Background

The Humanitarian Logistics Cooperative, also known as « hulo », is the first humanitarian logistics cooperative, founded in June 2021. Its members are humanitarian organisations whose numbers are growing every year. Its objective is to increase the impact of humanitarian aid by strengthening links and solidarity between humanitarian logistics actors and improving performance through the pooling of resources and expertise in logistics and supply chain. Hulo’s « joint initiatives » are developed both globally and in different countries. The activities in the field include shared purchasing, shared human resources, an app allowing the pooling of resources, and shared environmental initiatives. These initiatives save time and money, improve the quality of goods and services provided, and thus provide more effective assistance to those who need it most.https://hulo.coop/

Now, as we enter our 4^th year, we have successfully completed our initial proof of concept period and are seeing increasing demand for our activities.  The humanitarian sector, now more than ever, needs support and collective action to optimise and reduce costs. Hulo, as a key enabler of this work, needs support to reach scale, in many more countries, so that we can continue to bring value and impact for our organisations and their beneficiaries.  We are seeking a fundraising specialist to support us in these efforts and to work collaboratively with the team to develop and diversify our funding streams.

Objectives of the Consultancy

The primary objective of the consultancy is to assess, develop and progress concrete fundraising opportunities for hulo, with a focus on (but not limited to) private foundations, trusts and philanthropic organisations by:

• Building on our current fundraising efforts, relationships and existing mapping
• Developing a tailored, actionable fundraising plan for private foundations, trusts and philanthropic organisations
• Identifying, developing and securing new funding opportunities
• Supporting our team to develop their capacity in fundraising (particularly our country teams)

Scope of Work

The consultant(s) will:

• Review current funding streams and donor relationships
• Identify potential new funding sources
• Analyse the likelihood and feasibility of these funding sources
• Develop a fundraising plan and timeline
• Design tailored donor engagement plans
• Develop and populate content, visuals and tools/templates for concept notes and proposals and opportunity tracking
• Collaborate and coordinate with team members worldwide on inputs and ideas for fundraising
• Facilitate workshops or training sessions for staff as needed

Deliverables

• Donor mapping and engagement plan and calendar
• Fundraising tools/templates (concept note / proposal templates, opportunity tracker, etc.)
• Minimum 12 concept notes and 8 proposal submissions
• End of mission report including recommendations and sustainability plan
• Training session(s) materials

Duration and Timeline

The consultancy is expected to last for approximately an initial 6 months, starting from July 2025 to January 2026.  Successful realisation of funding opportunities may result in extension of the work to additional opportunities and deliverables to c. June 2026. Hulo are open to individuals or organisations / collectives who wish to express interest in this work, and are fully flexible to remote working from your chosen base.  We anticipate the work will require a minimum of around10-15 hours of common working time per week during the consultancy period on a Europe working hours time zone basis.

Reporting and Supervision

The consultant will report to the Strategic Projects Lead and work closely with relevant staff in Operations, Support and the Executive Team.

Qualifications and Experience

The interest consultant(s) should have:

• Proven experience in fundraising for INGOs working in the humanitarian sector
• Strong knowledge of our potential donor landscape (institutional, corporate, philanthropic)
• Demonstrated success in developing and implementing fundraising plans
• Demonstrates success in securing funding of significant value ($100k and above)
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Experience in fundraising for membership-based organisations would be an asset
• Experience in training and capacity building would be an asset
• Experience in the use of visual communications assets / tools would be an advantage
• Knowledge of one of our other working languages (French, Spanish, Arabic) would be an advantage

Application Process

Interested consultants / organisations / collectives should submit:

• A cover letter expressing interest
• Technical and financial proposal
• Profile(s) of those would be working on the project
• Three relevant references and two examples of previous similar work

Applications should be submitted by 31/07/2025 to procurement@hulo.coop