Position - Development and Partnership Support Advisor
VCP
Main Responsibilities
- Identify and analyze local organizations (CSOs, NGOs, institutions, private actors) according to their credibility, expertise and complementarity with CINTL.
- Support the population of a dynamic, shared database that is updated on a regular basis.
- Identify strategic stakeholders and initiate consultation meetings to explore partnership opportunities.
- Develop joint proposals positioning CINTL as a key player in national and regional coalitions.
- Co-organize participatory workshops with the Tanzania team and national partners to develop innovative and relevant projects.
- Contribute to the finalization and submission of project concept notes and proposals to institutional funding development managers, integrating cross-cutting approaches (gender, human rights, and climate) consistent with CINTL’s strategy
- Develop business development plan identifying key funders, funding opportunities and strategic niches.
- Contribute to the production of suitable communication tools (institutional files, project sheets, pitch presentations) to strengthen CINTL’S positioning with donors.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate University Degree or equivalent
- Proven experience in resource mobilization, writing and coordinating development projects.
- Good knowledge of international donors and their financing mechanisms.
- Experience in developing strategic partnerships and institutional representation.
- Experience in projects related to women’s empowerment, gender equality and/or community economic development.
- Excellent command of the project cycle (development, Result based management, theory of change, monitoring and evaluation).
- Proven ability in developing partnerships and seeking funding.
- Ability to perform strategic analysis and capitalize on experiences.
- Good understanding of cross-cutting issues: gender equality, human rights, climate change, social inclusion.
- Strong skills in facilitation and co-creation with diverse partners.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English (French is an asset).
- A sense of collaborative work, in a multicultural and remote team.
- A spirit of innovation, intellectual curiosity, and adaptability.
Experience in projects related to women’s empowerment, gender equality and/or community economic development.
Project description and context:
Crossroads International will engage Canadians, Canadian stakeholders, Crossroads staff and volunteers, local partner organizations and women and men in sub-Saharan Africa to become Gender Equality Champions both in Canada and overseas.
The Volunteer Cooperation Program (VCP) aims to reduce gender inequalities and alleviate poverty by addressing gender-based violence, inequalities in access to resources and economic opportunities, and barriers in exercising strategic forms of choice, voice, and influence.
Crossroads International (CINTL) seeks to diversify and strengthen its capacity to mobilize institutional funding and reinforce sustainable strategic partnerships in the countries where it operates, particularly in East and Southern Africa, which required significant involvement from teams and partners on the ground.
Description the volunteer mandate
This mandate is especially relevant in the Tanzanian context, where relative political stability under President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the government’s newly launched Vision 2050 signal a commitment to equitable social development, good governance, and the empowerment of women, youth, and persons with disabilities, yet translating these policy commitments into practice remains uneven, leaving a critical role for civil society organizations and international partners. Economically, while Tanzania has experienced steady growth, it has remained insufficiently inclusive, with women, youth, and persons with disabilities largely confined to the informal sector. This is further complicated by the January 2025 halt of all new USAID funding obligations, which has disrupted many programs supporting these populations and intensified competition for international funding, with donors increasingly favoring consortium-based, locally anchored projects.
To address these challenges, CINTL faces several interconnected priorities:
- Strengthening the identification of and collaboration with potential local partners.
- Developing business development strategies to mobilize larger-scale funding for both CINTL and its partners.
- Co-creating projects with more inclusive national partners.
- Ensuring close monitoring of opportunities to expand pilot projects such as Judge My Ability, Not My Disability to facilitate their scaling up.
5. Facilitating consortium work with national and regional partners to expand funding opportunities
- Creating a closer link between field teams and the Canada office to ensure better synergy and more consistant response to the needs of communities and partners.
Eligibility criteria
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- Be a Canadian Citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
- Willing to conduct fundraising and public engagement activities before, during and after the placement
- Share the commitment of preventing and addressing sexual misconduct
- In good physical and mental health (medical examination required)
- The volunteer needs to bring their own computer.
- The volunteer must be available to attend an online pre-departure training.
Personalized support before, during and after the mandate provided by an experienced and welcoming team. The Crossroads’ experience includes the following:
- Daily living allowance (depending of the country of assignment)
- Plane ticket and local transport
- Pre-assignment online training.
Crossroads International is committed to addressing gender-based violence by supporting the innovative work our partner organizations in ending violence against women and girls.
APPLICATION
To apply for this position, we kindly ask that you fill out Crossroads’ online application form.
Please contact our volunteer mobilization team if you have any question: volunteer@cintl.org
We thank all applicants but only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
