The Senior Manager will primarily be responsible for researching and prospecting global funding opportunities, writing concept notes and proposals and coordinating with some of TCF’s country partners.

1. Undertaking proactive research on new leads (including institutional grantors, corporate foundations, family foundations, High Net worth individuals and other impact investors) and writing opportunity briefs where needed.
2. Creating a research strategy for the GP unit
3. Preparing concept notes, proposals and Letters of intent for grantors in coordination with the rest of the team.
4. Responsible for managing all research and proposal related tasks for TCF’s Country Partners on behalf of the GP Team.
5. Regularly liaising with program teams for program updates, funding needs and ensuring project pitches and budgets are updated for the department.
6. Manage approval process of pitches and proposals in line with the department’s SOPs

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience of working on proposals and budgets for institutional donors.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Strong command over the English language.
• Strong research skills.
• Good understanding of Microsoft Excel and spreadsheets
• Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines.
• Good time management skills.  Ability to manage and meet multiple deadlines.
• Willing to learn and adapt to the team’s needs and work on other tasks assigned by the line manager.

Bachelor’s /Master’s Degree in Development, Social Sciences, Humanities

At least 4 years of experience preferably in proposal writing/business development and/or research.