Description
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking a Consultant - Cost-Evidence-Based Funder to support its relationships with cost-evidence-based funders and strengthen its Best Use of Resources (BUR) team's capability in analysis.
The Consultant will work with the Senior Director, Cost-effectiveness, and other IRC colleagues to produce materials that deepen and grow a portfolio of cost-evidence-based funder relationships, translate BUR's cost-effectiveness research and IRC's programming into donor-facing funding opportunities, and build IRC's thought leadership profile within the community.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing a cost-evidence-based funder strategy, with an accompanying workplan and objectives and key results (OKRs)
- Writing five public-facing articles on topics related to cost-evidence-based funding
- Creating eight cost-evidence-based funder briefs, each setting out giving criteria, high-likelihood funding opportunities, and a proposed engagement path
- Identifying and securing highly cost-effective funding opportunities, including developing a master list of highest-likelihood funding opportunities and writing 15 funding opportunity concept notes with accompanying back-of-the-envelope calculations (BOTECs)
- Leading review sessions and providing written feedback for BOTECs produced by BUR team members
The consultancy is a six-month, part-time engagement, approximately 20 hours per week, with a total of 520 hours.
Payment will be based on a rate of US$90 per hour, up to a maximum amount of US$64,800.
Requirements include:
- 8+ years of cost-evidence-based funding or fundraising experience, including demonstrated success disbursing or securing multi-year $5+ million grants
- Strong quantitative skills, including the ability to build, interpret, and defend a cost-effectiveness analysis or BOTEC in a donor conversation
- Excellent writing and communication skills, including the ability to write for both technical and lay audiences
- Demonstrated ability to work as a strategic, proactive thinker who can design and prioritize their own workplan
- High attention to detail, including for project and knowledge management
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects and multiple stakeholders in a large organization to efficiently drive progress
- Fluency in English; French a plus