Consultant for Business Development and Funding Workshop

Project background

In the strategic direction for 2022-2025, ChildFund Vietnam reiterates to work with our alliances to explore more opportunities of mutual interests, strengthening, and scaling up our work with women and families of the most vulnerable children, both in school and in the community, and areas that ChildFund Vietnam has not yet addressed.

To effectively secure a diverse source of funding and achieve our development objectives, it is important to streamline our pitching approach and implement a well-planned strategy. Additionally, we recognize the potential benefits of partnering with other peer NGOs to supplement our current track record of successful grants. As part of our efforts to enhance our institutional capacity, we aim to strength capacity in raising funds from grants and establish a system for responding to requests for proposals in a timely and efficient manner.

Methodologies

The consultant is expected to review ChildFund’s existing system and working mechanism between different internal departments (program, finance, HR and BD) in relation to the project development and Grant call application that will be briefed by BDM. A full-day workshop will be organized for a group of 20-25 key staff to share best practices in proposal development, followed by a Q&A section for further discussion. The following topics will be also covered in the workshop:

- Provide feedback on the current practice of ChildFund Vietnam.

- Provide hints and tips for specific donors, including but not limited to languages, compliance, and hot buttons and so on.

- Provide a brief update of some latest funding trends and suggest potential partners such as research institutes and CSOs

Scope of Work

Location

The workshop will be held in ChildFund Vietnam's office in Ha Noi.

Time Frame (scheduled activities)

An indicative timetable for this work is provided below. The number of days for this assignment will be discussed and mutual agreed by both sides

Outputs/Deliverables

Main responsibilities

- One face-to-face full-day workshop is delivered

Supervision/Management of the assignment

The Consultant will work with and report to the Business Development Manager and Head of Program.

Confidentiality:

All discussions and documents relating to this TOR will be treated as confidential by the parties.

Child Safeguarding:

The successful applicant will be required to comply with ChildFund Australia’s Child Safeguarding Policy and Procedures and to sign the Code of Conduct. If the consultant will be having direct, contact with children or having access to children’s personal information, a Criminal Background Check must also be carried out.

Counter-Terrorism:

ChildFund Australia acknowledges its obligation under the Australian laws relating to counter-terrorism. In order to meet its obligation, the consultant’s name will be reviewed against Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and National Security Australia lists at the onset of financial relationship.

Selection Criteria for Consultant

• Qualification (degree/post graduate) in international development, humanization, or related technical field of expertise;
• 7-10 years of work experience in proposal writing and institutional fundraising in an international non-profit or consultancy firm is highly desired;
• Understanding of funding mechanisms and procedures of bi-laterals such as DFAT, USAID, multilateral agencies such as the EU and UN; knowledge and experience of opportunities with corporates highly desirable;
• Proven track record of planning and leading successful multi-million dollar proposal submissions;
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills in English required, with excellent attention to detail.

Interested applicants should submit the following documents:

• CV of consultant
• Track record of successful proposals
• Proposed fee
• Ccomplete the online application form on BambooHR channel.

For further details, please see the Position Description.

Please be noted that the position is only open to Vietnamese candidates. People with disabilities are encouraged to apply for the position through ChildFund’s competitive hiring process.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 18/07/2023