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Anera looks for skilled and passionate individuals to help us improve the lives of refugees and impoverished families in Palestine and Lebanon.
About Anera
Anera (formerly American Near East Refugee Aid) is one of the oldest and largest US non-governmental organizations (NGOs) providing humanitarian assistance and human development programs exclusively focused in the Middle East’s Levant region. Since 1968, Anera has worked with and on behalf of displaced and vulnerable Palestinians, Syrians, Lebanese, Jordanians, and Iraqis. In 2020, with a staff of just over 100, Anera delivered more than $100 million in assistance. Anera is consistently a top-rated charity with the Better Business Bureau, Charity Navigator and Guidestar, and is a trusted partner of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), United Nations agencies, scores of foundations and institutional donors, and thousands of private individual and family donors.
Anera is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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Location: Jordan, Lebanon, or Palestine (or remote, with travel as needed). A local contract will be issued based on the candidate’s country of residence.
Objective of the Assignment
The Advisor, Global Giving will support Anera’s strategic outreach, donor engagement, and fundraising growth in GCC countries. The advisor will enhance Anera’s visibility, cultivate relationships with donors, and strengthen institutional positioning to increase financial support for our programs in the Middle East. This position will be a full-time staff role, if the selected candidate is located in one of Anera’s current registered countries of operation, or consultancy if the individual is located in the Middle East or Europe.
Scope of Services
The Advisor will provide services in nonprofit fundraising and public relations to increase awareness and financial support for Anera’s charitable purposes. The geographic focus will be on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Europe, with additional assignments for other global donors as needed.
Key Deliverables and Work Products
The Consultant will be responsible for the following:
- Internal Consultation and Strategic Alignment: Consult with Anera staff to understand the organization’s programmatic and financial priorities to ensure accurate donor engagement.
- Donor Stewardship and Cultivation: Directly engage donors, and coordinate with Anera staff to ensure timely communication, updates, and advancement of donor relationships.
- Content and Communication Development: Prepare donor-focused materials, impact reports, proposals, and updates on behalf of Anera.
- Representation and Advocacy: Represent Anera at public and private events, increasing organizational visibility and donor engagement.
- Partnership Development: Identify and refer potential program partners and opportunities to Anera’s Country Directors.
- Support for In-Country Engagement: Plan and support visits of Anera staff to donor countries for in-person donor cultivation and stewardship.
- Strategic Growth Planning: Lead a process to assess current donor support, identify areas for growth, and establish plans to increase total support
- Compliance and Registration: collaborate with Anera staff to manage registration processes with governments that allow for full compliance with fundraising activities.
Expected Results / Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
● Central donor list created and updated monthly
● Number of donor/prospect meetings or touchpoints per quarter
● Generation of donor reports/proposals developed and submitted
● Support Anera’s global fundraising events as determined by leadership
Timeframe and Reporting
● The Advisor will provide monthly reports summarizing activities, outcomes, and challenges.
● Regular check-ins will be held with the reporting supervisor.
Qualifications
● Proven experience in nonprofit fundraising and public relations Strong interpersonal, networking, and communication skills
● Experience working with philanthropic networks, institutions, and high-net-worth individuals
● Ability to work independently, manage complex relationships, and deliver against targets
Preferred Candidate Residence location: Jordan; Lebanon; Palestine
About Anera - www.anera.org
Since 1968, Anera has helped refugees and others hurt by conflicts in Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan live with purpose and hope. Anera, which has no political or religious affiliation, works on the ground with partners in Palestine (West Bank and Gaza), Lebanon and Jordan. We mobilize resources for immediate emergency relief and for sustainable, long-term health, education, and economic development. Our staff serve in their communities, navigating the politics that constrict progress to get help where it’s needed most. That’s how Anera received more than $171 million in support of programs in 2023 alone, and it’s how we will keep building better lives until hope finds its way in the Middle East.
Anera is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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Terms of Reference (ToR) for Consulting Opportunity: Infrastructure Program Design
Background: Anera is non-political, non-religious, and one of the largest nonprofit organizations operating in the Middle East. Since 1968, Anera has been dedicated to providing humanitarian and development aid to displaced individuals and their host communities. Anera's operations encompass the West Bank and Gaza, Lebanon, and Jordan, with a local staff of 114 and a global headquarters located in Washington, D.C.
Anera's mission is to support displaced individuals, their communities, and those affected by conflicts in their journey toward preserving and advancing human development, ultimately building better lives. Anera concentrates on immediate emergency relief as well as sustainable, long-term initiatives in health, education, food and water security, and economic development. Anera envisions a Middle East where people can live with dignity, purpose, and opportunity.
From 2008 to 2022, Anera operated as a leading implementer of infrastructure and community development projects across Palestine. This work identified community needs, constructed and improved various physical assets, and established sustainable approaches to delivering basic services in many communities. Our organization now seeks to develop an extension of this work and to design a multi-year community development program focused on establishing sustainable infrastructure that can be managed by local communities.
Purpose of the Consultancy: Anera seeks to engage a qualified consultant or consulting firm to design a scalable, community infrastructure program that aligns with our mission and objectives. The program should have a focus on increasing access to and sustainable management of water and sanitation, and can include selected small to medium community infrastructure. The consultancy will utilize Anera’s capacity and prior track record to design an extension of prior work in this space, presenting a vision and operational plan for projects over the coming five year period. This vision and plan will be presented to interested stakeholders and donors for funding.
Scope of Work: The consultant(s) will be responsible for:
- Conducting an initial needs assessment in the West Bank to identify core community infrastructure needs and categorize possible projects by type, size, and impact to local population
- Conducting stakeholder analysis and identifying necessary stakeholder engagement
- Reviewing Anera materials on past performance to inform the design
- Designing a comprehensive, scalable community infrastructure program, including strategic goals, objectives, grouping of projects, and implementation frameworks.
- Developing a financial and operational model for program execution.
- Identifying potential risks and mitigation strategies.
- Providing recommendations for partnerships.
- Preparing a marketable proposal for funding the plan.
Deliverables: The consultant(s) will be expected to provide the following:
- High level needs assessment report with key findings.
- Draft community infrastructure program design document.
- Finalized infrastructure program design, including implementation and financial models.
- Present design in a validation meeting with key Anera personnel
- Proposal development aligning to specific funder requirements
Duration: The consultancy is expected to last six to eight weeks, beginning from March 9, 2025.
Qualifications & Experience: The ideal consultant(s) should have:
- Demonstrated experience in community infrastructure program design, particularly in water, sanitation, and renewable energy project expertise.
- Strong understanding of sustainable and impact-driven community infrastructure projects.
- Experience working with international foundations or donor agencies.
- Knowledge of approaches to assessing needs and designing interventions in the West Bank and Gaza.
- Evidence of sufficient expertise in engineering, community infrastructure design, and impact evaluation to inform assessments, program design, proposal drafting, and cost estimation
- Ability to speak and write in English, with Arabic fluency desired.
- Strong analytical, financial modeling, and strategic planning skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Application Process: Interested candidates should submit:
- A technical proposal of no more than five pages outlining experience, approach, methodology, and high level work plan with specific timeline.
- A financial proposal including a high level line item budget
- CV(s) of key personnel involved.
- At least two references from similar assignments.
Submission & Deadline: Proposals should be submitted to Derek Madsen, Chief Development Officer, via email at [email protected], no later than February 26th, 2025. Clarifying questions may be addressed to the same, however no meetings will be taken in advance of proposal submission. Upon receipt of initial proposals, select candidates will be engaged in further discussion to negotiate terms and deliverables.
Evaluation Criteria: Proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Relevant qualifications and past experience
- Financial proposal
- Ability to quickly deliver a quality product
- References
Internship Opportunities
in Washington, DC
About Anera Internships
Interns at Anera are directly involved in the work of the teams they support, from details to strategic planning. They attend weekly meetings and participate in brainstorming and implementation. It is an opportunity for hands-on experience in fundraising and international development from the viewpoint of a non-profit organization. Depending on which team you support, your work could include dealing with donors, database research for new business development, drafting and/or editing funding proposals, writing and/or editing stories for the website and social media, press releases, or tracking and monitoring in-kind donation deliveries to communities in the Middle East. Ideal internship candidates are resourceful, enterprising and good team players. All interns are expected to handle some clerical duties.
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