BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

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Posted date	30th September, 2024	Last date to apply	11th October, 2024
Country	Pakistan	Locations	Islamabad
Category	Development Sector

General mission

The Business Development Specialist will handle grants management, donors’ profiling, and engagement. Will coordinate with technical experts for the write-up of effective proposals and reports. Will be responsible for retro-planning for upcoming proposals. Will maintain a donor database and capitalize on funding opportunities.

Missions / Responsibilities

Mission 1: Grants Management and Proposal Retro-planning:

Responsibility 1: Grants Management and Contract Archiving:

Maintain up-to-date records of all ongoing grants and running contracts.
Ensure that all contract documentation is systematically archived for easy access.
Maintain contract reporting calendars and monitor proposal timelines.

Responsibility 2: Proposal Retro-planning:

Coordinate with project leads and be involved with the retro-planning of upcoming proposals.
Establish detailed retro-planning schedules for all upcoming projects and top-ups.

Mission 2: Donor Intelligence and Database Management:

Responsibility 1: Maintain Donor database:

Make a detailed database of all of HI’s donors (e.g. ECHO, European Union, USAID, UN Women, etc.)
Thoroughly study the strategic documents of all donors.
Detailed donor profiling highlighting the key strategic information of the donors.
Maintain the organization’s donor partner database

Responsibility 2: Capitalize on the Donor database:

Leverage the donor database to identify potential opportunities for the growth of the organization.
Gather early information about donors' activities and capitalize on it to enhance donors’ engagement and secure new partnerships.

Responsibility 3: Strategic Donor Engagement:

Analyse information on donors' interests, funding priorities, and market conditions that align with the organization’s overall strategies.
Build and maintain strong relationships with key donors.
Lead initiatives to boost HI’s visibility and credibility within the donor community.
Implement initiatives to strengthen the organization's ability to meet evolving stakeholders/donors expectations.

Mission 3: Humanitarian Emergency Response Proposals

Responsibility 1: Preparing Proposals

Work closely with technical sector experts to draft ER proposals and concept notes.
Collaborate with the OPSM and technical staff to prepare any project reports, capacity statements, and documentation for donors.

Responsibility 2; Close Communication with Donors

Maintain regular communication with donors during the proposal development and grants implementation phases.
Regularly update reporting calendars and maintain a detailed table of external and internal reports.
Be prepared for any field visits regarding Business development.

Skills

Professional skills – Business Development (see profession design template)

	Knows	Practices	Proficient	Expert
Grants Management				√
Donors Profiling				√
Proposal Retro-planning				√
Effective Communication with Donors				√
Business Development				√
Meticulous Work Management				√

Other professional skills – Risk Management (see profession design template of the profession with the skill you need)

	Knows	Practices	Proficient	Expert
Risk assessment and management				√
Internal control and compliance				√

Other professional skills – Information System Management (see profession design template of the profession with the skill you need)

	Knows	Practices	Proficient	Expert
Familiarity with database			√
Use of the Information System			√

Other professional skills – Emergency (see profession design template of the profession with the skill you need)

	Knows	Practices	Proficient	Expert
Humanitarian Response and Early Recovery				√
Multi-sector Humanitarian Response Planning				√

Cross-sector skills (see Cross-sector skills base)

	Knows	Practices	Proficient	Expert
Frameworks and references			√
Office and collaborative tools			√
Stress management			√
Collaborate in a global organization			√

Language skills (see Cross-sector skills base)

	A1	A2	B1	B2	C1	C2
Language of the country			√
HI official language (English)				√

Specific qualifications required

Qualification: Master’s degree in any related field such as Business Administration, Economics, Humanitarian studies, etc.

Experience: Over 10 years of experience with donors, experience in grants management and proposal planning

Federation Handicap International is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities or any limitation, to apply to become a part of the organization.

Federation Handicap International has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Federation Handicap International, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, PSEA (Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Beneficiaries) abuse of authority and discrimination. Federation Handicap International also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. - This position involves working with children, women and is subject to strict safer recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be required to complete a police check and self-declaration form to help verify their suitability to work with children and women.

HI is an equal employment opportunities provider. Women and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.