Position: Regional Business Development Advisor, Asia Region
Location: Australia, Cambodia, Jordan, Nepal, Vietnam
Contract duration: Permanent
Entry Salary: Local terms and conditions in locations specified above apply
( equivalent basic salary of 39,100 GBP per annum -international grade D, entry level)
Closing date: 5PM GMT time on 16 April 2023
The Role:
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced business development professional who wants to help people harness their own power to achieve a feminist, just, green transition in the 45 countries where ActionAid works.
The role supports, trains and advises ActionAid countries in Asia region on growing institutional income, from pre-positioning through to proposal development and inception workshop delivery. The post holder will work closely with ActionAid countries and will build links with international and regional funding leads, research on possible funding sources and funding trends and evaluate their suitability for partnership with countries in Asia Region in terms of program, political and capacity fit
He/ she will represent ActionAid Asia Region in funding fora, working groups and other meetings in support of global, regional and national level fundraising. The role holder will initiate , build and strengthen relationships with all donors/ sponsors through a systematic cultivation plan designed to increase support of regional / cross countries funding opportunities in Asia.
Who?we're looking for:
We are looking for someone with experience in project cycle management, including project conceptualisation, project design, proposal development (technical and financial), monitoring and evaluation and proven track record in developing institutional donor fundraising strategies and proposal at regional level. Candidates with proven experience working in multi-country setting or Asia Region level are strongly encouraged to apply for the role. Please refer to the attached Job Description [1] for more information.
If you are a focused and goal-driven fundraiser, with excellent project management, institutional fundraising coordination for international organization where initiative, problem-solving, liaising and diplomacy are required and ability to triage competing priorities effectively and distinguish the important from the urgent in order to stay on track with agreed goals and targets while managing multiple tasks to tight deadlines across time zones, this role is for you.
You should also have strong commitment to ActionAid’s values and ethos, including ActionAid’s feminist leadership principles [2]
What we offer:
ActionAid is committed to providing a welcoming, supportive workplace where we recognise a job well done, encourage close collaboration and sharing power, and where safeguarding standards and feminist leadership are exemplified everywhere. At ActionAid, you can look forward to a fair?compensation package and a flexible working environment, including
- A workplace that embraces intersectional feminist principles
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption pay
How to apply:
Please click on?the "apply” button via this link to start the application process https://actionaidinternational.bamboohr.com/careers/162 [3]
Applications close on 5PM GMT time on 16 April 2023 . Please upload an up-to-date curriculum vitae and a covering letter, clearly explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.
Please check your application and make sure you meet all the essential criteria listed in the person specification. In addition, your application will be stronger if you meet at least some of the desirable criteria. If you do not meet at least all the essential criteria, please do not apply as we only consider candidates if they meet the essential criteria listed on the job description. We will only consider candidates who have the right to work in the specified locations.
Due to high volumes of applications received, we can only correspond with short listed applicants. Should you not have received feedback on your application within two weeks of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
ActionAid International will not consider unsolicited candidates from recruitment agencies. We reserve the right to withdraw any of our vacancies at any time.
About us:
ActionAid is a global federation working for a world free from poverty and injustice.
ActionAid International welcomes applications from all sections of the community and promotes diversity.
ActionAid is committed to recruiting candidates who promote ActionAid’s SHEA and Safeguarding policies and values.
ActionAid will only recruit candidate who are committed to SHEA and Safeguarding and ActionAid’s values, thereby helping to create safer working cultures. As a deterrence measure ActionAid is also committed to deterring candidates who are intending to cause harm from joining ActionAid.
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