Deadline: 12 January 2016
Save the Children is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Head of Award Management in Mozambique. The duration for the post is of 2 years.
The Head of Award Management is responsible for delivering an efficient and effective award management function.
Save the Children works to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Key Jobs Responsibilities
The Head of Award Management will perform the following functions-
- Lead award management for all programmes, and develop best practice award management processes across the Mozambique Country Office.
- For three main aspects to it: lead and develop the Country Office award management effort; capacity building staff, and contributing to the development of best practices systems and processes.
- Leadership opportunity for an individual highly experienced in grants management, business development and donor communications.
- Requires an individual capable of providing strategic leadership to a dynamic team which is responsible for supporting ambitious fundraising targets as well as the management of a significant portfolio of awards.
- Responsible for working with all other teams in the Country Office to develop the capacity of all staff and provide on-the-job support to develop an awards management process that supports Save the Children quality standards.
- Strong coordination role across the Save the Children global network and internally to coordinate funding opportunities.
- Support development of high quality proposals that are reflective of Save the Children and donor strategic objectives, ensuring proposal budgets are accurately coasted.
- During implementation they will provide support and information to the technical and field-based teams to deliver donor compliant awards and high quality and timely donor reports.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- Excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organize a demanding workload comprised of diverse and challenging tasks and responsibilities.
- Proven track record of active contribution to a senior management team, and providing strategic support across multiple sectors and/or regions.
- Extensive experience with NGOs with increasing responsibilities including a proven experience of establishing and running the award management function in the field.
- Knowledge of the requirements of major institutional donors including budgeting, eligibility issues, compliance management, and reporting; experience of engaging with donors at a strategic level.
- Well-developed skills in staff management. Proven coaching and capacity building skills.
- Understanding of the financial aspects of award management, and understanding of operations and programming.
- Very strong attention to detail, problem solving skills, and ability to analyze trends.
- Excellent negotiations skills.
- Computer literate (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer, financial systems).
- Strong communication (written and spoken) in English, and strong interpersonal skills, with experience in managing multicultural teams.
- Experience with award management policies, procedures and systems and Save the Children’s award management system (AMS).
- Understanding of financial reporting from Save the Children’s accounting software (Agresso).
- Experience of Project Management, M&E Management or Funding Coordination.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit their CV and covering letter including their salary expectations for this role in English, as a single document, through online process.
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