AHC Careers

AHC Background:

Ankawa Humanitarian Committee (AHC) is a local, non-governmental, faith-based Organization established in February 2020, directed towards the fundamental challenges of humanitarian and development work facing our long-suffering communities.  AHC is guided by its core values of Humanity, Service, and Mercy to reach its vision of building a community where citizens can live and worship freely and safely, prosper economically, access quality services, and participate fully and responsibly in Iraq’s diverse and thriving community.

Job Summary:

Under the supervision of the Executive Director, the Business Development Coordinator will develop and implement a business development strategy and professionalize efforts to seek funding opportunities, develop proposals, and successfully close funding through governmental and multilateral funders and partners. The BD will also be responsible for identifying opportunities for the organization across several technical and/or geographic portfolios, developing plans to compete for these funding opportunities, and executing those plans, including oversight of pre-solicitation/pre-proposal activities, as well as proposal preparation and submission as the employee will manage the proposal process, drawing from and collaborating closely with AHC’s executive director and program staff.

Furthermore, under the guidance of the Executive Director and in collaboration with the SMT, the BD Coordinator will be the organization’s resident expert to develop strategies and approaches that will be responsive to donor solicitations.

Job Responsibilities:

·       Oversee the organizational business development strategies and processes.

·       Work closely with the Grants Administrator Consultant.

·       Represent the organization’s business development interests at relevant meetings, events, and within resource mobilization or donor-specific peer networks as it relates to funding streams.

·       Advise on donor priorities, track funding trends, and identify adequate opportunities with institutional donors (government and inter-governmental award issuing organizations, as well as foundations, corporations, and other awarding non-governmental organizations), in line with AHC’s strategy, mission, vision and goals.

·       Pursue funding opportunities among major donors. This will include proposal preparation and development in coordination with relevant programming and finance staff within AHC to ensure the timely submission of high-quality proposals.

• Lead the development, writing, and successful submission of funding proposals. This will involve leading and supporting proposal development teams across the organization, working with the senior management and the finance team to ensure that budgets and operational processes are developed in compliance with donor requirements.
• Support senior management to develop partnerships and maintain relationships with donors and other stakeholders, including the private sector. Collaborate with other organizations within the community to build partnerships and enhance funding opportunities.
• Produce periodic reports for senior management on business development performance analysis, as required.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of AHC’s development systems. Help to develop better tools, mechanisms, techniques, and strategies for identifying, tracking, and pursuing new business opportunities, developing proposals, and budgets.
• Under the guidance of AHC’s Executive Director, lead the implementation of AHC’s strategy and sustainability plan in close coordination with other departments and provide quarterly updates on it.
• Collaborate closely with the Communication Officer to assist in the creation of content, materials and data for publication in AHC's newsletter and/or on its social media platforms.
• Guide and orient other AHC staff on business development strategies and skills within the active contract period.
• The above is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities; other support within AHC’s Business Development could be required as per the line manager’s request.

The Employee must adhere to the action points mentioned in the Strategic Plan; AHC staff should manage their responsibilities as identified/guided by the document of the strategic plan.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in international relations development, business, or related technical discipline, plus 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline, plus 2-3 years of relevant work experience.
• Additional education may substitute for some experience.

Background and Experience:

• Experience in relationship management, including proposal development and partnership, communication with donors, public relations, partnerships, and comprehensive report writing.
• Significant expertise in all areas of business development, including strategy, forging partnerships including negotiating consortium agreements, project design, proposal writing, budget development, managing donors and other stakeholders’ (e.g., NGOs) relationships, and project reporting. This includes developing complex technical/narrative and cost proposals.
• Demonstrated experience in humanitarian and development projects with local/international NGOs.

Required Skills:

• Excellent written and communication English skills, especially report writing.
  Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Excellent technical skills in writing, editing, formatting, research, and verbal communication.
• Proven track record in developing and executing creative new projects.
• High literacy in strategy and research skills.
• Problem-solving skills.
• High level of integrity and stewardship.
• Commitment and loyalty to AHC's mission, vision, and values.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously, work well under pressure, and meet deadlines.
• Well-developed emotional intelligence, a keen eye for detail and accuracy with good understanding of data analysis and interpretation.
• The ability to collate and synthesize complex technical information from disparate sources/stakeholders to provide timely and impactful reports, which requires an ability to build relationships with staff from diverse stakeholder groups.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be willing to abide by AHC’s code of conduct and understand the values of AHC, as well as be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Travel Required (25% of the time is expected in assigned field locations).

Key Working Relationships:

Supervisory: None

Internal: Frequent contact with all departments within AHC.

External: visitors, guests, and AHC staff doing business with the AHC office.