Business Developer Advisor at Jireh Doo Foundation

INTRODUCTION:Jireh Doo Foundation (JDF) is a National Non-government organization with over 15 years’ existence and actively intervening in the humanitarian response in the North East and other parts of the country since 2014. JDF works in 5 thematic areas of Gender and Humanitarian response, HIV and Health, Child Development, Research and Information, Single parents, and covers four states of Borno, Gombe, Nasarawa and Benue. Jireh Doo Foundations humanitarian intervention in the North East of Nigeria spans largely across two state, Borno and Gombe states and has been working actively in the sectors of water sanitation and hygiene (WASH), food security and livelihood protection and Gender Based Violence (GBV). Jireh Doo Foundation is seeking qualified candidates with a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent and a minimum of four years of experience working on similar roles to fill the above position, with the aim of supporting and strengthening organizational programs and systems.

Duties and responsibilities 

Primarily will be tasked with developing and diversifying opportunities of growth for Jireh Doo Foundation (JDF) ensuring the future and growth of the organization are guaranteed. He/she is expected to possess a range of skills and capacities that is centred on the best strategic and financial outcomes for the organization

• Lead proposal Writing for both solicited and unsolicited proposals on behalf of the organization
• Establishing new and existing long term relationship with donors and partners
• Oversee project development processes to ensure content quality and Integration of JDF’s project cycle management tools and principles, and alignment with JDF programmatic strategy
• Maintain pro-active network with main donors, and develop an efficient relationship with focal persons of priority donors
• Identify Fundraising opportunities for new and existing projects.  Developing growth strategies and plans
• Identify best practices in the project and develop materials for dissemination and profiling of JDF’s work in National regional and International networks
• Provide support for the program and finance team
• Engage with donors during call preparation and scan for calls for proposals  Communicate standards, build capacities and support staff in developing funding strategies and evaluate processes in accordance with best practices to ensure the quality of project outputs and outcome

Qualification and experience

Essential:

• A University degree or its equivalent in social sciences, guidance and counselling or relevant fields.
• Minimum of four (4) year of experience.
• Understanding of the humanitarian and development sectors
• Experience in working with Non‐Governmental organizations.
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken) is essential.
• Good communication and negotiation skills
• Computer skills.
• Good self-organization and basic management skills
• Experience working with United nations projects or similar international roles
• Able to fundraise funds for the organization and create visibility

Knowledge skills and Ability 

• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• High-level communication skills
• Stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to negotiate
• Experience with design and implementation of business development strategy
• Conflict resolution 
• The ability to self-motivate and motivate a team 
• Experience working to and exceeding targets