Name of Position: Program & Fundraising Manager

Location: Duhok

Duration: 6 months

No. of vacancies: 1

About Us:

The Lotus Flower is a non-governmental organization which empowers vulnerable women and girls so that they are safe, have opportunities to learn, the tools to become financially independent and the freedom to lead change. We provide safe social spaces inside refugee camps and implement projects to help them rebuild their lives and earn a living. We run four women’s centers for the IDP, refugee and host community in Kurdistan.

Our programs are based around three pillars from the UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals:

·   Health & Safety

·   Education & Livelihoods

·   Peacebuilding & Human Rights

Our centres implement much-needed livelihood training, language courses, computer training, mental health support, fitness and health, and awareness sessions and advocacy on women's rights and gender-based violence. Since being established in 2016, we have impacted on over 60,000 people. 

We aim to provide the foundation for women to rebuild themselves, their families, and their futures. As local implementers, we work at the grassroots level to get right into the heart of communities, listening to local needs and employing local women to implement the programs. Our fundamental belief is that women and girls are powerful drivers of change, and we provide the support they need to reach their full potential and rebuild their futures.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1-     Fundraising:

  • Lead The Lotus Flower in developing a strong funding capability by developing a strategy to maximize fundraising – especially from institutional donors

  • Oversee existing institutional donor relationships and requirements including regular reporting, ensuring donor compliance and accountability

  • Engage in the monitoring and evaluation of the utilization of program funds raised from institutional donors

  • Support The Lotus Flower regional team to maximize relationships with relevant stakeholders in country and globally

  • Build The Lotus Flower’s position, profile and relationships with key stakeholders globally in order to maximize funding opportunities - leading to both inbound partnership requests and strengthening the position of submitted RFPs

  • Generate and win new business, by finding leads, nurturing relationships and closing contracts with institutional funders

  • Lead on the proposal development of reactive institutional bids where The Lotus Flower is a Prime or Sub and coordinate inputs from across teams

  • Represent The Lotus Flower at conferences, sector events, and support with thought leadership

  • Organize and plan fundraising events for the Lotus Flower in Kurdistan to ensure much needed unrestricted funding is raised to support different humanitarian interventions. 

2-     Program:

  • Manage Lotus Flower programs in Kurdistan in close coordination with project PM and report to the Regional Director.

  • Provide necessary support the project PM and coordinators in ensuring successful delivery of different activities.

  • Coordinate with local authorities and project partners.

  • Plan and design programming and proactively monitor progress, resolve issues and initiate appropriate corrective action.

  • Ensure effective quality insurance and the overall integrity of programming - focusing inwardly on internal consistency, and outwardly on coherence with infrastructure planning, interfaces with other programmes and corporate, technical and specialist standards.

  • Manage programming budget, monitor expenditure and costs against delivered and realized benefits as they progress.

  • Ensure the delivery of new products or services from projects is to the appropriate level of quality, on time and within budget, in accordance with the programme plan and programme governance arrangements.

  • Manage communications and coordination with different project donors and stakeholders.

  • Manage risks to the programme's successful outcome.

  • Report the progress of the programme at regular intervals to the Regional Director and project donors.  

Required Qualifications:

  • At least 5 years of experiences in managing programs and fundraising.

  • A strong ability and comfort with working independently, yet also able to work well with local teams and senior colleagues.

  • Demonstrable knowledge and experience of writing successful six-figure grant applications from institutional funders.

  • Exceptional interpersonal skills to build relationships and work collaboratively, and ability to influence/persuade a wide range of stakeholders and facilitate cross-team working.

  • Excellent written skills to produce high quality proposals and reports.

  • Excellent communication skills and knowledge on the humanitarian context of Iraq and MENA.

  • Financial and budgetary management experience. 

How to Apply:

  • Please send your updated CV and cover letter to careers@thelotusflower.org, mentioning the job title ‘Program & Fundraising Manager’ in the subject line of your email.

  • CVs and cover letters that are in the form of pictures, and screen-shots will not be accepted.

  • CVs that do not include the subject line may not be considered.

  • Due to the volume of applications, only successful applicants will be contacted.