Business Development Manager

Job Description

The Opportunity

Plan has been working in Myanmar since 2009. Using a Child Cantered Community Development approach with a focus on rights-based work, Plan Myanmar is implementing projects with partners in the areas of - Early Childhood Care and Development; Water, Sanitation & Hygiene; Child Protection; Resilience; Emergency Response; Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health with Nutrition.

Plan Myanmar will grow and diversify its sources of income over the next five years. The Business Development Manager is needed to support this while assisting the Country Office in Myanmar to develop a strong professional image among Plan donors so that additional grant funding is acquired to grow and support Plan’s programmes in Myanmar. This will be achieved through:

1. Actively seeking and maximizing opportunities for additional funding from a variety of sources, Including private sector, and government);
2. Strengthening the capacity of the in-country Business Development Team to acquire and implement increased sustainable grant funding.
3. Enhance Country profile through strong and active networking with donors/stakeholders

Do you have what it takes?

• Ensure Plan Myanmar reaches its funding targets with an expected average income of $12-16 million per year.
• Providing capacity building to Business Development team
• Revise and update resource mobilization strategy
• Expanding donor portfolio development in Myanmar with institutional and corporate donors.
• Proactively work with National Organization (NO) counterparts to identify and develop appropriate grant opportunities.
• Oversee and coordinate the development, writing and packaging of grant proposals from concept through to award.
• Manage internal Funding Bundle Agreement Document (FAD) process.
• Negotiate and review the donor requirements prior acceptance of grant.
• Ensure adequate documentation is maintained and updated as required to facilitate monitoring of the progress of grant.
• Monitor financial reports and budget allocations in compliance with donor grant agreements.
• Update monthly grants tracking matrix and GPMT Tools.
• Develop and update grant risk register.
• Member of Country Management Team.
• Support proposal development of both development and humanitarian initiatives
• Ensure gender transformative design of all interventions

For more information regarding the role profile and person specification, please click on the below link:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7b10brdrmxqs8e1/JD%20BDM%20Myanmar%20-%20Revised%20V1%20April%202020.docx?dl=0

Location: Yangon, Myanmar

Type of Role: 3 year FTC with 2 year possible extension

Reports to: Country Director

Salary: Competitive salary and package available

Closing Date: 03/05/2020

Anticipated interview date: 11/05/2020

Anticipated start date: 1st June 2020 at the earliest. Dependent on the COVID-19 Global Pandemic this role may need start for an interim basis remotely. Once airports re-open and it is safe and possible to mobilise you to country, Plan International will look to do so.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy.

As an international child centred community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realisation of children’s rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for. Our organisation is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination on any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion while supporting staff to adopt good practice, positive attitudes and principles of gender equality and inclusion.

About the Organization

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

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