The Opportunity
A great opportunity has arisen to join Plain International Australia’s Program Support, Partnerships & New Ventures (PSPNV) team as a Business Development Officer. Supporting the acquisition and establishment of grants, partnerships, and projects. The business development officer leads the preparation of specific grant or funding applications and coordinating quality bid development.
Who are we?
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters, and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support children’s 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.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years and are now active in more than 80 countries.
What’s it really like.
Your days in the PIA, PSPNV team will be varied – no day will be quite the same, but throughout your time, we will see you performing these duties:
- Business Development strategy and planning, supporting and leading partnership agreements and initiatives.
- Bid Development and submission, working together with PIA Technical Teams in concepts of design, costing and execution.
- Finance and risk management – budgets and review bid proposals prior to submission.
- Partnerships and inter-organisational liaison.
- Project establishment and management attaining to successful bids and assessment plans.
Our office is in Southbank. We are looking for someone who can undertake some of their work here, and some of their work at home.
We work hard, but we are always flexible and supportive, offering inclusive leave. We have weekly team meetings, and regular organisation-wide catch ups. From salary packaging to an Employee Assistance Program to support your wellbeing, we are a people-first workplace.
Who are you?
We are looking for someone who holds relevant knowledge and experience in international development and the grant donor market.
The core skills we are looking for are:
- Some experience in business development and/or grant acquisition.
- Strong collaboration and supportive teamwork
- Financial management with strong budgeting skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including cross/cultural communication.
- Strong computer literacy and database management
- Demonstrated passion, energy, and drive towards supporting people within the organisation and upholding organisational values, including PIA’s commitment to social impact, feminism, and inclusivity.
Hours, pay & start date.
This is a Fixed Term (12 months), full-time opportunity that falls under Level 4 of the SCHCADS Award.
What’s Next?
Read the full Position Description (PD) and see whether you think the role is right for you. If you’re interested, upload your cover letter and resume through either SEEK, Ethical Jobs or Pro Bono Careers. Include in your cover letter how your skills align with the criteria as set out in the PD.
Once we’ve got these, if you advance to the next stage, you will be contacted and invited to an interview, either online or face-to-face at the office.
Please note: When you apply, please feel safe to tell us the pronouns you use if you’re comfortable doing so, as well as any adjustments you may need throughout your interview and employment.
Apply before 5PM, Monday 26th February 2024
Our commitment
We make hiring decisions based on your skills, passion, and experience – this experience extends outside the workplace and includes lived experience. Even if you don’t wholly fit the criteria, we still want to hear from you! At PIA we believe in looking for perspectives and abilities that new team members can bring and add to our culture.
We are dedicated to working with people from all sectors of the community. We strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as a child-safe organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. As part of the screening process, candidates will be required to complete a satisfactory National police Check, sign our Safeguarding Children and Young People policy and code of conduct, and where necessary complete a Working with Children Check.