About the Job
The Proposals and Partnerships Coordinator focuses on two critical, strongly inter-linked areas: proposal development and leading our local partnership co-ordination in Nigeria; part of our commitment to local leadership. They will be responsible for managing the interface with our partners and for developing new and existing partnerships, improving coordination, strengthening organizational development, completing due diligence and supporting programme delivery across education, child protection and livelihoods initiatives. The role holder will play a significant role in proposal development – in addition to, and as a key part of, the local partner dimensions of this position. Excellent writing skills are essential. This aspect of the role will span both Street Child-fronted applications but also directly supporting key local partners with their own applications – and the longer-term development of their capacity in this area. A distinctive feature of Street Child’s partnership proposition to local organizations is a commitment to supporting their own resource mobilization, not just as a downstream partner of Street Child – but independently too.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Proposal writing and development (30%)
Play a lead role, as directed by Senior Management, in the drafting of compelling proposals for Street Child of Nigeria
Interact with Street Child’s global fundraising teams to support their fundraising activities for Nigeria
Support key local partner organisations with bid and proposal writing
Support the longer-term development of key local partners’ proposal writing and resource mobilization capability
Partnerships Coordination (30%)
Lead and coordinate partnerships across Street Child’s programming portfolio
Manage the communication and agreement of partnership expectations
Participate in coordination platform and humanitarian clusters to advocate for better approaches for locally led action
Generate and share evidence about Street Child’s ‘localisation’ approach at the national and global level
Partnership Development (20%)
Provide support to partners in developing and implementing organisational development plans
Identify new partner organisations and take the lead in conducting the appropriate due diligence
Programme Management (20%)
Lead on the development and delivery of Street Child’s ‘localisation’ projects, including follow up and reporting processes
Assist in developing and monitoring work plans and budgets, as well as associated deliverables and results/outputs
Prepare, coordinate reviews, edit, and disseminate project-related reports and documents
Support Programme Managers during implementation with regular field monitoring to check progress and identify gaps
Increase the internal and external visibility of Street Child by developing and sharing learning and case studies
Required Skills
Excellent spoken and written English skills
Proven proposal and report writing skills
Excellent interpersonal, listening and communication skills
Ability to positively influence others
An energetic team player who can effectively collaborate
Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
Core values
Commitment to Street Child’s mission, vision, and values
We value high integrity, honesty, confidentiality and willingness to work in a flexible, dynamic, and challenging environment
Acceptance of diversity and inclusion as core principles
Requirements
Essential
A bachelor’s degree in International development or a related field.
Prior work experience in international development (3+ years prefered)
Demonstrable experience in working with local partners
Demonstrable experience in proposal development and report writing
Desirable
Previous experience in a humanitarian setting
Experience in project management
Experience in supporting organisational development
Able to travel regularly, sometimes in insecure environments
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