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Job Purpose and Background Summary
Half of CDP’s income comes through philanthropic and statutory funding. In the first half of 2024, we have an ambitious pipeline of institutional tenders and proposals to deliver on, and we are looking to appoint an additional fixed-term Senior Development Manager to help us deliver on this pipeline and secure funding for our mission. As a Senior Development Manager in CDP’s fast growing Institutional Funding team, you will work with colleagues to conceptualize and develop winning tenders and proposals that will fund cutting-edge work to mitigate climate change and reverse biodiversity loss.
This is a fixed-term role for six months. We are looking to appoint as soon as possible and will be reviewing applications and conducting interviews on a rolling basis.
About CDP
CDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. The world’s economy looks to CDP as the gold standard of environmental reporting with the richest and most comprehensive dataset on corporate and city action. In 2021 we launched our new five-year strategy: Accelerating the Rate of Change - find out more here.
CDP’s cascading global impact is powered by our tight-knit team of smart, savvy, curious and committed individuals, who share a common passion for creating a sustainable future. It is our people who make our work possible. And we provide our people with a working environment that empowers each individual to reach their full potential: one that is committed to equity; one that provides equal access for growth and development; and one that supports each individual throughout the full employee life cycle.
About the Institutional Funding Team
Our seven-member team leads all aspects of pre-award project management, from opportunity prospecting through to contract signature. We already have a strong track-record delivering annual seven-figure income targets. We now plan to triple our income in the coming years, working with stakeholders including the governments of the United States, Germany, the UK, Norway, the Netherlands, and the European Union, as well as the Global Environment Facility, the United Nations and development finance institutions such as the African and Asian Development Banks.
Key responsibilities include:
- Rapidly develop a working knowledge of CDP’s work, liaising with colleagues to prepare and present high-quality information such as tailored presentations and proposals for donors.
- Lead or supervise the development of institutional funding tenders and proposals, working with colleagues from technical, finance, compliance and monitoring and evaluation departments. In this period, this will specifically include several grant and commercial contract funding opportunities with the UK, US and German governments, and the European Commission.
- Generate and identify funding leads to contribute to the global institutional funding pipeline.
- Work with other development teams, including Philanthropy and Grants Management to develop and implement efficient, effective processes to improve ways of working between teams.
You will have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria:
- Ability to hit the ground running, rapidly becoming familiar with organization’s processes, writing style, and strategy.
- Proven ability to lead complex, high value tenders or proposals to institutional donors such as USAID, the European Commission, the FCDO, BMZ or others.
- Ability to work with interdisciplinary teams to develop thematic results frameworks and theories of change aligned with institutional donor strategies and practices.
- Experience establishing and managing donor relationships, including research, analysis, engagement, presentation, and influence skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, able to represent CDP’s interests in donor and partner negotiations and persuade stakeholders of the importance of our mission.
- Organized and methodical approach to plan and deliver against a varied workload, managing competing priorities under your own initiative and to strict deadlines.
Desirable criteria
- In-depth experience working with one of the following: US Government (international or domestic); German Government; European Commission; or UK Government commercial con-tracts
- Experience raising institutional funding for work in the fields of climate change mitigation, deforestation, water security, environment and biodiversity, capital markets, trade, data or economic development.
- Experience leading commercial tenders, impact bonds, blended finance and other innovative and complex funding proposals.
- Proven track record of securing grant or contract income at the seven-figure level.
- Experience developing and implementing income generation strategies and performing against financial targets.
- Fluency in a second language other than English (German would be particularly useful)
This is a full-time, fixed-term role based at one of CDP’s offices, reporting to the Head of Institutional Funding. Part-time applications will be considered. Applicants based in the Asia/Pacific Region are particularly encouraged to apply.
Salary and benefits: Competitive salary and benefits package, including generous non-contributory pension provision, Employee Assistance Programme, life assurance, Training and development, flexible working opportunities as well as hybrid working and other benefits. Final offer amount depend on multiple factors such as candidates experience and expertise, geographic location, total compensation, and market data.
Interested applicants must be eligible to work legally in the one of CDP’s office locations. We cannot sponsor this role.
Before you apply
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How to apply:
Please email your CV and a covering letter setting out how you meet the required skills and experience or key responsibilities, which should be no more than two pages, with ‘Senior Development Manager’ followed by your first name and surname in the subject. Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis.
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