Head of Business Development – Sudan – Sudan 14 views

Role Purpose

Head of Business Development, you will lead the Business Development Unit (BDU), driving fundraising, proposal development, and donor engagement to grow Plan International Sudan’s funding portfolio in line with the Country Strategic Plan and Humanitarian Response Plan.

You will play a key role in securing new grants, strengthening donor relationships, and ensuring high-quality proposal development, grant management, and compliance.

This is a senior leadership role in a complex and fast-paced environment. You will need strong strategic thinking, sound judgement, and the ability to solve problems in a dynamic context.

In this role, you will directly contribute to strengthening funding, performance, and impact for children, particularly girls.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop and implement a resource mobilisation strategy to expand and diversify funding.
• Build and manage relationships with institutional donors, UN agencies, National Offices, and partners.
• Identify funding opportunities and lead the development of high-quality proposals and concept notes.
• Manage the proposal pipeline, funding trackers, and reporting calendars.
• Ensure strong coordination across programme, finance, and support teams.
• Lead consortium bids and support meaningful partner engagement.
• Ensure compliance with donor requirements and internal policies, including cost recovery.
• Capture and share learning to strengthen proposal quality and success rates.
• Integrate gender equality and humanitarian standards across all submissions.
• Manage and develop a team of grants and business development specialists.
• Contribute to Country Management Team (CMT) leadership and overall programme performance.

What We’re Looking For

• A proven track record of securing grants and developing successful donor proposals
• Significant experience in resource mobilisation within humanitarian and/or development settings, particularly in an emergency context
• Strong knowledge of donor requirements, consortium bids, and project cycle management
• A Master’s degree in a relevant field or experience of working in a related field for an extended period of time.
• Excellent coordination, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong written and spoken English
• Arabic language skills highly desirable
• Experience working in the region is highly desirable

Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter.

Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.

Location: Port Sudan, Sudan. With 30% travel to communities in Sudan. This is a mandatory unaccompanied assignment.

This is a global recruitment search and support with relocation is available if required.

Type of Role: 12 month Fixed term contract

Reports to: Country Director

Closing Date: 14th June 2026