Oxfam Regional Roving Funding Coordinator Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Oxfam Regional Roving Funding Coordinator Job in Nairobi, Kenya
February 27, 2015 Job Description
Vacancy: Regional Roving Funding Coordinator
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Ref: NT1293Location: Regional Centre, Nairobi – Kenya
Region: HECA
Division: International
Hours: 35 per week
Job Type: Fixed Term (12 Months)Salary: £22,421 net per annum – (take home pay – Oxfam will meet the tax and social security liabilities of the post holder, in relation to Oxfam’s employment) plus substantial benefits.
If you are resourceful, ambitious and determined to make a world of difference we want you to join us!
Oxfam’s Regional Centre in Nairobi supports a wide range of development and humanitarian programmes across the Horn, East and Central Africa region.
Our challenge, as the Regional Funding Team is to ensure countries across the region are provided with, and have access to skills, resources and expertise required to take greater responsibility for their own fundraising and contract management.
We are looking for the right person to join the funding team to ensure that the Oxfam country programmes have what they need, to diversify and manage income from a wide range of donors.The Role: The Regional Roving Funding Coordinator will provide a more structured and predictable funding support to humanitarian responses in the region.
The role forms part of a team responsible to provide surge capacity to countries to secure and manage over £40m of restricted funding needed to deliver quality programme across the region.
Bringing in a wealth of experience, you will provide expertise on managing our funding base and ensure very high quality relationships with key institutional donors as well as enhance the Country Funding Coordinators with greater capacity to access and manage restricted funding.The Person: To be successful in this position you will need significant experience in managing donor contracts and fundraising activities, in particular from EC, ECHO, OFDA, DFID, SIDA, UN agencies.
You will be effective and results orientated with the drive and knowledge of what it takes to raise funds for exciting development and vital humanitarian work.
You will have sound understanding of Program Cycle Management in emergencies and/or development environments, coupled with strong numeracy and financial skills, particularly in developing budgets, financial management/monitoring and reporting.
If you know you can build the capacity of others to do the same, then this is the opportunity for you.Oxfam’s programme in the HECA region has big ambitions and you will play a part in realising these ambitions and bringing vital, positive and lasting change to the lives of hundreds of thousands of people across the region.
So, if you do want to make a world of difference, this is your chance!
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How to Apply
If you believe you are the person to fill this exciting role, please CLICK HERE to submit your application, addressing the skills and competencies listed
The closing date for applications is 12 March 2015. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization.