The
International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian
crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at
the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and
life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At
work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity
and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads
the way from harm to home.
BACKGROUND:
The IRC is one of the leading providers of high quality programming in conflict
and post-conflict settings in Africa. In order to advance its mission of
serving communities impacted by conflict and displacement, the IRC is committed
to developing innovative, context-specific programs in response to strategic
funding opportunities with a range of government and multilateral donors. This
new business development is led by the IRC’s Business Development Unit (BDU) in
close collaboration with Regional and Country management structures, the IRC’s
Technical Units and a range of headquarter specialists based in the USA and
Europe.
SCOPE
OF WORK: The Program Development Director, working in close coordination with
the BDU Director, Regional Units, Country Offices and senior staff in IRC’s
headquarter offices, will be responsible for building relationships with key
donors and monitoring, managing and coordinating IRC’s response to strategic
funding opportunities with such government and multilateral bodies such as the
World Bank, USAID, USDOL, EuropeAid, DFID, Sida and UN agencies in the IRC’s
Africa regions. The incumbent will be responsible for influencing donor
strategies and raising awareness of IRC as a key post-conflict actor.
While
the post’s geographic remit is the ensemble of IRC’s programs in Africa, the
Program Development Director will focus attention and effort on a subset of key
strategic countries. This list will be reviewed and adjusted periodically. In
relation to this shortlist of priority countries, the incumbent will work
closely with country and regional management to design and implement
appropriate, tailored business development
strategies , including deployment to the countries in question to
lead responses to specific business opportunities.
Based
in Nairobi, Kenya, the Program Development Director will report to the BDU
Director in New York.
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
General
Business Development
- Support the
development and implementation of the IRC’s global business development
strategy;
- Raise awareness
of IRC as an effective and innovative post-conflict agency with key
funding partners;
- Represent IRC
and liaise with donor agencies and partners, in Africa and at their
headquarters, for intelligence gathering purposes and to influence funding
policies;
- Work with the
BDU’s Program Manager to maintain proposal development information;
- Interview
prospective team leader/proposal writer consultants or COPs for the
relevant rosters;
- Other
responsibilities as assigned by the BDU Director
Country-Specific
Program Development
Strategy
- Support country
offices in developing business plans which support their overall program
strategies (Country Program Strategic Plans and Country Sector
Strategies);
- Assist country
offices to improve donor mapping and enhance intelligence gathering
efforts to support strategic planning and program design;
Program
Development
- Assist country
and regional teams to design innovative program approaches to implement
their country strategies;
- Manage responses
to strategic funding opportunities, including serving (depending on the
context) as proposal team leader, writer, primary negotiator with partners
and prospective partner agencies, coordinator with technical, regional and
headquarter support teams, etc;
- Review
competitive proposals for adherence to all solicitation requirements;
- Facilitate
post-submission processes up to and including award negotiations;
- Facilitate
institutional learning around both successful and failed funding
submissions;
- Other responsibilities
as assigned by the BDU Director.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelors Degree
plus advanced degree in international development, political
science , or other related field;
- Minimum 7 years
progressive experience with a special focus on proposal development and
donor negotiation;
- Previous
experience of major USG and European donor funding;
- Excellent
communication and interpersonal skills, including superior writing skills;
- Proven
management skills and ability to negotiate effectively with donors and
partner agencies;
- Solid
organizational skills: the ability to work productively and accurately
while under pressure in a fast-paced, demanding environment;
- Ability to work
in a team environment and independently;
- Ability to meet
unexpected demands and remain flexible;
- Ability to
multi-task and prioritize effectively;
- Ability to
travel, at times with minimum notice and for prolonged periods of time.
How
to apply:
To
apply, submit resume and salary requirements on-line: Apply Online
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