Fundraising & Business Development Manager

Job Duties

• Build and maintain strong relationships with Local and International donors.
• Stay up to date with any new project opportunity that falls under LRD’s Mission.
• Determine proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs; studying requests for proposal (RFPs); attending strategy meetings.
• Meet proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval; entering and monitoring tracking data; coordinating requirements with contributors; contributing proposal status information to review meetings; transmitting proposals.
• Gather proposal information by identifying sources of information; coordinating submissions and collections; identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.
• Develop proposal by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation.
• Maintain quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.
• Obtain approvals by reviewing proposal with key providers and related parties.
• Accomplish organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Competencies

• Outstanding skills in establishing partnerships with Local and International Donors
• Strong capacities in project cycle management and budget.
• Familiarity with the Lebanese economy, market, Labor Market and Social Entrepreneurship.
• Very good communication, coordination and diplomacy.
• Integrity, fairness and impartiality.
• Ability to manage sensitive cases and confidential information.
• Ability to work under pressure

Requirements

• Language skills: Excellent in English and Arabic
• Education degree: University degree in Business Administration, Micro-economics, Vocational Technical Education and Training or any related field
• Work experience:  At least 5 years of experience in a similar position (NGOs/private companies) in Business Development projects, Employment Projects.
• Knowledge and skills: knowledge in business development, business coaching and training, internships and/or vocational trainings are strong assets.
• Computer skills: very good knowledge of the MS office software including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Experience in training provision is a strong asset. Experience working with humanitarian projects is a strong asset.