Consultant - JP2GI Partnership and Fundraising Specialist

 The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working in alliances with government, business, academia, and beneficiaries, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritious and safe food for all people, especially the most vulnerable.

GAIN’s Indonesia Postharvest Loss Alliance for Nutrition (IPLAN) project facilitated the establishment of the Jejaring Pasca-Panen untuk Gizi Indonesia (JP2GI), based on a decree from the Director of Community Nutrition, Ministry of Health which mandates cooperation with the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. In September 2019, JP2GI became a fully independent association (www.jp2gi.org).

Description

Overall Purpose: As a leader in identifying and delivering solutions to address malnutrition, GAIN seeks to strengthen the value chain for nutritious food thus making nutritious diets more affordable and accessible for vulnerable populations. To this end, we take a market-based approach, promoting investment in local private enterprises along the value chain. With our new strategy, we hope to reach a formative, sustainable and scalable solution to food insecurity and malnutrition. GAIN Indonesia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Health, Republic of Indonesia to assist public nutrition improvement programs. One of these is IPLAN, which set up the JP2GI to bring together the multitude of public and private sector actors addressing the issue to collectively reduce loss and waste of nutritious fish. With support from GAIN, JP2GI has developed its sustainability plan up to 2030, including sharping its vision and mission to reduce food post-harvest loss as a community effort to increase availability, affordability and sustainability of nutritious food through alliancing and collaborating with multi stakeholders as well as mapping its assets, develop roadmap and strategic plan to 2030. As part of the JP2GI’s sustainability plan, GAIN provides grant, advisory and technical assistance from October 2019 to May 2021 to enable it embracing its vision and mission, expanding and strengthening partnership as well as sustaining itself. The consultant will work closely with GAIN’s Senior Project Manager (IPLAN) and the Chairman and Executive Board of the JP2GI. S/he will be seconded to the JP2GI’s office in Jakarta. The consultant will facilitate the JP2GI in strengthening its partnership and supporting JP2GI to conduct fundraising for its sustainability.

Operational arrangement: The JP2GI will provide an office space for the consultant. GAIN will provide remuneration for the consultant. Operational costs such as official transports will be provided by the JP2GI.

Tasks and Responsibilities: Partnership Strengthening Identify and obtain new partners for JP2GI. Develop and maintain positive collaboration between JP2GI and Government, GAIN, Private Sectors, Donors, Members and other strategic counterparts. PreparingJP2GI to take a strategic role in the efforts to adopt indicator 12.3.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals on Global Food Losses by the government. Work closely with other initiatives to enable a food system approach to promote dietary diversity and incorporate lesson learned into program planning to the whole organization. Assist with the engagement, branding’s visibility and delivery of communication strategy of the JP2GI through various means and methods including advocacy, social media, technology expo and report publication. Fundraising Research and devise strategies to opportunistically take advantage of possibility in-kind and in-cash donation/funding. Manage a portfolio of existing donors and creatively plan a stewardship strategy. Build long term partnership opportunities with potential donors. Produce proposals, budget and timely reports. Plan and assist in fundraising events. Collaborate with Sustainability consultant which supports JP2GI with brokering, advocacy and fundraising activities until March 2021. Lessons-learnt documentation and reporting Support lesson-learnt and documentation of the JP2GI’s activities on fundraising. Support to leverage those learnings and documentations for the sustainability of JP2GI. Contribute to the development of general I-PLAN learning, documentation and reporting.

Key Organization Relationships Supervised and report to GAIN’s I-PLAN Senior Program Manager to ensure robust delivery of the assigned tasks. Work closely with the JP2GI chairman and executive board.

Remuneration: A monthly fix rate of consultancy will be provided to the consultant.

Contract period: 5 months from 2nd January 2021 up to 31st May 2021 by GAIN. Based on need, a follow-on contract may be issued by the JP2GI.

Job Requirements

Indonesian Citizenship.  Competences (Skills and Attributes): Excellent communication and relationship management skills, interpersonal skills, excellent presentation skills and negotiation skills with good time management. Experience in an NGO/Civil Society is an advantage. Creative and strategic thinker with exceptional analytical skills, including the ability to analyse data, draw conclusions and develop recommendations. Excellent ability to manage budget and achieve fundraising targets. Proven ability to operate within public sectors and the corporate to effectively liaise with private companies, development agencies and governments in multiple cultures. Proven ability to prioritize, multi-task and to work well under pressure to meet deadlines. Excellent communication skills, oral and written, in English and Indonesian. Flexible, goal oriented and willingness and ability to travel in challenging environments, IT literate with excellent MS Office skills including advanced Word, Excel and PowerPoint,

Experience: Experience in managing partnership and fund raising for an association / alliance / cooperative / multi-stakeholder body from CSR / philanthropy sectors/ government is preferred. At least 5 years management experience in post-harvest loss/ food safety/ agriculture/agribusiness/ or related development projects in a civil society organization, private sector partnership is preferred. Knowledge of public sector policy around improving enabling environments for reducing postharvest losses & waste of perishable foods, food safety, is preferred.

Education: Bachelor-degree in marketing, partnership, business development, communication, health, agriculture, or other social sciences.

Application: Please submit your application and CV to email: gainindonesia@gainhealth.org with the subject line “JP2GI Partnership and Fundraising Specialist”  not later than midnight 30 November 2020.