Plan International Nepal announces vacancy for Business Development Director (Re-Advertisement)- . Interested candidates can apply for the job. Read the full article below for the job details.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Business Development Director is responsible to create long-term value for Plan International Nepal from both existing and new funding sources and relationships through both institutions and corporate partnerships. The position will lead in development of long-term financial growth strategy to ensure Plan Nepal’s financial sustainability and ensure Plan International Nepal has a balanced portfolio of suitable, medium and large grants and pipeline of future funding. 

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Master Degree in relevant education
• At least seven years of demonstrated experience in business development with minimum 3 years’ experience of being in leadership and managerial role in and International organisation.
• Excellent track record of building relationships with institutional and corporate donors. 
• Demonstrable knowledge of grants acquisition and compliance processes and practices, as a result of study, training or practical experience.
• Knowledge of the individual donors’ interests, priorities and requirements. 
• Knowledge of Nepal and Nepali culture, as well as the funding environment would be an added advantage. 

Skills 

• Strong leader – lead with a number of soft skills such as effective communication, motivation, positivity, trustworthiness, creativity, feedback and commitment.
• Research & strategic thinking – strong research, market and strategic analysis skills in order to understand the donor landscape, understanding Plan Nepal’s competitive advantage, able to benchmark the competition and to develop a strategy that will keep the organisation ahead.
• Goal focused – focussed on meeting financial targets with the ability to pursue a long-term strategic vision whilst remaining flexible enough to respond tactically to changing demands or unexpected opportunities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including excellent English oral and written communication skills:  must be able to communicate, present, assert and speak to all the different stakeholders involved, actively listen and gain the confidence of donors and national organisations.
• Collaboration – involves working with multiple parties from inside and outside the organisation, to achieve Plan Nepal’s goals.
• Relationship building – able to build relationships, influence, provide constructive feedback, manage conflicts and navigate through organisational politics, in order to get things done.
• Negotiation & influencing – knows when to compromise and when to take a stand, ability to win hearts, minds, and trust, being tactful and diplomatic at all times
• Creativity / marketing – able to see new ways of developing existing opportunities, or finding different routes to acquire new grants.
• Project management – able to set goals, plan and manage projects, manage the risks involved, calculate budgets, cost, time and teams working on ongoing projects.
• Computer skills – high competency working with Microsoft Office, CRM software and familiarity with working on ERP systems.

CONTEXT

Plan International is a development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We strive for a just world, working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners in over 75 countries. Our programs are underpinned by a core of defined values, including transparency and accountability, team collaboration, inclusion and integration, as well as the overall ambition to empower girls and young women as legacy. 

Plan International has been working in Nepal since 1978 and developed a strong reputation as a respected development and humanitarian actor helping marginalised children, their families and communities to access their rights to health, education, economic security and protection. Through the support of local partners, Plan International works in 12 districts in Nepal. 

Plan International Nepal has a vision for 2030 as “an inclusive, just and safe society where all girls and young women enjoy their rights and live in freedom”. This is coupled with the ambition of taking action so that 100 million girls learn, lead, decide and thrive as “Girls and young women in all of their diversity reach their full potential as equal and active citizens” by 2023. The country strategy is put into action through the implementation of three interrelated program areas defined as follows:

LEARN: the “Education and Skills and Opportunities for Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship (SOYEE)” program aims to assist vulnerable and excluded girls and young women in adapting and thriving in a changing climate;

LEAD AND DECIDE: the “Youth as Active Drivers of Change and Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR)” program aims to empower girls and young women in leading change, having control over their bodies and making informed decisions; and

THRIVE: the “Early Childhood Development (ECD), Child Protection and Child Poverty” program enhances vulnerable and excluded children, especially girls, to be valued and cared for without discrimination, fear and any forms of violence.

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Application Deadline: Friday, 24th Feb 2023.