HR-Consulting Srl on behalf of its client (an international NGO) is looking for a highly professional candidate to fulfill the position of:
Location: Chisinau, Moldova
Contract: Fixed-term (12 months, with possibility of extension)
Starting Date: Immediate
Working Hours: Part-time to Full-time
Focus: Food Security Outputs and Fundraising
Reporting to: Project Coordinator
Your Role
As the Local Project & Development Officer, you will hold a dual-focus position that encompasses both project implementation/oversight and strategic development work. You will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination and implementation of food security activities in Moldova while simultaneously driving local fundraising and communications to ensure the program's long-term financial sustainability and visibility.
This role serves as the critical link between the local project teams and the HQ Development and Communications Department, ensuring a smooth flow of information and aligning project needs with overall organizational strategy.
Your Key Responsibilities:
1. Project Implementation & Partner Coordination
Your Profile
We are looking for a versatile professional who combines humanitarian field experience with a background in local development and fundraising.
Required:
What We Offer
How to Apply
Interested candidates should send their CV and motivation letter in PDF format to HR-Consulting (www.search4staff.com) email address: bb10@search4staff.com indicating the relevant vacancy code PR-DO in the subject line or resume.
Please include the name, position, and contact details of at least two professional references.
Project & Local Development Officer
Location: Chisinau, Moldova
Contract: Fixed-term (12 months, with possibility of extension)
Starting Date: Immediate
Working Hours: Part-time to Full-time
Focus: Food Security Outputs and Fundraising
Reporting to: Project Coordinator
Your Role
As the Local Project & Development Officer, you will hold a dual-focus position that encompasses both project implementation/oversight and strategic development work. You will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination and implementation of food security activities in Moldova while simultaneously driving local fundraising and communications to ensure the program's long-term financial sustainability and visibility.
This role serves as the critical link between the local project teams and the HQ Development and Communications Department, ensuring a smooth flow of information and aligning project needs with overall organizational strategy.
Your Key Responsibilities:
1. Project Implementation & Partner Coordination
- Assist in coordination between local project partners, stakeholders, and international project leadership.
- Facilitate and oversee food security and nutrition-related activities with local partners, focusing on vulnerable populations, including women, children, and refugees.
- Conduct regular field visits to project sites to ensure effective delivery of nutritional support and humanitarian aid.
- Apply food safety standards and gender-related resources while ensuring alignment with safeguarding policies.
- Occasionally support PSS-related activities as a secondary component of the holistic aid approach.
- Implement fundraising strategies on a local level in line with annual departmental goals and local priorities.
- Actively identify, research, and track new, localized funding opportunities from institutional, corporate, and foundation prospects.
- Support the grant application and management process by preparing project-specific data and drafting sections of compelling proposals.
- Identify, cultivate, and manage relationships with key local individual donors and project-specific corporate partners.
- Support the development of high-quality, project-specific communication materials, including impact stories, photos, and testimonials.
- Ensure the consistent application of organizational branding and messaging within the project area.
- Manage local press contacts and issue project-related press releases in coordination with HQ.
- Facilitate media interviews with local staff and provide local context for central team requests.
- Facilitate data collection and analysis for program monitoring and evaluation (M&E).
- Regularly contribute accurate contact information and donation records to the central donor database (CRM).
- Track and report project-level fundraising performance against targets to leadership.
Your Profile
We are looking for a versatile professional who combines humanitarian field experience with a background in local development and fundraising.
Required:
- Education: B.A. / M.A. in relevant studies.
- Experience: Proven background in non-governmental or humanitarian operations, specifically within food security, nutrition, or rural development.
- Development Skills: Experience in fundraising, grant support, or donor cultivation.
- MHPSS: Prior experience or education in psychosocial support (PSS) is an advantage.
- Languages: Fluent in English, Romanian, and Russian; Ukrainian is a significant advantage.
- Technical Skills: Essential computer literacy (Word, Excel) and a solution-oriented mindset.
What We Offer
- A responsible role in a dynamic, culturally diverse NGO environment.
- Flexible working hours and the possibility of remote work.
- Regular participation in further education, training, and individual consulting sessions.
- The opportunity to shape your professional development within a highly motivated team.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should send their CV and motivation letter in PDF format to HR-Consulting (www.search4staff.com) email address: bb10@search4staff.com indicating the relevant vacancy code PR-DO in the subject line or resume.
Please include the name, position, and contact details of at least two professional references.