World Vision Uganda is a Christian relief, development and advocacy non-government organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 82 districts in Uganda implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & community resilience, education and child protection. World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of children and adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with the beneficiaries above. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.
Due to expansion in scope of our programmes, we are now seeking for qualified and passionate individuals willing to share in our vision and join our team in the position below.
Position: Senior Business Development Officer (Grant Acquisition / Proposal Writing)
Report to: Senior Resource Development Manager
Location: Kampala – National Office
Purpose of the position:
The Senior Business Development Officer will work within the Resource Development Unit and alongside technical leads on the development of quality project proposals. He/she will lead program and proposal development and design for high-value, competitive, complex funding opportunities, in line with World Vision Uganda’s strategy. This includes pursuing grant and private funding opportunities for multi-sectoral and multi-area relief, recovery and development programs. The job holder will also support the creation and promotion of strategic alliances with donors, multilateral agencies, and other NGOs for purposes of resource mobilisation. As this is a senior role, the job holder is expected to work on complex funding opportunities (including proposals in consortia) and to lead overall coordination processes with World Vision support offices, donors and partners. .

Key Outputs/Responsibilities.
Resource Acquisition and Proposal Writing
• Research and review possible funding opportunities and prepare grant opportunity synopses.
• Coordinate Go/No Go meetings to evaluate funding opportunities with key senior staff.
• Play a lead role in coordinating with World Vision Uganda technical leads and support offices to develop high quality, innovative proposals
• Act as overall coordinator between support offices, partners, technical leads, the grant finance unit and other relevant departments (HR, security, M&E, procurement) during the design process until project start up
• Be the lead writer on grant proposals.
• Work closely with finance and technical staff to develop budgets.
• Review and improve concepts from field offices to proposal level.
• Coordinate and lead proposal design workshops/meetings.
• Coordinate proposal writing processes with external partners in consortia.
Grant Acquisition Business Planning
• Conduct ongoing monitoring and analysis of new grant opportunities by researching on donor websites, newspaper postings and through support offices.
• Maintain up-to-date mapping on donor contacts, trends and opportunities.
• Contribute to mapping of all funding sources with key stakeholders.
• Identify public and private (for profit/not for profit) partners that map against World Vision Uganda’s strategy and establish relationships for prepositioning.
• Support the program strategy and planning process with all functions to ensure alignment with the context, humanitarian needs and strategy as well as operational feasibility and technical quality.
External Engagement & Partnership Development
• Represent World Vision Uganda to local donor delegations and build/maintain relationships with other NGOs.
• Liaise with partners and donors, as appropriate, throughout the grant application process.
• Participate in external events such as donor meetings, working groups, etc. as required.
• Work closely with the Partnership Specialist to conduct due diligence and forge formal agreements with new partners.
Information Management
• Maintain proposal archives and databases.
• Compile and analyse relevant information to inform proposal design and promote learning.
• Map and compile program information for sharing as required with internal and external stakeholders.
Other
• Be flexible to undertake additional tasks, from time to time, in order to enhance the overall performance

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience
• A degree in Environmental Health Science, Public Health or related disciplines from a recognized University.
• Post graduate diploma in project planning and management from a recognized institution.
• Very strong knowledge about CLTS, Follow up Mandona, CHAST, PHAST and sanitation marketing methods are added advantage
• Knowledge of PRA methods and willingness to live in the rural communities in the project areas
• Registration with allied health professional’s council is added advantage
• Good Computer skills and ability to write technical reports.
• Good at documenting Programme impact/success stories
• Experience in implementing health, and WASH related activities of not less than 5 years and the current position should be at supervisory role, preferably within an International NGO
• Must possess good communication skills and be courteous in working with communities.
• Ability to build effective teams, promote coordination and collaboration
• Must be able to ride a motor cycle with a clean riders’ license, class A
• Must be fluent in applicable local Languages and English.
• Experience in proposal writing and lobbying.
• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
• Willing to attend and participate/lead in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services.
• Perform other duties as required.