Vacancy title:
Grants Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD)

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, September 30 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, September 17 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Vacancy Type: Local contract
Contract Duration: 12 months with possibility for extension

Introduction

The Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD) works to strengthen inclusive, democratic political systems worldwide. To that end, we work with the entire political sector in a country, from aspiring politicians to political leaders, and from national to local level. We firmly believe that politics should serve the citizens; without accountable and effective political governance, it will be hard to achieve peace, stability and prosperity for all.
Our approach is unique and characterized by dialogue: we bring actors from across the political spectrum together. We work on their knowledge and competences, and empower them to cooperate in a constructive manner on issues that affect them.
Currently, we run programmes in more than 20 countries in Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, the MENA region and the Eastern European Neighborhood. NIMD's main office is located in the political heart of the Netherlands, in The Hague. At country level, we work with local partners, as country ownership is crucial for serious impact.
Our culture is informal and open, and encourages initiative, professionalism and inter-action. NIMD is politically impartial and driven by strong democratic values. In Uganda, NIMD's approach is based on the organization's focus on supporting an inclusive democracy, related to dialogue, the political inclusion of women and youth, capacity building for political actors and democracy education.

Purpose:
Develop and coordinate resource-mobilizing activities for sustaining the organization’s program in line with the strategic objectives.

Main Duties:
1. Develop and implement a fundraising plan in line with the strategic objectives of the organization.
2. Write project proposals as per donor requirement in line with the strategic requirements of the organization
3. Follow up project proposals submitted to donors and keep proper record of all correspondences in line with organizational requirements
4. Write project and accountability reports and submit them to donors in line with donor requirements
5. Establish and maintain an endowment fund to build organizational resources in line with the fundraising guidelines of the organization.
6. Develop and maintain a database for resource mobilization activities of the organization in line with organizational goals and objectives

Minimum Qualifications
1. A Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Business administration, social science or Development studies
2. Certification in a professional accounting course CPA or ACCA is added advantage

Key skills, knowledge and traits
1. Strong communication skill and grants writing financial reporting and budget monitoring abilities
2. High levels of attention to detail.
3. Proficiency in grants management software, MS Office packages Excel, Word and Outlook.
4. Able to multi-task and prioritize.
5. Strong research abilities to identify suitable funding opportunities
6. Experience in funding regulations and donor relations is a plus.

Key Competencies

Develop fundraising strategies.
• Select strategic fundraising activities to carry out in a specific period
• Organize and co-ordinate fund raising activities.
• Develop reports for fundraising activities.
• Write and submit fundraising reports.
• Write concept papers in line with donor requirements.
• Write and submit project proposals.
• Follow up proposals with donors after submission.
• Document and report feedback from donors to management.
• File all correspondences to and from donors.
• Access and study the information needs of different donors.
• Write donor reports in line with their information need
• Respond to donor information needs adequately.
• Establish and maintain the endowment fund in line with the principles governing it.
• Determine the resource needs of the endowment fund.
• Develop a plan on how the resources will be mobilized
• Design the database
• Feed the information needs into the database.
• Collect the information in line with the information needs of resource mobilization activities

Career Progression
Grants Manager/Specialist

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Please send your Motivation letter and CV to adminuganda@nimd.org by 5.00pm on Tuesday, 30th September 2025. DO NOT attach any other documents; it is not a requirement at this point.

NIMD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all applicants based on merit without regard to race, gender, sex, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to collecting, processing, storing and destroying all information in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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