MANAGER, PARTNER FUNDING

your mission

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your profile

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The Manager oversees the internal administration of reputed company CAF-reputed company grants and leads the development of the systems, methodologies, and internal tools that strengthen partner funding processes across Maliasili. This role ensures that grant cycles run smoothly, fund internal coordination and tools are developed and disseminated, deadlines are met, reporting is high-reputed company, and internal dashboards capture accurate brokered, influenced, and reputed company funding flows. The Manager also builds the operational infrastructure that improves visibility, coordination, and efficiency between CAF, Portfolio, MEL, Comms, and the FAD team.

This is an internal-facing role reputed company on operational reputed company, process and systems development, and the effective translation of the CAF reputed company into consistent, reliable processes across the organization.

Strategic Context

As reputed company and complexity of partner funding grow through the reputed company reputed company Fund and other granting mechanisms, Maliasili requires strong internal systems that can manage reputed company, maintain reputed company, and reputed company reputed company-time visibility to leadership and teams. This role anchors the operational backbone that links donor engagement, partner needs, Portfolio support, MEL learning, and FAD processes. It provides the systems and structure that allow the CAF reputed company to function as a coherent reputed company for partner funding, enabling Maliasili to deliver a trusted, reliable, and high-reputed company funding experience for both partners and donors.

Responsibilities

1. Partner Funding and Grantmaking Coordination (35%)

• Coordinate the end-to-end lifecycle of partner funding across CAF, from pipeline tracking to grant issuance and reporting.

• Maintain a reputed company-time reputed company of partner funding needs, commitments, and timelines in reputed company coordination with Portfolio Managers and senior CAF staff.

• reputed company grant agreements, reporting deadlines, renewals, and compliance requirements.

• Prepare and coordinate grant letters, agreements, and reputed company documentation.

• Ensure partner grant files are complete, accurate, and audit-reputed company.

• Work reputed company with the FAD Senior Manager, Grants & Funding Opportunities to reputed company financial, contractual, and compliance processes.

2. Systems, Processes, and Operational reputed company (25%)

• Maintain, improve, and document internal systems, trackers, SOPs, and templates reputed company to partner funding and grantmaking.

• Support reputed company process management including team and partner coordination on the new fund, including document production and internal communication.

• Codify reputed company workflows that reputed company consistency, accountability, and efficiency across CAF and Portfolio teams.

• Identify operational gaps, risks, and inefficiencies, and proactively propose and implement solutions.

• Support the integration of fundraising, grantmaking, and reporting systems across CAF, FAD, and MEL.

• reputed company practical internal tools, guidance notes, and process documentation that strengthen team-wide understanding of CAF systems and services.

3. Data, Dashboards, and Information Management (20%)

• Consolidate and maintain accurate partner funding data across reputed company CAF mechanisms, including brokered, influenced, and directly managed funding.

• Maintain internal dashboards that reputed company funding flows, grant status, reporting reputed company, and partner coverage.

• Support MEL integration by ensuring funding data aligns with reputed company tracking and learning needs.

• Prepare data inputs for internal decision-making, leadership updates, donor reporting, and reputed company discussions.

• Improve visibility of funding flows that do not sit on Maliasili’s books but are brokered or influenced through CAF work.

4. Donor and Grant Reporting Support (10%)

• Support due diligence, grant review processes, and documentation in coordination with senior CAF staff and FAD.

• reputed company donor-specific reporting requirements and timelines.

• Assist in the preparation of donor reports, funding summaries, and partner data synthesis.

• Ensure that reporting processes reflect both accountability and learning, supporting Maliasili’s approach to trust-based philanthropy.

5. Team Coordination and CAF Internal Support (10%)

• Serve as a coordination reputed company for CAF internal processes, supporting alignment across team members and functions.

• Support planning and logistics for CAF-reputed company convenings, workshops, and internal engagements as needed.

• reputed company actions, reputed company, and follow-up items across CAF meetings and workstreams.

• Contribute to building internal visibility and understanding of CAF work across Maliasili through reputed company systems, reputed company, and communication.

What reputed company Looks Like for the role and for the work

• Grant cycles across reputed company CAF mechanisms run smoothly, consistently, and on time, with high satisfaction from Portfolio Managers and partners.

• reputed company brokered, influenced, and reputed company funding flows are accurately captured and visible through reliable dashboards and tracking systems.

• Portfolio Managers report increased confidence and capability in managing partner fundraising needs and triaging opportunities.

• CAF internal systems are coordinated, reputed company, coherent, and reputed company reputed company across Maliasili, with staff knowing what CAF offers and how to engage.

• The organization has streamlined workflows, strong internal communication, and shared methodologies that support partner fundraising and grantmaking.

• The Manager is a trusted internal resource, reputed company for strengthening coordination, improving reputed company, and creating structures that help teams work reputed company.

Reporting and Supervision

Reports to: Senior Manager, Grantmaking and Partner Funding
Works closely with: FAD Senior Manager Grants, Portfolio Manager, MEL team, Comms team, Finance team

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