Business Development Officer

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization that carries out high quality and policy-relevant research on population and health issues in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Center seeks to recruit a Business Development Officer who will play a key role in cultivating funders and proposal writing. 

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Support implementation of the Center’s fundraising strategy;
• Research, identify and clarify funding opportunities and needs;
• Conduct both internal and external meetings with technical teams, prospective partners and potential funders ensuring information gathered reaches the relevant teams;
• Lead timely proposal development by establishing priorities and target dates for proposal teams, taking a substantive role in writing, review and finalization;
• Maintain quality results by using requisite templates following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency and tone appropriate for the different funders;
• Maintaining proposal support databases;
• Diligently handle revisions and feedback from relevant technical and financial leads;
• Coordinate proposal submissions and tracking through the Enterprise Resource Planning platform; and
• Provide critical information for effective grants management to ensure donor (and partners) retention.

Qualifications, experience and skills:

• A Bachelor’s degree and postgraduate training in a relevant field from a recognized university;
• Proven experience in proposal writing;
• Experience cultivating key bilateral and multilateral funders, Corporations, US Foundations and Government agencies in at least one of the Center’s focus areas;
• At least 3 years’ experience in business development;
• Knowledge of, and experience in using various business development information systems;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to effectively work with diverse teams; and
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by email to jobs@aphrc.org with the subject ‘Business Development Officer’ by October 21, 2019.  Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.  Cover letters should be addressed to:

 The Human Resources Officer

African Population and Health Research Center, Inc

APHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road, Kitisuru

P.O. Box 10787-GPO, Nairobi

Website: www.aphrc.org

APHRC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the protection of children.