Provides strategic and procedural guidance on key funding opportunitiesto PIs and their collaborators, ensuring alignment with organizational goalsand compliance with internal protocols.
Assists PIs and their teams in making informed go/no-go decisionsregarding funding opportunities, utilizing available intelligence andopportunity analysis.
Acts asthe process manager for proposal preparation and leadsmanagement of proposal preparation for a range of funders, mainly focused onIndia and Asia, but also across all areas of CIP operations, ensuring thatproposals are submitted on time, on budget and at highest-level of quality.This includes o Assessingrequirements as determined by the funder and the funding request o Providingtechnical input and support to the preparation of proposals, in liaison with otherstaff as relevant o Developingworkplans together with PI to ensure sufficient time for preparations ofhighest quality that meet deadlines o Compile/andenhance supporting documents for proposals ensuring they comply withrequirements (CVs, due diligence assessments, support letters, institutionaldocuments) o Ensuringalignment between activities and costing o Ensures coordination with all relevant stakeholders during proposalpreparation
Supportsgeneral proposal development activities, including providing backgroundresearch into funders and their priority areas Coordinate technical review andapproval before submission to funders.
KnowledgeManagement (10%)
Systematizes learnings from successful and unsuccessful proposals,in consultation with relevant teams, to improve future proposal preparation andsuccess rates.
Providesupport to the development and dissemination of good practices and lessonslearned; ensure incorporation into program planning
Lead incompiling and managing an online repository of good practices, lessons learnedand other resources on proposal development
Contribute tocapacity building efforts, as necessary
Opportunitysourcing (10%)
Continuous identificationof calls for proposals and processing of funding opportunities
Firstselection of opportunities using pre-defined selection criteria in line withorganization guidelines and scope of work
Ensure thatopportunities meet the needs and interests of CIP and its scientists beforethese are published internally
Informationmanagement (10%)
Providesupport in managing outreach activities and other promotional events to engagebilateral and multilateral institutions/ funders, private sector, and civilsociety to expand and/or sustain interest and resources for CIPprograms
Analyzing andinterpreting the donor and partner environment relevant to climate change, foodsystems and biodiversity, and identifying opportunities for CIPassistanceand intervention
Contributingto the effective implementation of CIPstrategy and CIPResourceMobilization Strategy by identifying opportunities for CIPstrategicengagement with donors and partners
Developing outreachefforts to the donors and partners
Sharesknowledge, insights, and priorities to reinforce the connection between resourcemobilization and external communications, supporting efforts closely on suchrelated fields as communication, funder outreach and advocacy.
