PDQI-New Business Development Intern

TITLE: Programme Development Quality and Impact (PDQI) – New Business Development (NBD) Intern
TEAM/PROGRAMME: PDQI – NBD    LOCATION: Nairobi with travel to the field as required
GRADE: Internship    CONTRACT LENGTH: 6 months
CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3:  the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
 

ROLE PURPOSE:
The PDQI-NBD intern will be part of Save the Children Kenya and Madagascar Country Office. He/ She will provide coordination support to the Head of Programme Development under the guidance of the Director of Programme Development and Quality.  The PDQI-NBD intern will support the day-to-day work of the New Business Development to grow Save the Children funding and partnerships at country level in order to resource the Country Strategic Plan. He/she will work closely with the PDQI team and contribute to the department's priorities. The intern's tasks will vary depending on the needs and ongoing work of the NBD team.
 

SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Head of Programme Development
Staff Reporting to this Post: N/A
Key working relationships: PDQI team including MEAL & Media/Comms, Awards/Partnerships, Finance, HR, Supply Chain
 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
The intern's tasks will vary depending on the needs and ongoing work of the NBD team, and may include:
Proposal Development

•    Supports Head of Programme Development in gathering information on new funding opportunities and in coordinating internal discussions to review new funding opportunities.

•    Supports the Head of Programme Development in the proposal development process, coordinating with PDQI team including MEAL & Media/Comms, Awards/Partnerships, Finance and other relevant Operations departments with the development of solicited and unsolicited proposals and concept notes.

•    Supports the Head of Programme Development in regularly communicating with SC members and donors (through programming updates, learning briefs, capacity statements), as well as internal communications (through fundraising updates).

•    Supports the Head of Programme Development in ensuring proposal development processes are defined and closely followed (such as developing proposal development SOP, preparing proposal development plans, and preparing proposal templates).

•    Manages administrative business development processes including but not limited to: Set-up of AMS records for new opportunities (in coordination with SC members), drafting of PART/AMET risk assessment tools, uploading business development documents to AMS, and ensuring proposal quality checks (such as Gender Equity Marker) are conducted for each proposal.  

•    Updates and maintains business development trackers including but not limited to: Opportunity tracker, Proposal tracker, Pipeline funding tracker, Donor tracker, Member tracker, Document dissemination tracker, and any others.

•    Takes part in proposal coordination meetings and design workshops to support with documentation and action planning.
Donor Engagement & Capture Planning

•    Supports the Head of Programme Development in developing donor engagement strategies and in implementing the respective donor engagement action plans.

•    Supports the Head of Programme Development in SC member/donor meetings to take notes and document engagement updates.

•    Actively reviews online portals (using list of portals shared by Head of Programme Development) and engages with colleagues to identify new funding opportunities in a timely manner.

•    Collects donor intelligence and maintains data base of strategies, meeting minutes, annual reports, SC Member provided guidance and fact sheets, and other relevant donor intelligence in a well-structured sharepoint folder.

•    Prepares printed briefs/packages for SC member/donor meetings and visits.
Learning & Knowledge Management

•    Participate in all relevant PDQI meetings to learn and grow professional skills.

•    Updates and maintains the NBD sharepoint folders to keep structured overview of donors, opportunities, proposals & concept notes, as well as other PDQI team initiatives. 

•    Updates and maintains knowledge data base of all proposals and concept notes (including version control), so that they can be effectively shared with colleagues when necessary and to inform continuous adaptations and improvements to program quality.

•    Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications and Experience

•    Bachelor's Science in Development Studies, Project/Community Development, Project Management or Bachelor of Arts in international development or related field.

•    An interest in advocacy and social justice issues.

•    Strong written and verbal communication skills.

•    Detail-oriented and highly organized.

•    Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

•    Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

•    Proficient in Information Management Systems such as SharePoint (added advantage).

Specific Requirements

•    Proven capacity to collaborate effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

•    Knowledge and interest in humanitarian and development work.

•    Strong written and verbal communications skills required.

•    Good knowledge of common Microsoft Office Suite applications.

•    Ability to work under pressure and multi-task.

•    Strong organizational skills, attention to detail.
 

Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities 
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding
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.
Safeguarding our Staff
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
 

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
HOW TO APPLY

Please apply in English saving your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role. To see a full a job description, please visit our website at

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy.

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best-qualified talent.

Female Candidates are encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer:

Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process, nor request for medical examination or records and does not act through recruitment agents whatsoever.