• Make a difference in this strategic role in the innovative new impact team
• Use your ability to identify new and diversified income generating opportunities
• Help drive the organisation through a significant growth period

The Organisation

Caritas Australia has a vision to end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity for all. Caritas Australia partner with the most vulnerable communities to help them build better outcomes by improving access to sustainable livelihoods, clean water, sanitation and education.
As the global community faces profound political, social, economic, and technological changes, Caritas Australia has developed an ambitious ten-year strategy. It is intended to build on their strengths and to take Caritas Australia forward into a future where they will need to be more agile than ever before.

The Role

Reporting to the Impact Director and as part of the innovative new impact team, this role will partner with technical experts across Caritas Australia. You will research, analyse and activate innovative approaches to income generation, including impact investment, social enterprise, cross-sector partnerships and shared value projects.

Other key responsibilities will include:

• Identifying DFAT and multilateral grant opportunities for Caritas Australia across strategically aligned technical and geographic portfolios
• Managing assessment of grant opportunities, pre-solicitation / pre-proposal activities, proposal coordination and submission
• Managing and coordinating agreements, oversight of technical design and costing, capacity statements, internal review / quality control processes
• Representing Caritas Australia’s business development interests at relevant meetings and events

Skills Required

You will be a pro-active individual with highly developed interpersonal and communication skills. You will have extensive experience in bid and tender processes and solicitation in addition to substantive experience in proposal development.

Additionally, you will have:

• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, work well under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to effectively communicate with, and coordinate activities of multiple partners, including field-based staff
• Excellent technical skills in writing, editing, formatting, research, negotiation, and verbal communications
• A willingness and ability to travel internationally

All applicants must have full Australian working rights and be available to work from the Sydney Office at least two days per week.