Consultant (Fundraising)

Organizational Setting

The Department of Technical Cooperation (TC) consists of the Office of the Deputy Director General, four regional Divisions (Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Latin America), the Division of Programme Support and Coordination and the Division of the Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT). It provides strategic direction for the IAEA's technical cooperation programme, and is responsible (in close collaboration with Member States) for the planning, formulation, implementation and monitoring of the programme.

The objective of PACT is to assist Member States, within the IAEA's one-house approach to cancer control and working closely with regional Divisions in the Department of Technical Cooperation as well as other relevant Departments and Offices, to introduce, expand and improve their cancer care capacity by integrating radiotherapy into a comprehensive cancer control programme that maximizes its therapeutic effectiveness and public health impact. The Division of PACT is headed by the Director PACT, who reports to the Deputy Director General of the Department of Technical Cooperation.   

Main Purpose

Under the overall guidance of Director PACT and the direct supervision of the Section Head of the Resource Mobilization Section (SH-PACT-RMS), the Consultant (Fundraising) drives PACT's resource mobilization efforts by providing technical expertise in drafting sound project proposals on comprehensive cancer control activities in IAEA Member States as well as providing analysis of data and information on emerging donor trends.

Functions / Key Results Expected

• Establish and broaden relations with donors and financial partners and analyse information on their funding priorities and trends; provide expert advice to Member States on methods to develop bankable projects; explore possible sources of funding, including non-traditional sources, and engage the sources in strategic programme development opportunities with the IAEA's Technical Cooperation regional divisions.

• Provide technical expertise to fundraising activities, such as  donor briefings, presentations and joint donor events, in particular in relation to meetings involving international financial institutions/development banks and the private sector. Assess and report on the progress of fundraising efforts and activities.

• Identify partnership opportunities based upon analysis of the private sector, NGOs and other non-traditional partners, in particular for fundraising with international financial institutions/development banks and the private sector and engage them in strategic programme development.

• Working with PACT staff and Programme Management Officers in the Technical Corporation Department, develop funding proposals to generate greater resources for PACT's support to Member States' comprehensive cancer control programmes.

 
• Ensuring the submission of funding proposals by IAEA Member States to potential donors is complete.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required

• Resource Mobilization
• Partnership Development
• Reporting
• Data Analysis

Qualifications and Experience

•  University Degree - University degree in business administration, economics, public relations, marketing, international relations or a related field.

• Minimum of five years of relevant working experience, particularly in developing countries involving UN agencies and donor organizations.

• Proven record of mobilizing resources in private and public sectors.

• Good understanding of the IAEA and its TC programme would be an advantage.

• Strong working experience in developing funding/project proposals for international development programmes to a variety of donors and partners.

• Demonstrated skills in reporting, writing and editing information intended for lay readers and non-specialist audiences.

• Demonstrated expertise in intelligence gathering and translating technical data into appealing funding/project proposals.

• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English is required. Working knowledge of one or more of the other IAEA official languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) would be an asset.

Remuneration

The remuneration for this consultancy is a daily fee of up to a maximum of € 250, based on qualifications and experience. In case duty travel is required within the assignment, a daily subsistence allowance (DSA) and travel costs are provided. Health coverage and pension fund are the responsibility of the incumbent.