Afrique Sierra Leone

HI recruits 01 Business Development Officer

HI recruits 01 Business Development Officer

Handicap International/Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial international solidarity organization, which intervenes in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflicts and disasters. Working alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, it acts and speaks out to meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. 

HI is committed to an employment policy in favour of disabled workers. 

More info : www.hi.org 

JOB CONTEXT: HI has been working closely with the Government of Sierra Leone, international and national partners in the country since 1996, supporting vulnerable groups and people with disability.  Program sectors include capacity building in rehabilitation; advocacy and rights, mother and child health, economic empowerment, mental health, protection and inclusive education. HI is currently implementing 5 projects for the promotion of inclusive education, emergency response, mental health and protection. 

HI Sierra Leone counts 43 staff including 4 international staff. 

HI Sierra Leone is creating a new position of business development officer to identify funding opportunities and develop proposals 

YOUR MISSION: Under the supervision of the Country Director, your main responsibilities are: 

Strategic development: 

You monitor donors’ strategies and priorities to anticipate calls for proposals  

You engage with identified donors to understand their perception of current HI programming and  identify areas of interests for targeted fundraising efforts; 

You monitor research and development initiatives of other organizations, including INGOs, UNs and government to spot trends in the development sector which need to be taken into account  to develop competitive proposals; 

Relationship Management: 

You build HI’s external profile and influence, building key stakeholder relationships; 

You develop excellent and active working relationship with strategic donors and partners in- country ; 

You promote HI’s technical positioning, approaches, know-how and expertise in relevant networks  in order to develop consortium agreements; 

Proposal Development : 

For new project: you lead donor’s proposal writing including the development of logical frameworks, MEAL plan, technical approach narrative, planning, staffing and budgeting; 

For the renewal of existing projects: you contribute to the proposal’s writing; 

You coordinate and collaborate with HQ shared services, HI National Associations and technical staff to ensure their inputs are duly reflected in proposals; 

When required, identify appropriate/competitive teaming and facilitate negotiations; 

For consortiums, you manage coordination and communication during project development; 

You review final proposal/concept note before submission for compliance with donors guidelines and expectations, budget matching to technical narrative and overall quality; 

You ensure the final submission of the concept notes and proposals to donors 

YOUR PROFILE:  

  • With a Master in humanitarian or development studies, you have a minimum of 4 years’ experience in humanitarian project development and donor relationship, including experience in consortium development 
  • You have experience in analysis, ethical positioning and in partnership mobilization 
  • Your main asset? Your ability of negotiation and representation (internally and externally) and your expertise in proposal development  
  • You have excellent communication and writing capacities in English; French is an asset 

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION: The office and the international staff apartments are comfortable. The power supply is erratic but all houses have generators and air conditioning and drinking water is supplied. People are very friendly and there are some lovely local beaches, relatively easy to access.  

CONDITIONS: At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team 

For candidates from Sierra Leone : local package will be offered (fix term contract and other benefits) 

For candidates out of Sierra Leone :  

  • 5 months International contract starting from March 2022 – renewable, based in Free Town 
  • Gross salary : starting from 2750€ per month ; Perdiem : 569€ net per month, in local money   
  • Insurance : health, incapacity, pension scheme, repatriation  
  • Paid holidays : 25 days a year ; Rest & Recuperation : 11 days per year  
  • Open to couple, collective housing in a guest house taken in charge by HI  

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