Donor Relations Manager (Angola Based)
The HALO Trust, Portugal
Job Description
About Us
The HALO Trust is the world’s largest and oldest international humanitarian mine action charity. Our mission is to save lives and restore livelihoods for those affected by conflict. HALO is known for its work to clear landmines and the disposal of other explosive hazards such as bombs, rockets, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). HALO was established in Afghanistan in 1988 and now employs over 10,000 staff across 28 countries and territories.
HALO has been working in Angola since 1994 and now has over 1,400 staff working across five provinces. The programme currently has 17 ongoing contracts from a diverse set of donors, including institutional, private and corporate for projects across HALO’s three Strategic Goals. As a signatory of the international convention on the ban landmines, HALO supports the Government of Angola to comply with its treaty obligations. To date, HALO has cleared over 100,000 mines and made over 25km2 of land safe for use.
This is a great opportunity to join a programme with a strong team, many of whom have worked for HALO since the early nineties and have a wealth of experience to learn from. There is also a dynamic team of international staff working on the programme, to support operations working across the vast and varied landscape of Angola.
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 is a new role being introduced on the programme, and will form part of the programme’s senior management team. 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 newly formed Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) teams. Due to the complexity of the Angola Programme, HALO is 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.
Requirements
Responsibilities
The DRM will report to the Programme Manager and is responsible for directly managing and coordinating a team of Programme Officers and MEAL staff. Specific duties include:
Donor and Partner Engagement
- Maintaining a donor strategy and engagement plan that outlines opportunities for strengthening relationships with existing donors and growing relationships with prospective donors.
- Writing and developing donor concept notes and proposals with the support of Programme Officers, Contract Leads, the finance department and others as needed.
- Supporting the management of donor visits and responding to donor requests for information on an ad hoc basis.
- Communicating and coordinating with HALO’s Philanthropy, Strategy and HALO USA teams, and other HQ departments as needed.
- Maintaining strong working relationships with in-country donors and partners, including representing HALO at relevant meetings and events.
- Exploring opportunities for new donors and partners, in particular focusing on the empowerment of women, professional development, conservation and development to maximise the impact of HALO programmes.
Project Monitoring and Grant Management
- Creating structures and routines to foster an environment where Programme Officers and other direct lines are provided with support, guidance, and direction to successfully fulfil obligations.
- Managing contract monitoring and tracking tools, and delegating responsibilities to PO team members as appropriate.
- Ensuring reporting schedules are maintained and reports are drafted by PO team members in an appropriate and timely manner. Conducting peer review of reports and building capacity of the team by providing feedback and mentorship.
- Routinely monitoring contract performance in close coordination with PO team and contract delivery leads, proactively raising concerns to Programme /Deputy Programme Managers.
- Analysing and understanding donor contracts so as to effectively ensure compliance against other contractual