Business Development Officer

Requirements/ qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant subject such as social development or business administration.
  
• 7 years of progressive experience in business development, resource mobilisation or investor relations.
  
• Certificates in project management.
  
• Training in project management/resource mobilisation.
  
• Familiar with international development financing and rapidly evolving funding landscape.
  
• Experience in developing funding prospects and case for investments.
  
• Experience in co-creation and partner relations.
  
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with proven ability to prepare high-quality documents and reports.
  
• Excellent skills in digital technologies and data analytics.
  
• Ability to work under pressure in a multicultural and team environment.
  
• Strong client relationship skills.
  
• Excellent organisation and planning skills.
  
• Demonstrate professionalism, integrity, accuracy and ability to work under minimal supervision.
  
• Good analytical skills in developing and implementing sustainment activities.
  
• Ability to work effectively in teams.
  
• Initiative taker, self-motivation and a commitment to continuously work towards results.
  
• Excellent knowledge of English (Working knowledge of French will be an added advantage).
  

Specific duties

The successful candidate will undertake tasks that include but are not limited to the following:

• Support the roll-out of DE Africa sustainment strategy with internal and external stakeholders.
  
• Coordinate the implementation of DE Africa sustainment strategy.
  
• Set annual and quarterly workplan targets and activities.
  
• Lead implementation of workplan activities for sustainment.
  
• Implement in-kind and financial funder meetings.
  
• Develop DE Africa funding prospects and case for investments.
  
• Promote DE Africa in co-creation processes with funders and in partner relations.
  
• Reporting and tracking against DE Africa sustainment targets