Development and Awards Management Consultant-ESARO

The consultant will develop and facilitate a three-day training module on proposal writing and post-award management for UNFPA ESARO staff. The role includes preparing training materials, delivering an in-person regional workshop, and producing a final training package to strengthen proposal development and award management capacities across 23 Country Offices in East and Southern Africa.

Responsibilities

• Design a practical, interactive training module covering seven core sessions on proposal writing and post-award management
• Develop presentations and training materials to pretest the module at the 2026 regional training retreat
• Develop pre- and post-training evaluation tools to assess participant capacity gains
• Deliver and facilitate a 3-day interactive regional workshop in South Africa in November 2026
• Conduct and lead hands-on practical writing labs, peer-review exercises, logframe simulations, and financial alignment exercises
• Produce a five-page report capturing key training outcomes, participant feedback, lessons learned, and recommendations
• Develop a Proposal Development Toolkit comprising practical, editable tools for use by the 23 Country Offices
• Consolidate and finalize standardized Proposal Writing and post-award management toolkit incorporating comments and lessons from the training
• Provide regular updates via email to the Resource Mobilisation Unit to monitor adherence to deadlines

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in Development Studies, Economics or a relevant social science discipline
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in proposal development, grant writing, resource mobilization or programme design
• Practical experience in resource mobilisation, partnerships and donor engagements
• Demonstrated experience in module development in the area of funding and financing for UN agencies and International INGOs (Submit two samples)
• Demonstrated knowledge of Results-Based Management, Logical Framework Approach and Theory of Change (Submit two samples)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Knowledge of donor requirements including EU, Global Fund, FCDO, Sida, GIZ, USAID, foundations and private sector partnerships
• Demonstrated experience developing successful funding proposals for bilateral and multilateral donors
• Proven experience designing and facilitating adult learning programmes
• Experience working with UN agencies, international organizations or development partners
• Demonstrated experience facilitating highly participatory regional workshops
• Excellent analytical, facilitation and report-writing skills
• Fluency in English is required; French and Portuguese are an added advantage

Skills

• Proposal Development
• Grant Writing
• Resource Mobilization
• Programme Design
• Partnership Management
• Donor Engagement Strategies
• Module Development
• Funding and Financing
• Result-Based Management
• Logical Frameworks
• Theory of Change
• Donor Requirements Knowledge
• Funding Proposals
• Adult Learning Programme Design
• Workshop Facilitation
• Analytical Skills
• Report Writing
• Training Material Development
• In-person Workshop Delivery

Languages

English