Sightsavers is an international organisation that changes lives for the long term. We work in more than 30 countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people with visual impairments to live independently. We do what we do because 80 per cent of blindness in the world is avoidable, and we think that’s astoundingly unfair.
- Location Abuja , Kaduna , Lagos
About the role
- Sightsavers Institutional Funding team are looking to recruit an Institutional Funding Advisor to join their team to support and maintain institutional donor relationships.
- If you have previous experience of institutional funding as the main function of your current or a previous role, i.e. leading proposal development, strategic donor relationships and managing contracts and grants for institutional donors, this could be a great new opportunity for you.
- We have an organisational income of approximately £120 million per year, with half of that coming from Institutional Funding sources. We receive support from a diverse range of donors.
- The team are looking for an Institutional Funding Advisor to support and maintain institutional donor relationships; both directly and in collaboration with members of the Institutional Funding team.
- You will be line managed by a Senior IFA in directly managing existing funding agreements and leading in the development of new funding relationships for the team.
To succeed in this role you will need:
- Demonstrable experience of working with institutional donors, including bi-laterals, multi-laterals or large-scale foundations
- Strong knowledge of current international development issues
- Experience of producing funding applications, reports and management information
- Experience working with budgets and financial data
- Strong IT skills including digital media
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Able to travel internationally for up to 4 weeks each year
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Current and ongoing right to work in Nigeria
- An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for people with disabilities
Method of Application
Interested and qualified? Go to Sightsavers on careers.sightsavers.org to apply
