SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL IN COTE D'IVOIRE

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RESOURCES MOBILIZATION MANAGER, NATIONAL POST BASED IN ABIDJAN.

THE ROLE:

The Business Development Manager is a senior position within the Country office Programme. He/She will identify and track donor opportunities, facilitate donor engagement, assist in the development of fundraising strategies, and coordinate proposal development for large and strategic funding opportunities.

Under the supervision of the Head of Awards, He / she will contribute to:

• Demonstrate behaviours 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 and collaboration;
• Contribute to the wider country programme agenda.
• Ensure that the country office has a comprehensive, SMT-endorsed Business Development Strategy in place, which is in line with the Country Strategy, and is implemented and monitored effectively.
• Identify, research, and disseminate information on new funding opportunities from bilateral, multi-lateral, and other institutional donors.  Use creative approaches to link programme aspirations to donor priorities, while also effectively influencing the strategies of donors.
• Lead the development and regular update of donor engagement strategy to assist in growing the Cote d’Ivoire portfolio, consistent with the Country Strategy
• Cultivate excellent working relationships with donor agencies at regional and country level as appropriate and in collaboration with the head of Award. 
• Accompany Country Director, programme managers, Technical Advisors (TA) and others on donor visits at country and regional levels as required.
• Support the development of high-value or complex proposals or bids, building on global, regional and national expertise, and ensuring the highest quality product.
• Support interdepartmental coordination for programme and proposals development with Programmes (for field team inputs, logistics requirements, costings, etc.), Technical Advisors Security, Finance & Grants, and HR (for staffing requirements).
• Ensure full internal and member review and sign off as per the proposal development process.

NB: This list is not meant to be exhaustive.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Skilled in Social Sciences, Development area with a relevant Masters’ Degree.
• Proven track record in producing winning bids and proposals for Institutional donors, corporates and others
• Proven ability to design high quality programs
• Recommended 5 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.
• Experience in both development and complex emergencies preferred.
• Excellent coordination 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 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.
• Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of emergencies.
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written, required.
• Commitment to Save the Children values, including willingness to abide by and enforce the Child Safeguarding policy

THE ORGANISATION:

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5^th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Save the Children in Cote d’Ivoire currently operates in 5 field bases (Abengourou, Abidjan, Bouake, Man and Odienne). SC Cote d’Ivoire has over 165 staff. The amount of 2018 active grants for SC Cote d’Ivoire is currently about $20M implemented with 40 active partners (both national and international).

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

Please send us your application by mail only (including a cover letter, CV and copies of diplomas including current salary details and expectation as a non-compressed single document, in Word or PDF. The file must be renamed: first name_surname_Reference: RH0032) through our website:

https://cotedivoire.savethechildren.net/jobs

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

We encourage female candidates to apply.

Applicants are advised that Save the Children International does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process. Any request in this direction should be immediately reported as contrary to the values and practices of our organization.

Please note that the closing date of the applications is 28 September 2018 at 17:00.

However, given the urgency to fill this position, the CV will be analyzed as and when received until a sufficient number of good applications are obtained. Potential candidates are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as possible.