BACKGROUND

RISE (Reimagining Industry to Support Equality) is a new collaboration focused on accelerating and expanding gender equality and women’s empowerment across global supply chains, through the delivery of workplace interventions and greater cross-sector collaboration. Our mission is to empower women workers, embed gender equality in business practice and catalyze systems change with an initial focus on the apparel, footwear, and home textile sectors. RISE is a membership organization that works with the world’s largest apparel and footwear brands as well as suppliers as members. Founded by BSR, CARE, ILO-IFC Better Work, and Gap In, RISE is hosted by BSR with a longer-term intention of becoming an independent not-for-profit entity.

RISE is now seeking the support of a fundraising contractor to help us achieve our new fundraising strategy and plans for significant expansion of our work. RISE has a mixed funding model and receives funding from private sector, philanthropic foundations, corporate foundations, bilateral agencies and could receive funding from multilateral agencies. This role will support RISE on grant fundraising.

We are looking for a self-starter with strong grant fundraising experience and network who is equally happy partnering with the team on new project ideas, writing proposals, expanding prospects and presenting to donors. We expect you to share our commitment to seeking a fairer future for women working in global supply chains and wants to join us to help scale our work through year-on-year income growth.

Time commitment: On average of 2-3 days/week with some periods being more intense than others. 

Location: The Contractor can be remote, preferably located in the US or Europe. The person will report to the Executive Director, based in London. 

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SCOPE OF WORK:

Proposal and Concept Development

• Partner with subject matter experts at RISE to brainstorm and develop impactful new project ideas and turn these into concept notes or fundraising campaigns.
• Lead on grant proposal development for priority concepts. This involves drafting a compelling project narrative that translates our work for a donor audience, as well as program activities and outcomes, and a logical framework or theory of change.
• Lead on development of case for support, capability statements and pitch materials.
• Lead on complex, multi-year budget development for proposals in compliance with donor requirements and in line with RISE and BSR operational, financial and compliance guidelines for grant funding.
• Work with RISE Executive Director and wider RISE team on developing a healthy grant pipeline.

Donor Engagement

• Build on RISE’s existing donor networks and relationships to lead donor engagement and secure new funding in support of RISE’s priority action areas. This will involve:
• Broadening RISE’s base of donors by identifying priority donor targets and seeking ways to build new donor relationships, with particular focus around philanthropic foundations, corporate foundations and bilateral agencies.
• Maintaining regular communications with relevant donors and seeking ways to involve them in RISE’s work.
• Partner with RISE Associate Director for Business Partnerships on development and outreach to RISE members on grant funding opportunities, in particular collaborative or joint opportunities.
• Developing and implementing outreach plans for priority concepts.
• Lead on or partner with RISE subject matter experts and leadership on donor presentations and pitch-meetings.
• Keeping RISE team up to date with donor intelligence.
• Represent RISE, as agreed, at relevant conferences or events where RISE priority donors are present.

 Fundraising planning

• Work with Executive Director to develop annual workplans for fundraising/business development/partnership building.
• Input into fundraising strategy and strategic reviews – including priority areas of focus, strategies for increasing grant funding, and ways to enhance internal collaboration with content experts.

The Scope of Work is not an exhaustive list of duties but is intended to reflect a range of duties the consultant will perform. The Fundraising Contractor agree priorities with RISE Executive Director. The Scope of Work will be reviewed regularly and may be changed in the light of experience and in consultation with the Contractor.

EXPERIENCE

• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience with developing and winning grants including writing concepts, high quality grant proposals.
• Demonstrated expertise with conveying a theory of change and developing logframes, budgets, and work plans for complex, multi-year and global projects in collaboration with program team.
• Good understanding of gender equality, women’s economic empowerment and the private sector’s role in achieving the SDGs.  
• Knowledge of the international donor landscape and trends, with existing networks and demonstrable success in securing grant funding from a diverse group of donors including private and corporate foundations and governments.
• Ability to drive strategic work and engage colleagues around collective action/implementation.
• Demonstrated fluency in English, including advanced writing and editing, with the ability to communicate ideas effectively and concisely.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills for working with diverse teams, including across diverse geographies and interacting with senior staff in donor organizations.
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• High ethical standards and commitment to RISE core values of agency, inclusion and collaboration.

REPORTING

The Contractor will report to the Executive Director and work closely with the Associate Director Business Partnerships, Program Director and Country and Program Managers. The Contractor will also partner with work closely with the BSR Grants and Foundation team. 

 

APPLICATION

• Candidates who wish to apply are requested to submit the following documents:
  • Covering letter addressing relevant experience for the role, including
  • Current CV – no more than two pages

Please send applications to recruitment@riseequal.org and reference the position title ‘RISE Fundraising Contractor’ in the email title and file name by 29 May 2024.

PAYMENT

The contractor fees and terms will be agreed in advance. The consultant will be responsible for his/her own taxes and other statutory obligations.

CONFIDENTIALITY & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The consultant is expected to maintain the confidentiality of all programs related information. All reports, data and other materials generated by the contractor will be the property of RISE.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Hiring a contractor or organization to review and adapt Financial Health training materials to Guatemala country context.

May 2024 – July 2024

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Background

RISE - Reimagining Industry to Support Equality - is an initiative to support collaborative industry action at scale to advance gender equality in global garment, footwear, and home furnishings supply chains. RISE brings together the four largest women’s empowerment programs in the apparel industry – from BSR’s HERproject, Gap Inc. P.A.C.E, CARE International, and ILO’s Better Work—to build from proven approaches, scale impact and improve efficiency.

RISE Transform Financial Health is RISE’s comprehensive approach for increasing financial inclusion and improving financial resilience for women and men workers in the garment industry. It builds on legacy programs from HERproject. The program includes:

• Capacity strengthening – Through workplace program interventions, RISE supports workers, especially women, to access, use and benefit from financial products and services, including payroll accounts, and build their financial capability to improve their financial health and resilience. RISE also provides advice for managers as they transition from cash to digital payroll, and scale this across the workforce, in a way that considers the needs of women workers.
• Market transformation – RISE works with global buyers, suppliers and financial service providers to expand financial inclusion through making the business case for gender responsive wage digitization that increases efficiency and transparency in global supply chains and develops a new active market segment for financial service providers.
• Influencing – RISE collaborates with key stakeholders to address systemic barriers to support the scale of financial inclusion and improve financial resilience for women and men working in global supply chains ensuring women workers’ voices are heard.

RISE works with the garment sector, financial service providers and civil society organisations in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Vietnam and Egypt, to deepen and scale financial inclusion, including through digital payroll, that leads to improved financial health for women and men workers.  This includes sharing insights and learning across markets to strengthen program outcomes and impact for women workers.

RISE Transform Financial Health in Guatemala

RISE is expanding the Financial Health program to Guatemala in 2024. As part of the setup, RISE is looking for a contractor or organisation to support the adaption and translation of RISE Financial Health materials for Guatemala. This will involve adaption and translation of six RISE Financial Health modules (introduction to financial services, using digital financial services, financial planning, budgeting, saving & borrowing, talking about finances with your family) and accompanying set of six posters.   These modules have been developed and used in several markets, including Bangladesh, Vietnam and Egypt, and only need to be adapted for the Guatemalan context.   RISE will also provide suggestions for adaptions based on a needs assessment and previous experience in Guatemala.    

Scope of Work

RISE is currently seeking for a contractor or organization with strong knowledge and experience in the areas of gender equality and financial inclusion to review and adapt Financial Health materials to Guatemala country context and translate all the materials from English to Spanish. The tasks include:

1. Review of existing RISE Financial Health Curricula in English (Total 112 pages) and adapt these as per gender/social norms and country context . RISE will share learnings from previous RISE programs in the country and the research findings to help the contractor adapt the materials. RISE expects the contractor to familiarize with the findings and learnings and incorporate them in the training materials. The RISE Financial Health curricula include the following six modules. A sample module is shared in Annexure.

Sl	Title of the module	Content (for review and adaption)
I.	Introduction to Financial Services	Introduces women and men workers to the benefits of digital banking and how to access and use their digital payroll accounts.
II.	Using Digital Financial Services	Delivers guidance on Financial Products and Services. Equips women and men workers with practical information on financial products and services, such as sending remittances, savings accounts and understanding fees.
III.	Financial Planning	Introduces the concept of financial planning and encourages participants to start thinking about their own financial dreams.
IV.	Budgeting	Focuses on why budgeting is important, and how to make a budget. Tracking income and expenses is a first step to budgeting, which is explained in detail.
V.	Saving & borrowing	Introduces the concept of savings as a way to achieving participants’ financial goals and supports workers to make decisions around borrowing products.
VI.	Talking about finances with family	Covers the importance of discussing finances with family members and how decisions made by other family members will affect someone’s ability to budget, save, and borrow responsibly.

2. Review and suggest necessary copy changes to the contents (not design) of six Posters as per Guatemala ecosystem.
3. Mapping of other relevant Financial Health programs in the country/region and identify materials from those programs that can be incorporated in RISE curricula.
4. Provide translation services (English to Spanish) of these curricula and posters mentioned above, and do a quality check, ensuring the language and concepts used in Spanish correspond to the program objectives.

Deliverables

Deliverable	Timeline
1.      Six RISE Financial Health Training Modules Adapted for Guatemala and translated into Spanish.	By end of June 2024
2.      Six Financial Health Posters translated into Spanish and adapted for Guatemala	By end of July 2024

Timeline and Budget

The work will commence in May and will continue until July 2024. The Contractor or organization will submit a timeline, including the number of days required, and detailed budget as part of the proposal.

Expected Competencies

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the areas of gender equality, women’s economic empowerment, supply chains, financial health and capacity building , preferably in garment sector or related industries of Guatemala.
• Demonstrated experience in adaptation of training modules, communication materials, producing reports and documents.
• Strong knowledge and experience in the areas of financial inclusion, gender equality, women’s economic empowerment.
• Strong analytical and writing skills.
• Strong project management skills, including timely and clear communication and managing project expectations, and working under tight timelines.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish.
• Ability to work closely with RISE global and national technical teams.

Payment

The fees will be agreed in advance and payment will be made upon satisfactory completion of the deliverables. The organization will be responsible for its own taxes and other statutory obligations.

Contract Terms

• The contractor or organization will be responsible for his or her own equipment, including laptop, printing, mobile phone, communication costs and other needs.
• The contractor or organization shall be solely responsible for all tax returns and payments required to be filed with or made to any US or international tax authority with respect to the contractor or organization performance of services and receipt of fees under this Agreement.

Provision of Monitoring, Progress Controls & Payments

• The contractor or organization will work under the direct supervision of the Women’s Advancement Global Lead of RISE. The contractor is expected to work in coordinator with RISE Guatemala Project Coordinator.

Confidentiality and Intellectual Property

The contractor or organization is expected to maintain the confidentiality of all programs related information. All reports, data and other materials generated by the organization will be property of BSR.

Submission of Proposal

Please send the outline proposal, timeline, and budget to Laura Macias lmacias@bsr.org  by 13^th May 2024.