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Maliasili is looking for an engaged and motivated Manager, Grants & Funding Opportunities to play a key role in our team-wide fundraising efforts. This role will work with all areas of the organization to identify funding opportunities and to develop, submit, manage, and close funding proposals to private foundations, individual and family funds, and multilateral or bilateral agencies.

About Maliasili

Maliasili’s 2025 strategic plan describes an ambitious growth trajectory focused on tripling our portfolio of partners, expanding our geographic reach, and catalyzing a new generation of African conservation leadership. We are a dynamic and innovative organization taking a different approach to driving locally-led conservation impact in Africa.

Since its founding over a decade ago, Maliasili has built a portfolio of more than 40 partners working across over 35 million hectares of critical landscapes and ecosystems in 13 countries. We have helped our partners generate or leverage more than $15 million in funding for their work, developed a growing set of tools to help improve their organizational performance, and supported many of our partners to grow their impacts in the field significantly. Our partner portfolio includes outstanding local and national organizations at the forefront of wildlife conservation, land restoration, and coastal fisheries. Our partners are pioneering conservation approaches grounded in community and indigenous land rights, generating economic opportunities from nature-based businesses, and restoring ecosystems across many of Africa’s most important landscapes.

Our Fundraising Philosophy

Maliasili’s approach to fundraising centers on our philosophy for all our work: Relationships. Fundraising is a collective effort shared across the team so that we can develop deep and meaningful relationships with our philanthropic partners. These relationships ensure continuity between our partners’ support and fundraising needs, our ability to support our partners, and philanthropy’s focus and funding priorities. This role is integral in coordinating Maliasili’s effective diffusion of fundraising responsibilities across the team.

About this Role

Manager, Grants & Funding Opportunities

Position Summary

The Manager, Grants and Funding Opportunities plays a key role in providing overall coordination and support to Maliasili’s fundraising efforts, with a focus around identifying funding opportunities and managing inbound grants from proposal to final reporting. The position will work with other team members, including the CEO and Portfolio Funding Director, and the Chief Financial Officer, to ensure Maliasili’s fundraising processes and efforts are systematic and efficient. This role supports Maliasili’s commitment to mobilize more funding to support our long-term growth and increased reach and operations, as well as increase the funding for our growing portfolio of outstanding local conservation organizations in Africa.

Responsibilities

Knowledge of Program Needs and Fundraising Targets. Develop and maintain working knowledge of Maliasili’s programs and impact to support fundraising efforts and inform fundraising opportunity research and identification. Support program teams to identify fundraising opportunities that align with programmatic priorities and needs, as a part of programmatic fundraising goals and plans. Monitor fundraising progress toward annual targets; provide monthly reports to CFO for financial reporting.
Grant Application Compilation and Submission. Support programmatic team leads to draft proposals that outline project objectives, budget, and potential outcomes with the goal of receiving a grant award.
Grant Awarding, Agreement. Review and understand all grant award requirements to ensure compliance throughout the grant period. Communicate requirements to programmatic team leads and monitor grant implementation for deviation from these requirements.
Information Management. Maintain database records related to awarded grants, ensuring complete and accurate information, including deliverable assignments and deadlines. Coordinate data maintenance with the Manager, Development and Administration.
Grant Administration and Compliance. Establish a robust administrative system to support the effective implementation of funded projects, including financial management, cost and expenditure monitoring and allocation, progress reporting, procurement, and adherence to grantor guidelines.
Monitoring and Evaluation. Evaluate how well projects are achieving objectives and utilizing funds efficiently. Coordinate necessary adjustments if challenges arise with programmatic team leads and the finance team. Compile in coordination with programmatic team leads and the finance team accurate and timely reporting to funders to measure the impact of the grant and ensure accountability.
Grant Closeouts, Audits, and Ongoing Relationship. Ensure proper closeout procedures at the conclusion of each grant, including final reporting, conducting audits, financial reconciliation, and providing any required documentation to the funder. Prompt relevant team members on renewals and relationship follow-up toward the close of the grant period.
Support Fundraising Efforts and Funder Relations. Develop written material to be used by program teams to support fundraising efforts and proposals. Support regular communication with key organizational funders, including regular reporting and grant renewal proposals in coordination with the CEO, the senior management team, and other team members.

Competencies and Characteristics

The successful candidate for this position will have the following skills and competencies:

3-5 years experience in inbound grant management; experience with multilateral agency or government grant management a plus
Demonstrated ability to develop and implement team processes and cross-team communication and coordination
Effective grant writing skills
Ability to support the team in the development of grant proposal budgets
Excellent interpersonal skills
Strong written and oral communication skills
High degree of attention to detail, accuracy, and organization
Passion for community-led African conservation and natural resource management
Familiarity with online remote working platforms, such as Google Suite and Slack
Ability to work autonomously as part of a remote, diverse, and growing team
Team player who can work independently but also enjoys working with a multicultural, global team
Someone who is driven to achieve, eager to learn and grow, and enjoys a good laugh

Reporting and supervision

The Manager reports to the Chief Finance Officer and has no supervisory responsibilities at this time.

Location

This is a remote, work-from-home position.

Compensation and Benefits

The successful candidate will receive a competitive package commensurate with experience. Other benefits include medical insurance coverage, a retirement plan, a home office stipend, and discretionary paid leave.

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