Director, Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Director, Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

Purpose of the Job

• Hierarchically, The Director of Strategic Partnership and Resource Mobilization reports to the Executive Director
• To lead KNCV Nigeria's institutional growth and long-term sustainability by developing and implementing a comprehensive resource mobilization, strategic partnerships, and business development strategy.
• The Director will diversify KNCV Nigeria's funding base beyond traditional donor grants, strengthen domestic and international partnerships, identify new funding and revenue opportunities, and position the organization as a leading African institution for health systems strengthening, implementation science, digital health, and AI-enabled innovations.

Core Terms of Reference
Resource Mobilization Strategy:

• Build and manage a multi-year funding pipeline aligned with organizational priorities.
• Develop and implement KNCV Nigeria's Resource Mobilization and Sustainability Strategy.
• Diversify funding sources, including bilateral and multilateral agencies, philanthropic foundations, private sector partners, impact investors, and domestic financing mechanisms.

Business Development:

• Coordinate the preparation of high-quality concept notes, grant proposals, and competitive bids.
• Improve proposal quality and institutional win rates.
• Lead the identification and pursuit of funding opportunities.
• Develop and lead consortium-building efforts for strategic funding opportunities.

Strategic Partnerships:

• Establish and manage strategic relationships with governments, development partners, academia, research institutions, private sector organizations, and technology companies.
• Expand KNCV Nigeria's national, regional, and global collaboration network.
• Negotiate and oversee institutional partnerships and memoranda of understanding.

Institutional Sustainability:

• Promote domestic resource mobilization and government contracting opportunities.
• Identify and develop new business and revenue-generation opportunities, including consulting, implementation science, digital health solutions, training, and technical assistance.
• Support transition planning for donor-funded programs toward sustainable financing.

Donor and External Engagement:

• Serve as KNCV Nigeria's focal point for donor engagement and strategic positioning.
• Represent the organization at donor consultations, investment forums, and strategic meetings.
• Strengthen KNCV Nigeria's visibility through strategic communications and thought leadership.

Market Intelligence:

• Identify new strategic opportunities before formal funding calls are released.
• Monitor emerging trends in global health financing, AI, digital health, and implementation science.
• Maintain an institutional funding opportunity tracker and provide regular intelligence to senior management.

Knowledge and Proposal Management:

• Coordinate multidisciplinary proposal teams to ensure timely, high-quality submissions.
• Establish and maintain a centralized repository of institutional capability statements, proposal templates, partnership profiles, and donor intelligence.

Key Performance Indicators

• Growth in unrestricted or flexible funding.
• Number and value of successful grants and contracts secured.
• Proposal success rate.
• Quality and timeliness of funding intelligence reports.
• Total annual funding mobilized.
• Number of new revenue-generating initiatives developed.
• Number of government and private-sector partnerships secured.
• Percentage of funding from diversified (non-traditional) sources.
• Number of new strategic partnerships established.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated success in securing large, competitive grants and leading multi-partner consortia.
• Strong understanding of donor landscapes, health systems, digital health, AI, and implementation science.
• Master's Degree or higher in Public Health, Business Administration, International Development, Health Economics, or a related field.
• Excellent negotiation, networking, proposal development, and communication skills
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in global health, strategic partnerships, business development, or resource mobilization.

What do we offer?

• An informal work atmosphere in an international environment where initiative is appreciated.
• KNCV Nigeria has its own employment conditions scheme.
• A highly motivated and diverse team of experienced, self-driven colleagues.
• Frequent capacity building and training.
• Fast-paced and result-oriented culture.
• A full-time (40 hours per week) fixed-term contract for a year, with the intention of extending the contract depending on funding and performance.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Due to the influx of applications, only shortlisted candidates may receive feedback on the recruitment process.
• We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
• KNCV Nigeria is against any form of sexual harassment and abuse.
• There may be travel requirements and opportunities within Nigeria.
• Any successful candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.