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Vacancy Announcement

Business Intelligence Officer

Application Deadline: 15 May 2017

RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests holds a unique and important place in the world of forestry. It is the only international not‐for‐profit organization that specializes in capacity development for community forestry and devolved forest management. RECOFTC engages in strategic networks and effective partnerships with governments, nongovernment organizations, civil society, the private sector, local people, and research and educational institutes throughout the Asia‐Pacific region and beyond. With over 30 years of international experience and a dynamic approach to capacity development—involving research, analysis and synthesis; strategic communication; training and learning networks; and piloting and demonstrating—RECOFTC delivers innovative solutions for people and forests.

RECOFTC is currently seeking a Business Intelligence Officer. The successful applicant will be based in Executive Office at RECOFTC’s Headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand. The contract period will be for 24 months with a possibility of extension.

Position Summary:

The Business Intelligence Officer operates as a team member of Executive Office but serves under the supervision of the Business Development Officer. The position’s long-term objective (and legacy potential) is to help RECOFTC build a sustainable corpus of RECOFTC funds, while short-term objective is to take the lead, together with the Executive Director in partnership and business development efforts.

The Business Intelligence Officer will hold accountability for achieving partnership and business development goals which will be set on annual basis by mutual agreement. S/he reports directly to the Business Development Officer and work closely with Executive Director as well as with the Unit Managers and relevant RECOFTC staff from other units.

Responsibilities and Duties

Under the direction and guidance of the Business Development Officer, the Business Intelligence Officer’s main tasks and responsibilities will be as follows:

• Maintain an organization wide culture for fundraising and partnership development by providing guidance and training as needed;
• In close consultation with the Executive Director and RECOFTC managers, support the development of a partnership and business development strategy and identify and diversify fundraising sources for the next Strategic Phase (2018-2023);
• Represent RECOFTC at the highest levels with donors, partners and relevant stakeholders at multilateral and bilateral meetings, conferences and donor events;
• Research fundraising prospects, help shape engagement strategies, develop fundraising guidelines/organization criteria, and draft the proposals in partnership with content experts;
• Organize meetings; prepare presentations, RECOFTC presentation materials and reports for Donors or potential Donors and Partners. Maintain open communications channels and strategic relationships, especially with key regional partners;

• Together with the Thailand Country Program, manage and support strategic relationship with Thai government agencies and partner since RECOFTC is headquartered in Thailand and the Thai government is a core donor;
• Support other Country Program Offices’ fundraising strategy and donor stewardship;

• Initiate and manage Fundraising and Stewardship events with support from the Executive Director and Strategic Communication Unit Manager;
• Develop and maintain a list of Memorandum of Understanding and Letters of Agreement of active partnerships;

• Support Executive Office with duties and activities related to fundraising and donor stewardship/cultivation, and maintenance of partnership information;
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Business Development  Officer  and/or the Executive Director

Qualifications and Experience:

The Business Intelligence Officer will have the following essential qualifications and experience:

Essential:

• Master’s degree in business administration, marketing, communications, natural resource management or related fields.
• Over 8 years of working experience in fundraising and /or partnership management
• Knowledge of current trends in charitable giving, particularly for bilateral donors such as Sida, Norad, JICA,SDC and foundations such as Ford, CLUA, Qatar, Clinton and MacArthur
• Proven English-language proposal writing skills
• Experience in building and maintaining long-term relationships with partnership constituents
• Ability to design, implement and manage partnership systems
• Ability to communicate a compelling and inspired vision or sense of core purpose
• Ability to work with and communicate with a wide range of people—the public, government technocrats, donor staff, and others

Desirable:

• Experience working in cross-cultural environments
• Work experience in South or Southeast Asia
• Knowledge of an Asian language
• Knowledge of forestry or natural resources management

General

In addition to job specific skills and experience, the applicant should possess the following characteristics (including attitudes and skills):

• Interpersonal communication skills, individually and in-groups, with an ability to work as an active member of teams.  This implies flexibility and open-mindedness;
• Initiative and ability to make informed independent judgments (which is not inconsistent with an overall team approach);
• Must be flexible, able to multitasking and meet given deadlines;
• Positive learning attitude and
• Ability to work in a variety of cultural and institutional contexts
  

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV and a cover letter indicating why they are suitable for this position along with salary requirements and current contact details of three referees, including recent supervisors to HR@recoftc.org. Please quote the position title in the subject line of the email. Only short‐listed candidates will be notified. RECOFTC has a competitive compensation package.

To learn more about RECOFTC, please visit our website www.recoftc.org

Women are strongly encouraged to apply. RECOFTC is an equal opportunity employer and the successful candidate will be selected based on merit.

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Note: RECOFTC retains the right to offer the position at a certain grade dependent on qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.