purpose
- Support the Country Office to deepen and broaden its donor base and enhance relations with existing donors
- Identify and follow up on potential partnership opportunities with donors, UN agencies, national and international NGOs
Duties
- Liaise with headquarters to check donor requirements, obtain clearances from the various departments, exchange information on donor engagement, requests/projects status etc;
- Draft briefing note/documents for the Front Office and the Head of Unit upon request. Attend donor and NGO meetings and events when requested; carry out field visits to WHO projects when required;
- Coordinate with the Communications Officer and other relevant staff to organize donor field visits and ensure media coverage and recognition of contributions;
- Develop and maintain effective relations with assigned locally-based donors to create a better understanding of WHO's work and seek funding from governmental and non-governmental sources;
- Liaise with the relevant staff in WHO Nigeria to ensure quality control and timely submission of project proposals and narrative reports;
- Develop funding proposals and draft reports for submission to donors;
- Draft donor correspondence relating to the submission of projects/reports, reprogramming and extensions, etc;
- Conduct donor mapping and maintain up to date donor profile database
- Update donor files (soft and hard copies).
Qualifications
Education:
- Essential: Bachelors Degree in social sciences, international relations, development studies or related area
- Desirable: Masters Degree in the above mentioned subject areas
Experience:
- Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in resource mobilization and partnerships development.
Desirable:
- Experience with the UN, national government or Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), or other relevant organization.
- Experience in humanitarian operations within or associated with the system is desirable.
- Experience in liaising with government agencies, UN funds and programmes, donors and other stakeholders.
- Experience working on EU funded projects
Skills Required:
- Knowledge of institutional donor policies and procedures
- Experience in proposal and report writing
- Interpersonal skills: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise;
- Planning & Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required;
- Professionalism: Knowledge of principles of resource mobilization and partnerships development, strong conceptual and analytical skills, and demonstrated problem solving abilities required
Competencies:
- Develops and promotes effective relationships with colleagues and team members. Deal constructively with conflicts.
- Respecting and promoting individual and cultural differences: Demonstrates ability to work constructively with people with different backgrounds and orientations. Respects differences and ensures that all can contribute.
- Expresses oneself clearly in conversation and interaction with others; actively listens. Produces effective written communications. Ensures that information is shared.
- Ensuring effective use of resources: Identifies priorities in accordance with the organization’s strategic directions. Develops and implements action plans, organizes the necessary resources and monitors outcomes.
- Produces and delivers quality results. Is action oriented and committed to achieving outcomes.
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