This role focuses on leading donor engagement for an organization's top global supporters, developing tailored engagement strategies and communications to strengthen long-term relationships and maximize donor value. The role also involves planning and delivering high-profile donor visits and building relationships with government, corporate, and non-profit partners to support fundraising campaigns and stakeholder stewardship activities.
What you do
- Build and strengthen strategic relationships with key international partners and stakeholders.
- Provide expert advice on partner engagement.
- Monitor policy and funding developments.
- Lead advocacy and networking activities.
- Identify new business and funding opportunities.
- Support and manage the development of high-quality bids and proposals.
- Oversee commercial and contractual processes.
- Manage budgets and partner agreements.
- Help ensure successful program delivery and risk management.
- Share knowledge and build the capability of colleagues across the global network.
- Embed lessons learned into future opportunities.
- May include line management responsibilities.
- Actively promote equality, diversity, and inclusion.
What they ask
- Strong understanding of EU institutions' decision-making, and policy and programming processes in the international development context.
- Experience building partnerships and working with funding from multi-national and/or national bodies (e.g., EU Institutions, European Governments, International organizations).
- Proven record in managing and/or writing successful bids/proposals for institutional donors (e.g., EU institutions, EU Member States, International organizations), with the ability to provide clear guidance on requirements and procedures.
- Good experience in budget preparation.
- Excellent written communication skills, able to convey projects in a clear, engaging way.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal communication, and influencing skills, able to engage and promote dialogue between a range of stakeholders, both internal and external.
- Proven facilitation skills and ability to build capacity, with the aim of contributing to the professional development of staff.
- Excellent organizational awareness and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to think and work proactively, to prioritize own workload under pressure, and to work autonomously.
- Seven years’ experience in the international development sector, including the successful implementation of advocacy and business targets with EU institutions, EU Member State agencies, International organizations, CSOs, or consulting.
Practical
- Contract type: 2 years Fixed Term with a possibility of extension.
- Salary range: EUR 5351-6458 per month.
- Candidates must have the pre-existing, legal right to work in the listed locations at the time of application.
- Mobility, relocation, or visa sponsoring support will not be provided.
- The organization supports hybrid working, subject to full approval by line management.
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