Manager - New Business Development

Job Description

Title: Manager - New Business Development

Company Name: Save the Children

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Masters

• Master’s Degree, preferably in Social Science/ Political Science/ Development Studies/ Communications or relevant field

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• At least 5 years’ experience in developing high-quality projects and programs as well as identifying and securing funding from a wide variety of institutional and multilateral donors across different program themes.

• Substantial knowledge of key donor proposal formats, compliance and requirements (EU/ DFAT/ GAC/ USAID/ FCDO/ GFFO etc.)

• Experience of working on and/or developing bids for contracts (e.g., World Bank, USAID, SDC)

• Thorough understanding of the general funding landscape including trends and new directions

• In-depth knowledge and ability to apply and teach project/program development tools and processes, including Logframes and Theory of Change

• Demonstrated experience in leading development of proposals (incl. complex and/ or large / multi-million programs)

• Highly developed interpersonal and pro-active communication skills

• Excellent research and analytical skills

• Excellent time management and attention to detail

• Ability to present complex information in a concise and compelling manner

• A high degree of flexibility and adaptability to respond to changing needs

• Excellent English writing and presentation skills

• Advanced computer proficiency in MS-Office suit

Contract Type: Fixed Term Regular

Save the Children invites applications for the above-mentioned position. We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.

The Opportunity

• This position shares responsibility for providing support to the Bangladesh Program in mobilizing resources to meet the needs of children. S/he will lead the proposal development and will act as key contact for program teams to identify and follow up on linkages between member interest and country office opportunities. The Manager will actively work on the implementation of the Country Office fundraising strategy, as well as contribute to the organization wide capacity development on new business development across all relevant departments and functions.