Development and Monitoring Officer

Balkan Investigative Reporting Regional Network – BIRN Hub, is opening a call for the position of Development and Monitoring Officer.

Major duties and responsibilities:

• Identifying new fund development opportunities and applying for grants with governments and other national and international grant-making bodies.
• Contribute to the development of BIRN’s fundraising strategy.
• Develop tailored, focused and deliverable proposals for core and project funding.
• Research new opportunities and support developing and maintaining relationships to secure funding.
• Oversee the M&E framework and associated processes to assess the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of BIRN’s capacity building and programmatic output.
• Assist in the internal monitoring and regular and systematic internal data collection to monitor progress and produce internal reports.
• Develop a system to produce progress reports for various stakeholders and donor partners.
• Keep an updated and detailed database of contacts.
• Providing reports, stats and other updates to the Director and Board.

Key requirements:

• Experience in the fundraising sector in writing winning, technical and high-quality grant proposals, working with key institutional and government donors and identifying partnerships and funding leads.
• Work or voluntary experience in any NGO or charity.
• Demonstrated ability to convey messages and build strong relationships with members and stakeholders.
• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills, suited to preparing professional funding proposals of the highest standard and an excellent command of English.
• Experience of dealing with stakeholders, supporters and partners.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate it effectively to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent time management skills. Well-organized, efficient and able to work independently.

Please submit a detailed CV and a cover letter with two references, responding to the points raised in the job specifications, with a clear indication which of the three positions you are applying for, not later than June 19, 2022, to our regional operations unit, at nikola.cace@birnnetwork.org. Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The selected candidate should start work as soon as possible.

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