Profession programme funding manager

Programme funding managers take the lead in developing and realizing the funding strategy of the programmes of an organisation.

Personality Type

• Conventional / Investigative
• Enterprising / Conventional

Knowledge

• Funding methods

  The financial possibilities for funding projects such as the traditional ones, namely loans, venture capital, public or private grants up to alternative methods such as crowdfunding.

Skills

• Find grants

  Detect possible grants for their organisation by consulting the foundation or agency offering the funding.

• Lead a team

  Lead, supervise and motivate a group of people, in order to meet the expected results within a given timeline and with the foreseen resources in mind.

• Apply strategic thinking

  Apply generation and effective application of business insights and possible opportunities, in order to achieve competitive business advantage on a long-term basis.

• Manage grant applications

  Process and prepare grant requests by reviewing budgets, keeping track of grants distributed or obtaining the right documents.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB