Sunday, October 05, 2014

Program Development Manager

Relevant Experience:

Master in Development Studies or Social Sciences.5 to 7 years experience in INGOs/UN with similar experience.Very Strong MS word, Excel and Power Point formatting and composing, proofreading and editorial skills.Excellent communication skills in English (verbal and written).Proactive approach with excellent follow up.Must be a team player.

Job Description:

PURPOSE and MAIN OBJECTIVES

The main purpose of this position is to collaborate with ARC teams to implement overall fundraising goals and identify fundraising opportunities and researches new prospects. The position holder will also be responsible to ensure that high-quality; accurate reports and proposals are submitted to donors/partners on time, research and assessments tasks, and capacity building activities are managed properly.

SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

Design, update donor mapping sheet, funding strategy in line with program strategy and ARC expansion strategy.  Identifies fundraising opportunities and researches new prospects.Take the lead role in facilitating the design of Concept Papers, Expression of Interests and Proposals in relation to ARC Thematic Areas for donor agencies, government departments and funding resources.  Making sure that proposals in progress are in compliance with donor’s guidelines and ARC policies. To skim through Request for Proposals RFPs online fast, and be able to respond quickly, work under tight time-frames. Ensure that all proposal designs comply with Donor Requirements, Government Policies, are in coordination and collaboration with chosen partners and meet ARC standards.Ensure that global standards (such as SPHERE, HAP-I, People in Aid, etc.) are incorporated into all relevant Proposal designs. Researching, conceptualizing, writing, and organizing ideas into a complete submit-able that addresses the needs of beneficiaries and requirements of the donor agencies. Develop, update and maintain a research library in terms of hard and soft copy documents. Attend donor coordination, cluster meetings and other events regarding promotions and funding opportunities and present ARC Pakistan program. Design and propose capacity building activities for staff and partners in resource mobilization and proposal developmentFacilitate the conduction of baseline studies and evaluationDevelop documentaries, promotional material and publicationsPrepare information, material and updates for ARC websiteAny other task assigned by Supervisor/Sr. Management

DELIVERABLES and TIMELINE 

Concept Notes, Proposals and Reports on regular basisResearch and assessments (need based)Staff Capacity Building on quarterly basisResource identification on regular basis

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