- Zimbabwe

Deadline: 31 December 2020

The Program Design Officer (PDO) contributes to African Wildlife Foundation’s (AWF) Zimbabwe Country Program by cultivating relationships that are key to programming overseas development assistance (ODA), advising governments on conservation and development programs and leading the development of AWF proposals to finance our work in country. The PDO will be a member of a global team that manages public donor relationships, prepares complex proposals in response to identified opportunities, tracks and ensures quality in project reporting to donors, and tracks and informs AWF leadership of developments in donor strategies and priorities.

However, this position is imbedded in the country program, and as such will be an integral part of our focal country presence. The PDO will be responsible for identifying, defining and developing funding proposals in coordination with country, field, program and finance teams in order to raise public funds for existing and planned program activities in Zimbabwe. This includes prospecting, researching, process management, writing and submitting grant applications to public donors. The PDO will also be responsible representing AWF to Zimbabwe’s public sector partners and supporting relationships with Zimbabwean government agencies and other important stakeholders. Working closely with the Senior Program Design Manager (SPDM), the AWF Zimbabwe Country Director, and donor Account Managers the PDO will work to win support for AWF’s strategy, cultivate existing and new donor relationships, and elevate the conservation agenda in development cooperation and policy dialogues in Zimbabwe.

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