Resource Mobilization and Business Development Coordinator at CARE Tanzania

Application deadline 2017-08-16
Location
Dar Es Salaam
Description
Daily News 1/8/2017
CARE Tanzania seeks to recruit qualified Tanzanian for the position of RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR and PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT MANAGER-KUKUA NI KUJIFUNZA
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:
CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of disease, and increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives.
In Tanzania, CARE aims to reach women in rural, food insecure households whose livelihoods depend on agriculture and natural resources. It envisages vibrant, equitable and resilient rurall communities where women are empowered to realise their social, political and economic rights and natural resources are sustainably managed in the context of climate change. CARE Tanzania promotes innovative approaches, research and evidence based advocacy, and capacity building of local civil society in the fight for poverty reduction.

JOB SUMMARY
CARE Tanzania is creating a new role, Resource Mobilization and Business Development Coordinator, which will manage resource mobilization efforts ensuring the delivery of an agreed target organizational budget in line with the organizational strategy. As the team progresses towards achieving the in-country Wezesha Strategy (2014-2020), ECSA Regional Impact Growth Strategy and CARE Global 2020 strategy, a measured, innovative, effective and timely approach is needed to business development. This will ensure our programmes are strategically aligned, we increase our impact by building on existing work, new opportunities are identified, developed and appropriately resourced, strategic partnerships are leveraged, and that CARE retains its position as a thought leader, innovator and multiplier of impact: within Tanzania.
Major responsibilities of the Resource Mobilization and Business Development Coordinator are to:
• Manage resource mobilization efforts and donor (both in country and across the CARE network) care at country level including planning, managing and ensuring the delivery of an agreed target organizational budget.
• Develop and roll out donor engagement strategies and support the Country Director and Assistant Country Director-Program in managing donor and potential donor relations
• Lead on resource mobilization and business development strategy and implementation for CARE-TZ
• Build capacity of the CARE-TZ team to mobilize resources, engage with donors, and support proposal development with partners.
Reporting to Deputy Country Director - Program she/he will also work closely with the Knowledge Sharing and Learning Manager to facilitate the documentation of promising practices and lessons learned in programme development, grant management and resource acquisition.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Strategic Resource Mobilization and Proposal Development
• Initiating and Managing Donor Relations
• Ensure quality of Program Design
• Resource Mobilization Capacity Building
• Promote Gender Equality
• Perform Other Duties as Assigned

REQUIREMENTS:
• Degree in social sciences, international development or equivalent combination of education and related work experience.
Desired
• Masters in social sciences, international development or equivalent
Experience Required
• Minimum of 5 years work experience in either a humanitarian or development context
• Demonstrated success in securing international development funding from sources such as USAID, DFID, EU, Danida, Norad, Private Foundations and other institutional donors
• Demonstrated skills in: leadership, strategy, analytics, organization, planning, project management, facilitation, collaboration, decision-making, problem solving and team building.
• Resource mobilization experience
• Experience in proposal writing and budget development
Desired
• Knowledge of the development industry, international NGOs and funding trends.
• Strong negotiation skills
Technical Skills Required
• Excellent analysis and written skills for developing concept notes and design documents (eg: logical frameworks and indicators)
• Demonstrated proposal development experience
• Excellent computer skills including use of: Word, Excel, and Power Point
• Capacity to work in multi-cultural and high-stress environments
• A strategic-thinker, identifying opportunities to scale existing programmes, develop innovation and build mutually beneficial partnerships
• Confident at developing solutions to identified challenges and making decisions
• A strong relationship builder and natural connector - you will be part of everyone's team, bridging individual units within the country office (field teams, awards and contracts, sub-agreements, monitoring, evaluation and learning, operations, HR and finance). Additionally, you will work closely with supporting roles in the regional management unit (awards, risk and resource mobilization), and be responsible for stakeholder relationships in country (development partners, donors, government ministries, CSO/NGO partners and alliances, and the private sector).
• Highly organized and experienced in project management, able to coordinate multiple projects and deadlines at anyone time
• Systems and processes focused to ensure compliant award management
• Adept at using storytelling as a means to engage stakeholders in CARE's mission, vision and values
• Excellent English written and oral communication skills
Desired
• Understanding of financial management and resource allocation
COMPETENCIES
Planning and Organizing; Initiating Action; Excellence; Integrity; Transformation; Equity; Diversity; Communicating with Impact; Strengthening Partnership; Stress Management; Adaptability; Contribute to Team Success; Facilitating Change; Coaching; Building Commitment; Developing Teams; Operational Decision Making: Negotiation; Managing Excellence; Adaptability and Stress Tolerance

APPLICATION
Applications must be received by CARE CoB, 16 August 2017 at 1700hrs. Only a letter of application and CV without supporting documents such as certificates should be sent by email to:
The Human Resources Manager TZAHumanResourcesDepartment@care.org
All applicants, who had previously applied for Partnerships Development Manager- KUKUA NI KUJIFUNZA, no need to re-apply
NOTE: All applications should indicate Subject Application code of the particular position in the subject line. Copies may be posted to CARE International in Tanzania, Box 10242, Dar es Salaam
Resource Mobilization and Business Development Coordinator at CARE Tanzania Resource Mobilization and Business Development Coordinator at CARE Tanzania Reviewed by ISSAH JUMA on Wednesday, August 09, 2017 Rating: 5

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