Trócaire
works in and through partnership with local organisations to overcome poverty
and promote justice in developing countries.
Within
the Horn & East Africa Region, Trócaire implements and manages development
and humanitarian programme work in Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan,
Somalia, and Uganda.
Trocaire
wishes to recruit a Regional
Business Development Manager to be
based in Nairobi or Kampala.
In the
context of a highly challenging donor funding environment in Ireland, Europe
and in East Africa, Trôcaire is seeking to increase both the amount and diversity
of institutional funding for its programmes.
The
Regional Business Development Manager (RBDM) has overall responsibility for
ensuring that the East Africa region works towards meeting regional
institutional funding targets and IFU deliverables in an increasingly
competitive funding environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Country
institutional funding strategy development
- Programme
planning and institutional funding applications
- Grant
Management
The
Person Specification
- Graduate
level education in development studies and relevant subject at Masters
Level
- 5
years’ experience of working in Institutional Funding (planning, proposal
and report writing, securing institutional funding through successful
grant applications, grant and contract management)
- Experience
of working with donors such as European Union, Irish Aid, DFID, Big
Lottery Fund, Comic Relief, UN, OFDA in East Africa
- Knowledge
and experience of working on emergency response, recovery and development
programmes
- Knowledge
of the key issues and trends in the development sector
- Substantive
experience in one or more of Trócaire priority sectors: livelihood
security, environmental justice, governance, human rights, disaster risk
reduction, and women empowerment.
For
detailed Job Description, requirements and details of the positions, interested
applicants should visit and apply through https://trocaire.workable.com/
by 27th August 2016.
Prospective applicants must be committed to safeguarding children and adults
against all forms of exploitation and abuse by signing Trócaire’s Safeguarding
Policy.