Business Development Strategist at Idmibok International (360 HSDC)

 Job Overview

The Business Development Strategist will work on HSDC360’s new business efforts in Africa through a mix of regular and on-demand tasks. Under the guidance of the Country Director, the Strategist will work to win local business, as well as provide support to other business efforts.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate winning new business in Nigeria and other business units. Related subtasks include
• Lead and manage the development of proposals across market segments – donor, foundation, private sector and Government of Nigeria.
• Manage interdepartmental coordination with Program, Operations, Awards and Finance team for proposal development.
• Develop and recommend short-term and long-term strategies for business expansion through identifying new business in Nigeria
• Proactively tracks and engages with market segments to identify business opportunities
• Provide proposal inputs to proposals managed by other business units to include but not limited to identification and engagement of local partner, research and proposal draft reviews
• Facilitate field research for proposal development
• Conduct on-line background/contextual research and analysis of relevance to proposal opportunities.
• Generate standard monthly reports and customized monthly reports for the knowledge management team
• Cultivate strong relationships with potential clients, while maintaining existing client relationships
• Track data, collate and maintain client information as needed
• Other duties as specified by the Business Improvement Manager and other assigned authorities.
• Ensure that the Country Office has a comprehensive Business Development Strategy in place, which is in line with the Country Strategy, and is implemented and monitored effectively.
• Position Country Office to successfully win and manage medium and large grants, including support management of Country Portfolio and setting of financial targets

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Development Practice, Social Science, Political Science, International Relations or relevant field; an advanced degree is a plus
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in international development, with solid experience in at least two priority sectors: education, protection, humanitarian, child rights governance, health and nutrition
• Demonstrated experience in business development in the development sector, inclusive of proposal development for donor organizations like USAID, DFID, World Bank, FCO
• Proven track record in writing and producing winning bids and proposals for institutional donors, corporates / private sector and others
• Strong understanding and experience with institutional donor funding mechanisms and contract regulations.
• Excellent writing/editing, reporting, budget development and presentation/communication skills.
• Experience in coordinating development of large-scale or strategic proposals, including the development of multi-million-dollar project budgets.