To support programme development department in fundraising aligned with country strategy
Supporting fundraising - identification, organization, and supporting the development of proposals and concept notes in line with the organization’s strategies as well as donor requirements.
Support in drafting the resource mobilization strategy and policies, and revise and update them as and when required;
Carryout periodic donors mapping, identify potential funding opportunities with donors, and update the grants tracker on regular basis;
Preparation of opportunities analysis for the new opportunities;
Development of concept paper and project proposal against the guidelines provided by the prospective donor and getting the feedback and support from the Programme, Finance, and Management as relevant;
Coordinate with HQs (as relevant) to ensure that project proposals are submitted timely basis and fulfill all requirements;
To support timely and quality report submission to ACF HQ and Donor
Supporting program teams in the finalization of donor and HQ reports
Support in finalization of internal and external (donor required) progress reports which include but are not limited to APRs, CRFU, Quarterly Reports, and donor reports;
Provide editorial support to project teams for review of reports and documents and ensure the quality and presentation of reports shared externally;
Provide support in the development of necessary systems and SOPs to streamline reporting.
Travel to the field sites as needed to support program reporting
To support internal coordination among departments
Supporting internal coordination within the organization’s mission
Facilitate maintenance of opportunities and grants tracker, and ensure regular and timely sharing of formats and requirements with the relevant departments;
Facilitate a regular update of reporting calendar and maintain follow-up for timely finalization of reports.
Support grant opening, review, and closing meetings, including attendance at meetings;
Arrange and minute regular internal coordination meetings.
Maintain and regularly update the program development data archive both in soft and hard forms which include proposals, contracts, and reports.
To support in Partnership oversight of the mission:
Coordination with compliance to initiate due diligence of all potential partners, including data gathering on partner screening;
Preparation and finalization of Operational Agreements and their revisions in close consultation with all relevant Departments, including review by HQ of this;
Mapping of Partners, developing partnerships with new partners, and taking the lead in identification and on-boarding in consultation with other departments and technical leads;
Reviewing Partners reports and maintaining a record of all submitted reports
To proactively support ACFs commitments to gender equality and child protection sensitivity
Ensure a complete understanding and promotion of ACFs Gender Minimum Standards & Child Protection Policies
Implement all work-related activities with a gender, inclusion, and child protection lens, taking into account the different needs, concerns, and ideas of our staff and beneficiaries
Ensure and encourage the incorporation of gender equity principles in all policies and activities
 
 

My key areas of responsibility were Team Management, Proposal Development, Grants Management, Report Writing, and External  Coordination with donors, and partners including national and international NGOs. In addition, consortia formation, partnerships and collaborations also fell under my domain. Moreover, my core areas of responsibilities were to manage project development and programme team in designing interventions as per the organization\'s mandate which encompasses Green Environment, eco-tourism Water, hygiene, and Sanitation (WASH) Health, Education, Food Security, and Livelihood (FSL), TVET and Inclusion. Donors, I closely worked with, include FCDO, BHA, EU, ADB, AFD, ECHO, Sindh Education Foundation, INGOs, and UN agencies.

Proposal development, Grant Management, Project Management, Communication, Report Writing and Coordination & Liaison with donors and partners.

• To develop proposals.
• Report writing
• Grants management
• Donor/partners liaison
• Project progress supervision

To develop bid proposals; 2. Project management. 3. Report writing; 4. Field researcher; 5. To assist and prepare presentations for training.

Developed content for website and newsletters. Developed case studies, edited and wrote project reports. Arranged visibility events and led exposure visits.