Head of Resource Mobilisation

THE ORGANISATION

Plan International is a rights-based development and humanitarian organisation working for better lives for all children. We are independent of government and have no political or religious affiliation.

Our purpose is to strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

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

THE OPPORTUNITY

In this exciting and crucial role you will be a key member of Plan International’s Asia Pacific Regional team,  and will have the opportunity to enhance the business development facility in the region by developing and maintaining strategic partnerships, analysing, acquiring, and coordinating regional and multi-country grant funding, while strengthening the capacity of country and regional teams to mobilise resources

You will get to network with colleagues across the Plan International Family, as well as with senior leaders from key external partners, and in turn, serve as a leading external influencer in order to attract and secure significant resources..    

A few of the many exciting activities that you will take part in, while undertaking this role include:

•    Alongside senior leaders, represent the region in both internal/external resource mobilization activities, and develop key relationships
•    Develop and lead the implementation of a resource mobilisation strategy and action plan for the region
•    Build capacity in the region to mobilise resource from a diversified funding stream, including philanthropies, institutional funders, non-traditional donors  
•    Strengthen the pipeline of proposals and provide support to to develop high quality, evidence-based, value for money concept notes and proposals.
•    Gather intelligence around funding opportunities from potential donors, and   support  in prepositioning against these.  
•    Ensure that the region is positioned as a partner of choice for Girls’ rights, elimination of child and early enforced marriage and unions – particularly in relation to climate justice, humanitarian, and civil society strengthening.
•    Enhanced strategic/constructive collaboration with PLAN National Offices, and regional institutional donors and organizations  both on local and international based fundraising

A detailed job description can be downloaded HERE

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

To be successful in this role you will need among other things:

-    Professional qualifications preferably with a degree in a relevant area and experience in resource mobilization, fundraising, alliances and partnerships building
-    Extensive experience in strategy development and translation into actionable plans for NGOs, preferably in Asia.
-    Deep knowledge of major donors’ policies, trends and approaches.
-    Proven track record of effective communication with stakeholders, donors and multi-cultural teams across APAC
-    A proven track record of successful fundraising from major bi-lateral or multi-lateral donors.
-    Experienced and skilled writer with ability to make sense of diverse types of information  
-    Negotiation and influencing skills

Location:            Flexible with Asia Pacific, with a preference for Bangkok, Thailand
Type of Role:     18 Month Fixed Term contract with the possibility of extension
Reports to:         Regional Program Director (subject to change)
Remuneration:   Competitive salary and package available (local T&C, no expat package)
Closing Date:      24 Nov 2024

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A national staff contract position under competitive local terms and condition, will be prioritized for this recruitment, and as such, the contracting body will be the host Asia Pacific Country Office

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy.

As an international child centred community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realisation of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.

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. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for. Our organisation 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 will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination on any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion while supporting staff to adopt good practice, positive attitudes and principles of gender equality and inclusion.