Grant Manager (Acquisition) - ChildFund India (Apply by: 10 Aug'14)

ChildFund India is part of ChildFund International (www.childfund.org), one of the leading International Child Development Organizations in the world operating in 31 countries and working with over 15 million children globally. ChildFund International is a founding member of the ChildFund alliance – a global force of 12 international development organizations that partner to improve the lives of children and their families in 55 countries.

ChildFund started its operations in India in 1951. ChildFund India’s goal for 2013-2017 is to advance survival, comprehensive development, education, livelihood, participation and protection of deprived, excluded & vulnerable children by enhancing their access to quality services and reducing inequalities and discrimination.

We are headquartered in Bangalore, with a program office in New Delhi. Our programs are geographically spread across 14 States and One Union Territory. We implement our programs directly and through 60 local partners, reaching out to 1.4 million children and families spread over 2000 communities. Please visit the website, www.childfundindia.org for more information/details.

Be a part of ChildFund India team!

We are a growing organization and invite committed professionals to join us to take our vision forward in India. If you share our vision and feel that you can contribute to our mission then we look forward to receiving your profile.

Please find the Job Description for the position of Grant Manager - Acquisition enclosed below. 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title: Grant Manager - Acquisition

Department: Program Department

Location: New Delhi

Reports to: Program Director

Scope of the position: The Grant Manager - Acquisition reports to the Program Director. This role is responsible to generate grant income for ChildFund India by working with a group of technical Experts to engage donors at strategic level, build relationships with donors, lead the proposal development process, and build strategic capacity in grant acquisition and management.

Specific responsibilities will include the following:

1. Grant Acquisition

• In coordination with the Program Director develop the annual growth plan in line with the country strategy
• Research on potential donors and institutions to fund projects relevant for ChildFund India
• Develop Donor engagement strategies with participation of technical and programme teams
• Prepare and update documents like organizational capacity statements, vision strategy documents, organizational charts etc., to facilitate proposal preparation
• Develop and assist with the preparation of RFA responses, call for proposals and concept note and proposals, for submission to external donors. As part of program team represent ChildFund India to external donors. 
• Manager appropriate Grants Modules in ChildFund’s BRIDGE or other system’s
• Coordinate with the Regional and International Office on Regional or Global grants opportunities
• Support program team in building the capacity of Area Offices staff on project design and proposal,development. 
• Experience in Proposal Development (multilateral & bilateral)
• Working on the grants & ensuring satisfactory
o Monitoring of grants
o MIS
o Grant Reporting
o Pipeline of Proposal Bank
o Understanding on the global scenario for acquiring International grants

2. Must have:

• Post graduate in development studies or social sciences or MBA.
• 8 - 10 years of Program experience including at least 5 years of Grants Acquisition & Management.
• Knowledge of External Environment (relevant to Development sector including government bodies, donor institutions, forums, etc.).
• Experience of working with civil society organizations
• Strong negotiation and representational skills
• Knowledge of several donor regulations
• Knowledge of Program Frameworks and Approaches.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver quality results.

Please send your profile to recruitment@childfundindia.org before 10th August, 2014 mentioning clearly the Position Title in the subject line. Kindly mention your current salary/ expectations if any.