Entrepreneurship in the territories: is it the right time?
AVPN is looking for a Manager, Partnerships to support the partnerships team in identifying partnerships and funding opportunities. The partnerships team is responsible for developing, delivering, and managing the grants and sponsorships that support AVPN in delivering on its mission to deliver Capital for Impact. Partnerships focuses on maximising funding potential across the key revenue streams of grants, sponsorships, and earned income by building on the existing partnerships.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with senior management, programme and markets teams to align our internal goals with new and existing partner relationships
- Identify and develop qualified funding leads with innovative and creative proposals that include grants, sponsorship, service fees, etc.
- Write and review funding proposals and concept notes to engage funder interest and convert to grant, sponsorship or revenue streams.
- Negotiatie and finalise funder and sponsor requirements and agreements, with the support of AVPN team.
- Support the grant management process and delivery of grant monitoring information and reporting by the team.
- Develop funder relationships to increase the strength of AVPN’s value proposition over time, leading to an increase in duration and quantum of funding.
