This is an exciting opportunity for a highly proactive, experienced professional seeking to join a dynamic team to lead the organization’s resource mobilization efforts. The incumbent will be responsible to lead the partnerships and programme design unit, responsible for cultivating external collaborations with bi-lateral donors, trusts and foundations, and the private sector to create new funding opportunities for development programmes aimed at poverty alleviation in Pakistan. The role requires proactively networking with external stakeholders. S/he will conduct prospect research on donor agencies and corporations to evaluate prospects for corporate and donor grants The GM will take the lead in facilitating inclusive processes for co-creating innovative programme proposals and new partnerships working closely with the innovations team and other internal staff and external investors. A core responsibility will be to lead the development of high-quality proposals and concept notes based on the organization’s strategy, approach and alignment to donor requirements.
Knowledge management will be expected from this position as s/he will be the custodian of documentation of institutional knowledge and program activities in coordination with relevant programme specialists. He/she will have to prioritize projects to keep multiple projects moving in a timely manner, meet deadlines and manage supplemental material required for proposals.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and offer competitive salary package commensurate with incumbent’s profile. Women candidates and persons with disabilities, who meet the required criteria, are encouraged to apply.