Project Business Development, Partnerships, and Grant Officer - Temporary Appointment at GOALPrime Organization Nigeria (GPON)

Project Business Development, Partnerships, and Grant Officer - Temporary Appointment

Application closing date: April 5, 2022.

BackGround

GOALPrime Organization Nigeria is a policy driven humanitarian, non-governmental organization that implements her program through revitalized partnership. She is a national non-profit Organization with a mandate of making the lives of vulnerable people better in nations. GPON offers a variety of services to vulnerable and special-needs people, particularly during disasters and crises. The organization is presently operating in the Northeastern regional part of Nigeria where we have reached over 1,000,000 lives with integrated services.

To support internally displaced persons in Northeast Nigeria, we provide a wide range of programs, including child protection, GBV reduction, livelihood skill building, health services, and education in emergencies services.

These programmes and emergency relief materials are cost-effective and are saving lives. We now want to expand our reach and thereby increase our global impact. For that, we need to develop new strategic partnerships and explore business models. GOALPrime’s goal is to increase our impact and annual budget by 50% within two years.

As a result, we're looking for a full-time Business Development & Partnerships Officer to spearhead GOALPrime's business development initiatives.

What you will do

You will identify and foster business and partnership opportunities leading to increasing GOALPrime’s reach and impact. The following list provides some of the activities you will lead, but the role will continue to evolve based on both the needs of the organization and your interests and skillset.

Strategy development & execution:

• Develop and lead the execution of GOALPrime’s business development strategy leading to a diversification of funding streams.
• Identify long-term partners and donors with the goal of increasing GOALPrime impact and annual budget by 50% within 2 years.

Lead generation & relationship management

• Identify new donor funding opportunities and partners and articulate GOALPrime’s added value to consortia. This will include working closely with our senior management team in articulation of core messages in a variety of communications formats.
• Develop and manage systems to identify funding opportunities in relevant thematic areas and geographies (i.e. from US Government, other governments, foundations, innovation challenges).
• Attend events, conferences and participate in communities of practice to learn about potential opportunities for business development and promote GOALPrime’s added value to potential funders and partners.
• Cultivate long-term relationships with existing and potential partners and funders.
• Lead meetings and calls with potential partners to understand programmatic challenges and needs and propose ways that GOALPrime can support their work.

Grant/proposal writing

• Identify new funding opportunities and manage the grant or proposal application process including drafting, editing, and process management

Technical expertise: Through field visits and frequent communication with field teams, you will gain and maintain an in-depth knowledge of GOALPrime’s programs, and capacity in order to communicate avenues of collaboration with potential partners.

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for a motivated, passionate individual who is willing to wear multiple hats and do what it takes to develop and maintain partnerships and expand our reach. The following attributes are a general overview, but we will consider individuals who do not meet all of the details below if you have the right skillset and attitude.

Anticipated qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years’ work experience in a business development role
• Experience researching, cultivating and maintaining relationships with partners and funders
• Proven track record of raising funds through writing grant proposals and prospecting with major donors/foundations
• Able to work independently, multi-task, collaborate with a distributed team, be persistent and work under tight deadlines with minimal supervision
• Good knowledge of the global digital health landscape, including donors and implementing partners, preferred
• Desire and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time

Desired characteristics:

• A can-do attitude: You remain optimistic in the face of adversity and creatively solve problems to get things done.
• Customer-focused: You are a people person who enjoys meeting people and putting the customer first. You have a friendly demeanor and a relentless commitment to following up and fostering relationships.
• An exceptional communicator: You understand complex technical topics and are able to communicate them effectively to non-technical audiences.
• A systems thinker: You are able to understand linkages and interactions between individual components in a health system, and design solutions to strengthen the overall system.
• An innovator: You enjoy thinking outside of the box and want to use that thinking to improve business models and strategies to support growth.

Application information

To apply for this role please email the following documents to gaolprime.recruitment@gmail.com and cc dumuijaychris@yahoo.com, amakachukwuekem@gmail.com  subject line: “Business Development & Partnerships Officer”

1. Cover letter, clearly and concisely explaining how you would add value to the GOALPrime team.
2. A writing sample demonstrating your ability to communicate effectively in writing.
3. Your current Curriculum Vitae (CV) or resume, showing your work history, not more than 3 pages.

To learn more about us please visit; www.goalprime.org