Overview
The Head of Business Development will lead and transform PIT’s resource mobilisation function to deliver suitable, diversity, and strategic income growth aligned to the Country Strategy. The role will position PIT as a partner of choice in advancing children’s rights, gender equality, girls’ rights and youth empowerment.
Key Responsibilities
- Leads the Business Development Unit and oversees end-to end resource mobilisation
- Accountable for ambitious annual and multi-year income targets
- Drives portfolio diversification (institutional, corporates, foundations, innovative finance)
- Oversees pipeline development, forecasting, and portfolio health
- Leads donor positioning, external engagement and partnership
- Ensures cost recovery, compliance and value-for money in funding
- Works in a matrix structure across programmes, finance, influencing and global Plan Networks
- Ensures the Partnership Strategy & processes are followed and review (when needed)
Required Experience
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in resource mobilisation/business development
- Proven track record of securing large-scale institutional funding
- Demonstrated success in leading teams and managing complex portfolios
- Experience in private sector engagement and innovative financing is a strong advantage
- Experience leveraging digital tools and data for business development.
- Demonstrated track experience in the areas of proposal development, grants management, resource mobilization, and/or donor contract management.
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of international donor interests, priorities and requirements and proven successes in business development and proposal writing.
- Familiarity with the landscape, priorities, and methodologies of private foundations and government donors
- Experience of managing and influencing others within a matrix-managed context preferred; demonstrated expertise in influencing and persuading others to contribute towards proposal and donor-report writing
Qualifications
• Master’s Degree in International Development, Business, Economics, Marketing or related field
