Institutional Partnerships Manager
Winning new contracts (grants and commercial) and developing key relationships:• Securing awards from FCDO, US DoS (DRL and other bureaus/departments), Asian Development Bank and other institutional funders with six- and seven-figure opportunity values• Beat annual targets before start of Q4 in both 2019 and 2020 Maintaining a strong understanding of UK Government pipelines and priorities: • Lead person on £1,000,000+ award through the CSSF framework •… Show more Winning new contracts (grants and commercial) and developing key relationships:• Securing awards from FCDO, US DoS (DRL and other bureaus/departments), Asian Development Bank and other institutional funders with six- and seven-figure opportunity values• Beat annual targets before start of Q4 in both 2019 and 2020 Maintaining a strong understanding of UK Government pipelines and priorities: • Lead person on £1,000,000+ award through the CSSF framework • Cultivating relationships with key embassies and desksRefocusing priorities: • Lead person on 2020 US market entry: securing first ever US Government contractsManaging internal processes: • Go-no-go, core bid team, project handovers. Working effectively across finance and implementation• Working effectively as prime and subcontractor in consortia • Strong attention to detail for all proposal design requirements and budgetingFundraising for grant funding: • Awards from large European and American foundations, trusts and corporates. Including several multi-year projects Designing innovative programme approaches: • Interventions centered around a broad range of services: media development, consultancy/advisory projects, capacity building, legal research, grant mechanisms, editorial content, and campaignsDeveloping a strong understanding of key thematic focus areas: • Media: freedom of expression, media freedom, mis/disinformation, democracy, good governance, legal support for journalists, communications for development. Show less