Objective 1: Identify and respond to new funding opportunities
- Support the Country Director and Deputy Country Director with donor intelligence, including donor mapping, background research, and preparation of briefing notes or other relevant documents.
- Monitor new calls for proposals, reviewing published opportunities, identifying risks, constraints, and AAH’s eligibility, and brief relevant staff accordingly.
- Strengthen proposal quality and consistency by identifying Focal Points, leading process mapping, and ensuring a smooth handover to the Grants Coordinator once a funding opportunity is identified.
- Prepare TORs, oversee procurement, and supervise consultants to ensure high-quality and timely proposal submissions.
- Coordinate donor feedback, track responses, and manage resubmissions using feedback tracker tools.
- Conduct thorough risk assessments for each funding opportunity, considering financial, operational, and reputational risks, and develop mitigation strategies.
- Provide training and capacity-building support to program teams on donor requirements and proposal development processes.
Objective 2: Identify and respond to new funding opportunities
- Maintain and update donor and partner contact lists, including strategies, priorities, and potential synergies with Action Against Hunger Lebanon’s programmatic objectives, in coordination with Grants, Advocacy, and Communications Teams.
- Implement targeted donor stewardship initiatives to nurture long-term relationships and maximize donor engagement.
- Coordinate with Advocacy and Communications staff to ensure materials are shared effectively with relevant donors.
- Organize and, when necessary, lead donor-related field visits and capital lobby trips, including logistics, communications, and technical preparation.
- Ensure timely and consistent communication with donors, involving Technical Coordinators and the Country Director as appropriate.
Objective 3: Provide Strategic and Technical support to Grant Management and Partnerships
- Facilitate coordination between the Grants Coordinator (due diligence) and the Business Development Senior Coordinator (relationship-building) to ensure progress and alignment across partner management activities.
- Liaise with HQ staff across the Action Against Hunger International network—including the Donor Relations Unit and Madrid HQ Operations—on potential funding opportunities, donor intelligence, and strategic guidance.
- Review contracts and memoranda of understanding with donors, partners, and institutions to ensure alignment with AAH and donor requirements.
- Prepare briefing papers and support external communication materials for donor visits and meetings.
- Maintain a database of donor guidelines and regulations and collaborate with Communications to create fact sheets for key donors.
- Support Programme Teams in meeting donor visibility and reporting requirements.
Objective 4: Security
- Respect the security rules specified in the mission and base security plan, see to it that the team under his/her responsibility complies with the security plan and perform the security management tasks that can be assigned in its protocols.
- Communicate to the security managers of the working location any security related information or noncompliance with the security plan
- Report possible problem or conflict during the activities
- Promote gender equality within the humanitarian and/or development work
Objective 5: Gender & Safeguarding
- Promote safe and equitable environments, through knowledge and application of the protocol against harassment and gender policy.