Announced
11/10/202412 days ago
Job Status
Full Time
Job Type
Employee
Expiration Date
30/10/2024 7 days left
Job Category
Job Location
Salary
Negotiable
Job Title
Funding and Reporting ManagerJob Presentation
The funding and reporting manager (FRM) is a key position within the Park Management Unit and plays a critical bridge between the park team and the fundraising team. Reporting to the Park Manager and working closely with the PIRATE team, the FRM is the focal point for all fundraising-related matters at the park level. This role requires strong leadership, analytical excellence, and project management capabilities as it has to navigate between the park’s long-term strategy, financial and operational realities, funder’s interests, regulations, and reporting requirements.
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Requirements
- At least BSc. or BA and 4 years of experience working in a project management role and in close collaboration with philanthropic and institutional funders (i.e., European Union, GIZ, USAID and large private foundations) in the field of conservation and/or sustainable development in Africa.
- Proven track record in grants management and fundraising support, including program budgeting and financial planning, application of monitoring and evaluation frameworks and coordinating input from across different departments. In-depth understanding of complex donor requirements.
- Strong writing and communication skills with the ability to synthesise various complex activities into simple and compelling reports for funders.
- Full professional competency of English and French (both written and spoken)
- Good people and leadership skills, sensitive to cultural difference and strong capacity-building skills.
- Strong project manager, organized and able to manage 2-3 complex projects in parallel while staying organized and ensuring teams are delivering input in a timely and accurate fashion.
- Problem solver and can-do attitude with the ability to get things done and motivate people despite often challenging contexts that come with working in remote places in Africa.
- A passion for conservation and community development and excited about the possibility to live in a park in central Africa.
Responsibilities
- Key functions and responsibilities:
- The FRM is accountable for the effective, timely, and compliant delivery of the park’s grant portfolio. This requires very close collaboration with the park manager, the finance manager, and the different heads of departments (e.g., biodiversity conservation and community development) to make sure activities are conducted in line with contracted grants, funding allocated to the right activities, and that any changes to spending or activities is communicated and aligned with account managers in the fundraising team. The FRM is responsible for ensuring that park’s business plans are aligned with the grant portfolio and vice-versa.
- The FRM is responsible for providing the fundraising team with accurate and timely input for regular donor reporting. This includes tracking of progress against the park’s long-term sustainability strategy and associated impact metrics, spending against the park’s business plan and specific grant objectives as well as updates on key developments in the park. It also includes timely and regular incident reporting and follow-up in line with AP’s guidelines.
- The FRM is the key resource person for the fundraising team to understand the park’s funding needs and develop high-quality proposals to close the park’s funding gap through multi-year restricted as well as unrestricted funding both with public funders (i.e., European Union and USAID) or private donors (i.e., UHNWI and foundations). The FRM is also the key project manager for the development of projects to monetize nature-based solutions (i.e., carbon credits or nature units). Together with the Park Manager, the FRM works closely with the account managers in the fundraising team in order to align on donor engagement strategies, either during donor visits to parks or with local / regional delegations and embassies of public funders.
Benefits
- Competitive salary