Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 31 May 2018
Reporting Lines: Reports to Director, Institutions and Corporate Philanthropy
Location: London, UK however could work remotely with some travel to London
Contract Type: Consultancy (12 days a month) for 6 months with possibility of extension and retention in GE roaster
Who We Are
Girl Effect builds youth brands and mobile platforms to empower girls to change their lives
We’re a creative non-profit empowering girls to change their lives. Started by the Nike Foundation, we are experts in media, mobile, brand and international development: a unique mix of skills that we use to solve global problems in a different way.
We work across the world in the places where girls are marginalised and vulnerable. We create for young people in ways they love and interact with. And its all delivered through the media and mobile tech they use every day – from apps that build skills, to TV dramas that explore vital issues, to magazines written by girls.
What You’ll Do
As Girl Effect increases the scale of its reach and impact, we also aim to leverage the funding of our original founders and grow our investment and funding further. The Fund Mobilisation team is responsible for Girl Effect's fundraising and investor relations, working closely with Girl Effect's CEO and COO to manage our income strategy and fundraising campaigns.
Girl Effect has a blended funding model that goes beyond charitable revenue. We seek philanthropic gifts and institutional grants to maintain the operations of Girl Effect and undertake new opportunities.
We are at a critical juncture of global growth, with an increasing focus on fund mobilisation, particularly increasing funding from key government institutions and foundations. As the current funding trends in international development are increasingly focused towards competitive bids, Girl Effect is looking to contract a senior technical bid writer experienced at managing and writing successful proposals to institutions and foundations.
Working closely with the Director and the Senior Manager for Institutional and Corporate Philanthropy, within the London based Fund Mobilisation team, you would be actively working towards developing and winning proposals/concept notes to key institutional donors in the international development sector.
You will lead and deliver on the following:
Phase 1:
1. Prepare Girl Effect for major institutional and foundations competitive bids (i.e. Global Affairs Canada, Gates Foundation, SIDA, USAID, NORAD, GiZ etc):
- Conduct an internal organisational audit/assessment of documents necessary for a successful bid/proposal submission.
In preparation for upcoming competitive bids create and standardise existing Girl Effect documents which include (but might not be limited to):
organisational capability statement tailored to donors requirements.
thematic capability statements tailored to donor requirements (health, adolescents, technology (digital and media), behaviour change).
performance measurement framework and logical framework.
develop summaries of examples of current and previous work/case studies.
Phase 2:
2. Produce high quality final concept notes and proposals ready to be submitted to donors
- Synthesize technical information from relevant programme teams
- Draft concept notes and/or initial applications compliant with specific donor's requirements
- Develop outlines for full proposals and share with Fund Mobilisation team for inputs
- Collect inputs from relevant teams and synthesize information to a draft proposal;
- Complete logframes and indicators;
- Work with Fund Mobilisation team to edit and finalize the bid/proposals.
Who You Are
- You must have a BA degree in international development, social science or related discipline. Master degree in International Development preferred.
- You must have a minimum 10 years of experience in the design, proposal writing of development initiatives for developing countries ( focus in Africa: Nigeria, Malawi, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Asia: India and Indonesia)
- Demonstrated experience in developing proposals for institutional donors is mandatory (i.e. Global Affairs Canada, USAID, Gates, SIDA, GiZ etc).
- Demonstrated experience in successful grant applications particularly institutions and foundations.
- Experience in working in projects that target girls and technology in development is preferred.
- Ability to work efficiently and effectively with teams in different locations and from multiple organisations
- Excellent English speaking/writing skills required.
What Else You Should Know
As we continue to scale and grow - we are hugely ambitious for our future and we are looking for people who are driven by this to change the world for girls.
Our teams are a diverse mix across sectors (non-profit and commercial) and specialisms (from Brand and Creative through to Gender and Insight). You’ll learn and grow in an environment that will challenge you to think and work with a fresh perspective.
At Girl Effect, you can expect to work somewhere where you will be stretched and developed in your role, a place where you can build your career and work with talented, engaged people committed to our cause to create a lasting impact.
How to apply:
Email the following information to: suppliers@girleffect.com
- Cover letter
- CV
- Availability in the next 6 months (The role would require 12 day a month for 6 months)
- Travel availability