BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

Job description

About Concern WorldwideConcern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.Founded in 1968, Concern works in 25 countries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean with its headquarters in Ireland. Concern started working in Malawi in 2002 and currently focuses on climate and environment, social protection, gender and social inclusion, sustainable food systems for food security and partnerships. For sustainability and lasting change, our advocacy and influence, people centred and evidence-based approaches focus on system strengthening and resilience building as we seek to address the root causes of poverty.Concern invites applications from interested candidates qualified for the following position;Business Development Coordinator – (1 Vacancy)The Business Development Coordinator will report directly to the Programme Director and work closely with the Country Director, Programme Coordinator, Programme Managers, MEAL, Finance, Systems, Partnership and technical colleagues, as well as relevant HQ teams. He/she will also maintain effective working relationships with donors, UN agencies, international and local NGOs, consortium partners and other external stakeholders. He/She will lead and coordinate Concern Malawi’s business development and grant management functions, supporting a strong and diversified funding portfolio and the development of high-quality, strategically aligned programmes. The role will identify and assess funding opportunities, coordinate donor engagement, lead proposal development processes, strengthen grant management and donor reporting, and support programme teams to meet donor and organisational requirements.Responsibilities and TasksBusiness Development, Funding and Donor EngagementLead and maintain a country business development and donor engagement approach aligned with the Country Strategic Plan and programme priorities.Proactively research and identify funding opportunities from institutional donors, UN agencies, foundations, trusts, private sector and other relevant sources, assessing strategic fit, eligibility, competitiveness and resource requirements.Maintain an up-to-date funding pipeline and opportunity tracker, monitor likely funding gaps and provide regular analysis and updates to the Programme Director and Country Management Team.Support donor intelligence and relationship management, including preparation for donor meetings, mapping donor priorities and maintaining relevant engagement records.Represent Concern in donor, consortium, business development and other external meetings as requested, and ensure relevant information and follow-up actions are shared internally.Proposal and Programme DevelopmentLead and coordinate the development of high-quality concept notes, expressions of interest and proposals from opportunity assessment through to submission, ensuring alignment with Concern strategies, donor requirements and identified needs.Develop proposal workplans, timelines and responsibilities, and coordinate inputs from programme, MEAL, finance, systems, technical, partnership and HQ colleagues.Draft, edit and quality-assure proposal narratives and supporting documents, ensuring alignment with donor guidance, coherence, strong evidence, clear results frameworks and consistency across narrative, budget and annexes.Work closely with Finance and programme teams to ensure budgets are realistic, competitive, adequately resourced and consistent with the proposed design and donor rules.Facilitate programme design and proposal development workshops and support teams to develop innovative, evidence-based and contextually appropriate interventions.Coordinate internal review and approval processes and ensure all submissions meet agreed deadlines and quality standards.Where external proposal development support is required, coordinate the sourcing, briefing and management of consultants or other specialist resources.Grant Management, Compliance and Donor ReportingMaintain oversight of Concern Malawi’s grants portfolio and country grants matrix, ensuring key contractual requirements, reporting schedules, compliance obligations and amendments are tracked and communicated to relevant teams.Maintain and update Concern’s Grant Management System and ensure key grant and business development documentation is complete and current.Coordinate grant opening, review and closing processes, ensuring programme, MEAL, finance and systems teams have a shared understanding of donor requirements, deliverables and timelines.Coordinate and quality-assure donor reports, working with programme and support teams to ensure timely, coherent and evidence-based reporting that clearly demonstrates progress, results, challenges and learning.Support the review and development of donor, consortium and partner agreements and amendments, in coordination with t

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Apply by email: malawi.hr@concern.net