About Good Return

Good Return's mission is to enable those living in poverty to achieve economic empowerment through responsible financial inclusion and capability development. We do this by engaging with partners across the Asia Pacific, where two-thirds of the world’s poor live. We help them deliver better financial services and economic opportunities to those living in poverty.

Our work focuses on promoting responsible inclusive finance, building financial capability & consumer empowerment, and developing smallholder agribusiness solutions. We also deliver interest free loan capital raised from the Australian public. Together these powerful tools empower people to create lasting change for themselves.

Good Return is an initiative of World Education Australia, an Australian Aid accredited agency and member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID).  Visit www.goodreturn.org.au for more information.

The role will provide support to the Program Director in the following areas:

• Research, identify and follow up on funding opportunities – contacts, web search, etc. according to Good Return strategy and mission/vision

• Coordinate funding proposal writing – submit proposals to funders

• Support partnership development, due diligence and follow up

• Create and manage tools to ensure effective compliance with Good Return processes and policies

• Support the implementation and monitoring of Good Return’s social inclusion policies (Gender Equality, Disability Inclusion, Child Protection) and action plans/strategies (e.g. the Gender Strategy and Action Plan)

• Build partner staff capacity and engagement in social inclusion and social protection

• Work with partners to develop their organisational approach to social inclusion and protection issues

• Coordinate with project managers to ensure compliance with Good Return processes and policies assisting Good Return achieve its strategic goals including mainstreaming social  inclusion considerations at all stages of the project life cycle

• Occasional production of short blogs, photographs and/or video for the Good Return website or social medias

• Other responsibilities as identified during the year

Partnership Support

• Support relationship building with relevant community organisations (eg, Disabled Persons Organisations) who are best placed to facilitate awareness raising, training and/or represent community members (e.g. persons with disabilities) in the community where our programs operate

• Support effective communications between Cambodian partner organisations and GR team

IMPORTANT: Citizenship – you must be an Australian citizen or have permanent residency to apply for this position. Applicants not meeting this requirement will not be considered.

Essential skills & experience:

• Hold a degree in Economics, Humanities, International Development or similar (Masters preferred)

• Strong written & verbal communication skills

• Experience in researching and preparing analysis reports and proposals - proposal writing experience highly desired

• Influencer and networker who enjoys engaging and building relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

• Independent living or travel experience, preferably in a developing country

• Experience working in a cross-cultural context, especially within teams

Desirable skills & experience:

• Strong academic record

• Knowledge of international funders / donors

• Comfort in using digital communication channels (such as online collaboration tools, instant messaging and social media).

• Foreign language skills (particularly Asia Pacific languages)

The following essential personal qualities are required to effectively perform this role:

• Self-starter

• Team player

• Analytical skills

• Self-organised

• Problem-solving and strategic planning ability

• Independence and resilience

• Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity

• Patience, tolerance and open-mindedness

• Responsible (for own actions, upholding integrity)

• Initiative and ability to adapt to isolated settings with limited resources

• A sense of humour!

The placement will commence in-country in July 2018. Applicants must be available for a one week induction course (held in May 2018 at Good Return’s Sydney office), prior to the commencement of their placement. Later commencement dates and/or periods of less than 12 months will not be considered.

Good Return will provide international airfares, certain pre-departure medical costs, visa expenses, insurance and a monthly living allowance (including accommodation costs).

Position Description: please visit https://goodreturn.org.au/contact/opportunities/?t=alt

How to apply:

Applications can be submitted by selecting the 'I'm interested' link below.

Applicants should provide a CV and a cover letter that clearly states your Australian citizenship/permanent residency status and addresses the selection criteria listed in the full position description, along with your phone and Skype contact details. Cover letters can be included in the messages section or uploaded together with a CV file.

Please indicate which FSO role/s you wish to be considered for (do not need to submit multiple applications) and how you heard about these positions.

Enquiries can be directed via the Good Return website https://goodreturn.org.au/contact/?t=alt

Applications close: COB Friday 2 March 2018

Note: Recruitment will commence immediately and interviews will be conducted over a number of weeks. Please apply as soon as possible.

Note: Good Return is a child safe organisation. The successful candidate will be required to comply with our child protection policy and will be subject to pre-hire checks.