UMCOR Program Development and Grants Writing Consultant - South Sudan

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND GRANTS WRITING CONSULTANT - South Sudan

FOR THE UNITED METHODIST COMMITTEE ON RELIEF (UMCOR) UNIT OF THE GENERAL BOARD OF GLOBAL MINISTRIES OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Length and location of Assignment: 3 month assignment. Headquarters are based in New York City; however, the consultant would work predominately in South Sudan.

Reports to: Head of Mission, UMCOR South Sudan

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The General Board of Global Ministries is the global mission agency of The United Methodist Church. It has personnel, projects, and partners in 136 countries and incorporates the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is the not-for-profit global humanitarian aid agency of the United Methodist Church. UMCOR is working in more than 80 countries worldwide.
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is seeking a consultant for a three month period who will seek funding through institutional donor grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Identifies potential funding opportunities from institutional donors for international humanitarian assistance and development programs in South Sudan (examples of some key donors: US. Department of State, USAID, United Nations (UNDP, FAO, OCHA, WFP), European Governments and consortiums (EU, ECHO, DFID), Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, JICA, AusAID)
• Analyzes the donors’ strategy papers for South Sudan and advise on funding strategy.
• Attends cluster meetings, sector coordination meetings with NGOs, donors, and government.
• Conduct desk study and field needs assessments, compile and share reports for use during proposal writing.
• Prepares capacity and capability statements.
• Identifies and liaises with key sectoral prime and sub-award partners for proposal submissions, including international and local NGOs, contractors, CBOs, and FBOs maintaining relationships with key partners and develops new partners
• Oversees and supports new and ongoing proposal submissions and RFAs (requests for applications), APSs (annual program statements), and RFPs (requests for proposals) for UMCOR International Development program in South Sudan, working with UMCOR South Sudan office, Program Managers and Head of Mission.
• Working with the program team(s), develops proposals and concepts according to appropriate guidelines; ensures that all information required for a properly structured proposal is gathered and put into a comprehensive format acceptable to the donor.
• Liaises with the UMCOR HQ staff to resolve proposal questions.
• Ensures that the proposal has been submitted to the donors in a timely manner, for answering questions raised by the donors in coordination with Sector Managers and for the follow-up of the proposal until its approval by the donor.
• Analyzes proposal issue/rejection letters and conducts “lessons learned” evaluations with recommendations to improve grant capture rate.
• Works with the senior management in South Sudan to develop a 3 year country strategy.

EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proven track record in leading proposal development in different humanitarian aid, transitional and development sectors, including but not limited to Water/Sanitation/Hygiene, Health, Shelter and Reconstruction, Livelihoods, Education and Renewable Energy and Environmental Conservation highly desirable.
• Experience and knowledge of USAID, USDA, US Department of State, EC, JICA, UN agencies, and other multi-lateral/bi-lateral donor agencies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, in tandem with being self-reliant, possessing strong coordination, analysis, and planning skills.
• Experience working with a faith-based organization or familiarity with the United Methodist Church a plus.
• Willingness to travel,
• Experience working in South Sudan is an added advantage.

How to apply:

Please submit cover letter and CV, along with a summary and samples of successful proposals and fee/salary requirements, to Don Temples, BusinessDevo@umcor.org .