Senior Program Coordinator Business Development

The Senior Program Coordinator Business Development (BD) supports CA to achieve institutional funding revenue targets by:

• Working independently to map donor funding, identify potential relevant opportunities, and provide advice to COs on strategic approaches
• Providing oversight of CA pipeline tracking for Australian-sourced funding, including responsibility for cross-country/regional initiatives and non-lead member opportunities
• Managing team workflow and IPO/CO coordination for resource mobilisation processes including strategic filtering, bid/no bid, and proposal reflections
• Working with limited guidance and engaging with CA, CO and partner program staff to prepare high quality concepts, designs and funding proposals (including developing budgets) for submission to DFAT and other institutional funding agencies
• Contributing to systems development for the effective management of the bid proposal/submission process
• Representing CA with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and partners
• Coordinating capacity building initiatives for resource mobilisation and proposal preparation with COs

All CARE staff demonstrate a commitment to the prevention of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse and the protection of children in their work

Key Responsibilities

• Map donor funding opportunities and engage with COs on early resource mobilisation for potential opportunities
• Identify Australian-sourced funding opportunities and oversee the CA pipeline tracker (focusing on cross-country opportunities, NLMs, and sharing relevant opportunities/information with COs)
• Coordinate/facilitate CA resource mobilisation processes and with COs and CMPs, including for strategic filtering, bid/no bid and proposal reflections
• Write and edit concepts, designs, and funding proposals (including developing/reviewing budgets) for tenders and propositional submissions for a range of international institutional donors
• Contribute to the development, refinement and management of tools and systems to track funding opportunities
• Coordinate CA, CI CO and partner program staff in the project management of major funding submissions
• With limited direction, engage with stakeholders and partners including donor representatives, CI representatives (COs, non-lead member partners, country member partners and CI working groups), technical specialists (groups and individuals), and implementing partners (international NGOs, managing contractors, and civil society organisations)
• Coordinate the development and delivery of effective training in resource mobilisation and proposal preparation to build the capacity of IPO, COs and implementing partners

Ideally you will have

• At least 3 years’ experience preparing funding submissions/tenders to institutional donors
• Knowledge of Australian Government funding agencies (DFAT, DHA), culture and systems
• Strong proposal writing, editing and budgeting skills
• Demonstrated skills in training and capacity building
• Strong organisational and project management skills with the ability to work effectively across multi-disciplinary and cross culture teams
• Experience of developing and using systems and tools to track and manage funding opportunities including pipeline trackers, Go/No Go processes, cost benefit analysis etc.
• Demonstrated high level organisational and time management skills including the ability to manage workflows and balance competing priorities to ensure timely processing to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to respond effectively to challenges, to work effectively in a small, diverse and busy team environment with minimal supervision.
• An understanding of the importance of empowering women and girls and a commitment to the protection of children and the prevention of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse.