The Opportunity

The Business Development Coordinator leads successful proposal development, under the guidance of the Business Development Manager.  Coordinating, challenging and aligning a range of financial, technical, business development and programme inputs, and producing a high-quality proposal for development, humanitarian nexus to development and emergency programs that satisfies Plan International’s strategy and procedures.

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Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

•  Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

• Ensures that all staff signed safeguarding policies;

• Implement Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day to day work.

Job Requirements

The Individual

Qualifications/ experience essential:

Knowledge

• BA degree in Economics, Sociology, Social Development or related/equivalent subjects. 

• At least 5+ Years of relevant experience out of which 3 years on a senior level experience (not necessarily gained in an NGO or INGO) or demonstrated equivalent combination.

• Strong experience in successful proposal development;

• Excellent command of logical frameworks, budgets and technical formats;

• Capacity to work in a multi-sector team, including coordinating technical input into proposals;

• Ability to work with staff in country and NO staff remotely in writing and where necessary revising proposals.

• Familiarity with requirements/compliance of key development and humanitarian donors and capacity to work in a multi-donor environment, including multilateral of UN agencies, EU, World Bank, etc., bilateral of USAID, GAC, MFAs etc.  and other development funding streams.

Skills

• Good program design skills, including capacity to prepare logical, coherent and consistent documents including log frames.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community;

• Computer literacy with advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoints;

• Demonstrated proposal writing and presentation skills;

• Fluency in written and spoken English language;

• Results oriented and metrics driven;

• Exceptional time management and able to solve problems;

• Ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications/ experience desirable:

• Master’s degree is preferable

• Experience in proposal development and knowledge of donor funding principles.

Languages required

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

How to Apply

The closing date for the application is August 21 , 2023. Qualified candidates should submit their application with the links provided below. CLICK HERE

This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia.

Please note that: 

• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• We are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated links.

• Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

• Female candidates are highly encouraged to Apply

More information about Plan International can be found on http:// plan-international.org

References will be taken and background and anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy. Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all persons meeting the skills and experience required.

As an international child centered community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.