Job Title: Head of Programme Funding
Organisation: Send a Cow (SAC) UK
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About SAC:
Since 1988 Send a Cow (SAC) has transformed a
million lives, by helping African families and orphans to grow enough food to
eat, sell their produce and develop small businesses that last. Providing
livestock, seeds, training and ongoing support, it helps families leave poverty
behind for good. The Send a Cow Group currently constitutes Country Programmes
in seven African countries plus the UK and USA, together with a Group Executive
which is based in the UK.
million lives, by helping African families and orphans to grow enough food to
eat, sell their produce and develop small businesses that last. Providing
livestock, seeds, training and ongoing support, it helps families leave poverty
behind for good. The Send a Cow Group currently constitutes Country Programmes
in seven African countries plus the UK and USA, together with a Group Executive
which is based in the UK.
Job Summary: The Head of Programme Funding will steer the development
and implementation of Programme Fundraising for Send a Cow country programmes,
primarily from institutional donors in the UK, Europe and USA, and to support
Programme Fundraising staff within the African Country Programmes. To ensure
high quality relationships with existing institutional donors, whilst also
broadening the funding base. To secure core project funding to enable the Send
a Cow programme to grow. The incumbent will lead and manage the Programme
Funding team, to network with current and potential donors, to lead the
development of potential funding opportunities, ensure that prospect research,
fundraising applications, logical frameworks and budgets, and grant management
are carried out to an excellent standard to meet the needs of a growing
organisation, The Head of Programme Funding will be expected to travel within
the UK, Europe, the USA, Africa and elsewhere as appropriate for networking and
development purposes.
and implementation of Programme Fundraising for Send a Cow country programmes,
primarily from institutional donors in the UK, Europe and USA, and to support
Programme Fundraising staff within the African Country Programmes. To ensure
high quality relationships with existing institutional donors, whilst also
broadening the funding base. To secure core project funding to enable the Send
a Cow programme to grow. The incumbent will lead and manage the Programme
Funding team, to network with current and potential donors, to lead the
development of potential funding opportunities, ensure that prospect research,
fundraising applications, logical frameworks and budgets, and grant management
are carried out to an excellent standard to meet the needs of a growing
organisation, The Head of Programme Funding will be expected to travel within
the UK, Europe, the USA, Africa and elsewhere as appropriate for networking and
development purposes.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and
maintain the strategic direction of the Programme Funding team and contribute
to SAC strategic development - Develop a good
understanding of the work of Send a Cow in Africa and the context and
policy framework within which it works - Develop and
maintain a good understanding of the wider NGO context - Develop and
maintain a good understanding of the wider aims, strategic objectives and
policies of the institutional donor community - Take lead in and
contribute ideas to, prospect development - Develop new
contacts with donors and positive partnerships with other NGOs for
collaboration on project implementation and joint funding initiatives,
working closely with the team, and senior Group and Country Programme
staff. - Ensure that the
team maintains excellent relationships with existing donors - Personally
manage a number of key donor relationships - Conduct prospect
research into potential donors and partners to identify new funding
opportunities for SAC Country Programmes. - Manage the
team’s development of excellent funding applications that include logical
frameworks, activity plans, clearly written narrative proposals and
detailed budgets which maximise recovery of full project costs, in
collaboration with Country Programme teams. - Hold overall
responsibility to ensure that grant contracts are well managed, so that
donor requirements are fulfilled in a timely manner. - Ensure SAC
systems are used appropriately to keep up to date files and records of all
programme funding activities. - Technically
support in-country capacity building. - Maintain close
communication and collaboration with all Fundraisers across SAC (including
in the US and UK) to ensure that, working together, programmes are fully
funded and risk is well managed, making optimal use of the range of income
sources at SAC’s disposal. - Build and
maintain close relationships with Country Directors, Programme staff,
Finance and the Research and Impact team to ensure quality and
appropriateness of Programme Funding activity. - Take part in the
leadership and strategic development of SAC, and any other activities as
required.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant
should hold a relevant Bachelor’s degree. Possession of a Master’s degree
is desirable - A minimum of
five or more years’ experience in a senior management position - Working
knowledge of a significant sized local and/or international NGO - Past experience
of motivating a team - Skills and
experience of budgeting - Successful
record of project proposal development, submission for funding, and grants
contract management - Excellent track
record of developing funding opportunities with a range of institutional
donors - Fluent spoken
and written English - Excellent
communication and selling skills – both written and verbal - Strong
interpersonal skills and the ability to work co-operatively leading a
team, and as a contributor to a team - Strong numeracy
skills - Networking and
representing skills - Strategic
leadership skills - Excellent
coaching and mentoring skills - Report writing
skills - Understanding of
IT applications - Be comfortable
working for a Christian organisation and be in sympathy with Send a Cow’s
Christian values and Cornerstones - Proactive and
forward looking leadership style - Willingness and
commitment to share information and promote transparency - Results
orientated - Highly flexible
- Ability and
willingness to travel - Commitment to
and understanding of equal opportunities - Self-confident
and personable - Interest in
International Development - Commitment to
SAC’s Christian Values, - Cornerstones and
development approaches
How to Apply:
All candidates are encouraged to submit the
following documents as they do Apply:
following documents as they do Apply:
Complete SAC Application Form,
CV’s will not be accepted
CV’s will not be accepted
Complete Equal Opportunities form
Send a copy the relevant qualifications
Submit ‘three key achievements’ according to
instructions
instructions
Be eligible to work in Uganda
Send the completed documents to:
applications@sendacow.org
applications@sendacow.org
Deadline: Monday, 12th January 2015
NB: Interviews
for shortlisted candidates will be held on 22nd January 2015 in Newton St Loe,
Bath. If you need more information about the
position or on how to apply please email Janet Bolton, Head of HR
janet.bolton@sendacow.org or phone on 01225 871913.
for shortlisted candidates will be held on 22nd January 2015 in Newton St Loe,
Bath. If you need more information about the
position or on how to apply please email Janet Bolton, Head of HR
janet.bolton@sendacow.org or phone on 01225 871913.
