Main Responsibilities:

•  Identify and track relevant upcoming funding opportunities – through intelligent information gathering, partner relationships, and other available resources.


•  Conduct prospecting visits to Organization’s Country Offices to identify and prepare for upcoming funding opportunities.


•   Manage activities for pre-solicitation of proposal preparations and bid planning including: teaming, bid strategy, development of winnable themes, oversight of and contribution to technical design, drafting management and other sections of the proposal in advance of the solicitation.


•  Manage major open solicitations and other proposal submissions, including teaming agreements, oversight of technical design and cost proposal, capacity statements, internal review/quality control processes, drafting sections of the proposal where appropriate.


•  Represent the organization’s business development interests at relevant meetings, events, and within resource mobilization or donor-specific peer networks. Facilitate relationship-cultivation with donor agencies to get their buy in for current and new initiatives.


•  Prepare and Review guidelines, templates and formats for documentation of proposals and concept notes, case studies, best practices and lessons learnt.


•  Prepare, supervise and ensure quality check of developed Expression of Interest(EOIs), Concept Notes, Proposals, Case Studies, Lessons Learnt and Best Practices from program and project reviews


•   Identify, mobilize and forge strategic partnerships to effectively seek large scale funding for projects.


•   Provide necessary technical assistance to the regional offices and project staff in developing, fine tuning and finalizing EOIs, proposals, concept notes.


•  Supervise and ensure outsourcing of any work to the consultants related to BDD proposals on need basis.


•   Supervise designing and implementation of the research studies on need basis with the business development department


•   Provide necessary guidance for abridging best practices at the field level with donor reports and proposals.


•  Represent the BDD in senior management meetings and forums within and outside the organizations


•  Participate in presentations about the BDD in Board and SMC meetings and to other key stakeholders as required


• Any other task assigned by the supervisor

Coordination Responsibilities:

•  Coordinate closely with other programme teams at regional and National level for building synergies and affective delivery of the BDD annual targets related to EOIs, Concept Notes, proposal and partnerships.


•  In consultation with supervisor, coordinate work with external agencies

Please Note:

• Candidate who tries to influence the recruitment process will be automatically disqualified. 


• Women and minority candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.


• Ready to work immediately.