Business Development Manager NGO Job WFD

Business Development Manager Job

Responsibilities

The Business Development Manager will play a critical role in expanding WFD’s impact through strategic fundraising, innovative business models, and high-impact partnerships. The position leads business development strategy while overseeing grant management, revenue generation initiatives, and external relationship building. You will manage a team of four focused on partnership development and coordination across key global regions.

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• Contribute actively to the definition and execution of Women First Digital’s organizational strategy, ensuring alignment with its mission to expand access to sexual and reproductive health through innovative digital solutions.

Fundraising and New Business Models

• Collaborate with the Executive Director to secure additional funding from SRHR donors and explore new types of donors in the non-SRH space, preparing concept notes and proposals as needed.
• Organize donor sensitization sessions and webinars to pitch WFD’s service offerings across a wide range of stakeholders to grow WFD’s funding.
• Build strategic collaborations with INGOs, local and grassroots initiatives, rights-based groups, etc., to fortify WFD’s positioning within the digital SRH field.
• WFD PR – Support WFD initiatives to tell our story better through developing appropriate materials (white papers, fundraising pitches, videos); and meeting the right people (donors, partners), at the right places (donor offices, events, conferences).
• Explore strategies for generating WFD revenue from its existing products. Create business cases that demonstrate investment/ROI and risk analysis.

Oversee all Grant Management

• Oversee implementation and reporting of secured grants to ensure project objectives and targets/results are met, and budget spend is on track.
• Communicate with the funder on progress and challenges as mutually agreed upon.

Strategic Partnerships

• Rethink our partnership strategy as per WFD’s global strategy and countries’ priorities.
  • Serve as the WFD external point of contact with new and existing partners to discuss WFD’s brands, products, and strategic priorities.
• Liaise with external partners, both new and existing, to explore potential collaborations to grow WFD’s visibility and impact.

• Maintain and update a database of WFD’s partners, and send out periodic updates (e.g., newsletters).
  • Create with the marketing team, aligned with our 2025 strategy, and implement an organizational annual plan for BTL marketing for events and IEC. Oversee IEC design in partnership with our communications team, usage, and costing.

WFD Revenue Generation Strategy

• Be a part of the revenue generation strategy for the next two years (in definition) with the rest of the manager’s team and the WFD Executive Director.
• Explore strategies for generating WFD revenue from its existing products. Create business cases that demonstrate investment/ROI and risk analysis.

Skills And Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, International Development, Public Health, Communications, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in business development, fundraising, public relations, or partnerships management, preferably in the non-profit or social impact sector.
• Demonstrate a high level of autonomy and initiative in managing projects and responsibilities, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality work through rigorous attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and a proactive problem-solving approach.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and managing multi-stakeholder partnerships.
• Strong project and grant management skills, including budget oversight.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills in English; additional language is a plus.

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