Advisor Sr., Livelihoods at Child Fund International

Required Experience and Education

Experience

• 8 to 10 years of progressive program management or technical advisor experience in livelihoods programs that include a focus on economic empowerment (youth, women, families) and/or food security, across multiple country or regional contexts, with a minimum of 3 years of international field experience.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience as a regional or global livelihoods sector expert with responsibilities for program design, technical leadership, innovation and business development within the international development or humanitarian sector and a proven track record of leading complex program design for grant acquisition.
• Demonstrated experience with program design for large-scale livelihood-focused grants, such as those from USAID, EU, UNICEF, foundations, and multilaterals.
• Strong technical writing and proposal development skills, that includes the ability to showcase well-designed, impact-focused model program that highlight ChildFund’s capacity(ies).
• Proven ability to build and maintain strategic relationships internally and externally fostering a focus on a strong donor engagement and creating effective funder-focused communications.
• Education
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.Ed.) degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Master’s degree or higher in international development, agricultural/food science, agricultural economics, behavioral sciences,  or another relevant field is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading program design for large-scale grants (e.g., USAID, EU, UNICEF, foundations, and multilaterals).

Primary Responsibilities

• Technical Support and Leadership: The Global Livelihoods Senior Technical Advisor provides technical support and leadership to strengthen ChildFund International’s global livelihoods program portfolio. This involves enhancing program quality and ensuring that livelihoods programs are designed with the latest best practices and ChildFund’s impact evidence.
• Grant Proposal Development: The Global Livelihoods Senior Technical Advisor works closely with the Director of Program and Product Design to ensure that grant proposals are well-crafted and aligned with ChildFund’s Global Results Framework, key sectoral and global practices, and evidence of global impact. This responsibility is integral to the role and contributes to the overall effectiveness and impact of ChildFund International’s global livelihoods programs.
• Resource Expansion and Diversification: The role requires working closely with the Business Development and Grant Acquisitions teams to expand and diversify resources for ChildFund livelihoods programs. This is essential for securing funding and creating new opportunities for the organization's livelihoods initiatives and global aspiration of positively impacting 100 million children and their families around the world.
• Livelihoods Grant Acquisition Portfolio Management: Jointly with the Grant Acquisitions Advisor, the Global Livelihoods Senior Technical Advisor leads the livelihoods grant acquisition portfolio. This includes focusing on proposal development, proposal management, technical design, and documentation of best practices, capacity statements, and technical approaches.
• Partnership Cultivation: The Global Livelihoods Senior Technical Advisor actively cultivates partnerships with external organizations, stakeholders, and donors to enhance collaboration opportunities, secure funding, and promote ChildFund International's livelihoods initiatives.
• Collaboration with MERL Unit: The Global Livelihoods Senior Technical Advisor partners with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) unit to guide ChildFund’s livelihoods program evidence and impact assessment needs, priorities, and thought leadership product development.

Other

• Remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Child Safeguarding Policy.
• Travel domestically and internationally up to 20%.

Required Competencies

• ChildFund’s Core Competencies
• Teamwork: the ability to work effectively and collaborate with others; values and respects individual differences.
• Communication: demonstrates empathy and tact when communicating with others and uses a storytelling approach when appropriate.
• Results orientation: gets things done; takes proactive steps to achieve organizational goals and quality standards.
• Decision making: uses good judgement, critical thinking, and non-traditional ways to evaluate problems and opportunities; reflects and innovates to improve decisions and outcomes.
• Resilience: thrives and grows in rapidly changing, demanding, and complex environments.
• Digital literacy: adopts and champions new technology to relevant contexts, stays aware of technological trends and embraces technological solutions to business challenges.

Other Required Competencies

• Technical Expertise and Leadership: The ability to provide technical support and leadership for the Expansion and Diversification of revenue streams.
• Grant Proposal Development: Strong skills in technical writing; ability to collaborate with the Senior Director of Program and Product Design to craft well-aligned grant proposals that adhere to ChildFund’s Global Results Framework, key sectoral and global practices, and evidence of impact.
• Donor Relations and Funding Models: Proficiency in identifying global donors, cultivating relationships with key donors, advising on donor trends, knowledge and understanding of existing and emerging funding models.
• Livelihoods Grant Acquisition: Expertise in leading the livelihoods grant acquisition portfolio, focusing on proposal development.
• Impact Assessment and Collaboration: Competence in guiding ChildFund livelihoods program evidence and impact assessment needs, priorities, and thought leadership product development.
• Capacity Building and Training: Demonstrated ability to conduct effective capacity building and training in virtual settings.
• Work effectively in a matrix environment: involves the ability to navigate and collaborate within a matrix organizational structure, where multiple reporting lines and cross-functional teams are common.
• Effective representation and networking: represent the organization effectively in various forums and build strong networks with technical partners, multilateral agencies, foundations, and other stakeholders.
• Strong computer skills, with familiarity in using Microsoft Office suite applications: This competency requires proficiency in using Microsoft Office suite applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.