Consultant: Development & Partnerships

Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board

About the role

Job Purpose: • Develop and implement the NIPDB Partnership strategy and support departments in the organisation with its implementation. • Initiate and manage collaborative partnerships to help scale NIPDB's objectives, including organisation of an annual Partnership Forum. • Lead engagements related to fundraising and partnership development, tracking, compliance and reporting, alongside the direct line manager. • Identify target partners and initiate contact; research requests for proposals; prepare proposals and presentations; negotiate partnership agreements and manage key relationships and reporting requirements. • Identify local and international grant and funding support for investment projects and the development of MSME's globally and put in place strategies to market these and make them known and accessible to the Namibian private sector. • Follow up on Namibia's implementation of and ensure the country benefits from national-level development agreements/partners aimed at investment and private sector development, i.e. Compact with Africa "CA" and other similar programs. • Support the Policy & Partnerships Divisions' interaction with government, multilateral agencies, other investment promotion agencies and/or businesses focusing on investment policy, practice, and funding initiatives. • Effectively develop, maintain and project manage and communicate ongoing/completed/upcoming activities with identified partners. • Provide administrative and project support to the Fundraising and Partnership Committee and coordinate NIPDB-wide reporting. • Develop and track MOUs for partnerships; develop and manage activities progressed under these partnerships in collaboration with project leads across departments, and drive partnerships to deliver desired outcomes. • Review and edit all partnership and fundraising proposals emanating from NIPDB and lead the monitoring and evaluation of successful proposals. • Contribute, review and comment on requests for partnership, documents and reports which are submitted to the NIPDB. • Collect information on development and partnership trends amongst investment promotion agencies. • Support engagements (including Public Private Dialogue) and partnerships related to NIPDB's policy-related efforts aimed at enhancing Namibia's competitiveness as a country, in line with international best practices and based on research and engagement across the NIPDB's Policy Unit. • Support direct line manager in the development and implementation of NIPDB's Policy Advocacy strategy. • Conduct research for and write policy briefs, project proposals, thought leadership articles and other articles for publication. • Undertake any other assignments as may be given from time to time. **Company Contact:** Address: Cnr Gartent Street & Dr. A.B. May Windhoek, KH, Namibia Phone: 083 3333 8600 Website: http://www.nipdb.com

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Development Finance, Economics, Law, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, Communication / Marketing, International Relations or a related field.
• A postgraduate qualification (NQF 8) in similar fields will be an added advantage.
• At least 3-5 years relevant experience in a related field.
• Experience in developing and writing project proposals.
• Knowledge and experience in the field of government and development funding and managing relationships with private and corporate foundations.
• Understanding of processes and requirements applicable to sourcing, managing and reporting on funds from development partners and philanthropies or similar organisations.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially PowerPoint) and Google tools.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with proven ability to write persuasively and with a high degree of professionalism.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to work with diverse constituencies, including multinational corporates.
• Ability to handle and prioritise multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail.
• The capacity to listen attentively, present information clearly and concisely and respond appropriately to the verbal and written communications. This includes the ability to regulate delivery in response to the needs of a target audience.
• Understands organisational systems, structures, policies and procedures and can navigate changing dynamics and power relationships.
• Ability to work independently and in a team, in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail.
• Solid time-management and organisational skills.
• Ability to handle multiple projects, organise and prioritise tasks in order to meet deadlines.
• Ability to adapt to changing situations in a calm and professional manner.
• Highly competent, self-motivated and goal driven individual.
• Discretion and diplomacy.
• Honest individual with a high level of personal integrity.
• Dependable and responsible.

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