Want to make a difference? Are you interested in joining an organisation with a long-term commitment to fighting poverty? Would you like to work in a challenging environment and develop an international career focused on demonstrating shared core values that achieve results?
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation is looking for a:
Senior Business Development Officer for SNV West & Central Africa
(Based in Bamako, Mali with frequent travel to Benin, Guinea-Bissau and Niger)
(International contract)
SNV is a non-profit international development organisation with its headquarters in the Netherlands and staff in 30 countries. For over 40 years, we have worked with national, regional and local governments, entrepreneurs and civil associations to fight poverty. Our advisory services are funded by public and private sources. We provide solutions and services in three leading sectors: agriculture; renewable energy; and water, sanitation and hygiene.
SNV West & Central Africa is seeking a Senior Business Development Officer with expertise in the areas of partnerships and resource mobilization. This Senior Officer will be based at SNV Mali (Bamako) and will work in Benin, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Niger.
Responsibilities
S/he supports the entire life-cycle of the business development process including opportunity creation (in collaboration with country director and senior advisors), early opportunity identification, capture management, marketing, and proposal development. S/he cultivates strong connections with priority funders and private sector donors and keeps colleagues informed of new funding opportunities, funding instruments, formation of consortiums, and the strategic objectives of donor missions in countries. S/he manages proposal teams and ensures high-quality proposals are completed.
Activities include:
• Builds and cultivates a network of potential funders and partners via regular visits to donors, businesses, foundations and other potential client offices;
• Edits and finalizes concept notes and expressions of interest;
• Assists in making informed “go/no go” decisions;
• Follows up submission of proposals by liaising with donors, as permitted, and ensures that donor questions and concerns are fully addressed on time;
• Updates and maintains country-specific project references and capability statements;
• Coaches & mentors colleagues in business development fundamentals (topics may include the marketplace, proposal process, writing towards an opportunity);
• Coordinates the entire proposal life cycle with duties ranging from drafting a proposal outline to tailoring opportunity-specific project references.
Candidate profile
• Master’s degree in related field, or appropriate combination of Bachelor’s degree and relevant professional experience.
• More than eight years of fundraising experience;
• Comprehensive knowledge of the international donor environment including multilateral and EU aid organizations, development banks, embassies, foundations, businesses, and socially responsible investors. Experience securing funds via call for proposals and tenders for services from EuropeAID is strongly preferred;
• Solid understanding of donor project design and development processes and factors important to evaluation committee decision-making;
• End-to-end experience with leading and developing proposals, including a clear understanding of how to strategically read and explain an opportunity, key roles and responsibilities in a proposal development team, and proven capacity to deliver high quality, winning concept notes, expressions of interest and proposals;
• Experience with completing proposal budgets and initializing project start-up is strongly preferred;
• Solid interpersonal, networking and cross-cultural skills with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple, complex pursuits;
• Knowledge and experience with developing log frames is preferred;
• Strong writing and editing skills are preferred;
• Fluency in French and English.
Contract Duration: one year
Desired start date: March, 2012
Information on duty station
Duty station: Bamako, Mali
Medical facilities: reasonable to good
Educational facilities: Good primary and secondary schools (French school and American international school); a (small) Dutch school (Dutch language and cultural lessons)
Security situation: Good
Accessibility: Good, daily flights to Europe
Communication: Good telephone, e-mail and internet facilities
How to apply?
Please send your application letter and CV (in English), together with an indication of your current salary and compensation package, to atoure@snvworld.org, before 29th of February 2012 with reference number ML 9692.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
More information about SNV
SNV is an international not-for-profit development organisation. We believe that no-one should have to live in poverty and that all people should have the opportunity to pursue their own sustainable development.
Starting out in the Netherlands more than 40 years ago, we now work in 36 countries, with offices in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Balkans.
Our global team of over 1,100 professionals work with local partners to equip communities, businesses and organisations with the tools, knowledge and connections they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services. This empowers them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development.
By sharing our specialist expertise in Agriculture, Renewable Energy, and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, we contribute to solving some of the leading problems facing the world today – helping to find local solutions to global challenges and sowing the seeds of lasting change.
SNV aims to make a lasting difference in the lives of approximately 40 million people living in poverty over the period 2011-2015.
For more information, please refer to our website: www.snvworld.org
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