Business Development and Grants Manager

Job title: Business Development and Grants Manager - Zimbabwe

Are you energised by the thought of working in an organisation that supports people and communities to tackle the root causes of poverty and injustice? Do you love the idea of working in a global organisation with an inclusive and collaborative culture?

Then Trócaire wants to hear from you! Read on for more details about this exciting opportunity.

 The Opportunity

You will be part of bringing positive and lasting change around women’s empowerment and gender-based violence, governance and human rights, climate justice, and humanitarian response You will work as part of a supportive and collaborative team with a focus on delivering great results. You will work in a place where you will add value and help to change millions of lives around the world.

 About Trócaire 

Trócaire is an International NGO. We work with local partners in the world’s most at-risk communities and with people in Ireland to tackle the underlying causes of poverty and injustice and respond to the crises they create. Together we bring about positive and lasting change for a just world.

Trócaire works in up to 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. We work towards five goals:

• Promote Access to Justice;
• Achieve Climate & Environmental Justice;
• Ensure Women & Girls’ Protection, Voice & Influence;
• Save Lives and Protect Human Dignity and
• Mobilise the Public on the island of Ireland to achieve Global Justice.

Do you want to know more about Trocaire, the organisation? Find out more at http://www.trocaire.org

 What we can offer you:

Trócaire offers a competitive package of salary and benefits. We have an excellent range of work life balance friendly policies including hybrid working.

 Job Description

You will report to the Country Director. The job opportunity will be offered on a 2-year fixed-term contract and is based in Harare, Zimbabwe. As part of your role, you will manage current donor contracts, strengthen, and diversify Trócaire’s institutional funding base, and ensure donor compliance with existing and future institutionally funded grants and potential commercial contracts. We would love if you have a third level qualification in Development, Humanitarian, Business Administration, or related field of study, a minimum of 5 years’ experience working in the international development and the humanitarian sector in a fundraising and institutional grant management position  Experience of proposal and report writing for major international donors including Irish Aid, EU, SIDA, the UK Government, USAID and other relevant institutional donors and trusts/foundations would be useful. Previous experience in this area will be very beneficial.

See full job description  here

 Safeguarding Programme Participants-Children & Adults 

Trócaire is committed to safeguarding people within our programmes from exploitation and abuse and has clear expectations of all staff. Please ensure to click here  for more information on Trócaire’s safeguarding policies.

We welcome diverse applicants to join our inclusive workforce.

Trócaire is an equal opportunities employer. We are an organisation that embraces diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds to bring their experiences and perspectives to Trócaire.

Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities can be provided to support participation in the recruitment process when requested and indicated in the application or by contacting hr@trocaire.org. See our Diversity and Inclusion statement here

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 9 July 2024