With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Employee Contract Type:
Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)Job Description:
Major Responsibilities
Development of new opportunities and successful submission of quality proposals to ensure realization of the WVI intended impact on most vulnerable children in Laos
Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Programme team as well as with WV Support Offices in organising and implementing activities that will facilitate WVI Laos growth and increase our impact for children
Work with the Director for Resource Development (DRD) and the SLT in generating new leads and conducting necessary business research to build new opportunities
Support programme teams in developing concept notes
Coordinate the development of proposals and package the proposals together with the DRD ensuring quality reviews are done and that submitted proposals have been reviewed against the evaluation standards of donors and the Support Offices.
Assist in mapping and updating new acquisition opportunities and building relations with stakeholders
Take lead in any capacity building programme related to grant acquisition, project management, grant management
Assist in writing proposals, especially those for WV Support Offices
Undertake donor mapping and monitor donor websites and liaise with potential donor partners to determine grant sources, and other funding sources as appropriate under the National Strategy
Liaise with WV Support Offices on the development of AP re/design , Private Non Sponsorship (PNS) projects that fit within the National Strategy and can contribute grants where possible
Ensure that WVI Laos is compliant with the requirements of Support Offices and Donors in the implementation of the funded projects and activities
Ensure donor requirements and standards are well understood by all relevant project and field staff (particularly in start-up phase)
Provide any necessary mentoring and monitoring support to externally funded projects in accordance to donor expectations and what have come out of WVI Laos internal Learning through Evaluation and Accountability Planning processes
Be the main support person for the DRD, Programme Operations Manager and SLT in maintaining communications with support offices and donors for active funding
Ensure that accurate donor and World Vision branding are in place in all grants
Lead WVI teams in coordinating with donor project audits together with Finance team counterpart
Initiate contact with WV Support Offices regarding the strategic GAM priorities of WV Laos
Quality and timely compliance with internal WVI sponsorship and grants acquisition and management requirements
Coordinate with the Regional Grant Acquisition and Management (GAM) focal points on GAM plans and requirements
Ensure that WVI Laos is able to comply with the required GAM plans, reports and inputs
Be the main GAM person responsible for WVI Laos updating in Horizon
File all acquisition-related documentation appropriately, ensuring relevant content on the shared server is up to date
Actively engage in WVI Laos organisational processes and in Resource Development team strengthening
Participate in regular staff meetings and gatherings, team building, partnership, project management and campaign activities
Represent WVI Laos externally as assigned by the DRD or SLT
Support in translations between Lao and English to facilitate communications and learning
Comply with WVI Code of Conduct and policies and required staff inputs and participation
Ensure that there is strong child safeguarding in all grants through responsible personnel and strong policies and mechanisms
Develop and lead on implementing the resource acquisition strategy
Working with the different WVL stakeholders, identify and decide on target areas for funding needs
Participate in Regional Office monthly updates and quarterly webex to stay informed on Global Strategy developments and regional peer learning
Provide team leadership, capacity building to department, project and program staff as deemed appropriate
Lead capacity building of WV Laos staff in proposal development, donor engagement and opportunity tracking.
Build staff capacity on grant/PNS/program management including report writing
Support and join emergency response teams in periods of calamities
Support the planning and implementation of WVI emergency responses
Support development of project proposals during emergency periods
Facilitate grant management for emergency response funds
Knowledge and Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline such as development studies, education, health, economics, management, agriculture, etc.
At least 2 years experience in assisting in developing project / program design
At least 2 years experience in assisting in writing proposals
At least 2 years working in a donor relations position (that involved understanding donor’s priorities, requirements and standards, and presenting the organization to donors in a professional manner in person and in writing)
At least 3 years of experience working in a multinational environment
Demonstrated knowledge of programming, funding, and financial management standards
Demonstrated basic knowledge of some sectoral programs, transformational development approaches and issues
Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
Strong interpersonal communication skills, positive attitude
Strong English skills – especially written
Computer literacy, especially in Microsoft Word and Excel
Work Environment:
Sometimes requires working overtime or on holiday/weekends to meet strict deadlines
Field travel/project visit to the provinces approximately 10-15% of the time
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