Manager, IED Projects, Grants & External Relations (Based in Dar es Salaam)

Manager, IED Projects, Grants & External Relations 

(Based in Dar es Salaam)

Reporting to the Director Aga Khan University Institute of Education Development (AKU-IED), the incumbent will act as a support person to the Director, to pursue grants for programmes &student scholarships. 

Specifically, they will be responsible for:

• Coordinating and managing all grants from external donors and organisations, as well as undertaking effective follow up with funders (donors, funding agencies, consortium partnerships)
• Seeking new funding opportunities for IED, including an income stream for scholarships and bursaries to support students on IED programmes
• Developing high quality proposal submissions, taking the lead in the writing & coordinating the production of high quality grant applications and the development of budgets with IED Finance Office
• Conducting relevant background research, reviewing funding opportunities & managing the resource mobilisation processes within IED
• Providing support to build and maintain effective partnerships and special relationships with key partners.
• Managing IED projects & on-going relationships with other organisations including working closely with prospective funders e.g. donor representatives &funding agencies.
• Providing information to support the Director, IED in decision making on financial & academic administrative matters.

Required Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will possess a post-graduate degree in a relevant field, strong interpersonal skills with exceptional and proven written and verbal communication, analytical, presentation and IT competencies. 
• S/he will also have experience in developing and writing proposals, coordinating multiple inputs from a variety of sources, managing grants and external relations, ensuring compliance with donor/funding requirements and donor reporting.
• S/he should have the ability to work under pressure with multiple tasks, demands and deadlines, be self-motivated, and ability to work independently. 
• Successful candidates must have excellent written and spoken English and ability to speak Kiswahili is desirable.

To Apply:

Please send your curriculum vitae; copies of academic qualifications; and copies of professional certificates as follows:

• Manager Academic Administration: To the Recruitment Manager P.O. Box 39340 - 00623, Parklands Nairobi by November 9, 2012. Email: hr.ans@aku.edu.
• Manager, IED Projects, Grants & External Relations:To the Recruitment Manager, AKU - TIHE P.O. Box 125, Dar es Salaam; Fax (+255) (0)22 2150875 or email: hr.tihe@aku.edu by November 9, 2012

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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