Apply: IRC Business Development Manager

Deadline: Ongoing

Location: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking to fill the role of Senior Business Development Manager.

The IRC is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development non-governmental organisation. It responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate regular IRC updates in line with the strategy action plan (SAP)
  • Track and coordinate in-country donor engagement efforts, including liaising with donor contacts, scheduling meetings between IRC DRC senior leadership and donor representatives, attending donor meetings, preparing pre-meeting briefings, and sharing meeting notes with internal stakeholders
  • Support the production of donor engagement communication materials, including factsheets, and draft project concepts for pitching to donors
  • Coordinate identification, tracking, and updating of new business development opportunities
  • Coordinate the go/no-go decision-making process
  • Coordinate the pre-positioning (capture) process on major opportunities, including facilitating technical brainstorming, competitor landscape mapping, partner mapping, teaming discussions, and design sessions
  • Regularly research and disseminate information on new funding opportunities from bilateral, multilateral, and other institutional donors
  • Use creative approaches to link programme aspirations to donor priorities, while also effectively influencing the strategies of donors
  • Maintain an ongoing and regularly updated information bank on community mapping and research findings for future proposal development
  • In liaison with the CD, DDP, and grants coordinator, participate in key donor meetings, and initiate donor contacts, when necessary, to foster long-term collaboration and engagement
  • Proactively seek donor intelligence on prospective new opportunities or partnerships
  • In agreement with the CD, DDP, and grants coordinator, cultivate business relationships with external stakeholders and potential partners for large-scale or strategic funding opportunities, either as a prime or sub-recipient in joint ventures
  • Ensure key contacts, required formats and donor strategies are kept up-to-date at the country programme level
  • Coordinate proposal development work on priority opportunities
  • Coordinate producing, writing and harmonising of all proposal development
  • Verify the quality and goal of each proposal, paying attention to the coordination and complementary between budget and operations, budget and programme activities, methodology and donor requirement, accurate analysis of budget distribution, gender approach, safeguarding components in all activities, and adequate accountability system in coordination with MEAL
  • Coordinate value for money calculations in proposal development, as required by donors

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in the relevant fields, including International Relations, Political Science or Social Sciences, Public Administration, or Communications
  • Master’s degree will be a plus
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and French
  • Five years, minimum, of experience working in humanitarian or development programmes
  • Experience in DRC or similar contexts (strongly preferred)
  • Significant experience and strong track record in writing grants and developing funding proposals
  • Familiarity with major institutional donors such as AFD, BHA (formerly OFDA/FFP), ECHO, EU/INTPA, FCDO/DFID, GFFO, Sida, USAID, and the World Bank
  • Strong proposal writing skills
  • Strong proposal budgeting skills will be a plus
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively manage a variety of relationships in a multicultural environment
  • Demonstrated ability to work productively and manage multiple priorities

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