Business Development Officer

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 plan with stakeholders and develop long-term institutional capability partnerships.
  
• Establish and manage a systematic pipeline of funding, programme and partnership opportunities.
  
• Develop and package the DE Africa value proposition to position DE Africa as the EO data analytics and infrastructure layer within larger development programs.
  
• Develop sector-specific propositions around areas such as agriculture, climate, water, land degradation and health.
  
• Produce investment briefs, concept notes, pitch materials in priority evidence domains (e.g. agriculture and food systems, climate adaptation, water, disaster risk, land degradation and One health).
  
• Position DE Africa in co-creation processes with funders.
  
• Reporting and tracking against DE Africa sustainment targets.
  

Requirements/ qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject such as social development or business administration.
  
• 7 years of progressive experience in business development, resource mobilization or investor relations in sectors relevant to DE Africa.
  
• Experience in climate finance.
  
• Experience in developing funding prospects and case for investments.
  
• Experience in co-creation and partner relations.
  
• Familiar with international development financing and rapidly evolving funding landscape.
  
• Excellent coordination and organization skills.
  
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with proven ability to prepare high-quality documents and reports.
  
• Excellent negotiation and presentation skills.
  
• Excellent skills in digital technologies and data analytics.
  
• Excellent knowledge of English (Working knowledge of French will be an added advantage).
  
• Technical knowledge on Earth observation and data-driven development solutions is an added advantage.