Position Number: 1     

Location: National Office, Sanothimi, Bhaktapur

The Institutional Partnership Development Coordinator is responsible for identifing the institutions/ organisations/ agencies for funding and working as SOS Children’s Villages Nepal partners to implement specified programs. S/he should work for in developing fund development strategy for SOS Children’s Villages Nepal. S/he takes a leading role to raises resources from Individual and Corporate donors as per the agreed targets.

Key Performance Areas and Main Responsibilities:

Partnership Development and Networking

• Scopes institutional donors, establishes and maintains regular contact with prospective donors by organizing donor roundtables, face to face meetings, attending donor forums etc
• Develops partnerships and consortiums with other like-minded organizations for purposes of bidding for large donor projects.
• Represents SOS CV Nepal in sector level meetings (development and humanitarian/emergency) and other networking forums and use this to develop funding partnerships
• Participates in regional IPD networking and training forums.

Fundraising and Donor Relationship Management

• Identifies institutional partnership opportunities at the national local level (from bilateral, multilateral, international organizations, embassies, trusts and foundations) 
• Coordinates with the programme team to conduct assessments, feasibility studies, project formulation workshops that inform programme design. 
• Coordinates and writes concept notes/project proposals/budgets and be the link between programme, finance and submit this to potential institutional donors.
• Conducts project monitoring visits.
• Develops and maintains good relationships with donors by ensuring regular communication, knowledge exchange, effective and timely reporting.
• Prepares and submits IPD monthly updates and quarterly reports to the national and regional offices.

Donor Contract Management

• Responsible for Donor Contract Management (DCM) of institutional grants, including contract preparation, development of consortium agreements, teaming agreements, record maintenance (electronic and paper), compliance with donor requirements, submission of reports.
• Establishes a close working relationship with the Finance Department and provide advice to ensure synergy in donor budgeting, contract management and reporting. 

Qualification, Experience and Skills: 

• Bachelor’s degree in development/social sciences (Sociology, Development studies, International Relations or related field).  A Master’s degree will be an added advantage.
• A thorough understanding of program design and development especially in the sectors of Child Rights, Child Protection, Education, Livelihoods, Gender etc.
• 5-10 years of extensive experience in planning, securing and managing funds from institutional donors as well as a thorough understanding of development programming. 
• Excellent skills in proposal and report writing
• Excellent interpersonal, networking and communication skills with the ability to represent SOS CV in donor forums, develop partnerships with other NGOs
• Competences in Project Cycle Management and the use of Logical Framework Approach (LFA)
• Ability to work under pressure and to plan and work systematically towards deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal English skills.
• Candidates must be below 35 years of age. 
• Candidate must be a Nepali citizen.

Salary and other benefits: As per the rules of the organization. 

SOS Children's Villages Nepal reserves the right to reject any or all the applications without assigning any reason whatsoever. SOS Children’s Villages Nepal follows the Inclusive Policy and therefore encourages women, people with disabilities, people of ethnic minorities and marginalized communities to apply.