Acting Business Development Manager (Service Contract- Remote Support) – FCA Syria

**Background**
Finn Church Aid (FCA) is Finland’s largest development and humanitarian cooperation nongovernmental organization. FCA operates in 12 countries around the world and specializes
in three thematic priority areas: Right to Peace, Right to Livelihood, and Right to Quality
Education.
FCA is working in Syria since 2018. FCA implements multi-sectoral humanitarian and early
recovery programming with a strong focus on Education, Cash and Livelihoods, Food
Security, Risk Education, and Protection mainstreaming, disability inclusion, women and
youth empowerment. FCA targets vulnerable populations affected by the protracted crisis
through partnerships with communities, local institutions, and international stakeholders.
For more information, please visit: [https://www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/](https://www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/)

**1) Position Purpose**
The Business Development Consultant will serve as the Acting Business Development
Manager for a period of Three months, working within FCA's normal working hours and
organizational structures. In close coordination with the Middle East Director, Senior
Management Team (SMT), Programme, MEAL, Finance, and Operations colleagues, the
consultant will identify, prioritize, and pursue realistic and achievable business
development opportunities within the consultancy timeframe.
The consultant is expected to provide hands-on technical leadership and direct
implementation support to strengthen FCA Syria's resource mobilization, grants
management, donor engagement, proposal development, reporting quality, and strategic
positioning efforts. The assignment is intended to generate tangible business development
outcomes during the consultancy period while strengthening systems, processes, and
organizational readiness for future funding opportunities.
The consultancy will mainly contribute to the following responsibilities:
**a. Resource Mobilization and Fundraising**
• Identification and pursuit of strategic funding opportunities aligned with FCA Syria's
priorities.
• Expansion of FCA's funding pipeline with institutional donors, UN agencies, foundations,
private sector actors, and development partners.

**b. Proposal Development and Submission**

• Leading and coordinating the preparation of high-quality concept notes, expressions of
interest, and full proposals.
• Supporting the successful submission of priority funding applications identified during
the consultancy period.

**c. Grants Management Support (in close collaboration and coordination with the**
**Global Grants Advisor)**
• Support donors’ grant start-up, amendment, extension, and close-out processes.
• Strengthen grant tracking mechanisms.
• Support preparation for donor audits and reviews.
• Ensure grant documentation is complete and properly archived.

**d. Donor Reporting**
• Coordinate preparation of interim and final donor reports.
• Review narrative reports for quality, consistency, and compliance.
• Ensure achievements, challenges, lessons learned, and results are clearly presented.
• Support teams in strengthening results-based reporting.

**e. Partnership Development**
• Identify potential consortium partners and strategic collaborators.
• Support partnership discussions and due diligence processes.
• Engage with relevant stakeholders including UN agencies, INGOs local NGOs,
government entities, academic institutions, and private sector actors.

**2) Qualifications and Experience**
• The successful candidate should hold a university degree in international development,
humanitarian affairs, social sciences, business administration, public policy, or a related
field. A master’s degree is considered an asset.
• The candidate should possess at least four to five years of progressively responsible
experience in business development management, grants management, donor reporting
Lead, fundraising, programme design, or related functions within international nongovernmental organizations, UN agencies, or development organizations. Demonstrated
experience in developing successful proposals and managing grants funded by institutional
donors such as the European Union, UNICEF, UNDP, GIZ, ECHO, SDC, MFA Finland, UN
Women, and other bilateral or multilateral donors is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of the Syrian humanitarian, recovery, and development context is
essential, including familiarity with coordination mechanisms, donor landscapes,
government engagement processes, localization approaches, and current sector priorities.
Experience working with grants and donor management systems such as OCHA’s Grants
Management System (GMS), Quantum, UNGM, UN Partner Portal, and other online funding
platforms is required.
• The candidate should demonstrate excellent proposal writing, donor reporting, analytical,
communication, and coordination skills, with a strong ability to manage multiple priorities
and deadlines in a complex operating environment. Fluency in English, both written and
spoken, is required, while knowledge of Arabic is considered a strong advantage.

**3) Timeline & Level of Effort**
The consultancy assignment will be for an initial period of three months, with the
possibility of extension and/or conversion to a full-time position, subject to satisfactory
performance, funding availability, and organizational requirements

**4) Management & Reporting**
The consultant will report directly to FCA’s Middle East Director.
Regular coordination will be maintained with:
• FCA Syria Country Program Manager.
• FCA Syria Operations Manager.
• FCA Global Grants Advisor at Head Office level.
• Relevant sector focal points (Education, Livelihoods and Economic Resilience (LER) and
Protection).
The consultant will maintain proper version control of all submitted documents and
accommodate up to two consolidated rounds of review and feedback per deliverable.

**5) Work Modality**
• Contract Type: Individual Consultancy Contract.
• Modality: Remote Support (availability of up to 22 working days per month, 8 hours per
working day).
• Travel to Syria – upon demand and request of line supervisor

**6) Payment Schedule**
The Consultant shall be remunerated through a fixed monthly consultancy fee. Payment
shall be made monthly upon satisfactory performance and approval of the monthly
Progress report by the line manager.

**7) Ethical Considerations & Data Protection**

The consultant shall comply with FCA’s:
• Code of Conduct
• PSEAH Policy
• Child Safeguarding Policy
• Data Protection and Confidentiality Requirements
• Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Policies
• Security and Safety Procedures