Job Description

Title: Resource Mobilization Manager

Company Name: Muslim Aid

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in relevant field such as MBA, MPH, social work, management, NGO management, project management, International development, International Relations or other.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Muslim Aid is an international humanitarian and development agency based and registered in the UK. Muslim Aid works through 11 country offices and a further 8 countries through partners across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Our vision is a world of peace, compassion and justice where all people regardless race, religion, cast and creed achieve fulfillment in all aspects of their lives. Currently, the country office of Muslim Aid Bangladesh is in Dhaka. There are some temporary site offices in different parts of the country opened on the basis of needs. There are partner NGOs as well. It covers most of the districts of Bangladesh with its projects and programmes. In 2016 it covered 168 Upazilas in 54 districts of the country.
∎ Muslim Aid is registered in Bangladesh under the Foreign Registration Ordinance with the NGO Affairs Bureau. Programmes and institutes are registered/affiliated with Social Welfare Department, BTEB, Joint Stock Company under Society Act, MRA and Directorate of Health Services. Muslim Aid ensuring sectoral services to fulfil the pledge of Bangladesh Government in Vision 2021 and SDG.
∎ Purpose of the Position:
∎ Under the direct supervision of the Country Director and closely work with Head of Programmes of MABFO, the Resource Mobilyzation Manager will work for:
∎ Programme development and quality of the programmes.
∎ Leading the process of proposal development and donor liaison and other country-and HQ-level communications to grow and develop Muslim Aid programmes in Bangladesh.
∎ Representing the organization in donor, coordination/cluster and NGO meetings, consultations with relevant programme and operation teams and other stakeholders within Muslim Aid in country and in the HQ as necessary.
∎ Supporting project design and development of programmes ensuring high level of project design standards.
∎ Focusing on quality implementation of project following project management standards.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ COUNTRY FUNDING AND STRATEGY
∎ In collaboration with the Country Director (CD) provide leadership and strategic direction for the design of Country office strategic frameworks and plans, including the development of a country office resource mobilization strategy including donor engagement and funding plans and position papers to optimize the impact of large and complex programming interventions in line with Muslim Aid organizational strategic priorities
∎ Lead on the development and maintenance of a pipeline and funding plan in line with the country and international strategy to ensure sufficient funds are generated to underpin on-going activities and ensure the diversification of funding and sustainability of the country office with appropriate funding.
∎ Support capacity development of partner organizations on resource mobilization and develop their linkages with donors/potential funding opportunities.
∎ DONOR MANAGEMENT AND REPRESENTATION
∎ Design and update a donor mapping and database and develop donor engagement strategies for prioritized institutional donors (such as EU/ECHO, DFID, UN) to cultivate, maintain and develop strategic relationships with potential and existing donors, agencies, business contacts and other INGO partners to advance Muslim Aid's new programme development and raise our profile
∎ Act as focal person in the Country Office for coordination and communication with donors for sending appropriate and timely reports and updates, meetings and forums, following up of queries, information requests, informal reporting, and progress updates.
∎ Follow and closely monitor funding trends, policies and positions from new and existing donors.
∎ Lead on researching and identifying funding opportunities from new and existing donors by monitoring calls for proposals and funding updates, for solicited and unsolicited opportunities.
∎ Disseminate information and research on donors to increase awareness and knowledge and build capacity for in-country funding opportunities.
∎ Provide training and orientation to staff on donor requirements, expected outcomes and Muslim Aid's internal procedures regarding external funding
∎ Organize events for partnership building with donors, stakeholders, NGOs and potential partners and conduct fundraising activities for Muslim Aid developmental activities, programmes and related priorities
∎ Attend cluster and other meetings with donors and represent Muslim Aid
∎ Be cognizant of advocacy opportunities and, following internal discussions, to develop these as appropriate through the media, government, the UN, international agencies, donors and diplomatic missions.
∎ PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT AND GRANT MANAGEMENT
∎ Lead on the development of concept notes, proposals and situation analyses - coordinating the development process with all relevant departments, including designing logical frameworks, setting realistic and measurable targets, and developing narrative proposals & budgets.
∎ Lead and coordinate the development, quality control and submission of quality reports (narrative and financial) and project amendments as required to donors, clusters and internal reporting by following Muslim Aid processes and liaising with the Country Office Programmes Team and all functional departments for submission to donors and respective stakeholders.
∎ Work closely with different project lead staff and ensure quality implementation of Muslim Aid projects providing support and coordinating with the programme and other relevant functional departments to ensure quality grant management and regular monitoring of all donor projects and in accordance with donor compliancy.
∎ Work closely with MEAL lead staff and ensure that each project has a MEAL framework. Also, ensure that Project Coordinators are continuously reviewing MEAL data to make informed decisions for achieving the project targets
∎ Ensure that the Project Tracker/Funding Grid is updated regularly and shared with management and relevant teams in the Country Office.
∎ Systematically develop the capacity of programme staff on project development and management standards by providing trainings on project design, development, implementation and budget management, the preparation of donor proposals and reports, budgets, recording and charging of expenditures, management of budgets etc.
∎ Develop success stories for the programmes and share with HQ and other stakeholders to illustrate impact of the programming.
∎ Develop and design communication materials, including sector profiles, impact reports, programme briefings and information updates as required for internal and external use.
∎ OTHER
∎ Required to travel to project locations and field offices as and when required
∎ Maintain constructive, purposeful, trust based and sincere relations with all colleagues working above or under whether directly or indirectly associated.
∎ Update management and other concerned with any development, internal or external, which can be of help to improve quality, provide better services and effective working.
∎ Participate in all meetings, committees, forums, projects and assignments as required and expected.
∎ Ensure Muslim Aid is compliant with Core Humanitarian Standards, Sphere Standards, etc.
∎ Comply with all policies, procedures, legal and regulatory requirements.

Additional Requirements:
∎ PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE :
∎ Minimum of 5 years' work experience in a program development and management position with progressive responsibilities for an international NGO.
∎ Experience in the country office programme areas such as; livelihood, Education, Health and Nutrition, Disaster management, Humanitarian and Children sponsorship.
∎ Strong experience in project grants management for large and complex projects, including project design, budget preparation, expenditure tracking, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, etc.
∎ Substantial experience with successful business development activities capturing significant public and private donor funding, including proposal coordination, proposal writing, and agreement negotiation
∎ Staff management experience and competencies that are conducive to fostering an open learning environment.
∎ KNOWLEDGE :
∎ Have knowledge and experience of working with institutional donors such as ECHO, EU, UN, USAID, and DFID etc.
∎ Facilitating and capacity building initiative of others.
∎ Knowledge on using technology and follow departmental procedures.
∎ Knowledge and experience of MS Office packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) essential.
∎ Demonstrate a commitment to gender and diversity issues.
∎ SKILLS AND ABILITIES :
∎ Ability to work with rights-based approach in entire project cycle management
∎ Ability to grow and expand business in line with strategic priorities of Muslim Aid
∎ Ability to represent Muslim Aid to international donors, government officials, local groups and community members is essential.
∎ Communication and presentation skills, for example; ability to represent Muslim Aid in meetings with donors effectively and ability to engage with private businesses and the corporate sector
∎ Ability to produce clear and timely written communications in the form of proposals and reports.
∎ Research and analytical skills, numeracy, budgetary and financial reporting skills.
∎ Ability to manage a multitask workload and be flexible to altering priorities in order to respond to changing demands.
∎ Ability to live and work well with others in a team situation.
∎ Strong administrative skills and ability to effectively use technology and follow departmental procedures.

Salary:
∎ As per MABFO pay structure.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Provident Fund, Gratuity, 2 Festival Bonus, Health and Life Insurance with dependents and other, vehicle support for office work during Pandemic situation.

Application Deadline: 18 Aug 2020

Company Information:
∎ 12 Aug 2020
∎ Muslim Aid

Category: NGO/Development

Read Before Apply: Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview. Incomplete applications will not be considered and the organization reserves the right to reject any application or to cancel or postpone the recruitment process for any reason whatsoever. Muslim Aid is an equal opportunity employer. Any form of persuasion will be treated as disqualification.