Business Development Manager Liberia

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity

The Business Development Manager (BDM) leads and is responsible for the Business Development Unit that includes Resource Mobilization, Grants Management, Donor Compliance management, Supports Cost Recovery, leads on Donor Engagement and grant negotiations and Institutional Partnerships on Programme Funding. The Business Development Manager acts as Plan interface with donors and key stakeholders to promote and fortify PIL resource mobilization and visibility.

heads the BD Unit and have the responsibility to proactively assess, map donor landscape and also identify and explore funding opportunities in line with Plan International Liberia CS priorities. The post holder leads on the development of Concept Note Bank, production of quality & successful grant proposals in coordination with Program technical colleagues, colleagues from Finance, Admin teams and the field. The post holder also supports grants implementation and works with the donor contract compliance staff to ensure PIL is accountable for resources at its disposal.

The post holder also supports the Program Implementing and Influencing Area teams to ensure effectively tracking on timely and effective utilization of the Plan’s resources for the benefit of targeted beneficiaries. The post holder is responsible for timely, quality financial and narrative grant reporting to donors.

The Individual

You are a results-driven professional with a passion for resource mobilization, grant acquisition, and partnership building. Skilled in identifying funding opportunities and leading teams to develop successful proposals, you excel at aligning donor priorities with organizational goals. With strong leadership, negotiation, and communication skills, you foster collaboration and accountability. Committed to advancing children’s rights and gender equality, you strive to make a lasting impact through sustainable development and humanitarian initiatives.

Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.

Location:Monrovia, Liberia. Relocation support will be provided

Type of Role: 2 year FTC

Reports to: Country Director

Closing Date: 12th January 2025

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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