Job overview

Business Development Manager Needed at a Reputable Company Urgently

Job Description

Financial measures or statistics relevant to post such as budget; list of direct and indirect reports Leads Country Resource Mobilization Planning and implementation. The Grants and Resource Mobilization Coordinator and Local Fund-raising Specialist reports directly to the position. Area of Responsibility – Country Program (CSP and Country Res. Mobilization Plan)

Job  Responsibilities / Functions

•  Participate in CLT decision-making.
•  Support the CLT to manage relationships and processes relating to partners (NGOs and communities), including partner assessment and engagements.
•  Take responsibility as part of the CLT for risk management processes in-country.

Strategy Development

•  Responsible for the development and roll out of a Resource Acquisition and Management strategy.
•  Support the localization of Plan-Ghana Resource mobilization Strategy in line with the Ghana CSP.
•  Facilitate in identifying Plan program priorities for fundraising.
•  Participate and play a key role in the development and refinement of Plan Ghana’s CSP.
•  Provide direction in the development of individual PU fundraising strategies for Plan Ghana.

Job Qualification / Requirement

• Master’s degree in relevant field such as international development, Planning, Management, Marketing and Communication and in social sciences, or any related field.
•  A minimum of 7-10 years of relevant professional experience in Grants Acquisition and Management.
•  Preferably At least 5 years work experience with international development or humanitarian organizations.
• Demonstrated track record developing successful funding proposals for major institutional donors.
• Capacity building experience in project design, implementation, reporting, and evaluation.

Demonstrated behaviors needed by the post holder to successfully perform the role:

•  Develops, motivates coaches and manages procurement team in the country for donor procedures.
•  Promotes high performance by all staff.
•  Promotes innovation and learning.
•  Communicates clearly and effectively.
•  Gains, develops and retains credibility about his/her performance.

Skills Specific to the post needed to put knowledge into practice.

• Preferably knowledge of funding cycles, strategic priorities, and requirements of major donors such as EU,
• USAID, CIDA, GF, World Bank, etc.
•  Understanding of International Donor requirements
•  Maintains good contact with partners, Multilateral Companies and organizations operating in Ghana.
•  Excellent proposal and report writing skills.
•  Fundraising skills
•  Analytical skills
• Program/project management skills
•  Financial Management skills.
•  Networking and partnership development.
•  Strong team building and motivational skills.
•  Strong negotiation, facilitating and influencing skills.
•  Proficient in Microsoft applications usage and other relevant software and other applications.
•  Self-starter, takes initiative and works with minimal direct supervision.
• Strong inter-personal and cross-cultural skills.
•  Flexible, able to shift directions quickly and occasionally work long hours to meet tight proposal deadlines.