O BJECTIVE/PURPOSE:

The Senior Partnership or Partnership Officer is under the supervision of the Unit Head of the Institutional Fundraising and Partnership Department. The functions of this role are:

·         To solicit grant-giving from corporates, foundations and institutional donors to support the organization’s development.

·         To maintain relationships with our potential and existing donors

·         To perform quality programme management

PRINCIPAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

·         Identify suitable funding opportunities from corporates, foundations or institutional donors for Plan International Hong Kong’s local and overseas programme

·         Develop concept papers and donor proposals for funding applications

·         Liaise with the country offices to ensure an efficient and impactful programme design, desired outcomes and monitoring and evaluation system in all project proposals

·         Undertake timely and quality reporting for donors with close collaboration with the Plan’s country offices

·         Undertake routine project monitoring for our funded programmes to ensure ongoing project excellence, governance and impact

·         Cultivate and maintain good working relationships with potential or existing corporates, foundations and institutional donors

·         Support the handling of the grant finance adhering to the Plan’s policy and procedure if necessary

·         Support the department in developing the strategic plan and annual plan

·         Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

Knowledge / Job-Specific Competencies

·         A recognised degree in development studies or relevant social science discipline

·         Minimum 5 years of solid programme and project management experience in INGO, preferably for children development programmes

·         Extensive working experience in child protection, safe schools, youth economic employment, or inclusive quality education is preferable

·         Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and/or grant-making experience is preferable

·         Experience in soliciting funding from corporates, foundations and institutional funds is preferable

·         Have a good command of written and spoken English and Chinese (including Mandarin and Cantonese)

·         English requirement – Preferable with Grade C or above in HKCEE (Syl. B) / 7 or above in IELTS

·         Less experienced candidates will be considered for the post of Partnership Officer

Personal Qualities

·         Enjoy interacting with people with good communication and interpersonal skills

·         Independent, multi-tasking, flexible, problem-solving skills and attention to detail

·         Good teamwork player

·         Has to be proactive and aggressive

·         Result-oriented and KPI driven

·         Passionate about development issues, especially regarding children’s rights

·         Willingness for occasional travel to remote areas of developing countries is necessary

·         Agree with the Plan’s mission and vision and observe strictly to data privacy and child safeguarding policies

·         Maintain an awareness of political, gender and cultural sensitivities in strategic thinking and programming

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