Eko Innovation Centre
Eko Innovation Centre is an Innovation Centre created to foster the growth and development of start-ups and entrepreneurship in Nigeria. Here, we take them from concept to commercialization.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Grants and Partnerships Manager
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Summary
- The Grant Investment and Partnership Manager will oversee the overall activities related to mobilization of resources, grant seeking and management, funding needs and gaps, fundraising strategies and the awards process.
- Maintain project calendars and milestones.
- Analyze information on project activities and monitor progress towards targets using various project management databases.
Responsibilities
- Manage the resource mobilization plan, lead grants making efforts and set funding goals for the organization
- Seek for funds and grants for the organization’s programs, activities and operations.
- Develop fund generation and resource mobilization work plan and constantly follow-up the implementation of the plan,
- Establish guidelines and procedures for proposal development and monitoring that ensure effective coordination for resource mobilization, the approval of grant agreements, projecting and addressing financing gaps.
- Provide other support as required in the implementation of the Resource Mobilization Strategy.
- Support teams to ensure compliance on donor and other financial requirements, including ensuring timely and quality reporting
- Manage the operations and the account unit of the Foundation
- Advise and manage the Foundation’s endowment
- Ensure project/department milestone/ goals are met and adhering to approved budget.
- Work with technical and communications teams to ensure communications and program objectives and activities are consistent with programmatic goals and resource mobilization needs
- Map out resource needs and develop resource mobilization strategies
- Keep up to date with the donor landscape, priorities and trends and work to identify new donors (including governments, foundations, individuals and industry especially for Tech Start-Ups
- Coordinate and actively participate in the preparation, writing and submissions of grant proposals
- To take the lead in identifying funding opportunities, listing them and sharing the information with the program team.
- Develop concept notes, proposals and budgets which drive the achievement of the Foundation’s strategic plan and align with donor priorities.
- Promote and enhance existing partnerships and collaborations
Key Qualifications and Experience Required
- Degree from a recognized university in Social Sciences, Development Studies and Marketing or any other relevant field. MBA
- Compulsory High-level experience of at least 5 years in Fund and Grant raising across sectors especially Tech Start-Ups, and Renewable Energy, proposal development, donor liaison and account management(COMPULSORY)
- Ability to work on performance-based targets for fundraising;
- Excellent spoken and written English is essential, with experience in proposal development
- Ability to work with a range of stakeholders, from industry, civil society, governments and international organizations.
- Demonstrable success in resource mobilization
- Ability to work with donors as well as manage and build strategic donor relations; sound understanding of the donor financing landscape and processes;
Salary
N300,000 – N400,000 monthly.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the email
Application Deadline 20th April, 2023.