Resource Mobilisation & Partnerships Lead - Pacific

The Resource Mobilisation and Partnerships Lead (Pacific) is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to secure funding and resources for programs and initiatives within the Pacific region. The role involves leading preparation and submission of high-quality funding proposals and fostering relationships with donors, partners, and government agencies.

Responsibilities

• Supports the development of an organisational culture that reflects Plan International’s values, promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation and frees up our people to deliver outstanding results for girls and excellent customer service for National Offices and donors.
• Funding Pipeline and Opportunity Development.
• Proposal Development and Bid Leadership.
• Donor Networking and Strategic Positioning.
• Partnerships and Consortium Development.
• Organisational Capacity and Learning.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in international development, social sciences, public policy, communications or a related field.
• A postgraduate qualification is desirable.
• Minimum five years of relevant experience in international development, humanitarian action, resource mobilisation, proposal development or partnership development.
• Demonstrated success in developing competitive proposals for institutional donors, foundations and/or corporate funders.
• Experience coordinating complex, multi-country or consortium proposals involving programme, technical and finance contributors.
• Demonstrated understanding of donor priorities, funding mechanisms and compliance expectations in the international development sector.
• Established networks across the Pacific development sector, or a demonstrated ability to rapidly build credible relationships in the region.
• Experience working with local partners, government stakeholders, donors and international organisations in multicultural environments.
• Knowledge of the Pacific development and humanitarian context.
• Excellent proposal writing, editing and synthesis skills, with the ability to turn complex technical information into clear and persuasive funding submissions.
• Strong relationship-building, networking, facilitation, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Ability to identify and shape opportunities well before formal calls for proposals are released.
• Strong project management skills, including managing multiple bids, contributors and deadlines simultaneously.
• Sound commercial awareness in relation to budgets, cost recovery, value for money and funding risk, without the role being a general business management position.
• High level of initiative, judgement, collaboration and accountability.
• Excellent written and spoken English and confidence presenting to senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel within the Pacific as required.

Skills

• Resource Mobilization
• Partnership Development
• Proposal Development
• Donor Relations
• Multi-country Proposal Coordination
• International Development
• Humanitarian Action
• Funding Compliance
• Pacific Development Knowledge
• Proposal Writing
• Editing and Synthesis
• Relationship Building
• Networking
• Facilitation
• Negotiation
• Influencing
• Opportunity identification
• Project Management
• Budget Management
• Cost Recovery
• Value for Money Analysis
• Funding Risk Management

Languages

English