Business Development Officer

Advances IOM Southern Africa's resource mobilisation and partnership strategy by supporting country offices with programme design, proposal quality, donor engagement, strategic analysis and regional messaging.

Department: Sub Regional Office

• Identify funding opportunities, donor priorities and entry points for the regional funding pipeline
• Support concept note, project proposal and programme development for quality and strategic coherence
• Engage donors, financial institutions and partners to advance IOM positioning and partnerships
• Guide country offices on business development priorities, portfolios and strategic pipelines
• Coordinate implementation of sub-regional resource mobilisation priorities
• Promote use of data, evidence and strategic analysis in business development
• Develop guidance, tools and lessons learned for regional business development
• Support coherent regional messaging on resource mobilisation priorities

• Master's degree in political or social sciences, business administration, international relations, law or a related field with five years of relevant experience, or a bachelor's degree with seven years
• Solid experience in resource mobilisation, programme development, donor engagement and advisory support
• Experience in Project Cycle Management and Results-Based Management
• Experience with migration issues, including operational or field experience, IOM project development, management and reporting
• Experience liaising with governmental authorities, donors, academia, national or international institutions and NGOs
• Fluency in written and spoken English

• Internationally recruited professional staff are required to be mobile
• Appointment is subject to funding confirmation and medical, security, accreditation, residency or visa clearances
• Vacancies close at 23:59 Geneva time on the closing date