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.
Qualifications
For the above position,
the successful applicant should have the following:
- University
Degree from a recognized institution.
- 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.
