Career Opportunity  
BRAC is a large non-profit development organisation of Bangladesh established in 1972. With over 100,000 employees, BRAC touches the lives of an estimated 138 million people. We currently operate in 11 countries across Asia and Africa. We were ranked as the world's top NGO by The Global Journal in 2017 and placed in the top 3 for the last 5 years in a row. We were also ranked as the top international charity in the UK in 2016
  Position  

Head, Programme Development and Fund Raising, CEP and IDP

Job Description/Responsibilities:

  • Identify fund raising opportunities such as announced call for proposals (CFP/ RFP), request for submission of EOI etc. from different bilateral and multilateral donors and other national and international funding organisations including Government and other funding organisations. Take lead in completing internal preparation to respond to calls
  • Respond to identified fund raising opportunities by developing project proposals, concept notes, technical and financial proposals etc. as per requirement of the funding organizations and ensuring submission within due time
  • Proactively involve to explore new funding opportunity and participate in calls, maintain database of donors along with their interest areas for funding and ensure fund security of the programmes
  • Develop fundraising strategies for successful engagement with donors, government agencies and corporate sectors. Research potential donors to gain insight into needs, beliefs and donation habits to understand how to position BRAC to the donors
  • Take initiatives to capture knowledge and document programme outcomes, lessons learned and good practices through study/ research/ field visit and disseminate internally and externally. Deal with relevant research related stakeholders like RED and external researchers
  • Collaborate and provide technical support to programmes for improving programme/ project quality based on collected knowledge and identified best practices. Provide support in ensuring timely reporting to donors
  • Provide oversight and conceptual clarity for managing new initiatives, pilot projects and provide feedback to implementation team to ensure objectivity. Collaborate with M&E team to ensure learning is captured for future scale up
  • Nurture relationship with donors and represent in advocacy networks/ donor consortium/ forums to make liaison towards solicit funding and manage all fundraising initiatives
  • Ensure timely submission of reports to donors/ management/ government, and maintain effective communication and liaison with donors, development partners, GOs and other relevant stakeholders
  • Leverage technology and social media where possible to initiate and improve fundraising activities in collaboration with internal communications and as required within the organisation
  • Oversight and guide the work of other members in the team and support Training Units of the programmes to Identify areas and take initiatives for capacity building of staff members
  Requirements  

Educational Requirements:

  • Masters in relevant discipline from any recognised university with minimum 2nd class/ division or equivalent GPA/ CGPA 2.00 in all academic examinations. No third class/ division or below CGPA 2.00 is acceptable

Experience Requirements:

  • At least 10 years working experiences with strong skills and capacity in project/ programme design and development. Additionally must have at least 5 years experience in donor liaison, fundraising from diversified donor agencies including UN, EC, DFID, USAID, and potential government and private sectors

Additional Job Requirements:

  • Enough knowledge on development theories in general and practices by NGOs and other development agencies
  • Have knowledge on contemporary donors and their funding interests, project planning and implementation including skills of budget preparation and knowledge management in theory and practice
  • Knowledge on management leadership in general and capacity building issues
    in specific
  • Have skills on influential capacity to negotiate with multi-level stakeholders
    including bi-lateral, national and international donor agencies
  • Skills on leadership, excellent interpersonal and communication (both in Bangla
    & English), analytical ability, multitasking, time management, facilitation, presentation
    & Report writing
  • Have competency on adaptability, teamwork, relation building and change management
  Salary and benefits  

Salary Range: Negotiable

Other Benefits: Festival Bonus, Contributory provident fund, Gratuity, Health and life Insurance as per organisational policy

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Job Location: BRAC Field Office

Application deadline: 25 March 2018

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