Job ID
49771
Job Title
Head of New Business Development
To work for
Save the Children
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Not Specified
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Strategic Focus:
•In alignment with the Country Strategic Plan (CSP) , develop and utilize a comprehensive funding strategy that links local, regional, and global knowledge, priorities, and breakthroughs to the relevant donor landscape.
•Along with SC Member offices actively track upcoming opportunities while linking them to Country strategy and SC's Breakthroughs, positioning efforts, resource allocation, and broader portfolio planning.
•Manage both strategic and programmatic relationships with donors, implementing partners, and other relevant stakeholders to advance Save the Children’s reputation, drive strategies, create new opportunities, and push for funding in Country strategic priorities
•Ensure alignment with National Recovery Priorities of Syria
Proposal Development
•Lead the development of high-value or complex proposals or bids, building on global, regional and national expertise, and ensuring the highest quality product including localization commitments with equitable budget planning.
•Take primary responsibility for the drafting of high-quality concept notes and funding proposals (including log frames and budgets) for a variety of donors, from major institutional donors, corporate organisations, trusts, and private donors, among others.
•With the support of TAs, context Analyst and Operations Team develop and draft all narrative sections of proposal documents and/or concept notes.
•Identify opportunities to incorporate children’s inputs into proposal development with support from Child Participation experts in SCI
•Track up-coming funding opportunities, donor engagement and proposal development process
•Maintain robust Pipeline tracker and providing regular analysis to the SMT on the status of the funding portfolio and key trends to monitor.
•Serve as lead writer for high-value competitive bids
•Drive interdepartmental coordination for project design with PDQ, Advocacy, Programme Operations (for field team inputs, logistics requirements, costings, etc.), Security, Logistics, Finance, and HR (for staffing requirements).
•Ensure full internal and member review and sign off as per the proposal development process.
•For all assigned opportunities and proposals ensure all documents required by the donor are well written and logically structured
•For all assigned proposals ensures language is in line with donor priorities and understanding of specific sectors
•Liaise with all Field Offices/ National Partners to ensure they are engaged in the proposal development process and consulted for feasibility of final planned Program Activities and sign off on final proposals
•With the support of TA’s, MEAL Team and Operations Team develop and finalise the necessary supporting documents from the proposal including logframe and workplan.
•Will be responsible to ensure that all documents sent to SMT for signoff are copy edited.
New Business Development/Stakeholder Engagement:
•Participate in key Member and donor meetings and pro-actively seek donor intelligence on prospective new opportunities or partnership.
•Cultivate business relationships with external stakeholders and potential partners for large scale or strategic funding opportunities, either as a prime or sub-recipient in joint ventures.
•Search for strategic (and innovative)new partnerships with actors in the Syrian context (UN Agencies, NGOs. INGOs, State Actors, Research etc), and ensure that Save the Children maximizes its opportunity to showcase and replicate the Theory of Change.
•Refresh Donor Landscape Studies on an appropriate frequency
•Ensure a system is in place to monitor progress toward targets set out in the Strategy
•Work with PDQ team to develop generic concept notes for thematic areas and cross-sectoral integration.
•Work with Members to explore the potential for private sector partnerships and other innovative ways to fundraise
General
•Demonstrate compliance and leadership with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
Strategic Focus:
•In alignment with the Country Strategic Plan (CSP) , develop and utilize a comprehensive funding strategy that links local, regional, and global knowledge, priorities, and breakthroughs to the relevant donor landscape.
•Along with SC Member offices actively track upcoming opportunities while linking them to Country strategy and SC's Breakthroughs, positioning efforts, resource allocation, and broader portfolio planning.
•Manage both strategic and programmatic relationships with donors, implementing partners, and other relevant stakeholders to advance Save the Children’s reputation, drive strategies, create new opportunities, and push for funding in Country strategic priorities
•Ensure alignment with National Recovery Priorities of Syria
Proposal Development
•Lead the development of high-value or complex proposals or bids, building on global, regional and national expertise, and ensuring the highest quality product including localization commitments with equitable budget planning.
•Take primary responsibility for the drafting of high-quality concept notes and funding proposals (including log frames and budgets) for a variety of donors, from major institutional donors, corporate organisations, trusts, and private donors, among others.
•With the support of TAs, context Analyst and Operations Team develop and draft all narrative sections of proposal documents and/or concept notes.
•Identify opportunities to incorporate children’s inputs into proposal development with support from Child Participation experts in SCI
•Track up-coming funding opportunities, donor engagement and proposal development process
•Maintain robust Pipeline tracker and providing regular analysis to the SMT on the status of the funding portfolio and key trends to monitor.
•Serve as lead writer for high-value competitive bids
•Drive interdepartmental coordination for project design with PDQ, Advocacy, Programme Operations (for field team inputs, logistics requirements, costings, etc.), Security, Logistics, Finance, and HR (for staffing requirements).
•Ensure full internal and member review and sign off as per the proposal development process.
•For all assigned opportunities and proposals ensure all documents required by the donor are well written and logically structured
•For all assigned proposals ensures language is in line with donor priorities and understanding of specific sectors
•Liaise with all Field Offices/ National Partners to ensure they are engaged in the proposal development process and consulted for feasibility of final planned Program Activities and sign off on final proposals
•With the support of TA’s, MEAL Team and Operations Team develop and finalise the necessary supporting documents from the proposal including logframe and workplan.
•Will be responsible to ensure that all documents sent to SMT for signoff are copy edited.
New Business Development/Stakeholder Engagement:
•Participate in key Member and donor meetings and pro-actively seek donor intelligence on prospective new opportunities or partnership.
•Cultivate business relationships with external stakeholders and potential partners for large scale or strategic funding opportunities, either as a prime or sub-recipient in joint ventures.
•Search for strategic (and innovative)new partnerships with actors in the Syrian context (UN Agencies, NGOs. INGOs, State Actors, Research etc), and ensure that Save the Children maximizes its opportunity to showcase and replicate the Theory of Change.
•Refresh Donor Landscape Studies on an appropriate frequency
•Ensure a system is in place to monitor progress toward targets set out in the Strategy
•Work with PDQ team to develop generic concept notes for thematic areas and cross-sectoral integration.
•Work with Members to explore the potential for private sector partnerships and other innovative ways to fundraise
General
•Demonstrate compliance and leadership with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS
Experience of supporting resource mobilisation and new business development in humanitarian and development programme settings, in particular writing of new grant submissions (proposal and/or concept notes)
Essential:
•At least 5-7 years of demonstrated experience leading on new business development and fundraising in NGOs
•Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant subject (Humanitarian, Human rights, Development) with relevant field experience
•English language proficiency
•Excellent coordination and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels
•Excellent representation, presentation, Analytical and communication skills –
•Experience in coordinating development of large-scale or strategic proposals, including the development of multi-million-dollar project budgets.
•Experience with US and UK government programming, SIDA, DANIDA, ECHO, BMZ amongst others including compliance requirements
•Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner including proficiency in MS office tools
•Previous experience of project management and project cycle management, including project design, implementation and evaluation
•Good understanding of donor compliance and reporting mechanisms and requirements
•Good understanding of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.
•Ability to work well under pressure and work to deadlines
•Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
•Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
•The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
•Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children.
Desirable
•Experience or understanding of the Syrian Context
•Arabic Language Skills
•Experience working for Save the Children and working across organisational structures
Experience of supporting resource mobilisation and new business development in humanitarian and development programme settings, in particular writing of new grant submissions (proposal and/or concept notes)
Essential:
•At least 5-7 years of demonstrated experience leading on new business development and fundraising in NGOs
•Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant subject (Humanitarian, Human rights, Development) with relevant field experience
•English language proficiency
•Excellent coordination and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and negotiate clearly and effectively at all levels
•Excellent representation, presentation, Analytical and communication skills –
•Experience in coordinating development of large-scale or strategic proposals, including the development of multi-million-dollar project budgets.
•Experience with US and UK government programming, SIDA, DANIDA, ECHO, BMZ amongst others including compliance requirements
•Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner including proficiency in MS office tools
•Previous experience of project management and project cycle management, including project design, implementation and evaluation
•Good understanding of donor compliance and reporting mechanisms and requirements
•Good understanding of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.
•Ability to work well under pressure and work to deadlines
•Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
•Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
•The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
•Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children.
Desirable
•Experience or understanding of the Syrian Context
•Arabic Language Skills
•Experience working for Save the Children and working across organisational structures
Salary and Benefits
in line with SCI salary scale and reimbursement policy.
About us
Save the Children was founded in London in 1919 by Eglantyne Jebb and her sister, Dorothy Buxton. In the century since then, Save the Children organizations have been established in 29 nations around the world. Each of these members is part of the Save the Children Association.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Jul 20, 2026
Expiry Date
Aug 19, 2026
CV Language
English
