Our Client
Grameen Foundation is a leader in the fight against poverty in sub-Saharan
Africa, Asia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America and is seeking to
recruit a passionate and driven Product Manager to lead the Organization’s
product development for Uganda.

Job Summary: The Business Development and
Partnerships Manager will lead the Partnerships team and will drive
Uganda-based business development and partner engagement activities for the
Community Knowledge Worker (CKW) project.

This position
will be identifying prospective partners and donors and set annual revenue
targets. You will play an important role in influencing overall program
strategy, product development and contribute directly to program impact and
sustainability, or the project’s double bottom line.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Business Development

Prepare
landscape analysis of Uganda market on on-going basis and update partner
strategy accordingly
Work
closely with GFUSA to draft grant proposals for high-profile donors and
build on-the-ground relationships with donor country offices.
Identify,
vet, and pursue partnerships with high potential agricultural
organizations to meet ambitious impact, scale, and revenue goals
Introduce
project to partners, lead solution workshops, and drive engagement from
prospect to signed partner agreement
Develop
partner project budgets, conduct due diligence, and draft proposals
Set
project parameters and define high-level ambitious but achievable project
goals for each partner account to lead effort to optimize resources,
maximize impact to farmers, and set clear stakeholder expectations

2. Partner Management

Oversee
account management process to ensure partner satisfaction for anchor
partner portfolio
Deepen
relationships, leverage strengths, and understand needs of local partners
in implementing project agreements
Manage
at least two major accounts with CKW Agricultural partners
Liaise
with partner, range of stakeholders, CKWs, farmers, and CKW team to guide
project implementation
Work
with CKW account teams to meet product development and implementation
schedules and quality and impact goals to meet partner expectations
Do
reporting and prepare periodic program reviews for wide range of partners
Develop
reports and other materials to share project learning.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

Master
in Business Administration or other related degree strongly preferred
Minimum
Bachelor’s degree in Business, International Development, Economics,
Public Policy, or related field
At
least 10 years professional experience and 5 years related experience in
business development or account management in the private sector or
managing strategic partnerships in international development
Experience
working in agricultural development and information and communication
technology (ICTs) preferred
Fluency
in oral and written English; preference for fluency in at least one local
language
Deep
commitment to eradication of poverty and alignment with Grameen
Foundation’s mission and understanding of and commitment to agricultural
development in Africa
An
entrepreneurial spirit with strong financial modeling and business
development skills
Strategist
who thinks innovatively and creatively to solve unstructured problems
Excellent
time management skills with ability to manage multiple work-streams
simultaneously with proven track record of achievement under pressure
Outstanding
commitment to teamwork with ability to work collaboratively across
organizations and identify and achieve shared objectives under challenging
conditions
Excellent
presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills with commitment to
listening and serving diverse range of CKW clients
Commitment
to building social and gender equity into program design and approach

How to apply:

Please follow
the instructions as stated below as failure to do so could lead to
disqualification.

Write
an Application letter and CV/Resume.
Merge
these two documents into one document in either MS Word or PDF format.
Do
not attach or send any scanned documents. These are sometimes too large
for our inbox.
Include
the job title and/or reference number in the subject line of the email
address and send your application by email to grameenjobs@nftconsult.com
Only
successful candidates will be contacted. For all other inquiries please
contact our offices directly

Deadline: 31^st May, 2013

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