Funding to Support Organisations for Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions

Deadline: 2-Oct-21

The Caucasus Network for Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions (Sustainable Caucasus) is pleased to announce the call for proposals — to Support Organisational Development of the Caucasus Network for Sustainable Development of Mountain Regions.

Objectives

The objectives set to address the priorities identified and described in the Organization Development Options (ODO) are as follows:

To diversify a nd increase the income sources of the organization by elaborating an effective and flexible fundraising strategy and set-up applicable to the regional and international donors’ market within the next 6-9 months.
Establish a functioning, clear, specific, compelling, value-inclusive, recognized and widely-embraced Mission and Strategy, followed by the Board members and Secretariat staff that will define the added value of the organization, as well as its niche and strategic directions for the coming years. Moreover, it will delineate the services which the organization can provide to stakeholders.
To have a comprehensive communication strategy tailored to the needs, challenges and requirements of the organization, which will support its promotion and visibility at both regional and subregional / international levels.
To strengthen the financial management of SC in the next six months, by building the organization’s budgeting and accounting practices by implementing a full cost recovery (FCR) model.

Goals

The purpose of the call is to support Sustainable Caucasus in tackling the objectives set to address the priorities identified and described in the Organization Development Options and, therefore, within four LOTs to ensure:

Elaboration of the Vision and the Strategy of the organization for the next 5-10 years (LOT 1);
Revision and alignment of the Communication Strategy with the Vision and Strategy of Sustainable Caucasus (LOT 2);
Support for the systematization of fundraising efforts and formulation of a policy (guiding documents) of Sustainable Caucasus to increase the effectiveness of the fundraising process (LOT 3);
Support for the introduction of a Full Cost Recovery (FCR) model (LOT 4).

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be considered for this call, the applicant must be representatives of a non-profit / private organization or an independent expert / team of experts fulfilling the following criteria:

Extensive experience in organizational design, organizational development, change management, and diagnostic skills for non-profits (especially multi-country networks);
Capability to see the bigger picture, to understand the context in which organizations function and specialized knowledge on how organizations function;
In-depth knowledge and experience of specific intervention methodologies (ie strategic planning, communication and outreach, fundraising and financial management);
Significant expertise in group and human dynamics;
Excellent consensus-building skills;
Ability to facilitate group and inter-personal work;
Being non-judgmental and able to create learning opportunities for the group;
Familiarity with the Caucasus region context would be an asset;
Familiarity with sustainable development, especially of mountain regions, would be an asset; and
Experience a nd ability to develop high-quality pieces in the English language (oral and written).