Avis de recrutement : Plan International recrute un(e) Spécialiste du développement des entreprises en Belgique.
Objectives of the function
The Business Development Specialist is responsible for the design of projects that fulfil Plan International Belgium’s International Programmes strategy.
- You will implement Plan Belgium’s resource mobilization strategy, that is acquiring funding from identified donors for gender-transformative, impactful, innovative projects that change the lives of girls, adolescent girls, young women and their communities.
- As such, you will design projects and programmes in the fields of child protection and gender-based violence (including in emergencies), inclusive quality education (including in emergencies), skills and opportunities for youth employment and entrepreneurship, with a cross-cutting attention to gender equality, youth empowerment, youth participation, climate change adaptation, innovation.
- Coordination of teams (technical advisors, finance specialists, programme managers, both in Belgium and in partner Country Officers, liaising with Plan International Global Hub) is central to the profile.
- The donors’ landscape is mainly institutional donors, but a component of the role is to contribute to designing innovative fundraising products as well.
- In this position, you may supervise junior profiles and consultants in the scope of your tasks.
Main result areas of the function
Business development management
- Identify and analyze business development opportunities aligned with Plan’s mandate, Plan International Belgium’s Strategy, and the best way to respond (leading go / no-go sessions, setting-up workplans);
- Lead the development of high-end project proposals from the needs assessment initial steps to the final submission, jointly with technical advisors, finance teams;
- Proposal writing: actively contribute to the writing of the proposals (contextual analyses, logic of intervention, logical frameworks, joint review of budget, annexes);
- Coordinate the project proposal development process with Plan International Belgium, Country Offices teams and relevant colleagues (e.g. including Plan International Global Hub), and with consortium partners if relevant (INGOs or civil society organisations);
- Update and lead strategic updates of the resource mobilization strategy of Plan International Belgium.
Institutional Partnership management
- Contribute to building or maintaining fruitful professional relationships with Plan International Belgium key donors: DGD, DGD Humanitaire, Enabel, DG INTPA and DG ECHO;
- Support the donors’ engagement efforts of Priority Country Offices, for locally-based donors and fieldbased focal points (e.g. EU Delegations, Embassies);
- Support the influencing efforts towards a more systematic integration of gender in the agenda of institutional donors.
Innovative fundraising
- Contribute to the long-term reflection on innovative fundraising – mobilizing new fundraising products that links private and institutional fundraising;
- Initiate partnership with other key stakeholders (private sector and Foundation jointly with Plan International Belgium’s Corporate and Major Donors department, academia, think-tank).
Networking and Coordination
- Build and maintain relationships within Plan International Federation (other National Organisations, Country Offices, Global Hub, Sectorial focal points), as well as other international and national NGOs;
- Contribute to strategic analyses of Plan International Belgium positioning regarding key donors and partners’ Global Account Management.
Required profile
Level of education/experience
- Master’s degree or equivalent in development, international relations, social sciences, social work;
- Minimum 5 years of work experience in proposal writing and leading programme design processes;
- Experience in managing relations with institutional donors; experience with UN, INTPA and ECHO is a plus;
- Experience designing gender-transformative programmes is a strong plus;
- Significant working experience within development and/or humanitarian sector including experience abroad, close to the point of impact of programmes;
- Proven track record in project design and grants acquisition.
Knowledge/Expertise
- Outstanding writing and analytical skills;
- Track record in resource mobilisation and funding acquisition;
- Strong assessment, communication skills: well-developed conceptual, critical and analytical thinking with the ability to convey complex information in a simple and interesting way;
- Excellent negotiation and representation skills and the ability to work comfortably with an ethnically diverse staff in a multicultural environment;
- Excellent coordination, planning and organizational skills with the ability to manage complex tasks within agreed deadlines;
- Significant knowledge of at least one of the key areas of Plan Belgium: child protection, gender-based violence, inclusive quality education or youth employment and entrepreneurship;
- Significant experience in project planning, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation;
- Demonstrated ability to produce clear, concise reports, concept notes and other documentation;
- Language skills: Bilingual English and French; proficient in Spanish and Dutch is an asset.
Then we would like to hear from you! Please send your CV and cover letter to [email protected] with reference “Business Development Specialist”, before April 27, 2023.
As part of our Child Protection & Safeguarding policy, we ask each employee to provide a criminal record extract (Belgian ‘model 2’) Equal opportunities are very important to Plan International! We therefore select you on the basis of your qualities and skills, regardless of your age, origin, gender, sexual identity, religion or other criteria unrelated to the position.