The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.

The Opportunity

• Coordinate bid development cycle and high-quality production of project proposals in a range of technical areas in a timely manner;
• Engage with the program team (both technical and leadership positions) and coordinates the design and development of program concepts and proposals;
• Work to strict deadlines, coordinating with multiple stakeholders (internal team, National Offices, partners) for the support of proposal development;
• Analyse funding opportunities in line with Plan Mozambique’s Country Strategy, capacity, and capability;
• Prepare thematic area capacity statements to support fundraising;

About You

• Experience in proposal development or fund acquisition responsibilities in the development sector;
• Familiarity with key development donors and capacity to work in a multi-donor environment, including multilateral, bilateral, corporate and other development funding streams.
• Knowledge of bid development process
• Capacity to work in a multi-sector team, including coordinating technical input into proposals and providing guidance of programme team in proposal development;
• Good writing skills, including capacity to prepare logical, coherent and consistent documents;
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders;
• Fluency in written and spoken English language.
• Acts decisively and adapts plans quickly to respond to emerging situations and changing environments
• Helps others to recognise and manage stress by showing empathy, prioritizing workload, and role-modeling self-care in stressful situations
• Takes time and patience to understand the concerns of other people and takes care of them as individuals.
• Avoids any negative impact of implementation – Do No Harm policy

Please follow this link for full role profile: Business Development Coordinator

Location: Maputo

Type of Role: Temporary – maternity cover

Reports to: Head of Business Development

Level: 14

Closing Date: 27 August 2023

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity, and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.