At CARE, we seek a world of hope, tolerance and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live with dignity and security. This is the vision of CARE, and has been since our founding 70 years ago, when 22 American organizations came together to rush lifesaving CARE Packages® to survivors of World War II. Today, CARE is a global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to eradicating poverty. In 2015, CARE worked in 95 countries to reach more than 65 million people with 890 life-saving poverty-fighting programs, including maternal and child health, education, food and clean water and more. CARE is about enabling the human-to-human connections that affirm the dignity of every person on this planet. CARE puts women and girls at the center of its programs both because they are disproportionately impacted by poverty, something we cannot overcome until all people have equal rights and opportunities.
The Resource Mobilization and Partnership Coordinator, based in Goma, will lead on program development, partnership development, grant management and resource acquisition with high standards of appropriateness, timeliness, and effectiveness. This position will work closely with program team and CARE members to track funding opportunities, identify strategic partners and position CARE well to secure needed funds. Lead the design and writing process of full proposals and concept papers less than $4 million. Ensure that grants are managed effectively through appropriate, timely and detailed communication and reporting to key stakeholders. Encourage and facilitate the documentation of promising practices and lessons learned in program development, grant management and resource acquisition, and represent CARE with donors and stakeholders as appropriate.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Program and partnership development
- Proposal development and writing
- Program management and representation supportPrimary Skills required:
- Degree in Social Sciences, International Development or equivalent
- Demonstrated success in securing international development funding from sources such as USAID/OFDA, EU/ECHO, DFID, GAC/DFATD, and other institutional donors
- Minimum of 2 years working experience in relief and development contexts
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in both English and French
- Excellent analysis and written skills for writing concept papers and design documents (including log frames and indicators)
- Demonstrated proposal development experience, including managing proposal development teams
- Computer knowledge including Word, Excel, Lotus Notes and Power Point
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