Overview
This position shares responsibility for providing support to the Bangladesh Program in mobilizing resources to meet the needs of children. S/he will lead the proposal development and will act as key contact for program teams to identify and follow up on linkages between member interest and country office opportunities.
Tasks Summary
- Lead the proposal development.
- Act as key contact for program teams to identify and follow up on linkages between member interest and country office opportunities.
- Actively work on the implementation of the Country Office fundraising strategy.
- Contribute to the organization wide capacity development on new business development across all relevant departments and functions.
Experience Requirements
- At least 5 years’ experience in developing high-quality projects and programs as well as identifying and securing funding from a wide variety of institutional and multilateral donors across different program themes.
- Substantial knowledge of key donor proposal formats, compliance and requirements (EU/ DFAT/ GAC/ USAID/ FCDO/ GFFO etc.).
- Experience of working on and/or developing bids for contracts (e.g., World Bank, USAID, SDC).
- Thorough understanding of the general funding landscape including trends and new directions.
- In-depth knowledge and ability to apply and teach project/program development tools and processes, including Logframes and Theory of Change.
- Demonstrated experience in leading development of proposals (incl. complex and/ or large / multi-million programs).
Qualification Requirements
• Master’s Degree, preferably in Social Science/ Political Science/ Development Studies/ Communications or relevant field
