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  • Posted: Jun 4, 2013
    Deadline: Jun 18, 2013
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    Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations working in approximately 94 countries worldwide to find solutions to poverty and what it considers injustice around the world. In all Oxfam's actions, the ultimate goal is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives. Oxfam works directly with communities and seeks to influen...
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    Institutional Funding Officer

    JOB TITLE: Oxfam Institutional Funding Officer  (Nigeria)
    DIVISION: International
    JOB FAMILY: Fund-raising
    DEPARTMENT: Oxfam GB & Oxfam Novib
    LOCATION: Duty station Nigeria (Abuja)
    SALARY: net salary range Naira N 3,648.088- N 4,924,919
    LEVEL: C2, national post
    OXFAM PURPOSE:     To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering.
     
    TEAMS PURPOSE:
    To raise funds for Oxfam GB and ON's programmes in Nigeria; to build relationship with potential donors; to develop programs with staff and partners; to ensure quality and consistency in relationships with institutional donors; and to support programme teams,in planning and managing their funds

    JOB PURPOSE:
    In collaboration with the Dakar -based OGB Regional Programme Funding Team (RPFT), and The Hague based ON External Funding (EFU) team, support the Oxfam in Nigeria Country Programme Teams (50% OGB & 50% ON) to manage new and established relationships with donors for development and advocacy & when relevant humanitarian work in Nigeria. To identify opportunities for fund-raising with institutional donors and private sector. Provide specialist information internally and externally to donors in order to meet the Oxfam affiliate funding strategy objectives for Nigeria. Provide the quality check in Nigeria for delivery of quality concept notes, full proposals and assist in editing when and where needed. Provide grant compliance guidelines to the relevant stakeholders in the country office on the various donor requirements  Organise staff & partner meetings for program development purposes. Organise grant compliance workshop & monitoring information for program staff and partners. Support proposal writing efforts and manage their funds.
     
    REPORTING LINES:
    The post holder reports to the Oxfam In Nigeria Country Director in Nigeria directly and liaises with Oxfam GB regional funding Unit and Oxfam Novib’s funding Unit in the Hague.
     
    BUDGET

    RESPONSIBILITY:
    A small program development budget will be available for travel, research, documentation, communication purposes.
    DIMENSIONS: Manages new and existing program development and fund-raising processes
    Facilitates and organises program development processes involving Oxfam staff and counterparts (both content & budget dimensions)
    Good communication and facilitation skills for multi-actor processes
    Collate information from a defined range of sources (external and internal) for colleagues.
    Deals with people both externally and internally to influence adherence to Oxfam ways of working
    Frequent internal and /external negotiations
    Representation and acquisition
    Mobilise specific technical and professional knowledge in program development, and provide this to colleagues on grant management ; significant training/capacity building of non-specialist staff in funding responsibilities.
     
    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
    · Responsible for supporting the development and/or implementation of a funding strategy for Oxfam GB’s programmes in Nigeria  (50%) and for Oxfam Novib’s programme in Nigeria (50%)
    · Responsible for developing good relationships with key potential donors in Nigeria  & pro-actively identify funding potentials Nigeria, including advising & guiding Oxfam GB/ON colleagues on country funding plans and donor liaison
    Support  Oxfam country colleagues OGB/ON in the development and submission of donor proposals for Nigeria .
    Conduct a quality check on all proposals & reports to back donors.
    Supporting and delegating quality contract management, including donor reporting, in collaboration with the Oxfam colleagues.
    Deliver training and support country offices with project cycle management and donor contract management according to capacity building plans in order to strengthen relationships with key donors, this in collaboration with OGB’s RPFT and ON’s EFU units.
    Represent Oxfam (GB/ON) as required with donors
    Understand and maintain Oxfam in Nigeria  donor database & give advise on how to develop this for Oxfam
    Coordinate and share information with OGB and ON HQ, including attending planning and training meetings and upholding standards.
     
    SKILLS &COMPETENCE:
    Essential
    University degree in relevant area or proven experience at this level.
    At least 5 years of work experience in the field of development cooperation, pref. with NGOs
    Three years experience of raising funds, preparing project proposals for DFID, EU and other institutional donors which are predominant in Nigeria, preferably for NGOs as well as experience with donors’ rules and regulations in order to ensure grant compliance
    Significant capacity building and training experience
    High level numeracy, budgeting, financial reporting and IT skills
    Works effectively with others in a team situation to achieve fundraising targets
    Organisational awareness – understanding how to get what information and who to keep informed
    Excellent research skills – knowledge of how to find new sources of funding for advocacy work
    Good communication skills – both written and verbal; experience of writing proposals and reports
    Experience of capacity building non-funding staff in all aspects of funding and contract compliance & able to facilitate training sessions
    Ability to represent Oxfam to donors and external institutions, good networking skills
    Influencing skills and tenacity
    Good administrative skills and ability to follow departmental procedures
    Experience with project cycle management (planning, monitoring, reporting, evaluation, learning)
    Educated to degree level
    Fluency in written and spoken English
    Knowledge of NGO programming in development/campaigning and if possible emergencies
     
    OTHER: Knowledge or experience of Oxfam's and civil society programme work an advantage.
    Regular travel within Nigeria is compulsary and to Head Offices OGB in UK and ON in The Hague may be required.
    The salary will be paid in Naira

    Method of Application

    If you are interested in this position please send a motivational letter and
    Curriculum vitae in English to   vacancies-nigeria@oxfamnovib.nl   to the attention of The Recruiter, no later than18th of June 2013.
    Further enquires on the position can be sent to Chinedu Ohanyido, Information Officer, chinedu.ohanyido@oxfamnovib.nl.

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