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It creates innovative knowledge products, promotes norms and good practices, provides legal and policy advice and supports capacity‐building of both state and non‐state security sector stakeholders.\n\nFor our Partnerships and Development team we are looking for a highly dedicated and dynamic individual to be our next:\n\n### The role\n\nJoin DCAF as our inaugural Development and Fundraising Manager, a pivotal new role within our Partnerships and Development team. Reporting directly to the Head of Entity, you will play a crucial part in expanding DCAF's global impact by proactively identifying and securing vital funding from international donors. This position offers a unique opportunity to shape our fundraising strategies, cultivate key partnerships, raise DCAF’s visibility in international Geneva and ensure the consistent, high-quality management of our existing grants, driving DCAF's mission forward.\n\nMore specifically, the role will include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:\n\n- Proactively research, identify, and cultivate new funding opportunities and partnerships with international donors, particularly those aligning with DCAF's governance, security, and international development mandate.\n- Analyze donor landscapes, trends, and giving potential in order to develop targeted engagement strategies and tailored proposals.\n- Lead the identification, review, and work with other entities in the strategic assessment of calls for proposals, consortium bids, and other fundraising opportunities, recommending actionable next steps.\n- In partnership with the Finance and Stratex teams, lead in the coordination 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continuous annual monitoring and reporting for cross-DCAF grants as per the grant’s prerequisites, proactively communicating deadlines to implementing entities, developing narrative and quantitative reports and ensure donor validation of these key products.\n- Any other related tasks as may be required by the Head of Entity.\n\n### Your experience\n\n- Professional experience (minimum 10 years) in fundraising and management of donor relations and grant management, preferably in the field of governance, security and international development assistance.\n- Exceptional project management, organizational and time management skills, with an ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, seeing projects to completion on deadline.\n- Experience and skills in project conceptualization, design and formulation, as well as in report writing and coordination.\n- Experience and skills in outreach and communication, especially with donors.\n- Excellent English (both written and 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