Lutheran World Relief,Manager for Strategic Partnerships, East Africa (MSP)Jobs in Uganda

Closing
date: 26 Sep 2015

The
Manager for Strategic Partnerships (MSP) works under the direction of the
Senior Regional Director for Africa, and in close coordination with senior
staff of International Programs Department and New Business Development, to
help identify and promote strategic partnerships in support of LWR’s work in
Agriculture, Climate Change and Emergency Res

ponse. The position is expected to
be based in Kampala, Uganda with responsibilities for East Africa. Primary
duties are to develop partner networks and strategic partnerships to increase
the scale and impact of LWR’s work, focusing on corporate, foundation,
government, bilateral and multilateral organizations in priority countries in
the region of assignment, and to contribute to the development of high quality
proposals related to these partnership opportunities.

Resource
Mobilization (Private & Public):

·
Proactively pursue opportunities for engagement with the corporate sector in
priority countries, around the concept of Shared Value between corporate and
LWR interests

·
Track USAID and other bilateral or multilateral forecasts and Requests for
Applications/Proposals (RFAs/RFPs) and initiate conversations internally and
with potential partners in response to these opportunities

·
Initiate discussions with regional staff on Go/No-Go decisions around funding
opportunities

·
Recommend strategic role for LWR (e.g. as prime or sub) under relevant
RFAs/RFPs

·
Lead technical design workshops with staff and partners to design and write
high-quality proposals in response to donor opportunities. Contribute to
setting of annual growth targets for the region, in coordination with RD and
NBD

Partnership
Strategy & Coordination of Engagement:

·
Develop a regional and/or country level strategy for leveraging investment from
private (corporate & foundation) and public (bilateral & multilateral)
sectors.

·
Develop a plan for coordinating relationship management with these different
sectors and individual institutions/companies within them, in order to share
responsibility for engagement among senior staff, providing clarity on roles
and responsibilities of different staff and avoiding duplication of effort

Donor
Cultivation and Networking:

·
Cultivate relations with prioritized partners for possible funding, sharing
information on LWR’s strategies, technical approaches, and capacities

·
Represent LWR at regional events to build networks

Consortium-building:

·
In response to identified funding opportunities, build consortiums of partners
and help define each partner’s proposed role in consortium

Capacity
Strengthening:

·
Provide support/training to regional office and country teams around engagement
with private and public donors and strategic consortium-building

·
Work closely with Country Directors to develop and track partnership engagement
and follow up

Professional
Development

·
Engage in ongoing professional development.

Other

·
Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

Commitment
to LWR’s core values of Gratitude, Calling, Accompaniment, Stewardship and
Innovation.
A
graduate degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in a field relevant to
international development.
Ten
or more years of progressively responsible experience in international
development with a track record in new business development, and 3-5 years
of experience working overseas, preferably in the region of assignment.
Demonstrated
ability to produce US government and foundation grant proposals, to
successfully solicit grant funding, and to manage relationships with
institutional funders.
Experience
with public-private partnerships or similar engagement with corporate
sector partners.
Experience
effectively coordinating with a large group of stakeholders, including
local partners and CBOs, field office staff, Headquarters staff,
international partners and donors, and technical advisors.
Proficiency
with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word, as well as social media, ICT and
mobile technology
Ability
and willingness to travel up to 75 percent of time within the region of
assignment, with some travel to Baltimore as needed. Travel could include
adverse conditions and/or crisis zones, and may require extended stays in
one place.
Excellent
oral and written communications skills in English, including strong technical
program design and proposal writing skills. Knowledge of French or Spanish
desirable.
Commitment
to LWR’s core values and ability to model those values in relationships
with colleagues and partners.
Experience
with and commitment to working in a very diverse workforce.
Understanding
of issues related to LWR’s strategic objectives of Agriculture, Climate
Change and Emergency response, and with the concept of resilience.
Ability
to effectively represent organization to internal and external audiences.