Overview
The Business Development Coordinator leads successful proposal development, coordinating inputs to produce high-quality proposals for development and humanitarian programs that satisfy Plan International’s strategy and procedures.
Tasks Summary
- Engage with programme teams, technical leads, and senior leadership to guide the rapid design of programme concepts and full proposals.
- Coordinate closely with the Business Development Lead, National Offices, Grants Management, and Compliance teams to ensure proposals meet donor strategies, technical priorities, and compliance requirements.
- Ensure all proposals adhere to Plan International procedures, global standards, the IASC marker for humanitarian actions, and align with PIE Country Strategy, capacity, and capability.
- Work under tight deadlines while coordinating inputs from diverse internal and external stakeholders, including local and international partners.
- Support technical teams to prepare accurate, compliant budgets and ensure proposals are fully costed in line with the cost recovery policy.
- Ensure the timely production of high‑quality proposals across development, humanitarian, and nexus programming areas.
- Strengthen the proposal development process by improving systems, tools, and workflow efficiency.
- Prepare thematic capacity statements to support fundraising.
- Regularly update donor mapping and maintain accurate information on donor priorities and funding windows.
- Lead the preparation of FAD Stage 1, 2, and 3 documents and SPADs, and liaise with Grants Compliance and Programme teams for handover.
- Update the FAD tracker monthly and prepare quarterly funding gap analyses.
- Support field-level proposal data assessments to ensure strong evidence and contextual grounding.
- Apply innovation and creative approaches to increase proposal competitiveness and success rates.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of experience in resource mobilization or fund acquisition, including at least 2 years directly focused on proposal development in INGOs.
- Proven track record in developing high‑quality, successful proposals for humanitarian and development programs.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate and integrate inputs from multi-disciplinary teams.
- Skilled in collaborating with field teams and remotely with National Office (NO) teams to write and revise proposals.
- Solid understanding of donor compliance and requirements across major multilateral and bilateral donors (e.g., UN agencies, EU, ECHO, World Bank, USG, GAC, MFA donors).
- Knowledge of humanitarian principles, minimum standards, and sectoral approaches.
Qualification Requirements
- BA degree in Economics, Sociology, Social Development, or related fields.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other relevant software
