SAVE THE CHILDREN - Institutional Partnership Advisor / Expert - Italia

SAVE THE CHILDREN ITALIA sta selezionando un/a Institutional Partnership Advisor / Expert da inserire nella sua operatività in Italia. Durata 12 mesi. Tipo contratto: Co.co.co. Scadenza candidature 17/03/2024 ASSIGNMENT Institutional Partnership Advisor / Expert AREA International Programmes / Institutional and transformational partnerships and funding REFERENT Institutional Partnerships Lead CONTRACT TYPE to be decided, based on experience ANNUAL GROSS SALARY range 30.000 - 34.000 € JOB PURPOSE The Institutional Partnership Advisor/Expert contributes to deliver Save the Children Italy’s institutional partnership and fundraising strategy for International Programs, contributing to the following key areas:

Development and management of relationship with key Institutional Donors assigned, including EU, AICS and the French Cooperation.
Contributing to the increase of SC Italy’s Institutional Funding Portfolio in line with the Strategy of the Institutional and transformational partnerships and funding.

RESPONSIBILITIES Resource Mobilization

Explore and analyse funding opportunities disseminating relevant information as appropriate both internally and at Country Office level.
Actively monitoring and screening funding opportunities in selected Country Offices/regions and as needed.
Facilitate pre-positioning and coordination with other SC Members ahead of opportunity publication.
Coordinate the process of evaluation and decision making on funding opportunities both internally and with the Country Office.

Donor engagement & capacity building

Engaging with donors at Country, Regional and HQs level in coordination with Institutional Partnerships Lead and other functions as planned and needed.
Developing, implementing and monitoring donor engagement plans, in coordination with relevant SC Italy areas, targeted Country offices and other relevant SC Members.
Providing inductions/webinars to COs on the relevant donor in charge of.
Sharing information, briefings and guidance to COs on donor trends and donor engagement strategies.
Designing and delivering donor engagement workshops to priority COs and/or provide in-country support.
Liaising with potential partners, as appropriate.

Internal coordination

Act as Partnership management focal point for day-to day task, info sharing with and from the relevant Donor’s UNIT within SC Movement.
Represent SC Italy in relevant partnership/donor groups collecting inputs and reporting back to relevant SC Italy organizational areas.
Directly contribute to funding opportunity allocation processes and represent SC Italy in discussions and negotiations with other SC Members where relevant.
Contribute to the development of donor specific materials and info pages.

Data collection, analysis, strategies & procedures

Collecting, analysing and reporting data and information on donor trends and priorities.
Liaising with relevant organizational areas within SC Italy and SC International in order to collect their inputs and report to relevant coordination and management structures.
Contributing to the development of SC Italy partnership and fundraising strategies with key donors.
Contributing to the development of the Business Development Department Strategy and participating to internal task forces according to the needs.
Contribute to the regular update of SC Italy internal data collection systems/files/platforms.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

University degree in political science, international cooperation, law or related subject.
At least 5 years of Experience in NGO/INGO sector with an in-depth knowledge of institutional partnership and fundraising.
Good knowledge of major institutional donors (in particular: Italian MoFA/AICS, DG DEVCO/NEAR/ECHO; French cooperation).
Good understanding of key financial mechanisms of major international donors of DAC group in humanitarian and development settings.
Relevant experience in engaging with institutional donors/external relations & lobby.
Excellent communication and public relations skills with strong English and French language capability (written and oral) and ability to clearly communicate complex ideas and principles required.
Highly computer literate and confident with Outlook, Word, and Power point, Excel an interest in appropriate use of current information and communications technologies Experience with organization of multistakeholders events, webinars, e-conference and seminars.
Availability for short term travel in Europe and worldwide.

SOFT SKILLS

High level of cross-cultural interpersonal skill and proven ability to influence multiple stakeholders is required.
Good networking capacity.
Good capacity to interact with a different range of internal and external stakeholders.
Flexible and adaptable to changing context.
Pragmatic/solutions oriented/problem solver yet having strong analytical skills.
Strong team player.
Able to work effectively with others towards the achievement of common objectives.
Commitment to Save the Children values.

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