The Organization

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

We are currently seeking to recruit for Plan International Liberia Program: –

Title: Business Development and Resource Acquisition Manager

Location: Country Office, Monrovia, Liberia

Department: Programme

Type of Role: Full-time fixed-term contract

Reports to: Country Director

Role PURPOSE

The Business Development and Resource Acquisition Manager (BDRAM) has the role of coordinating grants acquisition and expanding the funding portfolio from various sources to support Plan International program in PII Liberia. As such, she/he is responsible for identifying funding opportunities in line with Plan International Liberia’s program priorities and strategies, through donor analysis and networking. She/he is expected to stay updated on donors’ strategies and interests that are relevant to the CO, to monitor funding opportunities and keep track of the funding pipeline. She/he will liaise closely with the Regional Office, Global Hub, National Organisations, in-country donor representatives and other stakeholders (NGO partners) and take part in relevant clusters, networks and Working Groups as requested. She/he may develop donor-facing communications to position Plan International Liberia for funding in line with its strategy. The Business Development and Resource Acquisition Manager will also lead Plan International CO’ efforts to achieve country fundraising targets and supports the CO to develop strong relationships with National Organisations (NOs), donors and other actors in-country and external.

As a staff member of a child-centred international development and humanitarian organization, the BDRAM will commit to complying with Plan International’s standards and policies related to Safeguarding and PSHEA (Preventing Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse), gender equality, inclusion and diversity. All Plan International staff are expected to uphold the organization’s values and behaviours in every aspect of their work.

Dimensions of the Role

The Business Development and Resource Acquisition Manager is a member of the Extended Country Leadership Team. In line with the Country Strategy and the income target for the CO, the incumbent will be responsible for managing Resource Mobilization (RM) strategy of the CO and periodically revising the CO RM strategy, expanding and diversifying the institutional donor portfolio as well as the corporate donor base (including locally based corporate partners). The post holder will be responsible for all funding to the CO both sponsorship and grants. She/he will facilitate the funding approval process for all resources to a project. She/he will also oversee the donor compliant design and timely submission of concept notes and proposal packages that deliver lasting impact for children, especially girls, in line with Plan International Liberia Country Strategy and donor priorities.

Accountabilities

1. RESOURCE MOBILISATION

• Build relationships with in-country donors and NOs.

• Form strategic alliances with other INGOs, NGOs and donors in Liberia

• Lead the development and delivery of the RM strategy in line with the global strategies, ensuring input from key stakeholders within the organisation and alignment with donor priorities and programme needs.

• Identify any systemic and/or structural issues that may impede a rapid growth in funding and recommend and implement mechanisms to address them.

• Produce and regularly update a comprehensive mapping of all donor opportunities (by sector and geography).

• Track and relay funding opportunities to relevant staff in a timely manner and regularly update the donor mapping (by sector) in the country

• Support the development of the annual plans and budgets as needed, based on consultations with relevant team members.

• Update and monitor internal organisational trackers as relevant, including pipeline and funding trackers

• Engage and pre-position Plan International with NGOs, UN Agencies and institutional donors to develop consortia
• Conducting research to identify funding opportunities and analyzing trends in donor giving to inform resource mobilization strategies.
• Organize periodic donor and partner Project visits

1. PROJECT IDEA PHASE

• Ensure project ideas are aligned with donors and NO priorities.

• Responsible for local donors’ intelligence and engagement.

• Responsible for NO engagement.

• Identifies funding opportunities with local donors and NO donors.

• Lead on the Go-No-Go Process for project opportunities.

• Lead the discussion about the CO internal funding when necessary.

• In charge of all funding approval for projects which include FADs, SPADs, GMFADs, Sponsorship communication and Global FADs Open to All.

1. PROJECT DESIGN PHASE

• Gather and share intelligence for individual sector opportunities

• Support the design of projects and lead the mapping into successful concept notes and full proposals in line with PII Liberia strategy and in accordance with donor requirements and guidelines, in coordination with the relevant NO.

• Ensure concept notes and proposals align closely with the master budget, MERL frameworks, country priorities and Country Management Team (or CMT or CLT) decisions.

• Submit concept notes and proposals to National Organisations respecting deadlines.

• Develop the compliancy framework to support project design.

• Negotiate terms and conditions with local donors and review and approve terms and conditions for international donors.

• Lead FAD 3 process ensuring the organizational procedures and policies are complied with.

• Ensure Plan’s cost recovery policy is adhered to in the proposal development process and that the projects are fully funded via donors or other sources of funding.

1. PROJECT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION PHASES

• Ensure all project and donor documents are filed and stored, e.g. call for proposal, concept note and/or proposals and annexes submitted, FADs, important emails and other relevant contract documents.

• Train project and support teams and any partner organisation on donor requirements with support of the National Organisations.

• Participate in project start up workshops and ensure a full and comprehensive handover of final an approved project document.

• Maintain a reporting calendar with internal and external reporting and work closely with country teams to ensure deadlines are met, and high-quality reports submitted in line with project requirements.

• Provide updates and reports to the CMT/CLT, Regional Office, Global Hub, relevant National Organizations and donors.

• Liaise and coordinate with Programme or Project Managers and Technical Advisors, Advocacy & Influencing Manager, Business Development Specialists and Partnerships Coordinator as needed for donor engagement and external communication and reporting.

• Attend regular calls, meetings, etc. as required with NOs and in country donors.

• Leads on all communications with NOs and donors.

• Responsible for ensuring necessary amendment approvals are undertaken in case of any changes on funding to a project.

• Ensures the timely development of donor reports and analysis of the implementation plans to be used by the management team to track progress against targets, review and decision making;

• Works with the Finance and Program departments to review donor’s narrative and financial reports and ensure the effective utilization of grants monitoring systems in terms of projections and forecasting, the monitoring of expenditure, negotiations with grantors for budget modifications and completion of project reports;

• Monitors, analyses and consolidates relevant grant information and disseminates where relevant within Plan International support COs;

• Overseeing the tracking and reporting of funding outcomes, ensuring compliance with donor requirements, and maintaining good communication with donor/funders about project progress.

5. 5. PROJECT CLOSURE PHASE

• Ensure that both donor and Plan compliance are adhered to at the end of the project.

• Support the assets transfers, staff separation and grants closure where applicable.

Additional Responsibilities

• Responsible for keeping the organisational system, such as SAP, up to date at all times.

• Represents PII Liberia with donors as needed.

• Custodian of all funding approval documents.

• Formally capture and disseminate learnings from successful and unsuccessful proposal submissions to help strengthening proposal development capacity in the country team, for young people and with implementing partners.

• Provide coaching, mentoring and advice to direct reports as required.

• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

As a member of staff

• Report any child abuse or child protection issues in accordance with local office procedures and policies. Plan staff can also make use of Plan’s whistle-blowing policy in this eventuality

• Ensure that contact with a child, or members of a family associated with Plan’s work, is supervised by one (or another) Plan staff member. This may include visits and any form of communication via social media, emails and letters

• Ensure the analysis and documented management of child protection and program participant risks as part of the regular program/project risk management process at all stages of the program/project cycle

• Ensure the effective implementation of the Safeguarding/PHEAS policy application standards applicable to the management areas under his/her responsibility (see standards manual)

• Cooperate fully and confidentially in any investigation of a problem or suspected abuse

• Work with managers to identify which Child Safeguarding/PHEAS standards and indicators apply to his/her area of responsibility

• Reinforce communication on the code of conduct and follow up on its adherence

• Visibly demonstrate and encourage a culture of openness and awareness for all

Key relationships

Internal Contacts

The Business Development and Resource Acquisition Manager will closely collaborate with following positions:

• Country Directors
• Business Development Teams
• Head of Programmes, Strategy and Influencing
• Sector Leads/Advisors
• Head of Programme Implementation Managers
• Country Finance Managers
• Grants Compliance Specialists
• Regional Office
• NO Focal Points for resource mobilization and business development
• Global Hub departments (SAP support Team, finance, legal, humanitarian, communications)
• Other members of teams for COs covered as appropriate

Key External Contacts

• In country donors
• National Governments
• Government embassies
• UN Agencies
• Networks
• Partner organisations
• Peer organizations

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Essential

• Expertise and extensive experience in international development programming and fundraising relevant to Plan International’s global focus area.
• Knowledge of various donors such as EU, GF, World Bank, USAID, AFD, etc.
• University degree in relevant field.
• 3-5 years of experience in a similar role.
• Proven experience at a similar management level in a reputable international organisation.
• Understand the foundations of a good quality proposal design, donor landscape mapping.
• Understand the fundamentals of designing and delivering quality proposals and donor reports

Skills

• Strong management skills;
• Strong negotiation, facilitation and influencing skills;
• Analytical skills;
• Communication skills, adapted to the audience;
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment.
• Strong motivation and team building skills;
• Problems solving;

PLAN INTERNATIONA’S VALUES IN PRACTICE

We are open and accountable

• Promote a culture of openness and transparency, especially with sponsors and donors

• Commit ourselves and others to the highest standards of integrity

• Be consistent and fair in our treatment of people
• Be open about mistakes and learn from them
• Ensure that we are a safe organization for all children, girls and young people

We aspire to sustainable impact

• Articulate a clear purpose for staff and set high expectations

• Create a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenges and new ideas

• Focus resources to drive change and maximize long-term impact, taking into account changing priorities or crises
• We base our decisions on evidence and evaluate effectiveness

We work well together

• We seek constructive results, listen to others, and are prepared to compromise where necessary

• Build constructive relationships across Plan International to support our common goals

• Develop trusting, win-win relationships with donors, partners and communities
• Engage and work well with people outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children

We are inclusive and act to empower

• Help create an environment in which children, young people, communities, partners and colleagues are supported and feel safe

• Respect and pay particular attention to the rights and needs of everyone

• Listen to others with humility and value their opinions, beliefs and perspectives, challenging my own positions

• Challenge and combat direct and indirect forms of discrimination, gender inequality, bullying and harassment

• Encourage the people we work with to influence decisions and develop themselves

• Wherever possible, we involve children and young people in decisions that affect them

Applications:

Last date for submission of Application (CV and cover letter) is: 23^rd October 2026 by 5:00 pm

Please click the link below and follow the instructions:

https://jobs.plan-international.org/job-invite/54881/

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and women are strongly encouraged to apply. Plan International is committed to equal opportunity, diversity, inclusion, gender equality, and child safeguarding. All successful applicants will undergo pre-employment and safeguarding checks, including reference checks for any past misconduct. Applicants should note that Plan International do not candidates to make payments during recruitment.