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When you work with ChildFund International, you will continuously raise the bar by doing more, doing it better, measuring your progress and communicating your results so that others are inspired to join us in our efforts.”

REGIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (GRANT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER) – AMERICAS

ENGLISH/SPANISH REQUIRED

ChildFund International – Americas Region is seeking a Business Development Officer. The role of the Business Development Officer will be to coordinate/facilitate proposal development and grants acquisition by building profile, pre-positioning National and Regional Offices and strengthening National Office proposal grants acquisition capacity in country offices. He/She will coordinate with the Regional Office to plan and complete proposal tasks. This opportunity comes at an exciting time within the Grants and Fundraising Americas Regional Area and the selected candidate will have the opportunity to be part of a creative, young and innovative team.

ChildFund’s staff is integral to achieving the organization’s mission. ChildFund International’s mission is to help deprived, excluded and vulnerable children have the capacity to improve their lives and the opportunity to become young adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting and positive change to their communities. We promote societies whose individuals and institutions value, protect and advance the worth of children.

Task Description:

• Drafting and submitting an initial program design outline based on ChildFund documents.
• Provides strategic leadership for intelligence gathering and pre-positioning efforts.
• Strengthens Regional and NO grant-acquisition capacity including developing of training materials and carrying out regular training of NO staff to understand grant acquisition and management strategies and comply with donor standards
• Submitting technical drafts for reviews after incorporating information and feedback from RO team
• Collaborating with International Office division to finalize capabilities statement.
• Participating in team reviews and revising technical drafts based on feedback
• Contributes to the design of business development processes, tools and templates for ChildFund and support their use by proposal development teams /National Office Grants Acquisition teams.
• Supporting the Regional Grants and Fundraising Manager in developing strategy for the region

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Proven experience in writing grant proposal and obtaining grants from bilateral and multi-lateral donors. Experience with private sector donors (namely corporations) is an added advantage.
• Thorough understanding and proven track record obtaining major donor awards.
• Prior experience working in the development sector.
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks and work autonomously under pressure of deadline required.
• Fluent oral and advanced writing skills required in English and Spanish.

Education

• • Bachelor’s degree in International Development or a field related to the organization’s core program, or equivalent relevant work experience (MA preferred)

Experience Required

• 5-7 years’ experience in writing grant proposal and obtaining grants from US government and other bilateral/multilateral donors. Experience with private sector donors is an added advantage

LOCATION: Americas Regional Office in Panama City, Panama or HOME-BASED in a country within the Americas Region.