Lebanon: Senior Funding Coordinator
Country: Lebanon
Closing date: 02 Apr 2014
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.
We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.
Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c14, 000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people an d relevant for the 21st century.
Contract Length: 12 months
The role
To manage Save the Children’s response in Lebanon with regards to lead on fundraising efforts, coordination with members, donors, and other actors at national & International level. Under the leadership of Awards Director the person will manage the new business development by closely coordinating with PDQ team for country office strategy, overseeing proposal writing function and playing a key role in relations with donors and SC members. The Senior Funding Coordinator will closely guide the work of the reporting and proposal development officers, supporting their capacity development.
Qualifications and experience
Essentials:
* Development professional with a relevant Masters’ Degree or equivalent professional experience.< /li>
* Significant professional experience in international NGOs, UN or donor agency in both emergency and development contexts, preferably with solid experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: education, child protection, child rights governance, health and nutrition, food security and livelihoods, or shelter
* Excellent writing/editing skills, budget development skills and presentation/communication skills.
* Experience in presenting project information to donors and partners.
* Experience in leading development of large-scale or strategic proposals, including the development of consortia proposals
* Experience in both development and humanitarian sector preferred.
* Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels, taking into account cultural and language difficulties.
* Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an internatio nal environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
* Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets.
* Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner.
* Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies.
* Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required.
* Commitment to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy.
Desirable:
* Arabic language skills highly desirable
* Prior experience in Lebanon or the region highly desirable
Prior experience in SCI highly desirable
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
To see a full a job description, please visit our website at www.sav ethechildren.net/jobs
Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
How to apply:
Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to:
rnazzal.75802.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com
