Institutional Partnership Development Manager
2025-04-30T09:39:20+00:00
SOS Children’s Villages
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FULL_TIME
National Office
Uganda
00256
Uganda
Nonprofit, and NGO
Non-profits, Foundations & Philanthropists
2025-05-12T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
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Job summary:
The Institutional Partnership Development (IPD) Manager supports the organization to increase and diversify its institutional funding base in collaboration with development partners. S/he works with the National Director and the Program Team to strengthen existing relationships and establish new relationships with institutional donors. S/he works together with the Head of Programmes to develop and implement strategies for institutional partnerships to grow the funding portfolio. IPD further provides support for all grants in grants and donor contract management.
Roles and Responsibilities
Acquisition (Fundraising and Donor liaison)
- 40% of the time spent on writing concepts, reviewing and technical guidance for staff
- Develop and submit 2 - 5 proposals per quarter to SOS CV International Office and other private donors
- Develop and implement a fundraising strategy for institutional grants.
Donor Contract Management (10% of the time spent on DCM.)
- Submit monthly and quarterly donor reports
- Develop and submit Institutional Funding and reporting timeline
- Develop and maintain workspaces in the Grant management Tracker system for management of institutional contracts.
- Provide regular communication with the SOS CV international and regional offices
Strategy/Capacity Building (30% of the time spent on capacity building in grants management).
- Train and support relevant staff in Project Cycle Management and Logical Framework Approach among other models and approaches
- Document learning on the implementation of donor-funded grants and contracts.
- Conduct capacity building for all grants in Grants management to improve burn rates and results-based reporting
- Provide technical advice for budget reviews and work plans for all grants to improve donor contract management.
Partnership Development and Networking (20% of the time spent on partnerships)
- IPD Partnership guidelines developed and rolled out within all locations
- Coordinate and facilitate consortium formation and proposal development processes externally, with consortium and / or local implementing partners
- Participate in regional IPD networking and training forums and contribute to development of new IPD strategies to improve practice.
- Work closely with the GSC in ESAF and IO to ensure coordinated contact with donors.
- Develop MOUs, pre-teaming agreements or other required documentation in relation to consortium formation and partnership development
Safeguarding
- Ensuring that key stakeholders are made aware of safeguarding measures and are supported in implementing them
- Ensuring that safeguarding is integrated in all management processes including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, team meetings, annual planning process, field-level monitoring, IWP, IDP etc.
- Creating and maintaining a managerial and operational environment where the Safeguarding measures are effectively implemented.
Required Qualifications and Experience
The ideal candidate will hold a Master's degree in social sciences (such as social work, psychology, social pedagogy, community development, or economics), along with a postgraduate qualification in project management, and will bring at least seven years of experience in project management— particularly in securing and managing institutional donor funding—with deep expertise in development programming across sectors like Education, Health, Livelihoods, Gender and GBV, and Child Protection; they must also demonstrate strong competencies in social science research, program design, DCM and PCM approaches, strategic planning and implementation, team leadership, cross sector coordination, budget alignment, donor representation, and partnership development, while being highly proficient in MS Office and project management tools, and capable of working under pressure, across multiple regions, with excellent communication, capacity-building, and innovation skills.
Acquisition (Fundraising and Donor liaison) 40% of the time spent on writing concepts, reviewing and technical guidance for staff Develop and submit 2 - 5 proposals per quarter to SOS CV International Office and other private donors Develop and implement a fundraising strategy for institutional grants. Donor Contract Management (10% of the time spent on DCM.) Submit monthly and quarterly donor reports Develop and submit Institutional Funding and reporting timeline Develop and maintain workspaces in the Grant management Tracker system for management of institutional contracts. Provide regular communication with the SOS CV international and regional offices Strategy/Capacity Building (30% of the time spent on capacity building in grants management). Train and support relevant staff in Project Cycle Management and Logical Framework Approach among other models and approaches Document learning on the implementation of donor-funded grants and contracts. Conduct capacity building for all grants in Grants management to improve burn rates and results-based reporting Provide technical advice for budget reviews and work plans for all grants to improve donor contract management. Partnership Development and Networking (20% of the time spent on partnerships) IPD Partnership guidelines developed and rolled out within all locations Coordinate and facilitate consortium formation and proposal development processes externally, with consortium and / or local implementing partners Participate in regional IPD networking and training forums and contribute to development of new IPD strategies to improve practice. Work closely with the GSC in ESAF and IO to ensure coordinated contact with donors. Develop MOUs, pre-teaming agreements or other required documentation in relation to consortium formation and partnership development Safeguarding Ensuring that key stakeholders are made aware of safeguarding measures and are supported in implementing them Ensuring that safeguarding is integrated in all management processes including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, team meetings, annual planning process, field-level monitoring, IWP, IDP etc. Creating and maintaining a managerial and operational environment where the Safeguarding measures are effectively implemented.
The ideal candidate will hold a Master's degree in social sciences (such as social work, psychology, social pedagogy, community development, or economics), along with a postgraduate qualification in project management, and will bring at least seven years of experience in project management— particularly in securing and managing institutional donor funding—with deep expertise in development programming across sectors like Education, Health, Livelihoods, Gender and GBV, and Child Protection; they must also demonstrate strong competencies in social science research, program design, DCM and PCM approaches, strategic planning and implementation, team leadership, cross sector coordination, budget alignment, donor representation, and partnership development, while being highly proficient in MS Office and project management tools, and capable of working under pressure, across multiple regions, with excellent communication, capacity-building, and innovation skills.
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Vacancy title:
Institutional Partnership Development Manager
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Non-profits, Foundations & Philanthropists]
Jobs at:
SOS Children’s Villages
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, May 12 2025
Duty Station:
National Office | Uganda | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 30 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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Job summary:
The Institutional Partnership Development (IPD) Manager supports the organization to increase and diversify its institutional funding base in collaboration with development partners. S/he works with the National Director and the Program Team to strengthen existing relationships and establish new relationships with institutional donors. S/he works together with the Head of Programmes to develop and implement strategies for institutional partnerships to grow the funding portfolio. IPD further provides support for all grants in grants and donor contract management.
Roles and Responsibilities
Acquisition (Fundraising and Donor liaison)
- 40% of the time spent on writing concepts, reviewing and technical guidance for staff
- Develop and submit 2 - 5 proposals per quarter to SOS CV International Office and other private donors
- Develop and implement a fundraising strategy for institutional grants.
Donor Contract Management (10% of the time spent on DCM.)
- Submit monthly and quarterly donor reports
- Develop and submit Institutional Funding and reporting timeline
- Develop and maintain workspaces in the Grant management Tracker system for management of institutional contracts.
- Provide regular communication with the SOS CV international and regional offices
Strategy/Capacity Building (30% of the time spent on capacity building in grants management).
- Train and support relevant staff in Project Cycle Management and Logical Framework Approach among other models and approaches
- Document learning on the implementation of donor-funded grants and contracts.
- Conduct capacity building for all grants in Grants management to improve burn rates and results-based reporting
- Provide technical advice for budget reviews and work plans for all grants to improve donor contract management.
Partnership Development and Networking (20% of the time spent on partnerships)
- IPD Partnership guidelines developed and rolled out within all locations
- Coordinate and facilitate consortium formation and proposal development processes externally, with consortium and / or local implementing partners
- Participate in regional IPD networking and training forums and contribute to development of new IPD strategies to improve practice.
- Work closely with the GSC in ESAF and IO to ensure coordinated contact with donors.
- Develop MOUs, pre-teaming agreements or other required documentation in relation to consortium formation and partnership development
Safeguarding
- Ensuring that key stakeholders are made aware of safeguarding measures and are supported in implementing them
- Ensuring that safeguarding is integrated in all management processes including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, team meetings, annual planning process, field-level monitoring, IWP, IDP etc.
- Creating and maintaining a managerial and operational environment where the Safeguarding measures are effectively implemented.
Required Qualifications and Experience
The ideal candidate will hold a Master's degree in social sciences (such as social work, psychology, social pedagogy, community development, or economics), along with a postgraduate qualification in project management, and will bring at least seven years of experience in project management— particularly in securing and managing institutional donor funding—with deep expertise in development programming across sectors like Education, Health, Livelihoods, Gender and GBV, and Child Protection; they must also demonstrate strong competencies in social science research, program design, DCM and PCM approaches, strategic planning and implementation, team leadership, cross sector coordination, budget alignment, donor representation, and partnership development, while being highly proficient in MS Office and project management tools, and capable of working under pressure, across multiple regions, with excellent communication, capacity-building, and innovation skills.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 84
Level of Education: postgraduate degree
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