Specialist -Fundraising & Proposal Development
Job Description
Title: Specialist -Fundraising & Proposal Development
Company Name: Practical Action - Bangladesh.
Vacancy: 1
Location: Dhaka
Salary: Tk. 112585 - 116927 (Monthly)
Experience:
∎ 5 to 7 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO
Published: 30 Apr 2025
Education:
∎ Master of Social Science (MSS)
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
∎ Candidates who identify as Indigenous People are encouraged to apply.
∎ Master’s degree in any discipline, preferably, Development Studies, Public Administration, Business Studies, Economics, English etc.
∎ Good knowledge of the development sector especially related to climate change, disaster management, urban, wastewater & sanitation, energy etc.
∎ Excellent English writing, analytical, communication, and report writing skills.
∎ Excellent knowledge on computer usage specially in MS office, Outlook and other software·
∎ Good ability to work with multicultural team.
∎ Willing and able to travel independently outside station.
∎ Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and to set priorities.
∎ Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
∎ Candidates who identify as Indigenous People are encouraged to apply.
∎ Master’s degree in any discipline, preferably, Development Studies, Public Administration, Business Studies, Economics, English etc.
∎ Good knowledge of the development sector especially related to climate change, disaster management, urban, wastewater & sanitation, energy etc.
∎ Excellent English writing, analytical, communication, and report writing skills.
∎ Excellent knowledge on computer usage specially in MS office, Outlook and other software·
∎ Good ability to work with multicultural team.
∎ Willing and able to travel independently outside station.
∎ Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and to set priorities.
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Share donor intelligence to others in the country office and internationally weekly, monthly and quarterly·
∎ Assess donor calls and prepare opportunity summary, check organizational and donor fit.
∎ Support the process of Go/ No Go, bid timeline development, reviewing etc. in collaboration with BD manager and thematic leads etc.
∎ Support to organize proposal development meetings including project design workshops.
∎ Support to write different sections of concept notes and proposals as assigned by the BD manager, taking inputs from thematic leads, finance, M&E etc.
∎ Undertake field trips as required for proposal development· Help to coordinate the Extended Business Development Taskforce.
∎ Supporting BD Manager, and Thematic leads etc. in donor networking, organizing donor meetings, events etc.
∎ Support BD Manager in maintaining donor contact and engagement pipeline (CRM) ·
∎ Work closely with BD Manager, Thematic leads, Lead - Advocacy and Communication for partnership engagement and due diligence etc.
∎ Support development of capability statements, fact sheets etc. in coordination with BD Manager, Communication and Program.
∎ Assist in maintaining and analyzing pipeline (country, regional, UK) ·
∎ Supporting PAMs, HubSpot etc. as required ·
∎ Support and coordinate providing monthly, quarterly and annual analysis /reports to M&E as required.
∎ Based in Dhaka, Specialist -Fundraising & Proposal Development will be responsible for supporting and working closing with the Manager -Business Development for proposal development and fundraising.
∎ Key Responsibilities
∎ Proposal Development (40%)
∎ Share donor intelligence to others in the country office and internationally weekly, monthly and quarterly·
∎ Assess donor calls and prepare opportunity summary, check organizational and donor fit.
∎ Support the process of Go/ No Go, bid timeline development, reviewing etc. in collaboration with BD manager and thematic leads etc.
∎ Support to organize proposal development meetings including project design workshops.
∎ Support to write different sections of concept notes and proposals as assigned by the BD manager, taking inputs from thematic leads, finance, M&E etc.
∎ Undertake field trips as required for proposal development· Help to coordinate the Extended Business Development Taskforce.
∎ Donor Networking, Partnership Engagement (40%)
∎ Supporting BD Manager, and Thematic leads etc. in donor networking, organizing donor meetings, events etc.
∎ Support BD Manager in maintaining donor contact and engagement pipeline (CRM) ·
∎ Work closely with BD Manager, Thematic leads, Lead - Advocacy and Communication for partnership engagement and due diligence etc.
∎ Support development of capability statements, fact sheets etc. in coordination with BD Manager, Communication and Program.
∎ Others (20%)
∎ Assist in maintaining and analyzing pipeline (country, regional, UK) ·
∎ Supporting PAMs, HubSpot etc. as required ·
∎ Support and coordinate providing monthly, quarterly and annual analysis /reports to M&E as required.
Workplace:
∎ Work at office
Employment Status: Full Time
Job Location: Dhaka
Company Information:
∎ Practical Action - Bangladesh.
∎ House # 28/A, Road # 5, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
∎ Practical Action is an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.
We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as gender, race, religion, ethnic or national origin, caste, tribe, belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, or disability. Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing. As part of SEEDs commitment to safeguarding we are a member of the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. This will mean that we ask your references to comment on any disciplinary investigations undertaken as a result of safeguarding concerns that resulted in disciplinary action. SEED will also ask you for additional references if the references you provide do not cover the past five years of employment.
We’re a global change-making group. We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.
Address::
∎ House # 28/A, Road # 5, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
∎ Practical Action is an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as gender, race, religion, ethnic or national origin, caste, tribe, belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, or disability. Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing. As part of SEEDs commitment to safeguarding we are a member of the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. This will mean that we ask your references to comment on any disciplinary investigations undertaken as a result of safeguarding concerns that resulted in disciplinary action. SEED will also ask you for additional references if the references you provide do not cover the past five years of employment. We’re a global change-making group. We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.
Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job
Application Deadline: 14 May 2025
Category: NGO/Development
