The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances childrenโs rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support childrenโs rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.
We wonโt stop until we are all equal.
Plan started working in Egypt in 1981 and has a presence in ten of the 27 governorates in which the country including Cairo, Alexandria, Giza, Beheira, Kalyoubia, Damietta, Qena, Assuit and Sohag. Plan international Egypt implements programmes designed to enable communities to improve the lives of the most marginalised children and their families. Plan Egyptโs Country Strategy focuses on five strategic objectives.
Through a five-interconnected, gender transformative and context-fit country objectives, PIE intends along with the various stakeholders at all levels to continue delivering positive and transformative changes so that โChildren, especially girls, and young people grow up in an enabling environment, realizing their rights and contributing in both development and humanitarian settings as active agents of changeโ.
Purpose
The purpose of the role is responsible for identifying funding opportunities in line with Plan Egyptโs program priorities, writing successful grants in coordination with program colleagues and strengthening our engagement with local donor missions and national offices. The Business Development Associate will support the achievement of country fundraising targets, while assisting the Business Development Manager and Head of Programmes to develop a strong professional image among Plan donors so that additional grant funding is acquired to grow and support Planโs program. This will be achieved through actively seeking and maximizing opportunities for additional funding from a variety of sources.
Responsibilities:
Donor Mapping: Lead continuous Market scan to identify emerging fundraising trends, funding
opportunities, new donorsโ strategies to support in directing the organizationโs business
development efforts and new areas of growth. Conduct market research and trend analysis
to identify emerging opportunities, donor priorities, and funding trends in the development and
humanitarian sector.
โช Proposal development: Write compelling proposals, grant applications, and fundraising
appeals tailored to specific donor requirements, highlighting the organization's impact,
expertise, and add value proposition.
โช Collaboration and coordination: Collaborate closely with program strategy, program
implementation finance, and communications teams to develop integrated fundraising
strategies, aligning fundraising efforts with programmatic priorities and organizational
objectives.
โช Fund tracking: Maintain up to date funding tracker for PIE reflecting the current status of
funding applications and the funding gaps and present continuous analysis to various
departments on the funding secured vs gaps
โช Donor Relations: Support Business development manager to develop, manage and maintain
strategic partnerships with local actors, including bilateral, multilaterals, corporate donors and
external networks.
โช Coordinate Internal processes: Develop FAD stage 1 for all agreed funding opportunities,
ensure to capture all the funding opportunities that Plan Egypt will proceed with. Support
Programme Quality unit throughout the handover process and start-up of grants approved by
the donor