Pacific Resource Mobilisation Manager

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Date: 18 Jun 2025

Location: Suva, Australia

Company: Plan International

 

 

 

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Pacific Resource Mobilisation Manager

 

Plan International is a development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We strive for a just world, working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners in over 75 countries.

Our programs are underpinned by a core of defined values, including transparency and accountability, team collaboration, inclusion and integration, as well as the overall ambition to empower girls and young women as legacy.

 

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries

 

Our global strategy has a specific focus on girls, as they are often the most marginalised and most often left behind. We have committed ourselves to the ambitious target of reaching 100 million girls over 5 years, to ensure they can learn, lead, decide and thrive. This is our contribution to reaching the sustainable development goals, and in particular the goals on gender equality.

 

Plan International’s engagement in the South Pacific began in 2010 and developed a strong reputation in both development and humanitarian sector programs initially managed by Plan International Australia (PIA). Following a number of years of successful implementation, a structured transition from PIA to Plan International Inc (PII) was completed by mid-2020, with operational support gradually shifting to PII entities in PNG, Solomon Islands, and Fiji. Today, programs in these country contexts are focused on ensuring communities, girls, boys and youth are supported to access their rights to health, education, economic security and protection. Projects supporting climate adaptation, resilience and mitigation, particularly WASH continue to grow in relevance in the Pacific region.

 

Plan international Asia Pacific Regional office seeks candidates who practice feminist leadership, promote diversity, actively seek innovative solutions for problems, courageously and respectfully share their opinions and ideas, break down barriers and engender cross-department collaboration, practice active listening, maintain confidentiality, build trust and are passionate about children’s rights and equality for girls.

 

Role Purpose

 

The Pacific Resource Mobilisation Manager is responsible to lead our resource mobilisation approach in the Pacific by overseeing existing funding sources and new funding sources. The role will help to position Plan in the Pacific as the partner of choice for Girl’s rights. Key to this is building relationships through both institutional, philanthropic and corporate partnerships. The position will lead in development of long-term financial sustainability strategy to ensure Plan Pacific’s financial sustainability and ensure Plan International Pacific has a balanced portfolio of suitable, medium and large grants and pipeline of future funding.

The Pacific Resource Mobilisation Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to secure funding and resources for programs and initiatives within the Pacific region. The role will also be responsible for assisting the Country Management teams with tracking and submission of high-quality donor reports in a timely manner.

This role requires a proactive and strategic thinker with strong networking skills and the ability to foster relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, including donors, partners, and government agencies.

The position holder will also hold the responsibility to lead preparation and submission of high-quality funding proposals.

 

 

Do you have what it takes to be successful in this role?

Technical Expertise and Knowledge

 

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

 

  • Bachelor’s degree in International Development, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in resource mobilisation, fundraising, or a similar role within the international development sector, preferably in the Pacific region.
  • Proven track record of successfully securing funding from diverse sources, including bilateral and multilateral donors, private foundations, and corporations.
  • Strong proposal writing and project management skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and inspire a wide range of stakeholders.
  • Knowledge of the Pacific region’s development landscape and key challenges.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a multicultural team.
  • Willingness to travel within the Pacific region as required.
  • Evidence of at least 5 years engagement in a wide network of key stakeholder across the development sector in the Pacific including UN agencies, CROP agencies, national governments, international and local civil society, acamedia, international donors, key international development programs like Pacific Feminist Fund, philanthropy, etc.

 

Skills 

 

  • Strong leader – lead with a number of soft skills such as effective communication, motivation, positivity, trustworthiness, creativity, feedback and commitment, social media.
  • Research & strategic thinking - strong research, market and strategic analysis skills in order to understand the donor landscape, understanding Plan International’s competitive advantage, able to benchmark the competition and to develop a strategy that will keep the organisation ahead.
  • Goal focused – focussed on meeting financial targets with the ability to pursue a long-term strategic vision whilst remaining flexible enough to respond tactically to changing demands or unexpected opportunities.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including excellent English oral and written communication skills:  must be able to communicate, present, assert and speak to all the different stakeholders involved, actively listen and gain the confidence of donors and national organisations.
  • Collaboration - involves working with multiple parties from inside and outside the organisation, to achieve Plan International’s goals.
  • Relationship building – able to build relationships, influence, provide constructive feedback, manage conflicts and navigate through organisational politics, in order to get things done.
  • Negotiation & influencing - knows when to compromise and when to take a stand, ability to win hearts, minds, and trust, being tactful and diplomatic at all times
  • Creativity / marketing – able to see new ways of developing existing opportunities, or finding different routes to acquire new grants.
  • Project management - able to set goals, plan and manage projects, manage the risks involved, calculate budgets, cost, time and teams working on ongoing projects.
  • Computer skills - high competency working with Microsoft Office, and other systems.

 

 

 

Location: Pacific - Preferably Fiji, PNG or Solomon Islands

Type of Role: Full Time

Reports to: Director of Sub Regions - APAC

Grade: D2

Closing Date: 4th July 2025

 

 

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.