Save the Children New Business (Program) Development Manager Jobs in Tanzania
Save the Children New Business (Program) Development Manager Jobs in Tanzania
Role PurposeThe Business Development Manager will work to identify donor opportunities, facilitate donor engagement, assist in the development of fundraising strategies, and coordinate proposal development for large and strategic funding opportunities.
Recognising that many conversations with donors involve a review or update around current grants as well as discussions about new opportunities, the Business Development Manager will also be expected to keep closely informed about the progress of all major institutional grants and able to speak to results in key reporting documents.
The Business Development Manager will be located in Dar es Salaam.
The role has an external orientation, but works closely with the Awards department for interaction with other members of Save the Children International who provide programme funding.
Key Areas of Accountability
General Management
As a member of the Tanzania Country Programme, demonstrate behaviors that are consistent with Save the Children's Mission, Vision and Values and ensure their broader application by staff across the Programme.
Contribute to a conducive and productive work environment typified by team work, collaboration and accountability;
Support the effective implementation the SCI Programme Quality Framework, following the principle of putting child rights at the Centre of everything we do.
Identification of Donor Opportunities
Identify, research, and disseminate information on new funding opportunities from bilateral, multi-lateral, and other institutional donors.
Cultivate business relationships with external stakeholders and potential partners for large scale or strategic funding opportunities, either as a prime or sub-recipient in joint ventures.
Explore and test potential private sector partnerships and keep abreast of local funding environment.
Pro-actively seek donor intelligence on prospective new opportunities or partnerships.
Provide updated information to Awards and PDQ team to stimulate increased and new investments by SC Members in the Tanzania country portfolio.
Ensure key contacts, required formats and donor strategies are kept up-to-date at the country office level.
Facilitate Donor Engagement
Cultivate excellent working relationships with donor agencies at regional and country level as appropriate and as indicated by the line manager.
Cultivate excellent working relationships with SC members at head office and regional level
Represent the Tanzania office in relevant donor fora, workshops and conferences where new business development opportunities can be formulated, as indicated by the line manager
Quality Management for Donor Engagement
Oversee the synthesis of key donor reports across programme sites, ensuring quality and timely reporting according to donor regulations.
Interfaces closely with Programme Operations, MEAL Specialist and Head of Awards to ensure all information is produced in a way that ensures quality donor engagement as well as quality and integration of SCI interventions at the programme design and reporting stage.
Capacity Building
Identify key challenges / areas for improvement related to programme design and proposal development and recommend practical actions for addressing these, including through leveraging member support.
Run targeted New Business Development training and coaching to key staff
People Management, Culture & Team Work
Establish excellent and close working relationships with all departments to work on proposal development, funding strategies and opportunities.
Support the development of an organisational culture that reflects our dual mandate values, promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation, and frees up our people to deliver outstanding results for children and excellent customer service for our members and donors.
Competencies and Behaviors (our Values in Practice)
Delivering Results
Aligns ideas and solutions to strategic imperatives to support delivery of our
long-term strategic objectives
Helps others to navigate the organisation and assists them in developing and delivering on their strategic plans
Pursues opportunities, managing risks and uncertainty, to enable the organisation to deliver more for children
Builds a culture of quality and focuses on on-going performance improvement
Provides resources and removes obstacles to support cross-organisational and/or geographically dispersed teams
Innovating and Adapting
Openly talks about doing things differently, pushing boundaries and ways of working to drive improvements
Demonstrates flexibility in following processes and procedures, while remaining true to the organisation's values
Anticipates change and adapts their (and their team's) plans and priorities accordingly
Builds others' confidence in their own ability to develop new ideas and embrace change
Generates learning for the organisation and evidence of the impact and quality of our work
Applying Technical and Professional Expertise
Makes decisions based on professional expertise and experience without deferring unnecessarily to others
Shares knowledge and best practice on technical solutions so that others can make best use of that expertise
Actively seeks new ways to develop the application of technical and professional standards within the team
Communicating with Impact
Conveys complex issues with clarity, brevity and confidence
Promotes dialogue with key stakeholders through active listening and effective questioning
Adapts communication style to maximise support and engagement
Advises others on different approaches to influence key stakeholders
Seeks out new methodologies for communication to engage new audiences
Networking
Actively participates in networks to access and contribute to good practice
Gathers and distributes organisational intelligence Maintains and develops a range of contacts and keeps them informed
Knows what is needed from contacts and what they need to benefit from the relationship too
Qualifications and Experience
Master Degree in social sciences and development area.
Significant experience and win rate on proposals
Proven track record in producing winning bids, proposals, and reports for institutional donors, corporations and others
Proven ability to design high quality programs
Recommended 5-7 years' experience in both an emergency and development contexts, preferably with solid experience in at least 2 priority sectors of Save the Children: education, protection, child rights governance, health and nutrition or child poverty.
Experience in developing proposals for major donors i.e USAID, UKAID, EU, ECHO, Sida etc
Excellent coordination, organizational and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels, and pull together input from a diverse team.
Excellent writing/editing, reporting, budget development and presentation/communication skills.
Experience in presenting project information to donors and partners.
Experience in coordinating development of large-scale or strategic proposals, including the development of multi-million dollar project budgets.
Proven representation skills.
Cultural awareness mastering and ability to work in an international environment with people from many diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets.
Experience in solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward.
Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner.
Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required.
Additional Job Responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Save the Children New Business (Program) Development Manager Jobs in Tanzania
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