Business Development Manager – CAR At Plan International

The Organisation

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.

The Opportunity

The post holder will report to the Country Director and is a member of the Country Leadership Team. S/he directly supervises staff in the Business Development Unit.

In line with the Plan International CAR’s Country Strategic Plan and set income targets, the incumbent will be responsible for managing the resource mobilization strategy and periodically revising this, expanding and diversifying the institutional donor portfolio as well as the corporate donor base (including locally based corporate partners).

In all activities, the post holder will use participatory training and coaching approaches with teams to build capacity in the relevant skill areas. Providing leadership in reinforcing Plan International’s brand, reputation, and external relations.

S/he will support the implementation of the Communication and Advocacy strategies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maintain an overview of the fundraising environment of the country, including tracking the strategies of key donors to identify new funding opportunities.

· Lead Plan International CAR’s efforts to achieve fundraising targets and to maintain constructive relationships with Plan’s National Organisations (NOs) and donors through active, revenue-driven work that also builds a pipeline of new opportunities.

· Identify new opportunities and lead development of high-quality proposals.

• Ensure that all submissions (narrative and financial) are meeting deadlines, with high quality and that donors are satisfied and want to continue to finance activities.

· Provide support to the program team during implementation to ensure donor contract compliance.

· Represent Plan International CAR on grant related matters; to Plan’s National Organisations, to donors, corporates and ensure a strong and professional image of Plan International CAR.

· Contribute to positive policy and legislative changes in CAR, as well as increases in national and local budgets, in order to achieve Plan International CAR´S Country Strategy as well as Plan international’s Global Strategy.

· Work closely with Plan International CAR’s Leadership Team to contribute to the development of evidence-based advocacy messages, define effective tactics and partnership strategies, leveraging our influencing strength to mobilise support for change.