Job Description
About us
Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t
inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers,
women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street
fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and
more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.
Oxfam GB is a
member of international
confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners
and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and
campaigning, in more than 90 countries.
A thriving diverse Oxfam:
It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part
as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need
equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and
volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce,
better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.
To do that:
- We
need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this
including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
- We
need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work
and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
- We
want and need everyone, and that means we need you.
In response to Covid-19 if you are offered a role where you
are required to travel between countries please ensure you have been briefed by
the Hiring Manager about any changes to working or precautions you should take
as part of your role.
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to
end the injustice of poverty.
Do you have at least five (5) years of proven experience of
writing quality proposals and/or report submissions for institutional donors?
Do you have fluency in spoken and written English and proven
communication skills with the ability to analyse, synthesise, and communicate
complex issues?
If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.
The Role
The Proposal and Report Writer will be responsible for the
following responsibilities:
- Coordinate
the programme design, development and submission of high-quality project
proposals, concept notes and expressions of interest to donors and
affiliates, designating clear roles and responsibilities and ensuring
inputs from key technical and field teams
- Quality
check proposal submissions for language, grammar and narrative flow and
cross-check narrative and budget documents for consistency and coherence
- Working
with the Business Development and Funding Manager, DCD and all Programme
Team Lead (PMs and Technical Leads) to respond timely on any query raised
related to any submitted proposal. This include tracking for feedback
whenever assigned by the BDM.
- Support
the Business Development & Funding Manager to identify and secure
funding from a diverse range of institutional, private, foundation and
in-country donor sources
- Coordinate
closely with the Business Development Manager & Funding Manager to
maintain an up-to-date funding grid and pipeline analysis
- Support
the country programme in ensuring that programme design is inclusive and
includes a consultative, participatory and gender sensitive approach
- Support
the coordination and review of quality donor reporting
- Working
with the Business Development and Funding Manager to ensure 100%
compliance with donor reporting requirement.
- Deliver
Capacity building for Programme staff in the area of Proposal writing, and
internal and donor report writing across the Country Program.
- Any
other responsibilities to be assigned by the Line Manager from time to
time in order to meet the demand and expectation of delivery results for
funding team.
What we are looking for
Our next Prposal and Report Writer should meet the following
requirements:
- At
least five (5) years of proven experience of writing quality proposals
and/or report submissions for institutional donors, specifically, DFID,
ECHO, SIDA, DANIDA, BMZ and UN agencies (UNOCHA, UNDP, UNICEF, UNWomen).
- Excellent
attention to detail and proven experience writing/editing documents for an
external audience
- Bachelor
degree in relevant field
- Fluency
in spoken and written English and proven communication skills with the
ability to analyse, synthesise, and communicate complex issues
- Willingness
and ability to work within a multicultural, multilingual, and insecure
environment
- Strong
interpersonal skills, including coordination, collaboration and
negotiation
- Ability
to manage time effectively, and adapt to competing priorities within tight
deadlines
- Ability
to deliver capacity building for other staff on proposal and report
writing
- Understanding
of and commitment to cross-cutting issues, including gender and protection
- Previous
experience working in the non-profit sector
We offer
This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference
in humanitarian sector, to act as key contributor to Yemen emergency response,
to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their fields
etc, training and development, offers fair pay and competitive benefits
package.
Length of contract:
1 year with possible extension upon performance and availability
of funding.
Flexfam
We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of
the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements
which might work for you. We think this role would work particularly well as a
partially home-based role or job share.
How to Apply
To apply:
Internal Portal: https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/internal/vacancy/17473/description
External Portal: https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/vacancy/17473/description