Officer - Partnership and Programme Development (PPD)

Job Description

Title: Officer - Partnership and Programme Development (PPD)

Company Name: ActionAid Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Tk. 78781 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 2 to 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor/Honors

Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, international relations/affairs, development studies, humanities, business administration, human rights, political science, or other relevant discipline or relevant experience.

• 2 to 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Experience and Technical Skills

• At least 2 – 3 years’ experience with with an NGO in programme funding and partnership development capacity. Experience of working with both institutional, private sector partnerships, and local fundraising will be given priority.

• Excellent Bengali and English language skills (written, reading, and spoken). Excellent writing, reasoning, and analytical skills.

• Working thematic knowledge on any of the following themes: women’s rights and gender equality, humanitarian response, disaster risk reduction, resilience, governance, youth development, policy, and campaigns.

• Knowledge of Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA).

• Experience of developing proposals and/or tender bids to various donor groups and mass fundraising campaigns.

• Sufficient understanding of logical framework, theory of change, budgeting, reporting and needs assessment.

• Sufficient understanding of corporate strategies, both commercial and CSR to develop stronger relationships and alignment with AAB, and to cultivate partnership opportunities.

• Excellent interpersonal communication and negotiation skills to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.

• Ability to prioritize own workload and work with minimal supervision. Ability to work with multiple teams in a diverse environment

Required Competencies

• Leadership : Ability to follow instructions and complete assigned tasks efficiently and to take decisions independently.

• Emotional Intelligence: Understanding and recognition of own emotions and their impact on others and respond accorfdingly. Can manage stress well.

• Communication & Collaboration: Possess effective communication skills to interact with

• colleagues and stakeholders. Coordinate with team members to provide support as required.

• Problem Solving Skill : Ability to identify root-cause,analyse and propose alternative solutions based on their understanding of the organisation`s policies and procedures.

• Networking : Ability to build relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders. Initiates or engages in networking activities and events and provide relevant information to external stakeholders and different forms with proper evidence.

• Learning Agility: Reflects on past experiences and uses that knowledge to inform future actions. Adapts to new work processes or technology with minimal guidance. Seeks out information and resources to expand their knowledge beyond their immediate responsibilities. Willingness to receive feedback and address those feedback positively.

• Decision Quality : Demonstrates sound judgment in routine decision-making situations. Understands the potential consequences of decisions and seeks input from others when appropriate. Open to feedback and willing to adjust decisions based on new information.

Unit : Partnership and Programme Development (PPD)

Department : Resource Mobilisation

Types of contract: Fixed Term Contract, up to December 2028.

Job Summary: ActionAid Bangladesh Programme and Partnership Development Unit within the Resource Mobilisation department is an ambitious team covering institutional government/non-government, trust and foundation, private sector, and individual giving/philanthropy partnerships harnessing collaborative working relationships to help realize our broader mission of social justices that defines our human rights-based approach.

The team develops long-term, multi-channel partnerships which helps to achieve strategic goals across

fundraising, advocacy and programmes. The role of Officer – Programme & Partnership Development is to support project design and innovation, identify, engage, and secure new partnerships and existing portfolio in terms of reporting, documentation, local child sponsorship, and donor relationship management across core programmatic priority areas. The post-holder will report to the Manager – Philanthropy & Private Sector Partnerships and under the strategi guidance of Head of Innovation & Resource Mobilisation and help deliver the fundraising strategy and action plan.

The incumbent is expected to extensively support account management of individual donors, and the

engagement of prospective major supporters for ActionAid Bangladesh. The role will also support with the coordination of Philanthropy and Private Sector engagement, working closely with other account managers in the team. The role requires sufficient knowledge and understanding of fundraising, supporter servicing, fundraising campaigns, fundraising communication products, digital marketing, proposal development and reporting.

Salary and benefits: Monthly Gross Salary will be BDT. 81,781 with other admissible benefits such as festival bonus, provident fund, gratuity, medical benefit, group life insurance, mobile & internet allowance etc, as per HROD Policy.