Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 27 Apr 2016
Sightsavers has an exciting opportunity for two Institutional Funding Officers to maintain and support institutional donor relationships in the UK directly and in support of other members of the Institutional Funding team.
The post holders will work with the Institutional Funding Manager in directly managing existing funding agreements and in leading on the development of new funding relationships for the team. Working alongside other members of the team, you will be supporting the implementation of the overall global institutional funding strategy through direct involvement in proposal writing and reporting. You will contribute to wider organisational and departmental systems development and organisational initiatives.
The ideal candidate will be educated to degree level preferably in an international development related subject or have relevant working experience. You will have a demonstrable experience of working with institutional donors preferably including bilaterals, multilaterals or large scale foundations. Candidates with experience of producing applications and reports would be of particular interest. The successful candidate will have good research skills with a good understanding of budgets and financial data. This role will involve traveling across the UK including some evenings for meetings and briefings and be expected to travel 3-4 times per year to country offices (in Asia & Africa).
How to apply:
For further information and how to apply please visit the vacancy at http://jobs.sightsavers.org/job/institutional-funding-officer-x-2-6-12-month-fixed-term-maternity-contracts/