Business Development / Head of Department (National and International)
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Role Summary
Lead business development efforts at Violet Organization to drive funding growth and strategic partnerships in humanitarian sectors.
About the Organisation
. Lead strategic communications for donor engagement
. Develop organizational capability statements
. Produce positioning papers
. Coordinate participation in international conferences and forums
. Support advocacy and thought leadership initiatives
- *. Strengthen Violet's external profile
Key Responsibilities
. Identify new funding opportunities
. Diversify donor portfolios
. Increase unrestricted and flexible funding
. Develop private sector engagement strategies
. Explore innovative financing mechanisms
. Represent Violet in high-level donor meetings
. Develop donor engagement plans
. Lead donor intelligence and relationship management
. Strengthen donor confidence and organizational credibility
. Coordinate proposal development processes
. Ensure quality assurance prior to submission
. Lead capture planning for strategic opportunities
. Increase proposal competitiveness
. Analyze funding trends
. Track geopolitical and humanitarian priorities
. Analyze competitors
. Produce strategic intelligence reports
. Identify emerging opportunities
- *. Build and manage an institutional funding pipeline
- *. Build and maintain strategic donor relationships
- *. Lead the end-to-end business development cycle
- *. Monitor donor strategies
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration
- International Development
- Humanitarian Studies
- Public Policy
- Strategic Management
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 6 years of experience in international development or humanitarian sectors.
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