Job Description

Essential Job Functions

STRATEGY & VISION

• Review donors’ strategic priorities and identify potential donors for Mercy Corps Pakistan’s strategic and geographic priorities.


• Advise and coordinate in-country donor engagement.


• Identify innovative program concepts and ideas to translate country strategy into programs and projects in consultation with program staff.


• Lead on strategic and timely positioning of Mercy Corps for various consortiums and partnerships for joint bidding for funding opportunities.


• Undertake desk reviews and lead on potential new funding models, such as innovative investment and private sector partnerships.


• Maintain a database for assessments and reports necessary for business development

PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT

• Act as the focal point for the organization for business development.


• Lead on the development of concept notes and funding proposals, in consultations with relevant program leads and Country Director


• Work closely with the Asia regional team and global offices for program design, proposal and budget development as well as incorporating comments and feedback.


• Maintain tracking tool of proposals and concept notes.


• Coordinate engagement with potential I/NGO partners as part of program design and proposal development.


• Lead and document the internal decision-making process for go/no go for identified funding opportunities.


• Develop, follow up and coordinate action plan for each funding opportunity to ensure timely and quality proposal/ concept note submission.


• Where required, design scopes of work, hire and manage external consultants to support program development and/or proposal writing, or other information required (needs assessment etc.).

REPRESENTATION AND COORDINATION

• Represent Mercy Corps in developing relationships with key donors and partner organizations


• Act as representative of Mercy Corps to organizations on program development matters, including attending key internal and external meetings.


• Represent Mercy Corps in inter-agency coordination meetings as assigned by the Country Director. Maintain record of external meetings and action points, and follow up accordingly.

PUBLICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS

• Work with technical teams to identify key donor strategic technical priorities, and source program evidence, lessons learned and key program content to coordinate, facilitate, and/or support the writing and production of capacity statements.


• Collaborate with program Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) team to contribute to learning agendas, and research priorities, mapping of donor and current priorities.


• Work with the communications team to develop external communication and dissemination for strategic contents for business development and positioning.

Security

• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.


• Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.

Supervisory Responsibility: Nil

Accountability

• Reports Directly To: Country Director


• Works Directly With: Program leads, Senior Technical Advisors, Gender and Safeguarding Advisor, MEL and Finance teams, Regional and Headquarters focal points.

 Academic Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree in Development Studies, International Development, Social Sciences or relevant discipline.


• At least 5 years of experience in business development, donor scoping, proposal writing and donor engagement in both development and humanitarian sectors.


• Experience with major donors such as USAID, FCDO, EC, ECHO and others, as well as private sector funding.


• Familiarity with key global standards such as Core Humanitarian Standards, Sphere Standards, humanitarian principles, ALNAP and IASC.


• Fluency in written and spoken English.


• Strong communications skills with exceptional ability to articulate complex issues in a clear comprehensible manner to a wide variety of stakeholders


• Excellent writing skills, ability to deliver high-quality proposals and documents with tight deadlines


• Excellent computer skills


• Ability to work in a diverse environment


• Ability to work under pressure, meet timelines, multi-tasking.

Success Factors

Ability to work under pressure and produce deliverables in a timely manner. Excellent presentation, negotiation, writing and communication skills. Demonstrated ability to take initiative and ability to follow procedures. Working in collaboration with other departments. Ability to travel.

Ongoing Learning

In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development.

Qualifications

1.      Education (Required)

•         Masters or better.

2.      Experience (Required)

•         5 years: At least 5 years of experience in business development, donor scoping, proposal writing and donor engagement in both development and humanitarian sectors

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and authentic selves, reaches their potential as individuals and teams, and collaborates to do the best work of their lives.

We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Mercy Corps is an equal-opportunity employer that does not tolerate discrimination on any basis. We actively seek out diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be collectively stronger and have a sustained global impact.

We are committed to providing an environment of respect and psychological safety where equal employment opportunities are available to all. We do not engage in or tolerate discrimination  based on race, color, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability (including HIV/AIDS status), marital status, military veteran status or any other protected group in the locations where we work.

Safeguarding & Ethics

Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and participate in the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves professionally, respect local laws and customs, and adhere to the Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis.

Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, and other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects

NOTE:

• Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview.


• The management reserves the right to accept or reject any or all CV(s) without assigning any reason.


• Preference will be given to local candidates.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and females, and transgender are strongly encouraged to apply.

HOW TO APPLY: click this link to apply online for this position: https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/MER1024MERCY/JobBoard/6d4e8597-fa4e-4ef2-9c2c-5e0602922407/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=f30d78c4-43fd-4949-a4c9-c9295be6fb1d

Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment.