Business Development Manager – Sierra Leone

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity

As the Business Development Manager, you will manage Sierra Leone’s Business Development Unit (BDU). This unit is responsible for identifying funding opportunities in line with Plan International Sierra Leone’s priorities and it leads on the production of successful grant proposals in coordination with programme colleagues. The BDU also supports grant holders during the implementation on donor contract compliance and leads on efforts to achieve country fundraising targets.

In this role you will be a member of the Country Leadership Team and support the Country Office to develop strong relationships with the National Organisations and donors. You will have two direct reports in the BDU with whom you will use participatory training and coaching approaches to progressively build their capacity in the relevant skill areas. This role will also involve travel to rural and remote locations up to 25% of the time.

The Individual

We are looking to recruit a proactive and creative individual who has managerial experience in the development sector and a demonstrated track record of writing project proposals and obtaining grant funding for development and humanitarian response projects from institutional donors. You will have success in directly managing the implementation and reporting requirements of grant funded projects and programmes and will be able to train staff from diverse cultural, linguistic and professional backgrounds.

To be successful in this role you will have proven strategic relationship management and negotiation skills and have the numerical ability to analyse financial information, budget and monitor costs. You will be able to communicate clearly and effectively and be confident in taking initiative and exploring new opportunities.

For the full job description, please follow the link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/t91xg5kipvd3oo5/Business%20Development%20Manag…

Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone. Accompanied posting.

Type of role: 2-year fixed term contract

Reporting to: Country Director

Salary: Competitive salary and package available

Closing date: 31^st October

*If shortlisted you will be asked to do a written assessment on the 5^th November*

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for. Our organisation is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination on any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion while supporting staff to adopt good practice, positive attitudes and principles of gender equality and inclusion.