Resource Mobilisation Officer

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning & Opportunity Mapping

• Contribute to strategic planning to implement the Business Development Department’s work plan.
  
• Research and identify potential funders and update the historical maps in the Microsoft Fundraising and Engagement application and other tools.
  
• Scan for relevant calls for proposals and concept notes and generate summaries for quick decision-making.
  

Partnership & Funder Engagement

• Support the establishment and maintenance of collaborative relationships with the Institute’s partners — including research organisations, academia, government, media and civil society — to optimise proposal development and project implementation and enhance the AFIDEP brand.
  
• Support engagement with funders and partners.
  
• Populate partnership assessment and due diligence documentation.
  

Proposal Development Support

• Support proposal development, including background research, collating project and organisational information, and customising biographies and curricula vitae to specific calls.
  
• Support registration to funders’ and partners’ online proposal submission platforms.
  

Events, Monitoring & Reporting

• Support the planning of, and participate in, events and meetings relevant to resource mobilisation and partnership-building.
  
• Support monitoring of the Department’s impact and reporting.
  
• Undertake other miscellaneous tasks as required.
  

Qualifications and Experience

The ideal candidate should have:

• A Master’s degree in international development, social sciences, humanities, communications, business development, or another relevant discipline.
  
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in resource mobilisation, business development, proposal development, grants management, donor reporting, strategic communications, or a related field, preferably within an international development or research organisation.
  
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the funding regulations, compliance requirements, and priorities of major bilateral and multilateral donors, research funders, foundations and philanthropic organisations.
  
• Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to identify, gather, synthesise and translate complex information and evidence into compelling proposals, concept notes, donor reports and other resource mobilisation materials.
  
• Demonstrable experience in planning, coordinating and delivering strategic events, stakeholder engagements, donor meetings or similar institutional positioning initiatives.
  
• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills, with the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly, concisely and persuasively to different audiences.