The Proposal Officer will work with the Business Development Manager to proactively seek out and disseminate information on new funding opportunities and potential partnerships; cultivate excellent relationships with donor agencies, partners and SC Members; and coordinate the development of large-scale, complex funding proposals in order to maintain and increase the country office’s funding porfolio.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to:Business Development Manager
Staff directly reporting to this post:None
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Identification of donor opportunities
- Pro-actively seek donor intelligence on prospective new funding opportunities or partnerships
- Disseminate information on new funding opportunities from bilateral, multi-lateral, and other institutional donors
- Ensure key contacts, required formats and donor strategies are kept up-to-date at the country office level
Facilitate donor engagement
- Cultivate excellent working relationships with donor agencies at regional and country level, as indicated by the line manager
- Cultivate excellent working relationships with SC members at head office and regional level
- Represent the Somalia office in relevant donor fora, workshops and conferences where new business development opportunities can be formulated, as indicated by the line manager
Coordinate proposal development
- Set and track proposal development timelines, and ensure coordination amongst teams (Programme Development and Quality (PDQ), Programme Operations, Finance, Human Resource, Security, Member Services, and external stakeholders where relevant)
- Provide direct input, guidance and support to proposal development teams for high-value or complex proposals or bids
- Represent Save the Children (along with technical experts) in consortium meetings regarding proposal development
- Carry out field visits, meetings and workshops necessary to develop and finalize proposals
- Finalize, package and submit proposals to donors on time according to donor specifications and deadlines and Save the Children quality standards
- Work with the Awards Management team and Member Services team to maintain proper records and filing of final submissions and approved proposals
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Advanced degree in an area of international studies, social development or equivalent
- Minimum of 4 years of progressive work experience in fundraising environment
- Substantial and proven experience of coordinating the development of/writing winning proposals with key institutional donors (including DFID, ECHO, European Commission, NORAD)
- Excellent writing/editing skills and budget development skills, with high attention to detail
- Highly developed interpersonal, presentation and communication skills to work effectively with other team members/departments, as well as influence, inform and negotiate with partners and donors
- Sound personal organisational skills, including time management, ability to meet deadlines, multi-tasking, prioritisation of tasks, and working under pressure
- Must possess a strong work ethic, have confidence, take initiative and be a self-motivated, enthusiastic team player as well as individual contributor
- Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
- Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required.
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children International’s aims, values and principles
- Information Communication Technology literate
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates are required to submit a CV and mandatory cover letter quoting the Job Title and Vacancy Announcement No. SCI/SOM/24/15 on the subject line. The file name of the CV and attachments must be the applicants name and sent to Somalia.vacancies@savethechildren.org.
Deadline for applications is 10th September 2015
Women are encouraged to apply
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
