Fundraising and Partnership Development Manager

About CBM CBM (registered as CBM Christoffel-Blindenmission Christian Blind Mission e.V.) is an international development organisation committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the communities of the world. Based on our Christian values and more than 100 years of professional expertise, we address poverty as a cause and a consequence of disability. We work in partnership to create an inclusive society for all.

To expand our Eastern Mediterranean Team (operating in Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon) we are looking for a Fundraising and Partnership Development Manager. The position is a Fulltime position with 40 h/week. This position is only filled locally, with contractual conditions of the respective country. An expatriation is not intended.

These are your main responsibilities

• Lead country specific BD activities, coordinating with Global BD role, Country Director (CD), Regional Programme Manager (RPM) and relevant technical leads.
• Coordinate the assessment of business opportunities in the countries (Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon) with international donor agencies and foundations.
• Lead the development of high quality proposals for donors, together with partners and internal stakeholders.
• Manage the implementation of new processes and systems, including strategic forecasting and anticipative approaches to identify strategic funding opportunities, and possible strategic and consortium partners for the country office.
• Lead the proposal development process to ensure timely completion and submission of high quality proposals that meet donor expectations, including verification and accuracy of supporting documents.

These are your qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in managing internal and external relationships and official representation, particularly with government, international institutional donor agencies and other relevant stakeholders in the field of social protection.
• Proven knowledge in institutional funding requirements and procedures in BMZ, EU and USAID.
• Proven experience in results-based management and project cycle management, including assessment, monitoring and evaluation of large scale international development programmes.
• Ability to prioritize and manage demanding workloads.
• Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner.
• Well-developed analytical and complex problem-solving skills, with a solution based approach.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Highly organized, with an appreciation of meeting reporting commitments.
• Demonstrated learning agility, pro-activeness and openness to embrace new technologies at work.
• Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and presentation skills in English (Professional Proficiency) and Arabic is mandatory (German is a strong advantage).

What we offer

• A meaningful position with a lot of creative freedom in the world's leading organisation in the field of Disability Inclusive Development.
• A fair salary and other social benefits based on the local conditions in the country you apply for.
• An approachable, agile organisation with self-reliant people in a diverse and collegial team and great team spirit.

How to apply

Please apply exclusively online via our applicant portal (see APPLY NOW). A letter of motivation, CV and relevant (work) references complete your application. We look forward to receiving your application!

Your contact person: Ms. Anke Zimmer, Tel.: +49 (0) 6251 131 260.

We would like to further promote diversity in our teams and therefore welcome applications from people of different ethnic and social backgrounds, religions and world views, different ages and genders, and especially from people with disabilities.