Only women candidates are considered

Background:

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church Development and Inter- Church Aid Commission (EOC-DICAC) is established as the development wing of Ethiopian Orthodox Church, in 1972 by legal notice No.415 to respond to development and humanitarian gaps and to address the needy population in the country. Since its establishment, EOC-DICAC has been engaged in various types of multi-sectorial development and humanitarian projects and programs with wide range of intervention areas all over the country. EOC-DICAC is currently looking for candidates in the following job posts for a project entitled “capacity building for women in leadership and advocacy’’

Job Description:

The Grant acquisition manager shall be answerable to the commissioner of EOC-DICAC. In addition to tracking funding opportunities, she is required to develop high quality project proposals and concept notes for direct submission to key donors.

Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Lead the grant acquisition responsibilities of the organization;
• Identify and track calls for application and lobby new grant opportunities;
• Provided technical support to the management on the diversification of funding sources;
•  Plays a leading role in the identification and establishement of funding sources;
•  Establishes a data base on funding parners;
• Prepares annual grant acqusition work plan and monitoring plan;
•  With other relevant departmetns/services leads the process of developing and submitting high quality and compliant concept notes and proposals that are aligned with EOC-DICAC’s response strategy and donor priorities, in line with EOC-DICAC’s Standard Operating Procedures;
• Work closely with the Program, planning, M&E, Finance and Administration to coordinate proposal timelines;
• Maintain good donor communications, requests and amendments to ensure they are communicated effectively and oversee completion of resulting actions; coordinate response to donor queries as needed;
• Deliver donor compliance responsibilities for assigned portfolio, including working with the program and finance staff to monitor award implementation, supporting reporting and procurements to ensure compliance with donor requirements, and providing the reuired compliance support to the head office and field offices;
• Lead project kick-off  for grants  in portfolio, including planning and facilitating startup calls/meetings with program officers, and reviewing project timeline, deliverables, and donor requirements in detail;
• Ensure completion of program-specific components of the grant closeout process, including the submission of narrative and financial reports and disposition requests;
• Carry out field visits, attend meetings and hold workshops with staff, necessary to develop and finalize the proposals (including the budget, log frame and work plan)
• Provide support and build capacity of the implementing project staff in identifying and addressing challenges or concerns;
• Provide regular updates on concerning projects under her supervision to the program relevant department & services as well as to coordination and project offices;
• Whenever relevant, attend Donors’ meetings/visits, record and disseminates the information shared;
• Facilitates the transformation of existing communication to a modern system with a system of recording and tracking communications;
•  Participates in planning, implementation, M & E activities that need her professional input so as to enable EOC-DICAC attain its mission, goals and help projects to improve efficiency and effectiveness;

Term of Employment:  One year with a possibility of extension

Required Number:    one

Job Requirements:

• At least a Master’s degree in Economics, Social Sciences, development studies or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in grant acquisition in recognized humanitarian organizations/International NGOs;
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience working with UN agencies and  other donors;
• Demonstrated success in working across the full cycle of project/award management, including strong experience in grant acquisition as well as program design and proposal development;
• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate across teams to deliver results;
• Proven ability to think and act strategically, including the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing;
• Professionally proficient written and verbal English communication skill;
• Professional proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and ability to learn and communicate with SharePoint systems;
• Ability to adapt and meet deadlines as well as work with different types of staff of EOC-DICAC;
• Ability to perform duties and responsibilities under stress condition;
• Who is willing to perform other activities as instructed by her immediate supervisor;