Role: Business Development Consultant
Reports to: Country Director
Location: Action Against Hunger – Zambia
Last updated: October 2022
Action Against Hunger-USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network, which provides humanitarian relief in over 45 countries worldwide in the sectors of nutrition, health, water/sanitation, and food security. Action Against Hunger- USA, an independent NGO, currently manages operations in 8 countries: Zambia, Uganda, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Haiti. Action Against Hunger-USA has over $100 million in programs, and approximately 1,700 permanent staff based in New York City, Washington D.C, Nairobi, and country offices. Additional growth is anticipated.
Overall Objective
The aim of this consultancy is to support the growth of new business development opportunities in Action Against Hunger Zambia in the manner that assures quality, influence and impact. To achieve this, the Business Development Consultant will champion and coordinate Action Against Hunger’s resource acquisition processes from a wide range of bilateral, multilateral donors, foundations and corporations as well as a variety of emerging non-traditional funding streams. The consultant will work closely with the Country Representative, Technical leads, regional grants and contract team, USG Business Development Team and International Network Member Teams to specifically grow revenue through analysis and development of relevant opportunities and ensure compliance with donor and internal regulations and standards.
Specific Objectives
The technical proposal coordinator/grant writer is expected to:
Note: The above-mentioned tasks to be performed are intended as a guide and should not be viewed as an inflexible specification as it may be modified following discussion with the selected consultant.
Respect– we work with compassion and dedication, treating everyone the same way we expect them to treat us.
Integrity-: we believe that being honest and fair is integral to every aspect of our work. conducting our work with a spirit of sincerity, truthfulness and transparency is imperative.
Creativity-we encourage new ideas, embrace innovative solutions, and create opportunities for meaningful and exciting ways to do our jobs and provide solutions to address the needs of the populations we serve.
Excellence– we strive to provide services that meet and even exceed the expectations of our stakeholders (populations in need, staff, communities and donors).
Empowerment– we are committed to fostering an environment in which our staff, partners and communities where we work have the space to grow, develop and feel confident about participating.
Gender Equality Commitments
Timeframe
The Invitation to Tender from the Scottish Government has already been released and all applications must be submitted by 18th November 2022. Internally the final reviewed application must be ready by 15th November 2022.
Budget
The consultant will be paid fixed fee which they will propose in their application. The consultant is responsible for personal insurance during the contract. The consultant will also provide any necessary materials (including laptops) required to perform the consultancy.
I. Required Qualifications
2. Required Skills & Experience
What to include in application
Applications to be submitted to hqprocurement@actionagainsthunger.org and cd@zm-actionagainsthunger.org no later than 25th October 2022.
Please use the subject line “CONSULTANCY FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT”.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview.
Tagged as: Action Against Hunger USA, Zambia
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