Donor Relations Manager - Angola

at  The HALO Trust

Role: Donor Relations Manager - Angola
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Location: Angola (time split between Luanda, Huambo and Menongue)
Accommodation: Shared accommodation is provided
Responsible to: Programme Manager

REQUIREMENTS

• Recent and demonstrable work experience within the humanitarian / INGO sector.
• Experience working with a variety of donor types, such as government, private, corporate and foundations.
• Experience with drafting donor reports and communications.
• Experience developing successful concept notes and proposals.
• Proven experience establishing and building new stakeholder relationships.
• Experience monitoring project performance against indicators.
• Experience analysing budgets and monitoring project expenditure.
• Monitoring and evaluation skills, including designing logframes, designing surveys, collecting data, conducting data analysis, and reporting on findings.
• Strong understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods.
• Strong numeracy and IT skills essential, and proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Exceptional organisational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

HALO is seeking to recruit a Donor Relations Manager (DRM) who will oversee and manage HALO’s portfolio of donor contracts in Angola. The DRM will report directly to the Programme Manager and will be supported by the Regional Donor Relations Manager for Southern Africa. This role will be responsible for directly managing a team of Programme Officers (POs), Communications and Fundraising staff, and overseeing the programme’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) teams. Due to the complexity of the Angola Programme, HALO is ideally seeking someone with experience in the mine action sector.
The DRM is responsible for managing the Angola Programme’s diverse donor portfolio, including maintaining strong in-country relationships. They will manage and divide the workload of the team, maintaining effective tools and systems to monitor compliance against donor contracts, and delivering high quality donor reports and proposals. The DRM will be required to communicate with external stakeholders, including exploring opportunities for new sources of funding and partnerships.
This role will be based in Angola, with time predominantly split between Luanda, Huambo and Menongue. Occasional travel to offices in other provinces will be required.