Programme Development Coordinator Save the Children

Are you passionate about being an advocate for children? Do you want to use your expertise to bring about lasting change for children and be a part of an inspiring, dynamic global movement?
The Business Development Coordinator will support the Head of Programme Development & Partnerships and Programme Development Manager to grow Save the Children funding and partnerships at country level to resource the Country Strategic Plan.
To achieve the country’s programme ambitions in line with SC’s Global Breakthroughs, the BD Coordinator will be responsible for managing proposal development processes and ensuring that the final product is responsive, competitive, and timely. S/he will be responsible for working with the PDQ, TE, Awards and Supply Chain/Operations team to coordinate the proposal design process and collaborating with the Finance team to integrate the proposal budget into the final submission to the donor. The Country Office BD Coordinator will be responsible for inputting into the capture planning and continuous learning processes where applicable.
In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Proposal Management – 60%
• Lead completion of the opportunity decision guide for all funding opportunities.
• Lead weekly updates of the opportunity tracker.
• Coordinates the proposal development process for all assigned funding opportunities with PDQ Technical Specialists including MEAL, Operations (for field team inputs, logistics requirements, costings, etc.), Awards Management, Finance, Safeguarding 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 Head of Programme Development & Partnerships / PDP 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, HR and Security.
• Strengthen CO capabilities to facilitate effective in-person and COVID-adapted online proposal design workshops and undertake design workshop facilitation when called on to do so, including developing work plans and lessons learned.
• Represent Save the Children as a generalist, alongside PDQ and TEs, in proposal development meetings and discussions.
Capture Planning and Opportunity Preparation – 20%
• Work with Head of PDD / PD Manager, PDQ/TE, and Operations to gather and assess donor, partner, and internal information relevant to upcoming major opportunities.
• Support Head of PDP / PD 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 – 20%
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual completion of the internal BD funding tracker, with concomitant reporting for SLT.
• 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.
Lead storage of proposals and relevant PDP files, as well as update of PDP folders on SharePoint and offline.
• Lead all PDP proposal After Action Review processes.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential:
• Master’s degree qualification preferable
• Background in business and proposal development and coordination required (at least 4 years of professional experience in business development
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 (e.g. 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.
• Experience in project and change management related to organisational development projects and international, cross-functional teams with a proven history of delivering results.
• Fluency in English Required
• INGO, NGO, or nonprofit experience and an excellent grasp of operational issues.
• Proven ability to write persuasive, competitive, and compliant narrative proposals for institutional donors.
• Experience in developing project or proposal budgets.
• Familiarity with local context and funding landscape.
• A detailed understanding on funding mechanisms for development work such as Save the Children’s.