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    Manager, Global Institutional Funding - Nairobi, Kenya - Center for Reproductive Rights-Kenya

    Center for Reproductive Rights-Kenya
    Center for Reproductive Rights-Kenya Nairobi, Kenya

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    ABOUT THE COMPANY

    The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization of lawyers and advocates who ensure reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights for the dignity, equality, health, and well-being of every person

    JOB SUMMARY

    The Manager, Global Institutional Funding will manage donor outputs for all grants in their portfolio across the grant life cycle, including pre-bid capture, proposal coordination and submission, donor reporting and other award activities, and knowledge management. The Manager, Global Institutional Funding reports to the Senior Manager of Institutional Partnerships and supports the Senior Director and Associate Director of Foundations in planning and implementing the Center's global institutional funding plan. This includes, specifically, managing an institutional grants portfolio, which includes Foundations, bilateral (government agencies), and multi-lateral (the UN) funders. This individual will also provide support across the Institutional Funding unit, as needed, and participate in weekly unit updates and quarterly planning and replanning exercises. The Manager will work closely with the other departments, principally the programs team, including the global and regional teams in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America, as well as with the Finance, Compliance units, and the Strategy, Evaluation, and Learning units.The Manager, Global Institutional Funding will be based in Nairobi, Kenya. The Center operates in a hybrid model, allowing staff to work 3 days in the office and 2 days from home. Qualifications:Strong commitment to the Center's mission, purpose, and values.A bachelor's degree is required, and an advanced degree is a plus.8+ years of professional experience in proposal development, donor relations, and grant management.Experienced in managing the end-to-end bid process, including bid management process, bid documentation, and submissions.Demonstrated success in winning bids through effective proposal management Experienced in facilitating teams to develop collaborative processes.Demonstrated excellent writing and verbal communication skills.Ability to draft and copyedit written communication, such as memos, talking points, presentations, and emails.Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at various levels.Solutions-oriented approach with strong analytical/reasoning skills.Must be able to work proactively and independently, multi-task, and work under tight deadlines.Experience working with or in partnership with an institutional funding agency is a plus.Behavioral Competencies:Develop & Manage Self & Others: Takes ownership of individual growth in order to achieve full potential; recognizes the value of team members and helps them develop their full potential while also achieving set objectives. Collaboration (People First): Works intra- and/or cross-departmentally to support the goals and overarching strategies of the Center and its strategic plan.Feedback (Improve & Innovate): Actively engaged in feedback cycles: Gives and requests feedback to and from peers, supervisors and direct reports about work products, behaviors, values, style, and approaches with a view on how this impacts self, other individuals, and teams.Accountability: Follow-through on each commitment made to individual contributors, teams and partners and proactively informs others of any delays that occur along the way.Work Competencies:Project Management: Works effectively on project teams in order to achieve long-term project goal and objectives.Problem Solve & Make Decisions: Identifies, analyzes and resolves existing and anticipated problems, using common sense to make timely decisions in order to reach the best solutions for the organization.Internal/External Focus: Anticipates internal and external partner's needs; assesses requirements and identifies new solutions that align with overall goals and objectives of the organization.Communication & Influence: Communicates with and influences others to gain agreement and commitment to the strategic goals of the organization.

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    New Business and Pre-Bid Management (20%)Monitors new funding opportunities and synthesizes information from external listservs, dashboards, subscriptions, and donor databases.Develops succinct summaries of solicitations and carefully tracks the status of opportunities in the pre-bid/pre-proposal phase.Develops a capture plan and manages its implementation in coordination with other departments.Engages in partnering discussions.Undertake sector, country, and other competitive research proactively as required.Proposal Development (40%)Supports the entire proposal-development process in response to specific funding opportunities, from proposal kick-off through post-submission debrief.Uses a proposal-management system to track tasks and follow up on actions to ensure the timely completion of deadline-driven deliverables.Manages proposals as assigned.Writes and edits select portions of the proposal as assigned.Coordinates responses during the award-negotiation phase.Post-Award Management (20%)Ensures timely, complete, and compliant submission of all grant deliverables, including required reports, modification requests, and close-out actions.Manages cross-departmental response to funder requests and required deliverables.Works closely with the Global Legal Program and finance to ensure grant deliverables are delivered on time, and the project budget is spent as planned.Knowledge Management (5%)Updates knowledge management system (Raiser's Edge) according to specifications and serves as a focal point for other departments for key pre and post-award documents and emails.Cross-Cutting Unit Support (10%)Manages proposal consultant onboarding processes.Contributes to developing and refining systems and tools to enhance institutional grants management.Serves in cross-departmental working groups as needed.Other duties as assigned.

    REQUIRED SKILLS

    Project management, Budgeting, financial planning, Reporting, Communication

    REQUIRED EDUCATION

    Bachelor's degree



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