Deadline: 28 July, 2021
Location: Juba, South Sudan
Oxfam has announced a call for applications for the role of Funding Advisor.
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with the country funding coordinator, CD, programme teams and support services teams to create and secure country funding strategy
- Support programme staff with specific initiatives and processes to secure programme funding, including the effective utilisation of funding information systems
- Support country funding coordinator to identify and develop opportunities with existing and new donors and funding mechanisms, and maintain strong relationships with existing donors, building interactive relationships and matching the ‘Oxfam offer’ to their particular interests and expectations
- Coordinate development and submission of donor proposals
- Review and submit donor financial and narrative reports, ensuring consistency, accuracy, clarity, and timely submission in compliance with Oxfam policies and procedures as well as donor contractual requirements, and work with programme and finance staff to continuously improve the quality of donor reports
- Work with programme/finance/logistics staff to improve understanding, visibility, and clarity around donor contractual requirements, including facilitating donor budget monitoring and timely intervention
- Support programme staff to efficiently plan and utilise diverse income, including preparation and submission of proposals and reports
- Maintain restricted funding information systems and records on donor contracts and income data on shared drive
- Develop and maintain comprehensive, up-to-date and user-friendly filing systems for contracts and other documents, maintaining a complete and clear audit trail of proposals, contracts, donor reports, donor visits and feedback, meetings
- Provide training and support to programme and other staff on the use of funding systems and procedures including support on completion of internal procedures and forms
- Provide regular management information on the status of donor contract management and country funding strategy objectives and targets and contribute to monthly and quarterly regional funding reports particularly on compliance and system maintenance issues
- Support in strengthening the capacity of colleagues and partner staff across the country
Requirements
- Experience working/living in South Sudan
- Knowledge of Oxfam GB’s internal contract management system
- Knowledge of Arabic
- Willingness to travel to the field
- Ability to work well in a multicultural team
- Excellent communication skills
- Knowledge and experience of Oxfam’s programme work and systems
- Understanding of South Sudan environment and issues of poverty reduction (highly desirable)
- Experience working in a conflict affected/hardship location
To apply and for more information, click here.
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