Requisition ID: req45786
Job Title: Program Development Advisor, East Africa
Sector: Awards Management
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Berlin, Germany
Work Arrangement: In-person
Job Description
Background
Over the past 80 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC’s mission is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster, including the climate crisis, to survive, recover, and gain control of their future. The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. In addition, through 28 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees resettle in the US. The IRC is committed to a culture of inclusivity and empowerment, humanitarian leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve.
The Purpose of the Role
The Program Development Advisor (PDA), East Africa will support country programs to pursue funding opportunities in line with IRC’s Business Development Strategy. Support will include all phases of the business development process, from opportunity identification to contract signature, including pre-positioning, partnerships building, proposal development, and due diligence phases. The successful candidate will have a strong track record of working on new funding opportunities in humanitarian and international development with a range of multilateral and bilateral donors (USAID, US Department of State, FCDO, EU and DG ECHO, GFFO, BMZ, Sida, SDC, World Bank, etc.), as well as experience collaborating with local partner organisations.
The PDA will support business development for institutional donors in the IRC’s East Africa region, which comprises programs in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. Candidates who are from these countries and/or have significant experience in the region are strongly encouraged to apply.
Scope and Authority
This position does not have any line management responsibilities.
Key Working Relationships
Reports to Senior Program Development Advisor, East Africa. Works closely with all Regional Program and Award Support team members, the Regional Business Development Advisor (Capture and Engagement), Business Development (Specialist Team) and across all other teams within Awards Management Unit, Crisis Response Recovery and Development Department, Global Partnerships and Philanthropy, Global Supply Chain, Finance, Office of General Counsel, Technical Excellence, and other key departments within IRC. Donor and partner point of contact as applicable per region.
KEY ACCOUNTABLITIES
Planning and Strategic Leadership (15%)
- Collaborate with country teams to proactively identify and address their priorities and support needs in BD
- Collaborate with other AMU pillars to gather donor intel through desk research to identify funding leads and analyze resource mobilization trends in the region.
- Support country offices with Donor engagement and intel sharing for positioning; prepare for and participate in Donor calls as needed.
- Collaborate with country offices to successfully position for new funding opportunities by leading or assisting in the identification, tracking, and updating of new business opportunities across a variety of technical sectors and donors.
- Lead or support pre-positioning for specific opportunities, including facilitating technical brainstorming, partner and competitor landscape analysis and win theme sessions with technical and country staff
- Support country offices in setting up annual regional metrics and analyzing the Quarterly Strategy Review for the regional leadership
End to End Program Development (60%)
- Support the full proposal lifecycle including sharing initial assessment of new opportunities, supporting Go/No Go processes, preparing, and sharing templates and timelines, ensuring adherence to deadlines, supporting recruitment, assisting in reviewing budgets, ensuring document completion, organizing meetings, and compiling notes, and drafting and proofreading proposal sections.
- Facilitate the identification of consultants, partners and other proposal development support as needed in collaboration with the country team.
- Collaborat