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Manager Business Development and Partnerships

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  • Experience Level : Senior level
  • Experience Length : 6 years

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BRAC International is Hiring! Join BRAC Global to create opportunities for people to realise their potential.


Position Name: Manager Business Development and Partnerships

Job Location: Country Office, Uganda


About BRAC

BRAC is a global leader in creating large-scale opportunities for the poor. Founded in Bangladesh in 1972, it is now one of the world’s largest development organizations, touching the lives of an estimated 138 million people in 11 countries across Asia and Africa. For more information, please visit BRAC’s website, www.brac.net.


About the AIM Programme

In 2022, the Mastercard Foundation in partnership with BRAC International (BI) announced an initiative to create a positive and measurable impact for 1.2 million adolescent girls and young women and 9.5 million people across seven countries in East and West Africa, including Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.

There is mounting urgency to support adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) living in poverty, which has been further amplified by the global pandemic. Through this partnership, scalable economic development approaches will be delivered in communities to foster the agency and voice of AGYW. They will have the opportunity to fulfill their aspirations, achieve sustainable livelihoods, and engage in advocacy issues.

BRAC International is implementing an integrated and holistic model to address the various life cycles of a young woman living in poverty, ensuring she is able to transition safely from adolescence to adulthood. She will be equipped with the appropriate skills, tools, and access to finance to effectively exercise her agency and build a fulfilling and productive livelihood.


Job Purpose

This Business development and Partnership manager will be BRAC lead in identifying business opportunities, identifying, and nurturing strategic partnerships and ensuring adequate and sustained funding for BRAC to undertake its programs and activities.


Duties and Responsibilities


Donor Engagement and Strategic Positioning (approximately 30%)

  • Support in updating the Resource Mobilization Plan for the country office.
  • Support in producing donor mapping and donor engagement strategy.
  • Take lead in establishing and sustaining strategic partnerships with donor and implementing partners in close consultation with country, regional and affiliate teams.
  • Maintain effective communication and build networks and relations with potential and current donor organizations to sustain current and secure new funding opportunities.
  • Map public and private donor interests and priorities, thematic and geo interests, HNWIs and influencers and discuss potential funding for interventions.
  • Initiate and establish new partnerships and consortium with different organizations and agencies in line with the RMP and CSP and take the lead on partner analysis tool where applicable.
  • Lead in the development of BRAC partnership strategy with support from the head of department
  • Maintain regular and effective engagement with current donors and partner organizations both implementing and non-implementing for better networking and collaboration.
  • Conduct data analysis from past fundraising strategies and approaches to identify trends and opportunities to improve performance in future.


Proposal Development (approximately 70%)

  • Write and edit high quality concept notes, EOI’s/proposals in partnership with the country team, GRP regional team and technical teams.
  • Support and lead when requested proposal development/design workshops and meetings.
  • Gathering intelligence and information for new funding opportunities, review the opportunities through the established Standard Operating Procedures and process approvals from GRP.
  • Lead in coordinating all processes in developing effective response to funding opportunities with support SRM head, GRP and Programme anchors and leads.
  • Prepare and submit standard funding status monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
  • Develop fundraising publications and communication materials (cap stats, fact sheets, program/project impact briefs etc.)

Safeguarding

  • Uphold and promote BRAC’s commitment to safeguarding and protection to ensure that all individuals who come into contact with BRAC are as safe as possible according to the BRAC safeguarding and Protection policies.
  • Ensure that BRAC mainstreaming commitments as stipulated in the country strategy are integrated in all proposal designs and that funding for the same is provided.


Educational Requirements

The successful candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, international relations, Law, Project Planning and Management, Public Administration, International Business, Economics, Business Administration, or their equivalent.


Skills & Competencies

A minimum of 6 years of relevant experience with at least 3 years at managerial level. Knowledge and understanding of strategic planning and execution. Proven experience and understanding of fundraising. Demonstrated skills in concept note writing and proposal development. In-depth understanding of donor operating environment and factors that influence their decisions for funding. Basic understanding in communication and marketing skills. Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with donors, partners, and key stakeholders. Strong negotiation skills to inform partnership agreements and securing reasonable funding as per BRAC standards and expectations.



Candidates need to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational level, years of experience, current and expected salary to bimcf.uganda@brac.net


Please mention the name of the position in the subject bar.


Only complete applications will be accepted and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.


Application deadline: 03 February 2025


NOTE: BRAC Uganda doesn’t charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process from the applicants. Should you have any doubts about the authenticity of any communication purportedly on behalf of BRAC Uganda please send us an email before taking any further action in relation to the issue at hand.


BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation - regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment process includes extensive reference and background checks, self-disclosure of prior issues regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values are a part of our Performance Management System.


BRAC is an equal opportunities employer.












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