Business Development Manager
The Position:
The role reports to Head of KCB Foundation/Chief of Party.
The job holder is responsible for driving resource mobilization
through the development, preparation and submission of high-quality proposals
and concept papers, as well as pitches and presentations. This role is
accountable for identifying opportunities for development of proposals for
programme funding, scanning the donor environment for new funding opportunities
(project and programme funding) and where applicable, gathering and
synthesizing information about prospective partners and competitors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership in Institutional resource
mobilization and fund raising across KCB Foundation, regional offices
including subsidiaries.
- Development and submission of high-quality
fundraising proposals, concept papers and pitch presentations to donors
and other partners.
- Coordination of efforts and knowledge management
aimed at winning new business.
- Maintain an informatics system that monitors and
updates on the funding and opportunity pipeline, and lead pipeline and
information management to drive informed decisions on future
opportunities.
- Review proposals and pitch materials for compliance
and soundness with donor requirements as well as adherence to KCB
Foundation and Group policies and procedures.
- Scope and identify opportunities for funding.
- Lead the development of appropriate processes, tools
and templates (e.g. Capability statements, Past Performance References) to
be used for resource mobilization.
- Support programs and business units to develop and
implement resource mobilization strategies.
- Provide technical training and capacity building to
countries, staff and project implementation teams on resource
mobilization, intelligence gathering, proposal writing to develop high
quality proposals.
- Lead the diversification of sources of funding in coordination
with social enterprises, government and private sector.
- Support programs and business units to develop and
roll out technical and resource mobilization strategies.
- Liaise with partnerships and policy and advocacy
teams, working together to engage critical stakeholders and generate leads
for new/enhanced program funding.
The Person:
For the above position, the successful applicant should have the
following:
- University Degree from a recognized institution.
- A Master’s Degree in Business Administration/
Marketing/ Project Management or Related Field will be an added advantage.
- 8 years experience in Fundraising; Donor Engagement
& Reporting.
- 5 years experience in Proposal Writing; Grant
Management, Programme Design & Management.
- 4 years experience in People Management.
How to Apply
The above position is demanding role for which the Bank will
provide a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidate. If you
believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given
above, please log in to our Recruitment portal and submit your application with
a detailed CV.
To be considered your application must be
received by Wednesday, 25th January 2023.
Qualified candidates with disability are encouraged to apply.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.