Partnership & Programme Development Specialist

About the role

The Programme Development Specialist drives donor engagement, consortium building and proposal development towards institutional donors and selected large foundations. Thematic focus of this role is on Economic Empowerment. The role holder actively contributes to strategy development, planning and delivery of the overall work of the Partnership and Programme Development (PPD) Team and represents the PPD Team towards selected regional and thematic teams, to external partners and donors.

Tasks

• You facilitate and coordinate the development of high-quality proposals mainly in the area of Economic Empowerment in line with our thematic ambitions and partners’ priorities.
• You coordinate networking and consortium building with other NGOs, research organisations, social businesses, etc. for the development of joint proposals in the area of Economic Empowerment.
• You work closely together with respective Thematic Directors, Country Directors and other colleagues, to position Light for the World as a ‘go-to’ partner based on our unique strengths and areas of expertise.
• You support the relationship building and partnership development with a growing portfolio of institutional donors, as well as with selected large foundations.
• You contribute to strengthening key processes and tools related to institutional fundraising and programme development and strengthen organisational competencies and expertise in institutional donor engagement and for partnership building with other organisations.

Requirements

• You are experienced in leading and coordinating the development and co-creation processes of high quality and successful funding proposals for institutional donors and/or large international foundations.
• You are an experienced partnership broker and know how to engage professionally with government donors and large foundations. Ideally, you have already worked with large donors and have an extensive network of relevant contacts and relationships.
• You know how to build value-based win-win partnerships with other NGOs, social businesses and others for increased impact and reach.
• You bring strong communication, facilitation, and networking skills, are familiar with MS Office and ideally already worked in a multinational environment.
• You are open to international travel up to 20%.
• You bring excellent English language skills; Other languages, e.g. French, German, or Portuguese are an asset.
• You are passionate about disability inclusion, development cooperation and Light for the World‘s mandate areas.