Business Development Officer

YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE TO ENDING WORLD HUNGER BY supporting Action Against Hunger’s Business Development Team to mobilize resources from USAID and US-based foundations to implement high-quality programs, at scale, in pursuit of Action Against Hunger’s objective to treat and prevent undernutrition. KEY ACTIVITIES IN YOUR ROLE WILL INCLUDE

Designing approach to improve our business development cycle, including developing tools and processes, to improve the development of concept notes, proposals, budgets, teaming agreements, and partner due diligence.
Supporting pre-positioning efforts with key US-based donors, including USAID, as well as potential partner organizations with whom we can forge strategic partnerships, and consortia.
Preparing research and engagement tools for senior management to cultivate and strengthen relationships with institutional donors, private foundations, partner organizations, and other stakeholders.
Working with the Associate Director, to develop and monitor pre-positioning plans for each of our programs in East Africa and Haiti.
Tracking global USG opportunities, in coordination with a Donor Relations Officer, to disseminate to relevant country teams.

DO YOU MEET THE PROFILE REQUIRED CRITERIA?

Bachelors or master’s degree
A minimum of six years of international development and experience supporting business development teams.
Experience with both USAID humanitarian and development programming, including RFAs, APS, and RFP funding mechanisms.
Familiarity with relevant institutional donor regulations, policies, procedures and priorities.
Demonstrated experience working on teams to produce deliverables under tight deadlines and at exceptional quality.
Demonstrated experience utilizing diverse, proactive strategies to competitively position the organization for new funding opportunities and productive institutional relationships.
Technical knowledge of nutrition, health systems, food security and/or WASH programming is a plus.

Deadline: 10th September, 2020 APPLY HERE

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