Job Description

Title: Deputy Director - Resource Development

Company Name: World Vision Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master’s Degree in International Development, International Relations, Rural Development, Social Science or any related field.
∎ Skills Required: Bids Management, Donor Relations, USAID

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Bids Management, Donor funded program, Donor Relations, USAID, USAID funded project implementation, USAID Grants
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Context:
∎ World Vision Bangladesh has a funded grant portfolio of over $100 million, with a significant volume of new opportunities that are actively managed in our current pipeline. There is significant potential for additional growth, which will require more proactive capture planning and management in seamless partnership with key World Vision Support Offices (SOs) and regional partners around the world. The Deputy Director - Resource Development (DDRD), a key leader within the Extended Senior Leadership Team (ESLT), provides strategic leadership in capture planning and implementation, bid management, oversight of donor research and analytic and pipeline management and facilitation/execution of WVB’s grant acquisition strategy. Additionally, the DDRD ensures resource diversification, strengthened donor networking, and improved resource acquisition capabilities for World Vision Bangladesh. Furthermore, the DDRD will train and/or build the capacity of all resource development staff, assure strategic inter-departmental collaboration with the Program Quality and Technical staff, Finance staff (in particular with the development of cost proposals), Operations Department, while assuring the provision of any and all requisite support to the Refugee Response program development team.
∎ The DDRD is expected to communicate World Vision`s Christian ethos and to demonstrate a quality of spiritual life and leadership behavior that is an example to others.
∎ This position is a critical and key position of the National Office (NO) Team to lead the development and roll-out of the National Office Resource Development Strategy, in alignment with World Vision’s global strategy, Our Promise, and National Office strategies.
∎ The role reports to the Senior Director - Operations and Program Quality with matrix reporting to the Regional Resource Development (RDU) Director.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Lead and manage the National Office Resource Development Unit in Bangladesh to drive growth and diversification of grant income (bilateral, multilateral, major foundations and corporations, gifts in kind (GIK), non-food items etc.) in accordance with the Bangladesh National Office Resource Development Strategy.
∎ Lead development and management of capture plans for World Vision Bangladesh (WVB) in order to maximize our ability to compete for high-priority grant opportunities, both as a sub and prime in close collaboration with SOs and all internal WVB constituents (Technical teams, i.e. PQ, Operations, Finance, People and Culture (P&C) etc.)
∎ Oversee management of all live bids, and participate/lead major bi-lateral (e.g., USAID, FCDO) bids in close collaboration with Support Office (SO) Resource Development Teams.
∎ Assure the resource acquisition is strategic, focused and meets or exceeds targets as established by WVB leadership.
∎ Coordinate with the Senior Director of Operations and Program Quality, National Director, Technical Directors and other internal constituents to develop strong relationships with high-priority donors, as well as partnerships with potential subs and primes for future bids.
∎ Establish and maintain functional relationships, capacity and collaboration among national, regional, support office and global center teams to effectively grow the national office portfolio.
∎ Build the capacity of World Vision Bangladesh (WVB) capacity in grant acquisition, and specifically capture planning, capture management, bid management, and partnering in coordination with Regional Resource Development (RDU) Director; all such work will be aligned with the global Fragile Context Initiative and Grants Acquisition strategic priorities for the growth and management of grants in fragile contexts wherever appropriate and feasible.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 30 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Minimum of five years’ demonstrable, hands on experience in grant acquisition, including experience developing and managing capture plans and applications/bids managing capture plans; managing bids for opportunities large opportunities targeting major bilateral and multilateral institutional donors.
∎ Robust understanding of World Vision Context and prior experience working on resource collaboration with SOs is highly desirable.
∎ Demonstrated success achieving high win rate for large (over $20m) bid portfolios. Experienced networker with strong skills in donor relations, negotiation, and partnership brokering and management .
∎ Up-to-date knowledge of the donor landscape and trends in the development and humanitarian sectors .
∎ Strong inter-personal skills, and proven team-player.
∎ Able to solve complex problems and to exercise independent judgment.
∎ Able to work in a cross-cultural environment with a multi-national staff.
∎ Must be a committed one, able to stand above denominational diversities.
∎ Strong influencing and networking skills; consortia/network development experience.
∎ Experience in acquiring funding from private donors (foundations and corporations).
∎ Ability to provide support and training to staff and partners and to “translate” donor language related to guidelines and different requirements to ensure that both concept notes/proposals and project implementation are compliant with donor requirements.
∎ Experience with public-private partnerships.
∎ PREFERRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
∎ Knowledge of workings with major donors, such as USAID/OFDA/DoL, DFID/FCDO, UN, DFAT, EC/ECHO/DIPECHO, UN agencies, WFP, ADB/WB. Global Fund.
∎ Experience in working in fragile context countries, humanitarian assistance
∎ and complex environments.
∎ Experience forming, leading, and working in consortia.

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Mobile bill, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ As per organizational policy

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 25 Nov 2022

Company Information:
∎ 9 Nov 2022
∎ World Vision Bangladesh
∎ Address : Shanta Western Tower (14th Floor), 186 Bir Uttam Mir Shawkat Sarak (Gulshan-Tejgaon Link Road), Tejgaon, Dhaka- 1208
∎ Web : https://www.wvi.org/bangladesh
∎ Business : World Vision (WV) is an established international Christian humanitarian development and advocacy organization dedicated for working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their fullest potential by tackling the causes of poverty & injustice. It serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender or ability.

World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy.

World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation.

Female are specially encourage to apply.

Category: NGO/Development

: Local and International Applicants (IA's) AcceptedEmployee Contract Type:International Assignment - Fixed Term