Partnerships Manager

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Malala Fund

Hybrid
  • Job type: Job
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 5-10 years
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Hybrid
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Renumeration: $110,700-$121,200 / yearly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Permanent
  • Deadline: 02/09/2024
  • Location: United States , Washington, DC
Child protection/ Children’s rights Education Youth
About Malala Fund

Registered in the U.K., U.S. Nigeria, and Pakistan, Malala Fund is working toward a world where all girls can learn and lead. Malala Fund advocates for resources and policy changes needed to give all girls a secondary education. 

Responsibilities
Grantee Selection

  • Assess grant proposal applications against funding calls for appropriateness, effectiveness, design quality and organisational viability. Support grant applicants in refining proposals, budget and monitoring, evaluation and learning plans.
  • Cultivate advisory relationships at the country level to facilitate new partner scoping and introductions and to seek inputs on proposal review committees as appropriate. 
  • Prepare recommendations for grant approval for Malala Fund’s CEO and/or Board of Directors.  
  • Develop and continually refine, based on feedback, an onboarding plan for new grantees to make them aware of Malala Fund touchpoints, policies, expectations and opportunities, fostering a relationship based on trust and mutuality.  
 
Grants Management and Oversight
  • Establish and follow through on a regular schedule of site visits to current grantees; focusing on deepening both relationships and connections, and Malala Fund’s understanding of grantees’ contexts and communities.
  • Identify grantees’ organisational strengthening and/or technical needs, providing direct advice where possible, and connecting grantees to relevant resources such as other funders and organisations or internal Malala Fund experts as appropriate.  
  • Provide input on the content and frequency of reporting requirements in order to meet Malala Fund’s and grantees’ needs; monitor financial reports, confirm that impact data is tracked appropriately, and that high-impact stories and wins are captured.  
  • Identify and resolve grant implementation issues and recommend grant modifications, extensions, or renewals as needed.  

Strategy Development and Collaboration
  • Work closely with the Director, Grants to design and deliver grantmaking in-country that aligns with Malala Fund’s Strategic Plan and Priorities, funder identity and value system.  
  • Contribute to the development of Country-Level Strategic Frameworks to identify the key access and completion barriers for girls’ secondary education to ensure contextually relevant grantmaking.  
  • Build networks and cultivate relationships with potential grantee partners at the country level. 

Other

  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Essential
 
  • At least 5 to 7 years of experience in grantmaking, grants management or programme design. 
  • Extensive experience in leading on grant proposal reviews, grantee project monitoring, relationship management and troubleshooting.
  • Understanding of civil society space in Ethiopia and ability to support grantees with programme management and capacity issues.  
  • Fluency in Amharic.
  • Bachelor's degree in social/political science, international development, human rights, gender studies, education or a related field.  
  • Financial management experience including reviewing budgets and financial reports.
  • Prior grantmaking and/or relevant lived experience in Ethiopia. 
  • Strong interpersonal skills to liaise and communicate effectively with grantees and build trust-based relationships.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities and skilled at synthesising large amounts of information clearly and concisely. 
  • Ability to travel to Ethiopia at least twice a year for site visits and/or new partner scoping.    
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

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