Proposal and New Business Development Coordinator - Beirut

The Opportunity

The primary function of this role is to manage member and donor liaison related to new business development, support pipeline tracking and donor engagement, and facilitate the production of high quality and implementable proposals in accordance with Save the Children International (SCI) Lebanon’s strategic priorities. This role reports to the New Business Development Senior Manager and works in close collaboration with Awards, Programme Operations (Ops), Programme Development and Quality (PDQ), Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) and Finance teams, as well as members, donors and relevant stakeholders. 

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

• Bachelor degree in Business, International Development, Finance/Accounting or similarDemonstrable competence in technical writing
• 5-7 years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated field experience
• Knowledge of Lebanon and the Syrian refugee context
• Programme design skills, including capacity to prepare logical, coherent, and consistent documents including logframes and budgets;
• Prior demonstrated experience developing proposals for institutional donors (e.g. ECHO, SDC, UNICEF)
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively with project members in various locations and from multiple organisations, including remote writing and revising proposal documents;
• Excellent organizational skills;
• Ability to analyse and summarize information;
• Ability to work calmly under pressure in a rapidly changing context;
• Willingness and ability to travel to the field to conduct assessments and gather primary data;
• Prior experience of facilitating multi-stakeholders workshops and dialogues;
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic;
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches.
• Experience with Save the Children Award Management System (AMS)
• Strong written and oral English and Arabic communication skills
• Experience with NGOs in an international environment
• Prior experience in Lebanon or the region highly desirable

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.

A copy of the full role profile can be found at Proposal and New Business Development Coordinator - Beirut

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday

All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.