Call for Head of Business Development

• Lead CPCD's business development function including annual BD planning, growth targets, opportunity prioritization, and pipeline management across target donors, sectors, and countries.
• Manage the full proposal lifecycle from opportunity identification to submission, including go/no-go decisions, capture planning, partner mapping, team formation, writing, budget coordination, compliance review, and final submission.
• Supervise, guide, and performance-manage the BD team and interns, including task allocation, quality review, mentoring, coaching, and capacity development.
• Build and manage strategic relationships with donors, INGOs, local NGOs, research firms, consultants, and consortium partners; lead partnership negotiations, teaming agreements, and MOUs.

This role drives CPCD's growth, enabling the organization to expand its monitoring, evaluation, and capacity-building services in fragile and conflict-affected regions, thereby improving the effectiveness of humanitarian and development programs.

• Bachelor's degree in international development, business administration, public policy, management, economics, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
• At least 5 years of progressive experience in business development, proposal management, partnerships, fundraising, or institutional growth with NGOs, consulting firms, or donor-funded programs.
• Proven track record leading successful bids and managing competitive proposal processes, preferably for TPM, evaluations, research, assessments, capacity building, or donor-funded consultancy assignments.
• Excellent strategic writing, business communication, negotiation, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.

Compensation and benefits are not specified in the job posting.

Crest Point for Consultancy and Development (CPCD) is an independent consulting firm providing third-party monitoring, evaluations, applied research, and capacity strengthening to UN agencies, INGOs, and institutional donors across the MENA, East Africa, and Eastern Europe regions.