New Business Development Director

Are you passionate about connecting potential donors with meaningful causes? Are you looking for a role where the work that you do sustainably creates an impact on a global scale? Read on to hear more about the role of NBD Director at Triggerise!

The Company
Triggerise believes in a world where all youth have the power to choose where, when, and how they meet their sexual reproductive health needs. Our digital platform delivers scalable and verifiable sexual reproductive health services for young people in 5 main markets in Sub Saharan Africa - Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, South Africa and Burkina Faso. We work together with local communities and use nudges like reminders, discounts, and reward points to encourage our users to access and use sexual and reproductive health services. We also support our users in becoming micro-entrepreneurs and adding value to their economies.

Triggerise has offices in South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, the Netherlands and Portugal. Globally, our team consists of 160 enthusiastic, international colleagues. Whether you are working from our biggest office in Nairobi, the fast-growing office in South Africa, or from home, our people are young and our culture is global and dynamic. Our work environment is fast-paced, informal, and friendly. You can learn more about what being part of Triggerise is like here.

_We are open to remote work for this position and we welcome applicants from time zones GMT+1 to GMT+3.

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The Job

As a New Business Development Director at Triggerise, you will play a pivotal role in growing our impact by identifying, convincing, and establishing partnerships with donors. This is an opportunity to use your network and skills to champion a cause that truly matters, ensuring the continued success and expansion of our organization.

Key responsibilities will include:

• New Business Development: Leverage your vast network to identify and connect with potential donors, building a robust pipeline that translates potential into secured funding for our strategic priorities.
• NBD Strategy Execution: Play an instrumental role in developing and executing our New Business Development strategy, ensuring funding for initiatives aligned with our core mission.
• Proposal Development: Lead and manage the proposal cycle in your domains, ensuring the creation of persuasive proposals that resonate with potential donors.
• Donor and Network Relations: Initiate and foster relationships with potential donors, while also maintaining strong ties with our current partners. Your representation at external events will ensure Triggerise's message is prominent in donor communities.
• Development: Stay ahead of trends in donor priorities and resource mobilization, advising our leadership on incorporating these trends to ensure continued funding. Additionally, commit to personal growth and development to always bring your best to the role.
• Other Projects: Collaborate with colleagues on various projects, ensuring a cohesive approach to achieving our organizational goals.

About you
You're adept at networking, turning every interaction with potential donors or partners into a meaningful opportunity. Your background in donor relations shines through your ability to combine passion with results. Your experience in international development and global health gives you the edge when articulating our mission. With a talent for crafting compelling proposals and a keen sense for building relationships, you stand ready to make a global impact.

Requirements:

• 8 - 10 years of experience in fundraising is required, and minimum 2 years of experience in a senior role such as New Business Development Director.

• Experience working for a large (SRH) donor or extensive experience as a fundraising director for a large international (SRH) NGO.

• A proven personal network with SRH donors, both private and government as well as a proven track record in revenue-generation from a wide variety of sources including investors/ investment funds, corporations, and  foundations.

• You have a proven track record in successfully securing a minimum of $ 5 million per year from a diversity of major donors, corporations (especially tech-related ones), individual philanthropists and foundations. In securing this funding, you can prove you were responsible for initiating the leads as well as the strategic development of opportunities.

• Demonstrated knowledge of and fundamental adherence to the principles, ethics, and best practices of modern fundraising, including superior knowledge of donor relations principles and fundraising strategy.

• Open to travel and flexible in working hours because of the global character of Triggerise.

The Rewards

At Triggerise we believe in being open, also when it comes to salaries. The monthly salary bracket for this position is R75,074 - R112,611 gross in South Africa, Ksh537,108 - Ksh805,663 gross in Kenya, €6,145 - €9,217 gross in the Netherlands, and €3,988 - €5,981 gross in Portugal, plus benefits. We will offer you a salary in this bracket depending on your level of experience and how it relates to your future colleagues.

In addition to your annual salary, we offer you:

• A personal development budget.
• Unlimited holidays, if you can make it work with your team you’re good to go.
• Growth opportunities.
• A product to help shape as we grow, to leave your mark on how we do things.
• A vision that we trust that you will do your job without us having to invent unnecessary rules and regulations.

The Details

Interested? Apply now below! Want more information? Check out our website or contact our Global Recruiter. We only accept applications through the apply links, not by email.

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