OUR TEAM To support conflicted-affected populations access appropriate and equitable assistance that meets humanitarian needs and reduces underlying drivers of conflict at all levels.
JOB PURPOSE The Business Development Manager will support the Country Director and other country program staff to grow Oxfam income and partnerships at the country level in order to resource our program strategy.
To achieve the country program ambitions, the BDFC will be responsible for developing and implementing resource mobilization strategies to forge strategic partnerships between Oxfam and institutional donors and identifying and developing new funding opportunities. The post holder will be expected to work across the confederation of OI affiliates in achieving the country funding strategy.
Job Description
Planning/Strategy
• Establish and maintain up-to-date funding strategies and plans.
• Research new in country funding prospects to meet the set ambition of the programme.
Funding Coordination
• Links with the confederation funding architecture to access intelligence, opportunities and skills. Brokering assistance from technical advisers and donor account managers in affiliate HQs, regional offices and shared services.
• Supports in-country staff to adhere to funding policies and guidelines of the confederation.
• Collaborates with other affiliates to co-create or develop global or multi-country funding opportunities.
• Establish and maintain up-to-date funding grids and donor logs.
Fundraising
• Lead and support country team and partner organisations in developing, writing and submitting quality concept notes, proposals and bids.
Fund Management
• Lead on negotiating donor contracts favourably in line with Oxfam standards.
• Ensure consistency in external communications.
• Support program teams to effectively manage donor contracts, including the timely submission of quality reports and ongoing communication with donors about program delivery against contractual agreements.
Strategic Donor Engagement:
• Responsible for managing and building Oxfam’s relationships with donor representatives in
Iraq.
• Proactively engages on a strategic basis with institutional donors at a country level in order to facilitate technical program exchanges, influence policy and thinking, and identify key areas of potential cooperation, including program funding.
Capacity Building and Compliance:
• Assess and strengthen the capacity of colleagues in the planning, securing and management of restricted funds using appropriate methodology, such as formal training, technical guidance, coaching and accompaniment.
• Monitoring and tracking of partner grants for compliance with donor guidelines, as well as capacity building of partners as appropriate.
• Supporting Program Team to improve their knowledge and understanding of donor requirements to ensure good contract management.
• Provides technical advice in negotiations with institutional donors over contracts, costs, governance and accountability, and donor conditions.
• Advises program and finance staff to deliver strong donor compliance and undertakes quality assurance for reports for donors in country considered to be high risk, in order to help minimise any negative impact to Oxfam’s income and reputation.
• Supporting the program team to produce timely and high quality donors reports by providing adequate guidance, improving report quality and ensuring consistency between narrative and financial reporting.
Building an effective funding team
• Manage staff in line with Oxfam policies (Funding officer and Grants manager), ensuring that they have the necessary induction, training and support as required.
• Implement the Oxfam performance management system with all direct reports i.e agreeing clear work objectives, supporting achievement of objectives and and conducting timely performance reviews.
Develop and maintain a healthy environment for the funding team, coordinating timely discussions on strategic and operational funding issues.
How to apply:
If you feel that you have the relevant skills, qualifications, and competencies for the job, please send your detailed CV & cover letter to the following Oxfam official postal address before the closing date.
https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/16352/description
Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply