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Institutional Account Manager EU

Oxfam is a world-wide development organization that mobilizes the power of people against poverty.
Within the department Institutional Funding and Project Management we are looking for an
Institutional Account Manager EU
36 hours a week
Based in The Hague, The Netherlands
The Institutional Account Manager will work within the Institutional Funding and Donor Relations Unit in The Hague. The institutional Account manager will work together in a small team of 2 Institutional Account managers for EU and will be responsible for growing income and building partnerships with this particular donor.
Main Tasks
  • To identify fundraising opportunities with the donor agency EU (focus on Europe Aid (but may also include working with other relevant parts of the EU), and to actively identify fundraising opportunities with this institutional donor for Oxfam Novib's and Oxfam's programmes;
  • To facilitate a network of contacts and partnership relations with the donor and to actively identify cooperative opportunities with this donor;
  • To provide advice to the country offices and implementing bureaus as to how to adhere to donor requirements in regard to donor fund applications and contract management and to maintain up-to-date knowledge and relationships with the donor agencies;
  • To be propositional and connect with new and innovative ways of working towards donors, donor relations, and cooperative and funding opportunities;
  • To provide input for internal and administrative procedures and grant management institutional donors in the SAP management information system of Oxfam Novib.
You have
  • A university level education and 5 years of work experience in the field of development cooperation preferably with an international agency;
  • Good knowledge of and experience in identifying fundraising opportunities for NGOs from institutional donors, preparing applications for institutional donor agencies;
  • Knowledge and experience of working with and raising funds from the EU as well as experience with respective rules and regulations is a prerequisite for this function;
  • Broad and extensive knowledge of project and programme management preferably gained through experience in the field or through regular missions, as well as experience and knowledge of PCM, including monitoring, technical and financial reporting, while having a thematic specialization is an asset;
  • Good knowledge of the NGO sector; a network with donor agencies is an asset, while also knowledge of the Oxfam confederation will be considered an asset;
  • Strong networking, representational, and negotiation skills;
  • Good marketing and pitching skills;
  • Good communication and coaching skills;
  • The willingness to travel abroad;
  • English proficiency required, French and / or Portuguese a plus.
We offer
  • A competitive, fair and comprehensive pay and benefits package that is justifiable to our donors. We offer a gross salary in the range from EU 2,639 to EU 4,061 on the basis of a 36 hour working week. This is excl. 8% holiday fee.
  • A dynamic position in which you work independently but closely with the implementing bureaus, country offices and institutional donors.
  • A professional work setting within an organisation that is ambitious to answer to the challenges within the international development sector.

More information and application procedure
Are you interested in this position? Send your application in English in writing, including a motivation letter and CV and mentioning reference number 5-262 tojobs@oxfamnovib.nl to the attention of Shabinah Asgarali, HR Officer, no later than August 24, 2014. For information on the position you can contact Martina Roth, Institutional Account Manager EU, tel. +31 70 3421878.
Applicants must be Nationals of a European Union member State or have a valid work permit for the European Union.