Institutional Funding Advisor at Sightsavers

Responsibilities

• We are looking for an Institutional Funding Advisor to support and maintain institutional donor relationships in the UK, both directly and in support of other members of the Institutional Funding team.
• This includes working with the Institutional Funding Senior Advisor in directly managing existing funding agreements and in leading on the development of new funding relationships for the team. 
• The role will involve contract management, bid development, learning and continuous improvement.  

Skills and Experience

• This is an ideal opportunity to build on your existing institutional funding experience. To succeed in this role you will need:
• Demonstrable experience of working with institutional donors, preferably including bilaterals, multilaterals or large scale foundations
• Strong knowledge of current international development issues
• Experience of producing applications and reports
• Experience of producing management information
• Good research skills
• Good proposal development and writing skills
• Good understanding of budgets and financial data
• Good IT skills including digital media
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to travel up to 4 weeks internationally per year
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for disabled people