New Business Development Intern

Kenya

Job Description

TITLE: Programme Development Quality and Impact (PDQI) – New Business Development (NBD) Intern
TEAM/PROGRAMME: PDQI – NBD    LOCATION: Nairobi with travel to the field as required
GRADE: Internship    CONTRACT LENGTH: 6 months
CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3:  the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The PDQI-NBD intern will be part of Save the Children Kenya and Madagascar Country Office. He/ She will provide coordination support to the Head of Programme Development under the guidance of the Director of Programme Development and Quality.  The PDQI-NBD intern will support the day-to-day work of the New Business Development to grow Save the Children funding and partnerships at country level in order to resource the Country Strategic Plan. He/she will work closely with the PDQI team and contribute to the department’s priorities. The intern’s tasks will vary depending on the needs and ongoing work of the NBD team.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

• The intern’s tasks will vary depending on the needs and ongoing work of the NBD team, and may include:Proposal Development  Supports Head of Programme Development in gathering information on new funding opportunities and in coordinating internal discussions to review new funding opportunities.  Supports the Head of Programme Development in the proposal development process, coordinating with PDQI team including MEAL & Media/Comms, Awards/Partnerships, Finance and other relevant Operations departments with the development of solicited and unsolicited proposals and concept notes.  
• Supports the Head of Programme Development in regularly communicating with SC members and donors (through programming updates, learning briefs, capacity statements), as well as internal communications (through fundraising updates).  
• Supports the Head of Programme Development in ensuring proposal development processes are defined and closely followed (such as developing proposal development SOP, preparing proposal development plans, and preparing proposal templates).  

Manages administrative business development processes including but not limited to: 

• Set-up of AMS records for new opportunities (in coordination with SC members), drafting of PART/AMET risk assessment tools, uploading business development documents to AMS, and ensuring proposal quality checks (such as Gender Equity Marker) are conducted for each proposal.    
• Updates and maintains business development trackers including but not limited to: Opportunity tracker, Proposal tracker, Pipeline funding tracker, Donor tracker, Member tracker, Document dissemination tracker, and any others.  
• Takes part in proposal coordination meetings and design workshops to support with documentation and action planning.Donor Engagement & Capture Planning    
• Supports the Head of Programme Development in developing donor engagement strategies and in implementing the respective donor engagement action plans.  
• Supports the Head of Programme Development in SC member/donor meetings to take notes and document engagement updates.  
• Actively reviews online portals (using list of portals shared by Head of Programme Development) and engages with colleagues to identify new funding opportunities in a timely manner.  
• Collects donor intelligence and maintains data base of strategies, meeting minutes, annual reports, SC Member provided guidance and fact sheets, and other relevant donor intelligence in a well-structured sharepoint folder.  Prepares printed briefs/packages for SC member/donor meetings and visits.Learning & Knowledge Management  Participate in all relevant PDQI meetings to learn and grow professional skills.  
• Updates and maintains the NBD sharepoint folders to keep structured overview of donors, opportunities, proposals & concept notes, as well as other PDQI team initiatives.   
• Updates and maintains knowledge data base of all proposals and concept notes (including version control), so that they can be effectively shared with colleagues when necessary and to inform continuous adaptations and improvements to program quality.  Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Science in Development Studies, Project/Community Development, Project Management or Bachelor of Arts in international development or related field.  
• An interest in advocacy and social justice issues.  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.  
• Detail-oriented and highly organized.  
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.  
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.  Proficient in Information Management Systems such as SharePoint (added advantage).

Specific Requirements  

• Proven capacity to collaborate effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.  
• Knowledge and interest in humanitarian and development work.  
• Strong written and verbal communications skills required.  
• Good knowledge of common Microsoft Office Suite applications.  
• Ability to work under pressure and multi-task.  
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail. 

Additional job responsibilities

• The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.Equal Opportunities
• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.Child Safeguarding
• We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.Safeguarding our Staff
• The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy.Health and Safety
• The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures