Locally Led Funding Specialist - Kyiv, Ukraine
Role Summary
Join Norwegian Capacity as a Locally Led Funding Specialist in Kyiv, Ukraine, focusing on enhancing locally led resource mobilization for civil society organizations.
Key Responsibilities
Design and operationalise a multi-stakeholder coordination framework for locally led resource mobilisation and funding attraction.
Map roles, responsibilities, and decision-making pathways for fund governance.
Organise and facilitate meetings, workshops, and dialogues across stakeholders (CSOs, donors, INGOs, private sector, government).
Foster trust, collaboration, and consensus on fund design, regranting principles, and accountability.
Map funding opportunities and existing resource mobilisation initiatives in Ukraine; track their evolution, funding streams, and impact.
Onboard key initiatives into the Community of Practice for cross-learning and coordination.
Maintain a dynamic database of stakeholders, funds, and funding opportunities.
Synthesise lessons learned and best practices into practical guidelines for funding attraction, resource mobilisation,, governance, and risk management.
Develop evidence-based policy recommendations to advance locally led funding models.
Curate resources and tools for the CoP and Working Group.
Facilitate peer learning and skill-building on funding attraction, resource mobilisation, and adaptive leadership.
Support stakeholders in aligning pooled funds with localization commitments.
- Compliance with all NRC, NORCAP and host agencies policies, procedures, and branding.
- Proactively contribute to effective and well-functioning team(s) that delivers collectively and according to plans.
- Accountable for delivering results within relevant thematic area and projects in accordance with relevant strategic plans, grant agreements, result frameworks and budgets
- Responsible for developing and implementing strategic plan for the relevant thematic area.
- Represent the project in relevant fora and vis-à-vis international, regional and national donors, partners and stakeholders.
- Working with the Project and/or Thematic Manager and fundraising team, support fundraising initiatives to deliver on the thematic programme strategy including donor engagement and development of donor proposals.
- Contribute to content to donor reports, in close collaboration with Project and Thematic Managers.
- 1. Funding Attraction & Resource Mobilisation*
- 2. Stakeholder Facilitation & Engagement*
- 3. Ecosystem Mapping & Analysis*
- 4. Knowledge Management & Policy Development*
- 5. Capacity Strengthening*
Minimum Requirements
To excel in this role, candidates should possess the following qualifications and skills:
- Master’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience
- At least 7 years’ experience in humanitarian, development, or peacebuilding contexts, with a focus on localisation, funding, or resource mobilisation
- Proven experience in multi‑stakeholder facilitation, policy development, and partnership building
- Strong knowledge of donor funding mechanisms, grant management, and resource mobilisation strategies
- Demonstrated understanding of the Ukrainian context
- Excellent communication skills in English (Ukrainian language skills are highly desirable
- *Please read the attached terms of reference for more details before applying: [TOR Locally Led Funding Advisor - Kyiv](https://norwegianrefugeecouncil.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/JDsforNRCPeople/IQAJAK34W3a5QZo0QitdS69aAT6ke-qZd5g4NqpB4O8Mo84?e=2aMcwM)
Working Conditions
In recognition of your expertise and contributions, we provide the following benefits and opportunities:
- Rewarding work for a renowned global organisation
- Access to a network of humanitarian, peace, and development professionals
- A dedicated Staff Care Unit
- Eligibility for consideration for NORCAP membership and future assignments, subject to a successful performance review
Application Information
Based on what you have read so far, do you think you could be a good fit? If so, please follow these steps and apply.
When submitting your application, kindly register in English your full employment history and education. Please include your full name as written in your passport. Uploaded CVs alone will not be reviewed.
NORCAP reserves the right to conduct a full background check on shortlisted candidates.
An approved health certificate will be required prior to contract commencement and assignment.
Feedback will be given to all applicants within four weeks after the closing of this advertisement.
Apply before 24 August 2026, 23:59 Norwegian time.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Eligibility Criteria
The opportunity is aimed at advancing locally led approaches to funding in Ukraine but lacks explicit details on eligibility for applicants from other countries.
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