Plan International is a rights-based development and humanitarian organization working for better lives for all children. We are independent of government and have no political or religious affiliation. Our purpose is to strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries. Our global strategy has a specific focus on girls, as they are often the most marginalized and most often left behind. We have committed ourselves to the ambitious target of reaching 100 million girls over 5 years, to ensure they can learn, lead, decide and thrive. This is our contribution to reaching the sustainable development goals, and in particular the goals on gender equality. Our organization is transforming itself to meet this enormous challenge everywhere we work. We need bold, forward-thinking and innovative individuals to lead our country operations, driving change and delivering results that will allow us to reach our target of 100 million girls.
In Mozambique, we are working to eradicate early marriage and early pregnancy through projects that focus on adolescent girls in Inhambane Sofala, Nampula and Cabo Delgado provinces. These projects are programmed along our three strategic pillars: Girl Education, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, Youth Economic Empowerment and climate change. Our work is gender transformative and includes influencing work at national and sub-regional level.
Purpose
The Business Development Officer coordinates successfully various aspects in fundraising, particularly coordinating bids development, proposal writing and donor scoping, 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.
management scope, reporting lines, key relationships
Direct reports – none
Key relationships
Internally:
- Program Area/Unit Managers and Project Managers
- Head of Program and program team specialists
- Finance team members
- Functional departments heads
- Plan Inc. National Organizations
Externally: Donor agencies, partners and other stakeholders as deemed necessary.
Level of contact with children
Low contact: low interaction with children
Physical Environment
- Typical Office environment with 10% travel in Plan Mozambique’s program areas.
Accountabilities and MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES
- Engage with the programme team (both technical and leadership positions) to guide the swift design and development of programme concepts and proposals;
- Work closely with Business Development Manager and supporting National Offices to ensure proposals address strategies, compliance and concerns of donors, to support proposal development;
- Ensure adherence to Plan’s procedure and guidelines in proposal development;
- Work to strict deadlines coordinating with multiple stakeholders and coordinating input from local and international partners, be they public or private, for the support of proposal development;
- Ensure that each proposal submission is fully costed based on the cost recovery policy
- Ensure high-quality and timely production of development, humanitarian nexus to development and emergency project proposals in a range of technical areas;
- Ensures proposals are in line with PIMz CS, capacity and capability;
- Proposals are in line with Plan International’s global standards on CCCD, gender marker, youth and inclusion.
- Prepare thematic area capacity statement to support fundraising;
- Up-date donor mapping package on regular basis;
- Support proposal data assessment team at the field level;
Other Responsibilities
- Within the scope of the role, there will be additional assignments as needed.
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 Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in the area of work.
- Ensures that Plan Mozambique contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.
Leadership COMPETENCIES
- Courageous in taking a lead, focused on Plan International’s purpose and making the most effective contribution within my own work context.
- Behaves in line with our values and safeguarding practices, inside and outside work.
- Challenges own attitudes, unconscious bias and behaviour and speaks up when they see wrong doing, especially by those who use their power over others to create fear or abuse.
- Understand and adhere to the policies, processes, practices and standards relevant to own work and keeps their knowledge and skills up to date.
- Honest and efficient in use of resources, including own time.
- Takes responsibility for own performance and development: reflecting; seeking and listening to feedback; learning from mistakes; finding people or resources to help them learn.
- Constructive and optimistic in facing setbacks, challenges and change, using own initiative to analyze issues and improve things.
- Good team player, communicating effectively and being open and supportive towards those around them.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES
- Knowledge of programmes according to Plan International’s Programme Quality and Influencing Policy procedures, the grant agreement process, the cost recovery process, , and apportioned costs;
- Keeps abreast of internal and external changes or developments and supports their team to adapt accordingly.
- Understand relevant sectoral context including how the sector operates in terms of funding and governance and awareness of Plan’s purpose, values, and global strategy.
Technical expertise, skills and knowledge
Qualifications/ experience essential:
Knowledge
- BA degree in Social Sciences or any relevant area.
- A minimum of 1 year of experience in proposal development or fund acquisition responsibilities, and at least 2 years of work in the development sector working
- Knowledge of bid development process
- Good command of proposal 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 key development and humanitarian donors
Skills
- Good writing skills and ability to search on internet for relevant information
- Ability to synthetize and analyse complex data or comprehensive information
- Well organised, able to work to deadlines, prioritise and manage tasks, with a strong eye for details
- 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
- Fluency in written and spoken English language
- Results oriented and metrics driven;
- Exceptional time management
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Role model our values and behaviors both internally and externally;
- Promotes equality, including gender equality, inclusion and girls’ empowerment in Plan’s work and in its work with partners;
Languages required
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Plan International’s Values in Practice
We are open and accountable
We create a climate of trust inside and outside the organisation by being open, honest and transparent. We hold ourselves and others to account for the decisions we make and for our impact on others, while doing what we say we will do.
We strive for lasting impact
We strive to achieve significant and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, and to secure equality for girls. We challenge ourselves to be bold, courageous, responsive, focused and innovative.
We work well together
We succeed by working effectively with others, inside and outside the organisation, including our sponsors and donors. We actively support our colleagues, helping them to achieve their goals. We come together to create and implement solutions in our teams, across Plan International, with children, girls, young people, communities and our partners.
We are inclusive and empowering
We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge inequality in our programmes and our workplace. We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives. We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential.
We highly encourage Women to Apply
Location: Maputo
Number of vacancies: 01
Plan is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
Early application is encouraged, as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Child Protection Policy.
As an international child-centered community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realisation 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.
Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.
More Information
- Job City Maputo, Mozambique
