Humanitarian OpenStreetMap is hiring a
Overview
Work Location: Remote, within East and Southern Africa region
Application Close Date: Open until position is filled.
Estimated Start date: Mid February 2023
Department: Open Mapping Hub - East and Southern Africa
Reports to: Regional Director, Open Mapping Hub - East and Southern Africa
Terms: Full-time, one-year initial contract (renewable)
Travel: Frequent travel within the region and sometimes internationally
Level: 6
About HOT
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) sits at the nexus of participatory mapping, community-led development, humanitarian response, open data and tech. With a talented and diverse team spread around the globe, HOT is an international non-profit organization that supports a dynamic global community of thousands of dedicated volunteers using maps and open data for humanitarian response and the Sustainable Development Goals. Working with humanitarian and development partners like the Red Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières, UN agencies, governments and others, the HOT community maps in solidarity with those affected by or at risk of disaster, contributing the maps and data aid workers need to do their lifesaving work.
In 2020 the work of the HOT community was recognized by TED’s Audacious Project, a collaborative philanthropic initiative that serves as a springboard for social impact on a grand scale, leading to an exciting new phase of growth. HOT is expanding its activities: opening four regional hubs and scaling up its support to local mapping communities with the audacious goal of mapping an area home to one billion people in 94 countries at high risk of disasters or experiencing poverty - mapping with communities before they are in crisis.
About the Open Mapping Hub-Eastern & Southern Africa (ESA-Hub)
The Open Mapping Hub - East & Southern Africa works with organisations and communities across 23 countries in creating and updating free, editable, and shareable open map data in OpenStreetMap that promotes better humanitarian and development outcomes. We believe that open map data is universal and contributes to identifying problems, monitoring change, managing and responding to events, forecasting, setting priorities and understanding humanitarian and development trends.
About the Role
The Senior Associate, Business Development provides leadership in HOT-ESAH relationship building approaches and efforts to successfully secure funding from donors such as governments, multilateral institutions (World Bank, UN agencies), government agencies (USAID, GAC, SIDA), multi-donor/pooled funds, as well as foundations, partners and individuals donors. In a prospective approach, she or he will also seize the opportunities that arise to raise funds in order to advance the regional work of HOT to contribute to global goals and those of our five impact areas.
The incumbent will help develop and execute the fundraising strategy and operational plan to support Regional Hub Director in positioning HOT-ESA Hub in successfully competing for funding opportunities, responding to those opportunities with a quality process & product, and building and maintaining an effective business development system of tools, processes, and capacities across the hub. This position is focused in the ESA Hub with a role to cover the 23 countries of the Hub. It will also support the Philanthropy & External Relations (P&ER) team work.
NB: P&ER team is ensuring HOT has the resources, relations, visibility and positioning it needs to achieve its mission.
Responsibilities
Support identification, positioning, and capture strategies for funding opportunities:
Coordinate the process for proposal development/grant writing, submission and follow up:
Manage relationships with donors:
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
We encourage candidates to apply currently residing in the following countries of the region:
Angola, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Are you missing a few of the technical skills listed? We would still like to see your application. While the skills above fit our vision of this role, we are open to those candidates with a strong knowledge foundation that are fast learners and highly motivated to close any skill gaps.
HOT is committed to diversity and inclusion within our team, and recognizes our role in closing the digital divide, including identifying obstacles that certain groups face in developing skills needed for roles in the humanitarian & technology sectors. Women, nationals of lower income countries, and members of other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
Compensation and Benefits
HOT values transparency and equity. All HOT compensation globally is set according to a framework detailed on our website. HOT also offers:
Equal Opportunity
We seek to recruit persons that reflect the diversity of the communities we work with and further, to support their retention and advancement within the organization. HOT does not discriminate on the basis of ability, age, gender identity and expression, national origin, race and ethnicity, religious beliefs, or sexual orientation. Our staff includes people who are parents and nonparents, the self-taught and university educated, and from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds, lived experiences, and perspectives on the world. HOT is an equal opportunity employer. We seek to live our values and promote inclusivity in all locations. All of our staff work collectively and individually to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds, where the work of all is valued and respected.
HOT is committed to diversity within our team, and recognizes our role in closing the digital divide, including identifying obstacles that certain groups face in developing skills needed for roles in the humanitarian & technology sectors. Women, nationals of developing countries, and members of other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
To Apply
Your CV/resume should not exceed 2 pages, kindly note that we are processing applications on a rolling basis and the vacancy will be open until the position is filled.
The selection process will consist of the following steps: