Vacancy Announcement from Plan International
Resource Mobilisation Coordinator
No. of Vacancy: 1
Location: Kathmandu
Functional Area: Business Development
Reports to: Resource Mobilisation Manager
Travel required: 25%
Grade: C2
Type: Open to all applicants, Fixed term employment until Nov 2026; based in Country Office – Kathmandu
ABOUT PLAN INTERNATIONAL
Plan International is a development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We strive for a just world, working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners in over 75 countries. Our programmes are underpinned by a core of defined values, including transparency and accountability, team collaboration, inclusion and integration, as well as the overall ambition to empower girls and young women as legacy.
Plan International has been working in Nepal since 1978 and developed a strong reputation as a respected development and humanitarian actor helping marginalised children, their families and communities to access their rights to health, education, economic security and protection. Through the support of local partners, Plan International has worked in 42 districts in Nepal since 1978.
Plan International strives for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Our ambition from now to 2027 is to see All Girls Standing Strong Creating Global Change.
Plan international Nepal seeks candidates who practice feminist leadership, promote diversity, actively seek innovative solutions for problems, courageously and respectfully share their opinions and ideas, break down barriers and engender cross-department collaboration, practice active listening, maintain confidentiality, build trust and are passionate about children’s rights and equality for girls.
ROLE PURPOSE
The Business Development (BD) Department of Plan International Nepal focuses specifically on the business growth, resource mobilisation, scoping of opportunities, submission of project ideas, concept notes, proposals for various funding opportunities and undertakes grants management ensuring donor compliances and reporting. The unit/team is tasked with the development of a long-term financial growth strategy to ensure Plan International Nepal’s financial sustainability through a balanced portfolio of suitable, medium and large-scale grants and pipeline of/for future funding. With an annual funding target of a minimum of Euros 12 million through grants, the BD unit will also lead and facilitate all units of Plan International Nepal towards a clear, systematic and well-coordinated approach, internally and externally, to meet the objectives of the new Country Strategy for 2024-2028.
Henceforth, the Resource Mobilisation Coordinator (RMC), as a key member of the BD Department, will be primarily responsible towards supporting the Resource Mobilisation Manager (RMM) in intelligence gathering, scoping of opportunities, gathering documentation and write ups for pitching to NOs, maintenance and management of database required for effective resource mobilisation. The RMC is expected to do so with active engagement with programme quality and innovation and other team members and departments engaged through the design phase. She/he will also ensure that all relevant documentation related to opportunities is updated in all Plan International’s internal applications and platforms; through management guidance of the RMM, will liaise with all relevant Plan International teams and colleagues towards enabling a multi-unit cohesive working environment. The RMC may also act as a secondary focal point for external liaison either in the absence of the RMM or when duly assigned.
Description
DIMENSIONS OF THE ROLE
Direct Line Manager: Resource Mobilisation Manger (RMM)
Budget Accountability: N/A
Number of direct reports: N/A
External relationships and representation: N/A
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Gather funding intelligence to support with donor diversification, conduct preliminary analysis and keep track of relevant opportunities.
- Support opportunity GO/ NO GO process when required.
- Facilitate business development processes through inter departmental coordination.
- Support RMM to consolidate necessary information in the process of developing project ideas, concept notes and proposals, project briefs, pre-positioning documents and capacity statements.
- Support in preparing pre-teaming and teaming agreements with partners and consortium members.
- Track progress on concept notes and proposals submitted to the donor, updating Grant and Pipeline Monitoring Tracking (GPMT), donor registration platforms and other Plan International’s systems.
- Support to organise project design session/ workshops including coordination with internal and external stakeholders and managing logistics.
- Take notes during design sessions to capture the discussions and share with the design team members.
- In guidance of RMM, lead the design process, proposal development and communication with internal team and NOs for various smaller funding size opportunities.
- Support RMM in collating various documents and annexes required for different funding opportunities.
- Update database for NOs and external donor contacts.
- Maintain a roster of in-country consultants i.e. technical experts and writers with winning proposal development experience.
- Support to finalise CVs of experts during bid development according to the donor/client requirements.
- Support with in-country donor and consortium lead/partner mapping and updating the database.
- Maintain regular communication with NOs such as quarterly briefs, providing situation report during emergencies or sharing key learning documents on a regular basis as discussed in BD team.
- Engage with Programme, Partnership and Impact (PPI), Programme Quality and Innovation (PQI) and Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) team to maintain a folder with existing evidence, facts and figures that are important for business development.
- Support RMM to provide timely resolution of queries raised by NOs, consortium leads and/or Institutional/Foundation/Corporate donors during proposal development stage.
Any other work as assigned by the Line Manager and the Department Director.
Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Programme Participants and Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Education Qualification and Experience
- Master’s Degree in social science or any other relevant subject with 1-2 years of experience OR Bachelor’s Degree with 3-4 years of experience.
- Experience in drafting capacity statements, concept notes, proposals and with good understanding of Plan International’s thematic areas such as education, child protection, and youth empowerment.
Preferred Skills
- Understanding of various types of funding instruments such as institutional, foundations and private sectors.
- Knowledge and skills in scoping of opportunities, donor landscape in general and within Nepal.
- Have aptitude for fundraising, marketing and donor engagement.
- Ability to build strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently.
PLAN INTERNATIONAL’S VALUES IN PRACTICE
We are open and accountable
We create a climate of trust inside and outside the organisation by being open, honest and transparent. We hold ourselves and others to account for the decisions we make and for our impact on others, while doing what we say we will do.
We strive for lasting impact
We strive to achieve significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. We challenge ourselves to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused and innovative.
We work well together
We succeed by working effectively with others, inside and outside the organisation, including our sponsors and donors. We actively support our colleagues, helping them to achieve their goals. We come together to create and implement solutions in our teams, across Plan International, with children, girls, young people, communities and our partners.
We are inclusive and empowering
We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge inequality in our programmes and our workplace. We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives. We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential.
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
This position is based in Plan International Nepal Country Office – Kathmandu with field visits as necessary.
LEVEL OF CONTACT WITH CHILDREN
Low Level: Less interaction with children
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Source: Kantipur Dainik, 9 October, 2024
