Consultant - Business Development

Purpose of the Position

A Business Development Consultant in CFTL will responsible to identify and pursue new funding opportunities to support the organization’s programs and initiatives. This role involves researching potential and resent donors, building relationships with key stakeholders, and developing proposals that align with the organization’s strategic goals and priorities. Additionally, the consultant may collaborate with Country Director for being responsible to manage existing donor relationships, ensuring compliance with donor regulations, and providing regular reports on the impact of their work. A key aspect of this role is staying up to date with the funding trends, best practices, and funding opportunities in the international development sector.

Scope of Work

1. Research & Analysis

Conducting market research to identify potential funding sources, partnership opportunities, and trends in the international development sector.

2. Proposal Development

• Leading the proposal development process for existing and new project, including drafting the narratives, coordinate with the Head of Program, Technical Advisors, Project Managers, and ensuring compliance with donor requirements.
• Take primary responsibility for the drafting of high-quality concept notes and funding proposals, including TOC, Log Frames and Budgets.
• Serving as lead writer where required for variety donors.
• Leading the program design workshops, collaborate with related MEL team, Project Leads, Technical Advisors, Head of Programs, and Country Director.
• Ensuring target partner organization involvement in the consultation, proposal development, log frame and budgets.

Methodology

The methodology will be including:

• Desk review.
• Consultation meeting with funding organization for research & Analysis
• Consultation meeting with ChildFund Australia, CFTL and relevant partners.
• FGD online and offline
• Result presentation

Selection Criteria for Consultant

At the minimum, the lead consultant must possess the following:

Required experience:

A. SKILLS & BEHAVIORS REQUIRED

1. Technical Skills

• Proposal Writing
• Business Skills
• Research Skills
• Relationship Management
• Project Management

2. Behavioral Traits

• Initiative

Willingness to take proactive steps to identify and pursue new business opportunities.

• Resilience

Ability to handle rejection and maintain motivation to learn.

• Collaboration

Ability to work well in a team and coordinate with different department.

• Communication

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Integrity

Adherence to ethical standards and transparency in dealings.

B. EDUCATION

A bachelor's degree in a relevant field, such as business studies, marketing, or international development. A master's degree or higher can be a plus.

C. EXPERIENCE

Prior experience in business development or related field for at least 5 years of relevant experience is expected.

D. KNOWLEDGE

Understanding of the international development sector, donor requirements, and business principles.

E. LANGUAGE SKILLS

Fluency in English is required and proficiency in other languages can be a plus.

The Consultant must be available for distance (skype, zoom or MS Teams) and face-to-face meetings, as necessary, Qualified national candidates, women and persons living with disability are encouraged to apply.

The Expression of Interest should include:

• Resume/CV
• Referees or sample of past work
• a proposal indicating competence for the required work, professional fee, brief outline of approaches/methodologies and timeline based on the Terms of Reference.

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Submission of Application

ChildFund welcomes applications from qualified applicants or consultancy firms by 10-MAY-2024.

All interested candidates should submit a cover letter in English describing their suitability based on the above required qualifications and experiences. The candidate should include a recent CV with referees, principles and approach that will be used to achieve the purpose/objectives of this Consultancy work and a financial proposal.

NOTE: The financial proposal should specify a total lump sum amount and a breakdown of a daily professional fee and communication costs etc. Applications without a financial proposal will be regarded as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

How to apply:

Please click at Apply for This Job button on the right-hand side of your screen above to submit your application.

Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For further information, please contact Manuel Marques at mmarques@childfund.org.au (don’t use this email to submit the application)

ChildFund is an equal opportunities employer and has a strict child safeguarding policy and background checks will be undertaken prior to any offer of employment.

ChildFund is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply for any vacancies.

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