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Business Development Manager Career Jobs – Living Goods (LG)
Job Title: Business Development Manager
Organisation: Living Goods
(LG)
(LG)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Deputy Director,
Regional Business Development
Regional Business Development
About US:
Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro-entrepreneurs who
go door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while
selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods,
water filters, clean cook stoves, and solar lights. Living Goods seeks nothing
less than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in emerging markets, through
networks of franchised micro-entrepreneurs who leverage Living Goods’ brand,
buying power and mobile marketing tools to deliver vital products at accessible
prices to the people who need them most. By combining the best practices from
the worlds of micro-enterprise, franchising and public health, Living Goods is
creating a fully sustainable system to improve the health, and wealth, of
underserved communities.
go door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while
selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods,
water filters, clean cook stoves, and solar lights. Living Goods seeks nothing
less than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in emerging markets, through
networks of franchised micro-entrepreneurs who leverage Living Goods’ brand,
buying power and mobile marketing tools to deliver vital products at accessible
prices to the people who need them most. By combining the best practices from
the worlds of micro-enterprise, franchising and public health, Living Goods is
creating a fully sustainable system to improve the health, and wealth, of
underserved communities.
Living Goods is on a rapid growth trajectory—we plan to expand our
coverage from 1.9million people to reach 5.8 million people, almost tripling in
size by 2020. To support these ambitious goals, the Living Goods Business
Development team will have to raise significant funds from bilateral,
multilateral and institutional donors in the US and globally. As such the
Business Development team at Living Goods is growing quickly, to include a new
position that supports our growing prospects.
coverage from 1.9million people to reach 5.8 million people, almost tripling in
size by 2020. To support these ambitious goals, the Living Goods Business
Development team will have to raise significant funds from bilateral,
multilateral and institutional donors in the US and globally. As such the
Business Development team at Living Goods is growing quickly, to include a new
position that supports our growing prospects.
Job Summary: The Business
Development Manager should be a passionate individual with a strong track
record of delivering results to join the fundraising team to further develop
and build out our pipeline of funding opportunities. The position will focus on
external facing relationship building with key bilateral, multilateral and
institutional donors and implementing partners at the regional and country
level with a focus on Kenya and Uganda. The candidate will also be expected to
secure new grants by tracking and scoping priority opportunities, building
partnerships with implementers as needed, and shepherding opportunities through
to proposal submission—this will include internal tasks such as proposal
writing, program design, budgeting, and the preparation of supplementary
documentation. This position will require an exceptional eye for detail, a
strong sense of professional judgment and responsibility, and solid writing and
communications skills.
Development Manager should be a passionate individual with a strong track
record of delivering results to join the fundraising team to further develop
and build out our pipeline of funding opportunities. The position will focus on
external facing relationship building with key bilateral, multilateral and
institutional donors and implementing partners at the regional and country
level with a focus on Kenya and Uganda. The candidate will also be expected to
secure new grants by tracking and scoping priority opportunities, building
partnerships with implementers as needed, and shepherding opportunities through
to proposal submission—this will include internal tasks such as proposal
writing, program design, budgeting, and the preparation of supplementary
documentation. This position will require an exceptional eye for detail, a
strong sense of professional judgment and responsibility, and solid writing and
communications skills.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Provide support in the roll out the Living
Goods business development strategy in East Africa, particularly with
bilateral and multilateral donors - Build and manage a high-value portfolio of
existing donors and potential new prospects. For example: - Research, track and analyze
new funding opportunities and competitive intelligence and maintain a
pipeline of opportunities relevant to Living Goods - Develop and support the
Uganda Country Director’s cultivation and strengthening of relationships
with prospective funders, implementing partners, government officials and
other key stake holders in the region - Shepherd funding
opportunities through all of the required stages and decision-making
processes, including coordinating partners, writing
concepts/proposals and putting
together supplementary materials as needed to successfully submit
applications - Assist the program teams to steward
existing donor relationships, including reporting - Proactively support the business
development team with process improvements including internal coordination
on capture planning, proposal development and stakeholder engagement. This
includes developing appropriate tools and resources to support more
streamlined processes - Quickly develop a strong fluency in Living
Good’s key portfolio of health interventions to support external
representation within the donor and implementing partner communities - Serve as an articulate and enthusiastic
spokesperson for the organization at meetings with demonstrable capacity
to represent Living Goods on your own - Support with hosting key donor visits in
Uganda - Support Living Goods to develop key
collateral for business development, external communications, and advocacy
among priority stakeholders - Work in liaison with the partnerships team
to support the expansion of Living Goods operations through implementing partnerships
in Kenya and Uganda, and to new countries as needed - Work closely with the advocacy and
government relations team to support activities to influence donors and
partners, including supporting the development of Living Goods external
facing communications collateral - Other responsibilities as needed
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Living Goods Business
Development Manager job placement should hold a Bachelor’s degree - A minimum of four to five years of professional
experience with fundraising/business development in the international
development space required - Experience living/working in the
developing world preferred - Demonstrated passion for Living Goods’
mission and alignment with its values - Excellent communication skills across all
mediums that engage and inspire others, particularly with writing - Ability to support both back-end (e.g.
administrative tasks) and front-end (e.g. relationship management) roles - Superior customer focus and relationship
management orientation - Exceptional judgment, including a high
level of discretion when handling confidential materials - Proficiency with Salesforce and Microsoft
Office
Compensation: A competitive salary and benefits package
commensurate with experience including health insurance and bonus
opportunity.
commensurate with experience including health insurance and bonus
opportunity.
How to Apply:
All candidates are strongly encouraged to Apply Online at the web link
below.
below.
Deadline: 31st May, 2017
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