Job Description:

Summary: To provide expertise and leadership in acquiring major grant and private non-sponsorship funding, sustaining relations with diverse major donors, and building the capacity of sector/project staff in the areas of acquisition, proposal writing/design, and project start-up.  The position has a key role in the WVM strategy to increase resources and diversify funding.

Major Responsibilities:

Proposal Development

• Identify and lead proposal development (including design facilitation and writing) teams to pursue opportunities for funding, which are aligned with WVM strategic priorities, in a professional and timely manner, and ensure they are administered well if successful.
• Accountable for leadership and decision making on proposal development for proposals at all value levels, both grants and non-sponsorship.

Strategy, Planning, and Reporting

• Lead the development and monitor the implementation of the grant acquisition strategy and business plan, including reporting GAM metrics.
• Participate in and contribute to strategic planning and business plan development of other departments and WVM overall to ensure synergies and effectiveness with increasing and diversifying resources.

Donor and Partner Relationships

• Proactively build and maintain relationships with donors, partners, and WV Support Offices to identify new funding opportunities to meet funding gaps and/or growth in program/projects, which respond to needs in target communities.
• Manage relationships with WV Support Offices focused on private non-sponsorship funding.  Support relationships with local funders as needed.

Proposal to Project handover and Technical programming leadership and support

• Lead Project start-up workshops and ensure quality handover of proposal design and donor expectations/requirements to the project operations team once the proposal is funded.
• Provide technical support to assigned programming and lead trainings for grants projects (pending technical capacity).

Leadership and Capacity Building

• Provide strong Servant Leadership to the Grants Acquisition Team.
• Lead, Encourage, Support, Coach and Mentor the team ensuring capacity is built and appropriate results are achieved. Coaching the team on WVI values, vision, mission and working principles as efficient and best as possible in the framework of WVM mission and National Strategy.
• Manage the recruitment process and staff performance that are in the direct supervision (in coordination with P&C).
• Support professional and personal development of staff through on-the-job coaching, identification of learning and training needs and opportunities.
• Ensure staff’s compliance with World Vision’s policies.
• Establish clear standards of performance for all staff reporting to the position.
• Contribute to and support program activities that enrich and develop spiritual growth of staff.

Interested parties who meet the necessary requirements can submit their CVs, accompanied by Copies of Diplomas, ID and Letter of Expression of Interest until September 27, 2024, through the World Vision jobs website – Careers and vacancy reference – Recruitment Requisition Amendment: JR35732: https://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/WorldVisionInternational/job/Maputo-City-Mozambique/Senior-Program-Officer_JR35732