Program Design Officer, West and Central Africa
For more than 50 years, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has been a key
player in African conservation and sustainable development.
AWF is currently seeking a talented professional
to lead its fundraising efforts in West and Central Africa Programs in Congo
and Parc W Heartlands by ensuring a steady flow of high quality proposals and
well serviced funding to the programs.
to lead its fundraising efforts in West and Central Africa Programs in Congo
and Parc W Heartlands by ensuring a steady flow of high quality proposals and
well serviced funding to the programs.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Vice President Program Design
and working closely with AWF’s DRC / West Africa field-based program team,
cross-site technical program staff, finance staff, and fellow program design
team members, this position will generate funding from public sector sources
for AWF’s growing program across West and Central Africa.
and working closely with AWF’s DRC / West Africa field-based program team,
cross-site technical program staff, finance staff, and fellow program design
team members, this position will generate funding from public sector sources
for AWF’s growing program across West and Central Africa.
The position will lead fundraising efforts from
government and professional foundation donors for AWF’s work in priority
landscapes in West and Central Africa.
government and professional foundation donors for AWF’s work in priority
landscapes in West and Central Africa.
The successful candidate will be responsible for
identifying and securing opportunities for funding, providing design support to
the Heartland teams, and for contributing to overall AWF analysis and knowledge
management.
identifying and securing opportunities for funding, providing design support to
the Heartland teams, and for contributing to overall AWF analysis and knowledge
management.
Operationally this includes
- relationship
management with donors; - supporting
the field team in designing effective conservation plans to market to
donor agencies; - preparing
high quality funding proposals, including research, helping field teams
form effective technical partnerships, drafting and finalizing text, and
award negotiation processes, providing support to landscape teams in
effectively managing grants by tracking budgets and progress in
accomplishing work plans; - managing
and drafting technical reports for donor agencies; - tracking
national and regional level selected landscapes, policy initiatives
including climate change; - providing
analytical support to AWF’s landscape program by documenting lessons
learned and success stories; contributing to annual budgeting and
conservation planning processes; and - representing
AWF in international and local fora, as requested.
This position will be based at AWF’s
Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya with travel to the field.
Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya with travel to the field.
The successful candidate will have;
- Reputable
Undergraduate and Postgraduate qualifications required in relevant field(s):
including economics, business management, conservation, natural resource
management, rural development. - Experience
of working at a responsible level in conservation, including direct
experience in conservation in Africa, and a track record in raising
restricted funding. - Demonstrable
experiencing of effective fundraising, marketing, donor presentations and
policy dialogue. - Up-to-date
understanding of current bilateral and multilateral donor agencies’ and
professional foundations’ priorities would be considered an advantage. - Excellent
interpersonal skills including the ability to negotiate and manage donor
relationships and work with colleagues and partners remotely. - Excellent
ability to conceptualize and write project documents (including budgets, logical
frameworks, and work plans) and reports. - Excellent
ability to communicate effectively with a wide group of partners,
including proactive sharing of information and reporting. - Sound
ability to work as part of a team and independently; flexible, multi-tasker
who meets deadlines. - Fluency
in spoken and written English and French required. - Willingness
to travel up to 20% of the time (mostly national and regional).
How
to apply:
to apply:
If you are interested in this position, please send a cover letter and your detailed
CV indicating daytime telephone numbers, address and names of three referees
with subject ”PDO-WCA”, to jobs@awf.org.
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
For further information on the position and AWF, please visit www.awf.org/jobs
