21871 Business Development Officer (P)
Role Summary
Join the International Organization for Migration as a Business Development Officer, focusing on resource mobilization and partnerships across Southern Africa.
Key Responsibilities
Identify and analyse funding opportunities, donor priorities, and strategic entry points to strengthen IOM’s regional funding pipeline by guiding COs and contributing to the prioritisation of resource mobilisation efforts across Southern Africa.
Coordinate and support the development and review of concept notes, project proposals, and programmes to enhance quality, strategic coherence, and competitiveness, ensuring alignment with IOM frameworks and donor requirements.
Participate in key briefings, strategic fora, and partnership engagement platforms to support IOM’s engagement with key donors, financial institutions, and partners. This includes identifying and prioritising potential strategic partners across the region, supporting the cultivation of those relationships, and contributing to selected high-level engagements to advance IOM’s positioning, partnerships, and resource mobilisation objectives.
Provide structured hands-on support to Country Offices to strengthen their business development capacity, including supporting prioritisation of portfolios, identification of programmatic niches, and development of strategic pipelines.
Coordinate and guide the implementation of SRO priority actions on resources mobilization across COs to ensure consistency, accountability, and measurable progress.
Support the integration of data, evidence, and foresight analysis into business development processes to strengthen strategic decision-making and programme relevance.
Design and refine guidance, tools, templates, and knowledge products to improve consistency, efficiency, and quality of business development practices across the region.
Analyse migration, donor, and policy trends to inform SRO strategic planning and decision-making, providing regular analytical inputs and recommendations to senior management.
- Contribute to Strategic Resource Mobilisation Efforts at the Regional Level
- Provide Technical Guidance on Project Development and Portfolio Quality
- Support External Engagement and Partnership Development
- Guide and Support Country Offices in Business Development
- Coordinate Implementation and Operationalisation of SRO Priorities
- Promote Use of Data, Evidence, and Strategic Analysis
- Develop and Institutionalise Tools and Knowledge Products
- Monitor Regional Trends and Provide Strategic Advice to Leadership
- Any other duties as may be assigned.
Requirements
Eligibility Criteria
Open to candidates with relevant experience; specific eligibility requirements not mentioned.
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