Elias Khozombwe

• **Led and strategically directed four core programs** — Governance & Active Citizenship, Livelihood Resilience, Women's Rights, and Humanitarian Response — while overseeing M&E and Media & Communications functions, driving transformational operational shifts and championing innovative pilot initiatives across the organization. • **Optimized program delivery and budget utilization** by implementing collaborative planning frameworks, peer review mechanisms, and joint partner assessments, resulting in improved operational efficiency and resource optimization amounting to €15–20 million in annual funding across four SAF cluster countries. • **Championed thought leadership and strategic capacity-building**, providing executive guidance to four program leaders in developing evidence-based strategies, while driving institutional donor engagement and resource mobilization initiatives with the Country Funding Manager to diversify and strengthen funding streams. • **Stewarded €3–5 million annual budgets** in strict alignment with corporate policy and donor requirements, ensuring transparent financial management and accountability across multi-country operations while maintaining compliance with all regulatory stipulations. • **Elevated Oxfam's institutional profile** through strategic stakeholder engagement with donors, government authorities, and partner agencies, while ensuring compelling communications of program impact to internal and external audiences to strengthen organizational positioning and partnership opportunities.

• Identified and evaluated 15+ strategic funding pipelines across gender equality, climate resilience, humanitarian response, and livelihoods sectors through comprehensive donor landscaping and opportunity analysis, generating $30 million in new revenue opportunities aligned with organizational priorities. • Led proposal development and risk assessment processes, advising executive leadership on go/no-go decisions, partnership structures, and donor compliance requirements that informed $30 million+ in business development investments. • Strengthened competitive positioning by developing evidence-based proposals and negotiating consortium partnerships with 10+ strategic partners, resulting in 30% improvement in proposal win rates and enhanced market positioning. • Cultivated and maintained strategic relationships with key donor representatives and technical advisors, leveraging market intelligence to identify emerging funding trends and secure priority funding allocation for organization's core programming areas.

• Led strategic go/no-go assessments for 25+ high-value funding opportunities by analyzing donor priorities, organizational competitiveness, and compliance risk analyses, enabling leadership to make data-driven investment decisions worth $20M+ • Spearheaded competitive positioning and institutional donor engagement strategies that elevated organizational visibility and secured $20+ million in partnerships with key donors across Malawi's development sector • Negotiated budget allocations and resource distributions across multi-partner consortiums, driving cost realism and donor compliance while maximizing programme impact and operational efficiency • Championed inclusive programme design by fostering strategic partnerships with faith-based organizations, civil society networks, and humanitarian actors, ensuring community-centered approaches across all initiatives • Served as strategic nexus between programme teams, senior leadership, institutional donors, and consortium partners, facilitating seamless communication and alignment throughout complex funding lifecycle processes

• Led fundraising strategy and proposal development across $50 million+ institutional funding portfolio, securing critical resources from multilateral/bilateral donors and foundations while managing M&E systems and strategic partnerships for Oxfam GB's Afghanistan programme • Coordinated cross-functional collaboration among technical, operational, and finance teams to deliver high-impact, competitive proposals under demanding donor timelines, leveraging capture planning and positioning strategies to maximize funding success • Mobilized emergency and resilience funding through strategic consortium development and UN agency partnerships, generating rapid resource response to humanitarian crises including flood and climate-related emergencies • Directed proposal budgeting processes and go/no-go decision frameworks for multimillion-dollar opportunities, translating complex programme requirements into compelling funding narratives that aligned with donor priorities and competitive positioning needs

• Led fundraising and donor contract management across six East Asian countries (Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar), generating revenue streams while ensuring regulatory compliance and organizational policy alignment • Developed and positioned differentiated value propositions for multi-country programmes spanning gender equality, climate resilience, education, humanitarian response, and SRHR, strengthening competitive positioning with institutional donors • Led consortium development and partnership negotiations with INGOs, local NGOs, government agencies, and technical partners, translating complex multi-stakeholder relationships into fundable proposals • Mentored country teams on donor engagement, proposal development, grants compliance, and business development systems, building technical capacity and enabling scaled fundraising impact across the region

· Led the donor contract management function for Oxfam GB in Malawi, ensuring that staff and partners implement programmes in compliance to donor requirements and conditions.

· Guided technical and programme teams on donor compliance standards, proposal templates, eligibility requirements, and institutional quality assurance processes.

· Strengthened grants quality management systems and donor compliance mechanisms to support effective programme delivery and clean audit outcomes.

· Supported compliance reviews, donor reporting processes, and contractual risk assessments for multi-country grants and partnership agreements.