Business Development Specialist at LVCT Health

We seek a highly qualified and motivated individual to to lead the identification, development, and coordination of funding opportunities that enable LVCT Health to deliver its mission and strategic priorities. The person will strengthen LVCT Health’s resource mobilisation by cultivating funder relationships, developing high-quality funding proposals, and supporting a diversified income portfolio aligned with organisational strategy.

Roles and Responsibilities Strategic Resource Mobilization

• Lead the identification and development of funding opportunities from foundations, high-net-individuals, donors and social investors in line with LVCT Health’s business development strategy
• Establish and manage a robust, multi-year funding pipeline, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities
• Lead the development of high-quality, winning concepts and proposals that are competitive and aligned to lvct health’s strategy
• Manage pre-solicitation proposal preparations and bid planning; participate in pre-design meetings and drafting sections of the proposal in advance of the solicitation; coordinate and facilitate design workshops
• Manage proposal review process and check budget alignment, responsiveness and compliance with donor guidelines
• Contribute to collecting and sharing proposal process lessons learnt after submission
• Collaborate closely with the Communications team to transform LVCT Health’s research and impact data into compelling pitches for funders
• External engagements and networking:
• Identify, establish and nurture relationships with strategic partners (academic institutions, NGOs, CSOs, private sector firms) to leverage collective strengths in competitive calls for proposals
• Support technical leads to develop organisational capability statements in coordination with the communications team in readiness for fundraising
• Build effective working relationships with partners on proposal bids; support the management of consultants recruited to support proposal development
• Network with strategic donors, collecting strategic intelligence on opportunities, updating the donor and partners contacts and database for continuous engagement
• Enhance visibility and influence across diverse donor ecosystems through proactive networking and strategic negotiations
•  Internal Capacity Building
• Champion a fundraising culture by training and mentoring the business development team and program leads on “resource mobilization mindsets” and identifying funding opportunities within their projects
• Safeguarding
• Adhere to LVCT Health safeguarding principles as defined within the safeguarding and related policies; and
• Any other responsibilities assigned to the jobholder by the supervisor from time to time

Competency Criteria

Education

• Master’s degree or equivalent work experience in International Development, Business, Public Policy, or related fields from a recognised institution

Experience

• Institutional and bilateral funding (foundations, embassies, multilaterals)
• Philanthropic and private foundations, including relationship-based engagement
• Innovative funds including Corporates and social investment funds
• Project-based and competitive funding calls, including concept notes and full proposals
• Development and management of strategic partnerships and consortia, including academic, NGO, and private-sector collaborations
• A minimum of seven (7+) years in a senior fundraising position