Chief resource mobilization specialist of the Volyn regional organization of the Red Cross Society of Ukraine in Volinska oblasna organizaciya Tovaristva Chervonogo Hresta Ukrayini

Job description
Position: Resource mobilization specialist

Organization: Regional organization of the Red Cross Society of Ukraine

Goal:Strengthening the capacity of regional and local organizations to attract resources to respond to the needs of communities by developing partnerships, coordinating fundraising activities and implementing sustainable approaches to resource mobilization.

1. General provisions.
2. Qualification requirements:

• Higher education (management, social sciences, economics, public administration, marketing or related specialty);
• Experience in the field of resource mobilization, organizational development, project management, partnership interaction, marketing or related fields - from 1 year (experience in the public, charitable or social sector will be an advantage);
• Understanding of the main tools of resource mobilization and principles of public work
  • Skills of strategic planning, coordination and support of processes;
    • Experience of communication with partners, donors and other interested parties; of information;
    • High level of communication skills, proactivity and result orientation;
    • Experience in facilitating meetings, consultations or coordination meetings will be an advantage.

The specialist must be knowledgeable regarding:

• Legislation of Ukraine, normative legal acts, standards, methodical and regulatory documents regulating professional activities;
  • Actual Development Strategy of TCHHU 2026-2030;
  • Writing grant applications and drawing up business plans;
  • Using basic resources mobilization tools;
    • Methods of receiving, processing and transmitting information using corporate information systems and services (in particular, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Microsoft Office program package, etc.); 

• Law of Ukraine "On the Red Cross Society of Ukraine";
• Statute of the Red Cross Society of Ukraine;
  • Regulatory documents, policies, regulations, instructions and standards approved at the level of the Red Cross Society of Ukraine;
    • Rules of internal labor regulations;
    • Job instructions;
      • Basic principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and principles of international humanitarian law;
      • Methodical materials of the Red Cross Society of Ukraine on issues mobilization of resources;
        • Standards of local organizations within their competence. 

• Participation in the development and implementation of the resource mobilization action plan for the oblast organization, which involves the determination of priorities, tools, responsible persons, and implementation deadlines;
• Participation in the development and implementation of the resource mobilization action plan for local organizations of the oblast based on the conducted needs assessment, which involves the determination of priorities, tools, responsible persons, and deadlines implementation;
• Promoting the implementation of uniform standards and approaches in the mobilization of resources in the region. 

1. Cooperation with local organizations:

• Methodical support in the formation and activity of resource mobilization teams at the local level;
  • Ensuring systematic communication with local organizations on resource mobilization, holding coordination meetings, individual consultations, online/offline meetings etc.;
  • Provision of methodical support in planning and use of various tools for mobilizing resources, participation in the implementation of local fundraising activities;
  • Support in building relations with the authorities at the local level in order to attract resources from local budgets, as well as participation in state tenders and programs;
  • Help in building relations with local businesses. Direct participation in negotiation processes, if necessary; 
• Supporting the development of social entrepreneurship at the regional and local levels. 

1. Involvement of partners and grant management:

• Creation and expansion of the partner base of the regional organization and monitoring of the management of the partner base by local organizations according to the established template;
  • Creation of a team at the level of the regional organization from interested persons in order to prepare grant projects and participate in external grant competitions;
  • Search for relevant grant opportunities for local organizations. Providing methodological and consulting support in the process of preparing and submitting applications for participation in external grant competitions;
  • Supporting local organizations in communicating with donors, partners and preparing reports for the reporting period. 

1. Reporting:

• Monthly reporting to the management and the profile department regarding work results;
  • Monthly monitoring of the relevance of profilesof these organizations;
    • Monitoring the implementation of fundraising plans of regional and local organizations.