SCOPE OF ROLE:Reports to: Business Development Manager (BDM)
JOB DESCRIPTION:
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Date advertised: 23 May 2022
Closing date: 5 Jun 2022 – 23:59 EAT
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Department: Programme, Development and Quality
Type: Fixed-term contract
Schedule: Full-time
CLICK HERE TO APPLY KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITYProposal Management – 60%
- Coordinates the proposal development process for all funding
opportunities with PDQ Technical Specialists including MEAL, Operations
(for field team inputs, logistics requirements, costings, etc.), Awards
Management, Finance, and HR (for staffing requirements).
- Produce proposal development schedules and track timelines, ensuring
and facilitating coordination amongst teams (i.e. PDQ/TE, Operations,
Finance, Supply Chain, HR, and Security).
- In collaboration with BD Manager, Members, and Regional Office,
broker technical assistance, compliance information/guidance, and other
resources to support proposal development needs.
- Support the Finance team, PDQ and TE, Operations, Supply Chain, and other necessary stakeholders to develop proposal budget.
- Draft key sections of the proposals that are standard inputs – such
as capability statements, country context, and programme experience,
while drawing on the expertise of technical specialists, MEAL,
Operations, Finance, and HR.
- Represent Save the Children as a generalist, alongside PDQ and TEs, in proposal development meetings and discussions.
Proposal Development Coordinator Job Vacancy at Save the Children
Capture Planning and Opportunity Preparation – 30%
- Work with BD Manager, PDQ/TE, and Operations to gather and assess
donor, partner, and internal information relevant to upcoming major
opportunities.
- Support BD Manager to strengthen country office capabilities on
long-term capture planning for major forthcoming funding opportunities.
- Proactively address challenges that may hinder the proposal development process.
Continuous Learning & Knowledge Management – 10%
- Ensure that all appropriate donor and Save the Children resources,
templates, and tools are available to relevant staff, as well as a clear
understanding of donor requirements.
- Maintains strong knowledge management systems (OneNet, Workplace,
Teams, etc.) to support intra-country office communication and
continuous learning.
- Ensure all proposals and related documents are saved and circulated
and work with Awards and Operations teams to share programme results and
lessons learned.
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BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources
efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their
responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way
they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance
and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team,
takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages
their team to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
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QUALIFICATIONS
- Background in proposal development and coordination required.
Proposal Development Coordinator Job Vacancy at Save the Children |
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EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Required
- Demonstrated experience in coordinating and facilitating the
development of major proposals to institutional donors, multilateral
agencies, corporate donors, and/or foundations.
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex issues through critical
thinking, analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy
in.
- A high degree of attention to detail and the ability to lead key
tasks (e.g. proposal development) to on-time completion under
significant pressure.
- Highly developed networking skills and ability to form productive
working relationships with a wide range of internal colleagues and
stakeholders (eg. programme, technical, awards, compliance, finance,
program operations).
- Good personal organisational skills, including time management, and ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills including
communicating with impact, influencing, negotiation, and coaching.
- A high degree of flexibility and adaptability in order to respond to
changing needs. Ability and willingness to change work practices and
hours in the event of major emergencies including travelling at short
notice and for extended periods of time.
- Fluency in both written and spoken English.
Desirable
- INGO, NGO, or non-profit experience and an excellent grasp of operational issues.
- Experience in developing project or proposal budgets.
- Familiarity with local context and funding landscape.
- Proven ability to write persuasive, competitive, and compliant narrative proposals for institutional donors.
- A detailed understanding on funding mechanisms for development work such as Save the Children’s.
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| Additional job responsibilitiesThe
duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the
role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within
reasonableness of their level of skills and experience. |
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| Equal OpportunitiesThe role holder is
required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal
Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures. |
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| Child Safeguarding:We need to keep
children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous
background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children
from abuse. |
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| Safeguarding our Staff:The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy. |
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| Health and SafetyThe role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures. |
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