I have 4 years of grants proposal writing experience. I also have 16 years of experience in writing Business Development proposals. My experience includes: ? Write grants proposals for various projects. ? Project Management for grants received. ? Developing Concept Notes describing challenges for onwards submission to the Donor for grants. ? Development of complete and full proposal (if grant is approved). ? Research work via desk research and stakeholder engagement. ? Initiate and lead projects from scratch. This includes related documentation for describing solutions, filling up the application forms, reports and systems for fund management, governance, transparency and performance evaluation. ? Prepare reports for the donors, including monthly progress reports, quarterly progress reports and final grantee report while ensuring quality and accuracy of reporting. ? Monitor progress of the grants received including on-site visits; provide support and guidance to team to ensure overall objectives and targets for the projects are met. ? Manage Monitoring & Evaluation processes for the grants received. ? Monitoring and assessment of financial management and accounting practices and systems. ? Working with the Communications team for promotion of the organization through use of social and print media, and events. ? Compliance in accordance with the strategic guidelines by the Governing Board. ? Design, documentation and implementation of policies and procedures. ? Interaction with donor agencies, diplomatic corps and public sector agencies. ? Budget preparation and spend monitoring. ? Capability to contribute to the technical and financial design of Grants funding to Grantees. ? Capability to design and manage processes for the different rounds of the fund, including proposal screening and selection of grantees. ? Capability to manage the grants/investment process including assessment and oversight, with a strong emphasis on due diligence, Value-for-Money and cost effectiveness ? Fully capable to lead a M&E Team and provide guidance in performance monitoring for all work streams, as per approved annual work plan. ? Working knowledge to review data and reports for sponsors and stakeholders, including monthly progress reports, quarterly progress reports and annual report to ensure quality and accuracy of reporting. ? Review progress reports from grantees. ? Analysis of business needs of users and clients and recommend technical solutions. ? Identification and evaluation of opportunities for business-led technological innovation and development. ? Systems design and development process, including requirements analysis, feasibility studies, software design, programming, pilot testing, installation, evaluation and operational management. ? Development of Standard Operating Procedures.