Program Development Advisor, Great Lakes Jobs in Dar es Salaam Tanzania International Rescue Committee (Irc) Jobs in Dar es Salaam Tanzania Program Development Advisor, Great Lakes Jobs in Dar es Salaam at International Rescue Committee (Irc)




# Job Description


Requisition ID req17490

Job Title Program Development Advisor, Great Lakes

Employment Category Permanent

Employment Type Full-Time with up to 20% International Travel

Location Nairobi, Kenya

Background

Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee IRC has developed
unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted
communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the
IRC’s mission is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by
conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future.
The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief
and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. In addition, through 28 regional
offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees
resettle in the US. The IRC is committed to a culture of inclusivity and
empowerment, humanitarian leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work,
creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve.

The Purpose of the Role

The Program Development Advisor PDA, will support Great Lakes country
programs in securing funding for their programmes, through supporting and
leading pursuit of new funding opportunities, in line with IRC’s Business
Development Strategy. Support will include all phases of the business
development process, from opportunity identification to contract signature;
including pre-positioning, partnerships building, proposal development, and
due diligence phases. The successful candidate will have a strong track record
of working on new funding opportunities in humanitarian and international
development with a range of multilateral and bilateral donors USAID, US
Department of State, FCDO, EU and ECHO, GFFO, BMZ, Sida, SDC, World Bank,
etc., as well as experience collaborating with local partner organisations.

The PDA will support business development in the IRC’s Great Lakes region,
which comprises country programs in Burundi, the Central African Republic, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania. Candidates who are from these
countries and/or have significant experience in the region are strongly
encouraged to apply.

RESPONSIBILITIES

-->Help drive business development in the region by providing effective proposal support, ranging from proposal management to comprehensive support and quality assurance.
-->Support in building IRC’s visibility with donors, peers, and partners.
-->Coordinate proposal development, including sharing initial assessment of new opportunities, preparing timelines, ensuring the proposal team adheres to deadlines, supporting recruitment, assisting in budget development, ensuring document completion, organizing meetings and compiling notes, and drafting and proofreading proposal sections.
-->Support country programs in increasing local ownership of projects in alignment with IRC’s partnership strategy, through growing IRC’s collaboration with and support to local organisations in Great Lakes countries.
-->Collaborate with technical units, country offices, and other colleagues to support conceptualization of winning programme and bid designs for new project activities and/or amendments to current projects.
-->Coordinate and communicate with consortium partners with consortium partners. Compile inputs from proposal team members, including consultants and partners. Identify partners, consultants, and other proposal development support as needed.
-->Provide quality assurance and quality compliance support on proposals. Ensure responsiveness to and compliance with solicitation documents and with IRC’s requirements.
-->Collaborate with country programs to successfully position for new funding opportunities. Lead and assist in the identification, tracking and updating of new business opportunities across a variety of technical sectors and donors.
-->Lead or support pre-positioning for specific opportunities, including facilitating technical brainstorming, partner and competitor landscape analysis and win theme sessions with technical and country staff.
-->Facilitate the identification of consultants and/or additional support for opportunities in collaboration with the country team.
-->Facilitate internal post-submission debrief sessions with country teams, technical units, regional team and other relevant stakeholders to collect lessons learned.
-->Work with regional program support team colleagues to incorporate lessons learned from implementation at the proposal stage.
-->Maintain complete and accurate electronic files, including final submission packages.

Skills, Knowledge and Qualifications

-->Experience in developing and supporting humanitarian and development proposals for NGOs
-->Experience with strategies and proposal processes of key government/statutory donors – US, UK, EU, German, Scandinavian, etc.
-->Experience in collaborating with and supporting national and community-based partners
-->Experience in proposal budgeting a plus
-->Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively collaborate across a variety of relationships in a multicultural environment
-->Demonstrated ability to collaborate equally effectively with colleagues in remote and diverse teams, including as team leader for proposals
-->Clear, compelling writing skills
-->Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively
-->Ability to travel within central Africa approximately 20% of time
-->Fluency in English and French

IRC strives to be an equal opportunities employer. IRC is committed to
equality of opportunity and to non-discrimination for all job applicants and
employees, and we seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce
regardless of gender, race, religious beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national
origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

IRC welcomes applications from all candidates, including underrepresented
groups and refugees.

IRC will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable
adjustments to participate in the job application and/or interview process,
and for essential job functions if appointed to a role. Please contact us if
you may need such adjustments.



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Closing Date 5th October, 2021



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