Regional Resource Development Unit Director , Johannesburg

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

• To lead the Southern Africa Regional Resource Development Unit and the SAR GAM Hub and roll out the SAR Resource Mobilization Strategy and GAM Strategy.
• To drive growth in SAR non-sponsorship income in alignment with regional and NOs strategy.
• To engage and retain government, multilateral and private sector donors through successful grants implementation and strong donor relations with the aim of maximizing and diversifying the funding base.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership:
• Provide day to day leadership and management to the Regional Development Unit (RDU) and the GAM Hub in supporting NOs grants acquisition and management.
• In conjunction with Regional Office of Strategy Management and the Regional Leader (RL), provide strategic direction for grants acquisition in SAR
• Assist the RL in setting annual grant income projections for the NDs to be used in the NDs Performance Agreements.
• Lead team planning, ensuring efficient and effective deployment of time and talent to achieve team objectives
• Lead GAM capacity development planning with RO, NO, SO
• Lead efficient issue resolution across NO/SO as needed
• Cultivate and maintain targeted regional donor relations
  
  Grants Acquisition:
• Manage opportunity pipeline tracking planning (i.e. regional/country level donors mapping, strategic direction and areas of alignment, etc)
• Work with NOs and SOs to develop tools for NOs to track and prioritize grants opportunities that are aligned with the regional and NO strategic directions.
• Ensure in coordination with SOs and the RO, cross functional team support to NOs for proposals development.
• Support the NOs in the development of consortia whenever necessary in preparation for upcoming opportunities
• Facilitate the development of a key grants database for performance monitoring and portfolio management in SAR which would include:
• A System or Database with information on past grant performance (All grants - US, EU, DFID, JICA, Global Fund etc)
• Background information to facilitate readiness for concept/proposal development
• Ensure NOs complete the Grants Risk Assessment Form to facilitate the Go/No Go Decision
• Depending on size of grant, profile and donor requirement, work with P&C to hire high performing staff (i.e. chief of party, etc).
  
  Donor Engagement
• Identify key relationships to strengthen national and regional positioning and elevate WV’s profile with government, multilateral and private sector donors.
• Work with and through NOs and in collaboration with SOs colleagues, to maintain strong donor relationships at regional and country level, developing engagement strategies for each donor or a group of donors.
• In conjunction with Regional Communications department, develop key marketing material about NOs to preposition WV in Southern Africa
• Build relationships and credibility with donors at the regional level, using previous success and documented best practices in grant management
  
  Grants Management: & Compliance
• Mobilize cross-RO functional support to NOs for GAM performance (RL, finance, operations, P&C, strategy, technical, QA)
• Liaise with NOs, SOs and the ARFDs to ensure that grants implementation issues have been resolved including Grants audit issues
• Coordinate with SOs, NOs and the ARFDG to ensure on time submission of key grant document as per the agreement (semi & annual reports, mid-term and final evaluation reports, quarterly financial report etc.) and a successful close out of large scale grants
• In conjunction with finance ensure compliance in key grant areas (e.g. eligibility, CAM, match, grant decision making powers, etc)
• Flag critical policy or systems issues needing resolution by GC
  
  Knowledge Transfer
• Lead capacity development planning with RO, NOs & SOs (i.e. identification of capacity gaps at NO s in GAM, capacity building initiatives for National Directors in Grants acquisition, start-up workshops for new grants according to the grants minimum standards, grants management training in various government and multilateral donors’ regulations, training in common areas leading to poor grant implementation, etc)
• Lead with the SOs, the roll out of the partnership grants acquisition software (i.e. Proposal Pro)
  
  Regional representation at various fora:
• To ensure appropriate representation of SAR at strategic fora that could lead to resource acquisition and enhanced programming collaboration.
• Represent the region in the grants community fora (internal and external to WV)
• Participate in WV internal grant communities - GAM Hubs and Global Grants Compliance Unit
  
  Others
• Carry out additional responsibilities as assigned by the SDO
• Attend and participate in devotional meetings.
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

REQUIRED:
• Bachelor Degree
• Leadership capabilities that includes coaching staff to high level of performance & engaging in effective cross cultural & cross functional working to achieve shared goals and effective indirect line management
• Experienced networker with an ability to maintain a good up to date knowledge of the grant opportunities and trends in the humanitarian sector
• Minimum 5 years experience with government and multilateral organization’s procedures and regulations. Strong experience in establishing and enforcing common protocols and standards throughout a large organization.
• At least 3-5 years of team management experience
• Excellent knowledge and experience of project management with government and multilateral agencies grant funded projects and experience of grant compliance procedures for major bilateral and multilateral donors.
• Strong organization and delegation abilities; high performance and quality standards; negotiation skills; ability to motivate teams and inspire teamwork;
• Track record of successfully training, developing/mentoring and supervising grant staff
• Working knowledge of the WV Partnership preferred and ability to interface sensitively with people from various departments in both field and support offices
  
  PREFERRED:
• MBA/equivalent

Regional Resource Development Unit Director -- Location: Johannesburg