Grants, Fundraising and Partnership Officer job at Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services for People with disability in Uganda (CoRSU)

Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services for People with disability in Uganda (CoRSU) was established in 2006 as a private non-profit, non-governmental organization. CoRSU provides Orthopaedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Rehabilitation, mainly for children as well as adults with disability.

Responsibilities or duties

The role is responsible for identifying funding opportunities, developing high-quality proposals, maintaining partnership databases, supporting reporting processes, and strengthening engagement between CoRSU and its partners, donors, corporate entities and community-based organizations.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• Bachelor’s degree in international relations, Public Health, Public Administration and Management, Business Administration, Social Works and Administration, or related field
• A master’s degree in Community Based Rehabilitation, Social Work and Social Administration, or Public Health is added advantage
• Advanced training in Project Management/Programs Management is an added advantage
• Recognized training and success in proposal writing, Advocacy, leadership and community work is an added advantage
• Stakeholder Management i.e. Board, Donor relations
• Project Management Skills
• Program Design
• Budget Management
• Proposal Writing Skills
• Advanced Analytical Skills

Experience needed

• Minimum of 5 years of experience providing coordination or management support to program implementation in humanitarian and development contexts,
• Experience working with key institutional donors (USAID, FCDO, EC, private foundations, etc.) and familiarity with their donor regulations related to reporting and program implementation

NB: CoRSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer; so capable People with Disabilities (PWDs) are encouraged to apply. However, only shortlisted candidates will be called for interviews.

• Identify new donor, corporate, and institutional funding opportunities aligned to CoRSU’s strategic plan.
• Facilitate design sessions in coordination with CoRSU Head of Programs and Partnerships and ensure proposal design is in line with CoRSU standards and practices.
• Liaise with Head of Programs and Partnerships to ensure proposals are of high quality, meet internal and donor standards and are submitted on time to the donor.
• Maintain a database of upcoming calls for proposals, deadlines, eligibility, and priority themes.
• Support the development of budgets in collaboration with Finance and relevant departments
• Track grant deliverables, reporting timelines, and milestones to ensure compliance.
• Coordinate donor reporting by collecting program data, financial information, and results from relevant department especially for CSR and other donations received by CoRSU.
• Maintain an internal grant tracker and share periodic updates with head of programs.
• Support internal and external audits related to grants.
• Update project management tools, including funding trackers, grant trackers and dashboards.
• Support the implementation of the CoRSU Resource Mobilization & Fundraising Strategy.
• Develop fundraising materials, impact stories, case studies, and communication products in collaboration with the PR/Communications team.
• Engage with corporate partners to mobilize CSR support, sponsorships, and in kind contributions.
• Support events such as CoRSU Walk, fundraising campaigns, and partner engagement forums.
• Support the Head of Programs and Partnerships to track funding opportunities, including calls for funding progress of proposals, submission deadlines, financing available.
• Develop tools and systems for business analytics, visualizing funding trends (thematic, geographically, donors, etc.) and identifying risks, gaps and challenges, to inform management decision making.
• Support the identification and maintain a database of existing and potential implementing partners
• Strengthen CoRSU’s relationships with relevant line Government Ministries, donors, and partners, through regular meetings, consultations, and updates on CoRSU’s programs.
• Work closely with the PR/Communications Officer to ensure timely and accurate communication with donors and all partners reference the donor communication and engagement strategy.
• Collect and synthesize program data, patient stories, impact evidence, and photos for communication, reporting, and fundraising purposes.
• Support the preparation of program briefs, donor updates, and documentation of achievements and lessons learned.
• Support in organizing donor visits, field missions, and partner events.
• Maintain updated Partner and Donor Profiles and the Partnership/MoU Tracker.
• Coordinate partnership meetings, prepare agendas, take minutes, and follow up action points.
• Support renewal and compliance of partnership MOUs in collaboration with the PMO and legal/administration teams.
• Ensure consistent communication with partners and respond to partner needs promptly.
• Provide support and training to the field teams to ensure that effectively contribute to Business Development
• Provide support to program teams at key moments including program start up, kick-off meetings, inception meeting check-ins, quality audits and spot checks, and end of program transition meetings.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to the Team to grow competencies in business development.
• Identify, build and manage collaborative partnerships with donors, peer agencies and other stakeholders to ensure consistent communications to donors at all levels.
• As delegated, act as focal point for all queries and information requests from CoRSU and donors in collaboration with head of programs.
• Represent CoRSU to donors, peer agencies and other key stakeholders, as requested.
• Develop the budget for the department as per the guidelines set.
• Monitor and control the allocated budget and put measures in place to address variances.
• Continuously identify areas for improved efficiency.
• Perform risk assessments for strategies prior to implementation and develop a mitigation plan to manage the risks.
• Ensure CoRSU Program policies, Donor guidelines and regulatory compliance in execution of activities.

• Stakeholder Management i.e. Board, Donor relations
• Project Management Skills
• Program Design
• Budget Management
• Proposal Writing Skills
• Advanced Analytical Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in international relations, Public Health, Public Administration and Management, Business Administration, Social Works and Administration, or related field
• A master’s degree in Community Based Rehabilitation, Social Work and Social Administration, or Public Health is added advantage
• Minimum of 5 years of experience providing coordination or management support to program implementation in humanitarian and development contexts,
• Experience working with key institutional donors (USAID, FCDO, EC, private foundations, etc.) and familiarity with their donor regulations related to reporting and program implementation
• Advanced training in Project Management/Programs Management is an added advantage
• Recognized training and success in proposal writing, Advocacy, leadership and community work is an added advantage