Grants and Resource Mobilization Coordinator

Abstract:

The Grants and Resource Mobilization Coordinator will be responsible for reaching out to potential donors and partners, network with them and build proactive relationships, increasing ASF’s visibility with potential donors and helping in ensuring sustainable funding for the organization.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for partnering with donors, European Commission, international NGOs, national NGO and other organizations.

• Reach out to potential donors and partners, network with them and build proactive relationships.

• Communicate ASF mandate, objectives, strategic plans, policies, programs and resources requirements with donors and partners.

• Monitor new calls for proposals, review the published ones, identify ASF eligibility and coordinate the submission process ensuring applying best practices to submit winning proposals.

• Manage the development and preparation of expressions of interest, concept notes, projects proposals and other related documents.

• Present the organization’s projects and resource mobilization proposals to targeted donors and partners.

• Serve as the liaison focal point with external organizations on resource mobilization and grants matters.

• Work closely with the forum’s departments to identify funding gaps and prioritize institutional funding needs.

• Work closely with the communications team to produce and promote promotional materials to be presented to donors and other stakeholders during meetings or relationship building.

• Follow-up on the execution of the grants and funding plans in coordination with all related stakeholders to secure funding sustainability.

• Maintain, update and refresh insights on priority relationships and key partner stakeholders to ensure sustainability.

• Maintain and develop the organizations external database.

• Assist in building the team’s proposal development and report writing capacities.

• Identify other resource mobilization opportunities including but not limited to the private sector.

• Support the direct manager with donor relations and other related/concerned stakeholders.

• Advise the program and regional coordinators of the youth network on matters related to partnerships.

  Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Having a bachelor’s degree in a related field.

• Having more than 5 years relevant experience.

• Good skills in partnerships and develop relationships with partners and donors.

• Good experience in writing and developing grants.

• Fluency in English and Turkish is required, Arabic is optional

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to take initiative and work autonomously under minimum supervision.