Grants Mobilization, Partnerships and External Relations Officer at The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria

• The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the organization’s resource mobilization efforts through grant writing, proposal development and partnership expansion and management, while also serving as a strategic liaison between FIDA Nigeria and key institutional stakeholders, including the Judiciary and her organs/components.

Key Responsibilities

Grant Mobilization

• Initiate the development of high-quality grant proposals, concept notes and funding applications to bilateral and multilateral donors, foundations and development partners.
• Identify and track funding opportunities aligned with FIDA Nigeria’s strategic priorities.
• Initiate proposal development processes, including technical inputs, budgeting and submission timeline
• Contribute to the development of institutional resource mobilization strategies.
• Initiate the development of organization resource mobilization framework
• Expand and strengthen organization resource mobilization policy and procedures
• Conduct donor landscape mapping to understand donors’ funding areas, themes, and future priorities
• Align fundraising efforts with the organization’s overall mission and long-term goals.
• Initiate organization fundraising diversification and funding policy
• Conduct industry mapping – to understand other organizations’ funding models, donors, areas of work, and competitive advantages
• Initiate the development of organization capacity statement
• Attend Call for Proposal and bid meetings

Partnerships & External Relations

• Manage and strengthen existing strategic partnerships with development partners, civil society organizations and institutional stakeholders.
• Initiate the development of a Partnership Policy and tools
• Conduct Partnership mapping to identify new strategic partners
• Serve as a key liaison between FIDA Nigeria and the Judiciary and relevant organs, facilitating communication, collaboration and coordination on initiatives that strengthen access to justice for women and children.
• Support the development and implementation of partnership engagement strategies to enhance institutional collaboration.
• Maintain relationships with existing donors and partners while identifying opportunities for new partnerships.
• Support the preparation of partnership briefs, reports and presentations for stakeholders and partners.
• Contribute to the development of institutional resource mobilization strategies.
• Contribute to the development of partnership strategies, action plans, and reporting mechanisms.
• Represent FIDA Nigeria in relevant stakeholder meetings, consultations and engagement platforms where required.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Law or a related field. A postgraduate degree will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant professional experience in grant writing, proposal development, partnership management or resource mobilization within a non-profit, development or advocacy organization.
• Evidence of work with relevant actors in the Judiciary as an institution
• Proven experience developing successful grant proposals and managing donor relationships.
• Strong understanding of donor funding mechanisms, development programming and partnership engagement.
• An excellent demonstration of working experience with government institutions, judicial bodies or policy stakeholders is highly desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong proposal and report writing abilities.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills.
• High level of professionalism, discretion and organizational ability.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Reporting Line

• The Grants Mobilization, Partnerships and External Relations Officer will work under the direct supervision of the Senior Manager and provide support to the Programs and Partnership Department.