Senior Accounts Advisor

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom International Rescue Committee Full time
Senior Advisor, UK FCDO Donor Engagement

Job Title: Senior Advisor, UK FCDO Donor Engagement

Sector: Awards Management

Employment Category: Regular

Employment Type: Full-Time

Compensation: GBP 60,000.00 Annually

Open to Expatriates: No

Location: London, UK

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Job Description

The Awards Management Unit (AMU)

AMU has responsibility for identifying, securing and managing all funding from government donors for the IRC. The team provides expert technical advice to colleagues delivering our services around the world, ensures consistency and compliance with our donors' policies and procedures, and manages risk. The unit also supports all IRC staff working on awards from government donors and partnerships.

The Purpose of the Role

The Senior Advisor, FCDO Donor Engagement will lead, guide and coordinate IRC's funding focused engagement with UK Government's Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). The post holder will provide an internal and external "account management" function to support engagement with these donors. It will work closely with technical and proposal development teams who will provide the operational BD capacity to secure significant growth in its funding portfolio from the UK Government and to protect IRC's funding share, through influential engagement around policy shifts, working in close collaboration with Policy & Solutions as well as Advocacy & Influence.

The FCDO Senior Advisor will lead the development and implementation of strategies for proactive donor and partner relationships on behalf of IRC. The role will develop and maintain positive working relationships and standards of collaboration with senior colleagues across the organization, including the Awards Management Unit, International Division (CRRD) and External Relations. The role will also lead FCDO liaison on Business Development with the President's Office, advising the leadership board on relevant trends in FCDO funding.

  1. Lead the development and implementation of the UK donor engagement strategy including coordinating actions of relevant stakeholders.
  2. External Representation
  • Develop and maintain a network of senior stakeholders within relevant FCDO teams to ensure effective engagement, influence and winning BD approaches.
  • Participate in key meetings with FCDO officials, including Desk/Program Officers, Heads of Unit, Director-General/equivalent, advisors and other officials.
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of donor strategies relevant to IRC's work, such as funding priorities, geographical interests and political climate, providing analyses and synopses of press releases, policies and other announcements, and disseminating this information internally.
  • Map donor organizational structure, identify key contacts and maintain relationship records in IRC's CRM system.
  • Maintain and contribute to the improvement of tools and resources to support donor engagement and relationship building with donors.
  • Work with key staff across the organization to support UK business development planning and implementation, routinely engaging with operational BD teams at global, regional and country levels to review long term pipeline, plan strategic engagement and mitigate portfolio risk.
  • Equip IRC staff with the skills, tools and information to manage local, or technical donor engagement, business development and implementation.
  • Strong working understanding of the UK political environment and trends relevant to FCDO, charity and development funding commissioned and led by UK based charities and contractors.
  • Hold a wide network of contacts within FCDO.
  • Experience of humanitarian and development business development, program management, advocacy or other similar HQ-HQ relationship with FCDO.
  • Ability to lead and manage projects, including working as part of remote/virtual teams.
  • Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Understand programmatic and financial contractual arrangements with donors and partners, including experience of negotiating with donors.
  • Relevant additional language skills, particularly French or Spanish.Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity: IRC is committed to building a diverse organization and a climate of inclusivity. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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