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Operations Officer
Contract type
Recruiter
Terre des Hommes Lausanne
Organization type
Sector
Humanitarian
Opportunity description:
Mission
Under the supervision of the Regional Fundraising Advisor, the Operations Officer supports the regional office and country teams in the implementation of activities related to grants and fundraising in the Africa region.
This position contributes to grant and fundraising processes — from monitoring opportunities to developing proposals and reporting to donors — while supporting donor engagement and partnership efforts across the region.
Responsibilities
Grant Acquisition Process
Contributes to the identification and monitoring of relevant funding opportunities for Tdh programs in the Africa region.
Supports the development and submission of regional, multi-country and country project proposals: support or coordination of the writing process, compliance with donor procedures, development of action plans, writing, translation, registration on submission platforms.
Contributes to the quality control and finalization of reports for institutional financing while ensuring timely submission (tracking schedule and deadlines, relaunches when necessary with contributors, consolidation of data, etc.), in accordance with contractual requirements and Tdh standards.
Ensures the follow-up of co-financing needs with CR Finance, supports the development of proposals and project reports for foundations in coordination with the philanthropy sector.
Education / Qualifications
Ensures that information on grants and funding in Engage360 and GFU countries and regions (Tdh’s internal system) is accurate and regularly updated, and follows up with relevant teams to ensure data completeness. In case of absence of Grant Officer in a delegation, directly ensures the update of data for the country concerned.
Supports the development of operational partnership contracts (content, signature, archiving, etc.).
Contributes to the analysis of responses to requests for institutional and philanthropic funding.
Ensures the collection and archiving of institutional documents required to sign contracts in collaboration with headquarters, region, delegations and partners.
Communication
Supports the relationship with donors and partners, including the preparation of fundraising materials (e.g. testimonials, success stories).
Supports annual reporting through the verification and consolidation of project data and information, in coordination with PREX, Q&A and Grants teams, as well as other relevant stakeholders at delegation and regional levels.
Candidate profile
Contributes to internal communication related to projects (profile sought:
Skills
Interpersonal skills
Good ability to build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Reliability and autonomy, with ability to organize, make decisions and manage conflicts Integrity, commitment and benevolence.
Developed spirit of collaboration, including remote, and teamwork in a multicultural environment.
Ability to respond to unexpected requests.
Specific knowledge
Good understanding of project cycle management in development, emergency and protracted crisis environments, particularly in Africa
Good understanding of the funding acquisition process.
Requirements
Training/Qualifications
Master/equivalent degree from a recognized university/school in international development, social sciences/development studies or any other related field.
Experience
Experience of at least 2 years in one
/International institution in a similar position.
Languages
Mandatory written and oral languages: French and English.
Other information
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