CONTEXT
This is a multi-year program funded by Secours Catholique Caritas France on an experimental basis in 2016. As of today, the programme activities are implemented in Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, by a network of four partners:
Caritas Armenia (Caritas Armenia), Insan-Leilek + Community Integration (Kyrgyzstan), Barkaror Hayot (Uzbekistan) and Gender and Development organization (Tajikistan).
The main goal of the project is to protect the rights of labour migrants from Central Asia and South Caucasus in the countries of destination and origin through capacity building, legal support and awareness raising**.**
Specifically, the project focuses on the following objectives:
- to provide legal aid to labour migrants through hotline, legal counselling and referral mechanism;
- to build capacity of labour migrants through tailored competency- and skill-based trainings;
- to strengthen active and effective cooperation with the stakeholders who influence the situation of migrants in countries of departure at national and international level.
MISSION
Under the overall responsibility of the Head of the Asia and Eastern Europe Department of the International Action and Advocacy Direction of Secours Catholique – Caritas France, and with the Desk Officer for Central Asia, Southern Caucasus and Russia as referent, the consultant will carry out the assignment.
The mission of the consultant is to strengthen and coordinate the fundraising capacity of the SCCF partner network by expanding access to diversified funding opportunities, enhancing partners’ skills and cooperation, and ensuring strategic coherence of fundraising efforts in line with SCCF priorities for 2026–2027 and beyond.
This includes supporting partners and SCCF in identifying relevant funding opportunities, developing competitive proposals, and structuring collaborative fundraising approaches across the network.
RESPONSIBILITIY
1. Donor Mapping & Opportunity Scanning
- Identify, map, and maintain a shared database of prospective donors, grant-makers, sponsors, and funding opportunities (2026–2027 and beyond), in line with SCCF priorities.
- Monitor upcoming calls for proposals and strategic funding opportunities.
2. Strategic Analysis & Alignment
- Analyze funding opportunities and assess their alignment with SCCF’s objectives, project priorities, and partners’ capacities.
- Guide partners in adapting their proposals to access additional funding, taking into account partners’ capacities and potential.
3. Proposal Development & Co-financing
- Draft concept notes and full proposals, or support partners throughout the proposal-writing process.
- Consolidate partners’ inputs for joint submissions and targeted calls for proposals.
- Support SCCF in preparing concept notes and co-financing proposals.
4. Partner Coordination & Network Coherence
- Facilitate and coordinate a fundraising working group of partner organizations.
- Ensure strategic alignment, cooperation, and coherence across partners’ fundraising initiatives, events, and objectives.
- Draft a network memorandum defining cooperation modalities during fundraising processes.
5. Capacity Building & Support
- Strengthen partners’ fundraising knowledge, skills, and tools through online capacity-building sessions and technical support.
6. Donor Relations & Partnerships
- Initiate and develop relationships with foundations, corporations, institutional donors, and sponsors.
- Liaise with donors and funding entities in coordination with SCCF.
- Support partners in donor engagement and outreach strategies.
7. Information Management & Coordination
- Ensure effective internal information flow, coordination, tracking, and reporting of fundraising activities across the SCCF partner network.
- Develop, update, and maintain a shared potential donor database in collaboration with partners.
CONTRACT DURATION
his is a fully remote, part-time consultancy position for six months, with the possibility of extending the assignment. The estimated workload is 5 days per month. The assignment will start on March 9, 2026 and conclude on August 8, 2026. We are ideally seeking a consultant based in one of the countries of implementation (South Caucasus or Central Asia), but candidates based elsewhere will also be considered if all other qualifications are met.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Prerequisites
- Only duly registered independent consultants or employees of a consulting firm may apply
- Health, medical evacuation, accident and personal liability insurance is required
Experience
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience, ideally in the non-profit development sector, with demonstrated experience in human rights field ;
- Proven track record in securing major contributions from foundations, corporations, governmental organizations, and other funding sources ;
- Extensive knowledge of, and established connections within, philanthropic organizations, and/or fundraising ecosystem related in the CIS region particularly related to migration and gender issues ;
- Master’s degree in political science, international studies, communication, marketing or related field ;
- Broad communications skill set, including strategy development, alliance-building, campaign implementation and materials development ;
- Proven ability to engage constructively with a wide range of stakeholders, including governmental organizations ;
- Excellent communication, marketing, and organizational skills ;
- Excellent command of Russian and English (written / oral ) is required ;
- Excellent knowledge of the CIS region ;
- Strong understanding of migration and gender issues in the CIS region is considered as an asset ;
- Experience working on donor-funded development or human rights projects is desirable
Skills
- Self-directed and highly motivated, with a strong sense of appropriate processes to facilitate buy-in and consensus-building ;
- Strong team spirit and interpersonal skills ;
- Advanced skills in Digital and Social Media tools ;
- Ability to strictly adhere to safety measures and codes of conduct ;
- Comfortable working across cultures and time-zones
How to apply
Only duly registered independent consultants or employees of a consulting firm may apply
Proposals to deliver this collaboration contract should be submitted by email to dept.personnelappuiexterne@secours-catholique.org no later than February 20, 2026, 24:00 CET, and must include:
- A CV with references and cover letter describing your background and understanding of this position
- Financial proposal / Global budget including daily fee (EUR) and VAT
- Technical proposal with a task execution schedules