JOB POSITION:Funding Manager Surge and Relief
DUTIES: You will focus on providing fundraising and grant management support to country programmes and contribute to building capacity of their senior teams, working with a range of stakeholders amongst donors, partners, communities and funding teams.
- Position type : 2 years fixed term contract
- Deadline : 1 Feb 2015
- Interview dates : w/c 09 February 2015
- Salary : Competitive with excellent benefits
It’s hard to believe that today 748 million people still don’t have clean, safe water and 2.5 billion live without a toilet. The resulting diseases kill one child every minute.
WaterAid is looking for a Funding Manager, Surge and Relief to play a vital role in our mission to transform lives with safe water, sanitation and hygiene in the world’s poorest communities.
Working within the Strategic Funding Unit, the Funding Manager, Surge and Relief will focus on providing fundraising and grant management support to country programmes and contribute to building capacity of their senior teams, working with a range of stakeholders amongst donors, partners, communities and funding teams. The role will also provide added capacity inputs to country programmes during periods of peak demand, or at times of high priority or high risk.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a confident professional with strong understanding of development issues and experience of working in the developing world. The successful candidate will additionally require a sound understanding of fundraising from institutional and government donors, and the priorities and needs of corporate and major donors. Strong knowledge of fund accounting and grant management systems in non-profit organisations is essential.
Working with us, you will be entitled to a wide range of employee benefits, such as an exceptional pension fund, medical cash plans, an employee assistance programme, generous annual leave and Save As You Learn schemes, as well as fitness and lifestyle programmes.
No recruitment agencies please.
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