Consultancy Needed - Business Development for Innovative Financing

Consultant of Business Development for Innovative Financing

Background

Save the Children Indonesia is expanding its resource mobilization strategy beyond traditional grant funding by exploring innovative financing mechanisms that generate sustainable resources and scale impact for children. This includes partnerships with the private sector, development finance institutions, impact investors, philanthropic organizations, carbon and climate finance initiatives, blended finance, results-based financing, and other market-driven financing solutions.

The Consultant will support the Resource Mobilization Team in identifying, developing, and pursuing innovative financing opportunities that align with Save the Children's strategic priorities. The consultant will also help position Save the Children as a preferred implementation partner for organizations seeking high-impact investments in children's wellbeing and community resilience.

Essential Function

The essential functions of this consultancy are:

Opportunity Identification

• Identify innovative financing opportunities from foundations, DFIs, impact investors, family offices, climate funds, corporate sustainability initiatives, and blended finance facilities.
• Conduct market intelligence and horizon scanning on emerging financing trends.
• Develop an innovative financing opportunity pipeline.

Partnership Development

Identify and engage strategic partners including:

• Corporations
• Financial institutions
• Impact investment funds
• Climate finance organizations
• Carbon market actors
• Technical partners
• Facilitate introductory meetings and partnership discussions.
• Prepare partnership briefs and engagement materials.

Innovative Financing Strategy

Support development of financing approaches including:

• Blended finance
• Results-based financing
• Outcome funding
• Social impact investment
• Carbon finance
• Nature-based solutions financing
• ESG and sustainability partnerships
• Inclusive insurance
• Development impact bonds (where applicable)

Business Development

Support the Resource Mobilization Team to:

• Develop concept notes
• Prepare investment cases
• Develop partnership proposals
• Coordinate proposal development
• Prepare pitch decks and presentations
• Develop financing models and funding strategies

Technical Advisory

Provide strategic advice on:

• Financial structuring
• Partnership models
• Risk-sharing mechanisms
• Investment readiness
• Commercial sustainability
• Private sector engagement strategy

Knowledge Management

• Develop tools and templates for innovative financing.
• Maintain opportunity tracker.
• Produce market intelligence reports.
• Document lessons learned and best practices.

Deliverables

1. Innovative Financing Pipeline

• Pipeline of innovative financing opportunities.
• Opportunity assessment matrix.
• Priority engagement plan.
• Quarterly pipeline updates.

2. Market Intelligence

• Donor and investor mapping.
• Corporate ESG opportunity mapping.
• Climate finance landscape analysis.
• Emerging financing trend reports.

3. Partnership Development

• Stakeholder mapping.
• Partnership engagement tracker.
• Meeting reports.
• Partnership concept papers.
• Memoranda of collaboration (where applicable).

4. Proposal & Investment Development

• Investment cases.
• Concept notes.
• Proposal packages.
• Pitch decks.
• Financial models.
• Partnership proposals.

5. Strategic Advisory

• Innovative financing strategy recommendations.
• Financing options paper.
• Partnership framework.
• Internal guidance notes.

6. Knowledge Products

• Opportunity database.
• Lessons learned.
• Presentation materials.
• Monthly progress reports.