Caritas Ghana - Caritas Ghana, Accra

The Business Development Officer will lead the development and negotiation og high-quality project proposals for funding, maintain and develop donor and partner relations and monitor funding agreements and compliance

• Your technical knowledge and expertise will set strategic direction and innovation in all dimensions of the BD cycle across Caritas Ghana’s thematic areas.

Position Overview: Job Title: Business Development Officer Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of the overall business strategy, lead and coordinate the search for ways to get money, and the creation of high-quality proposals for institutional donors (government and inter-governmental award issuing organizations, as well as foundations, corporations, and other awarding non-governmental organizations).

• Develop donor profiles, monitor donor priorities, inform solicitation strategies, and maintain effective donor relations to ensure continued funding and sustainability

• Lead the development of resource mobilization agreements, proposals, presentations, briefing notes, and representation of the organization in donor meetings, workshops, and other relevant engagements

• Provide BD expertise in positioning, capture planning, and proposal preparation for specific opportunities with institutional donors (government and inter-governmental award issuing organisational, as well as foundations, corporations and other awarding non-governmental organization)

• Coordinate proposal development processes to ensure timely submission of high-quality proposals that are responsive to donor requirements, applicable regulations, and CRS technical and cost standards. Lead and support proposal budget processes and propose recommendations to develop a competitive proposal

• As appropriate, serve as propose recommendations to develop a competitive proposal

• As appropriate, serve as proposal coordinator or another lead role in the proposal team and participate in bid analysis and proposal review panels. Serve as a lead or support writer on proposals, contributing inputs from staff and partners into a responsive, coherent proposal with a compelling vision and clear win themes.

• Establish, maintain, and coordinate co-financing efforts for grants at all levels

• Coordinate the conduct of funding needs assessment for Caritas Ghana

• Develop, manage, and update Caritas Ghana databases to record contact and other relevant donor/partner information

• Support knowledge management and learning efforts through the creation and updating of Caritas Ghana databases with relevant donor resources, strategic documents, training, and learning materials/resources, evaluating strategic projects, and capturing and sharing lessons learned

• Support staff capacity ...