Head of Business Development, WACAR

• Lead and oversee business development activities across the WACAR region, including managing the regional pipeline and supporting country-level strategies.
• Provide strategic vision and advice on business development trends, donor engagement, and funding priorities to regional and country leadership.
• Coordinate and support identification, tracking, and pursuit of new funding opportunities, including donor outreach and partnership development.
• Manage proposal development processes, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and IRC policies, and support bid leadership across the portfolio.
• Represent IRC externally to donors, partners, and peers during the pre-award phase.
• Supervise and mentor direct reports, including the regional Program Development Advisor, ensuring effective team collaboration and capacity building.
• Facilitate internal reviews and knowledge sharing to capture lessons learned and improve business development practices.

• Extensive experience leading large, complex, multi-year and multi-partner proposal teams.
• Proven background in developing and supporting humanitarian and development proposals for NGOs.
• Strong proficiency in both English and French languages.
• Familiarity with strategies and proposal processes of major government and institutional donors such as USAID, Department of State, FCDO, EU institutions (ECHO, INTPA), and others including GAC, Sida, GFFO, BMZ, and SDC.
• Experience collaborating with and supporting national and community-based partners.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills for working effectively in multicultural and remote teams.
• Clear and persuasive writing skills, preferably with proposal writing experience.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally about 20% of the time.

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