Senior Program Development Officer at Ignitia

Job Description

• Develop a deep understanding and articulate compellingly how ignitia’s current and future product portfolio can support NGOs and development institutions in delivering their impact goals
• Create ignitia’s go-to-market strategy and target plan to deliver ignitia’s ambitious growth objectives from NGO and development institution funded revenues
• Proactively manage a pipeline of prospects and opportunities through to winning bids to realize revenue targets
• Create proposals that win
• Build and maintain an effective network of relationships with NGO and development sector stakeholders; ensure an up to date knowledge of NGO impact priorities and funding objectives
• Work with the Product and Tech teams to identify product improvements or new products; remain current on industry trends, market activities, and competitors.

Requirements

WHO ARE YOU?

• You’re not just great at translating relationships into revenue and funding, you’re a market-maker. You know how to shape the way ignitia goes to market, from our proposition and how it delivers sustained impact to winning the bids and designing effective programs. You have a keen understanding of the NGO landscape in West Africa and their decision-making processes. You have valuable relationships that can open doors and you have deep experience in winning bids.
• You are entrepreneurial and persistent. You are ambitious and love being part of a high performing team. You think your work should make a difference and still be fun.

WHAT WILL IT TAKE?

• You have an undergraduate degree (minimum) from a recognized university
• You have at least 5 years of experience in building partnerships and securing NGO project funding in Africa
• You have an extensive and relevant network of trusted relationships within the development sector in Africa, preferably in livelihoods/ climate change/ agriculture etc. (mainly West Africa)
• You have excellent knowledge of the development sector in West Africa, the players, their priorities and how they operate
• You are a powerful communicator – both written and oral - and write proposals that win funding

Benefits

IGNITIA’S VALUES

• We are go-getters - we work hard and have a sense of urgency in pursuing the opportunities that help us accomplish our goals
• We act as owners - We take every decision based on what's best for the company. We take responsibility for our actions
• We are curious - we learn rapidly and eagerly; we are in constant search for ideas that challenge conventional wisdom. We lead the way
• We act with integrity - we treat others the way we like to be treated. We deliver on our promises and we do what we say we will do
• We strive for excellence - We aim to be the best in everything we do; we recruit fantastic talent. We provide great customer service and we provide the best weather data on Earth!