Business Development Associate Full Time

PLAN INTERNATIONAL

Plan International is a rights-based development and humanitarian organisation working for better lives for all children. We are independent of government and have no political or religious affiliation. Our purpose is to strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 80 years and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Our global strategy has a specific focus on girls, as they are often the most marginalized and most often left behind. We have committed ourselves to the ambitious target of reaching 100 million girls over 5 years to ensure they can learn, lead, decide, and thrive. This is our contribution to reaching the sustainable development goals, and in particular the goals on gender equality. Our organisation is transforming itself to meet this enormous challenge everywhere we work. We need bold, forward-thinking and innovative individuals to lead our country operations, driving change and delivering results that will allow us to have Girls Standing Strong for Global Change.

Plan International began its operations in Egypt in 1981 and currently operates across the country with central hubs located in Greater Cairo, Damietta, Alexandria, Assiut, and Aswan. Its reach is further extended through a robust network of partner organisations across the country. Plan International Egypt implements programmes designed to enable communities to improve the lives of the most marginalised children and their families. Plan Egypt’s Country Strategy focuses on five strategic objectives. Through five interconnected, gender-transformative, and context-fit country objectives, PIE intends, along with the various stakeholders at all levels, to continue delivering positive and transformative changes so that “children, especially girls, and young people grow up in an enabling environment, realising their rights and contributing to both development and humanitarian settings as active agents of change.”

Driven by the overall purpose of PII and anchored on Plan International core values, a bolder commitment to gender transformation and feminist leadership, program quality, influencing, and a more vibrant and efficient operating model.

DIMENSION OF THE ROLE

The Business Development Associate plays a key role in advancing Plan International Egypt’s ability to mobilize and manage resources in humanitarian and development contexts. Working as part of a dynamic and cross-functional Business Development and grant management team, this role focuses on identifying and pursuing funding opportunities, contributing to the design of innovative project ideas, developing proposals, and supporting the compliance and reporting of ongoing grants.

In addition to supporting Plan’s core fundraising efforts, the Associate brings specialized knowledge of funding streams, donor priorities, and emergency programming. S/he will track funding trends, build institutional knowledge of key donors (e.g., DG-ECHO, UN agencies, the private sector, EU, AICS, AICED, etc.), and contribute to concept notes, proposals, and donor reporting, in collaboration with technical, finance, and program staff.

While the primary focus is on funding and grants, the Associate will also contribute to broader business development processes as required, supporting integrated programming across development and emergency portfolios. The role further collaborates with the Grants Compliance Coordinator to ensure compliance with PII standards and donor requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

This position is essential in ensuring that Plan Egypt is well-positioned to access funding, deliver timely and accountable responses to crises, and build resilience among the most vulnerable populations.

As a staff member of a child-centred international development and humanitarian organisation, the Business Development Associate 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 organisation’s values and behaviours in every aspect of their work.

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES

1. Donor Engagement and Intelligence

• Monitor donor platforms, networks, and communications to identify new institutional funding opportunities aligned with Plan Egypt’s strategic priorities.
• Support the maintenance of donor opportunity mapping and pipeline trackers, including deadlines, eligibility, thematic relevance, and geographic scope.
• Compile and organize donor profiles, calls for proposals, and donor requirements to inform proposal development and strategic engagement.
• Support the Business Development Manager in donor engagement by preparing briefing materials, background notes, and documentation aligned with donors’ priorities.

1. Proposal Development

• Support the development of high-quality, timely concept notes and proposals in coordination with technical and program teams.
• Assist in preparing budgets, narrative sections, annexes, and other proposals.
• Ensure that all proposal files, approvals, donor communications, and submission documents are properly filed on SharePoint.

1. Reporting and Compliance for Grants

• Collaborate with the Grants Compliance Coordinator to review donor reporting templates, timelines, and donors’ requirements.
• Assist in compiling, formatting, and reviewing project reports to ensure accuracy, compliance, and consistency with donors and organizational standards.
• Support the documentation and archiving of grant materials on digital platforms (e.g., SharePoint) for audit readiness and knowledge management.

1. Humanitarian Preparedness and Coordination Support

• Participate in internal emergency preparedness discussions and coordination meetings, providing insight into funding landscapes and response mechanisms.
• Maintain familiarity with Egypt’s humanitarian context and contribute to internal strategy discussions on positioning Plan Egypt for future humanitarian funding opportunities.
• Ensure proposals meet donor requirements, reflect humanitarian standards (e.g., Core Humanitarian Standards, SPHERE), and align with Plan’s global humanitarian mandate.

1. Knowledge Management and Learning

• Maintain an updated library of successful proposals, donor guidelines, and reference materials.
• Contribute to after-action reviews and lessons learnt from funding submissions and project implementation.

1. Coordination and Communication

• Liaise with National Offices (NOs) and local donor representatives as directed by the BD Manager to support information exchange, proposal submissions, and follow-ups.
• Assist in scheduling and documenting donor or NO meetings, workshops, or internal coordination sessions related to business development.
• Support logistics and coordination for design workshops and kick-off meetings, ensuring timely preparation of materials and documentation.

1. Cross-Cutting BD and Development Support

• Contribute to the broader business development function by supporting proposal development, donor research, and coordination efforts when required.
• Participate in design workshops, stakeholder consultations, and internal planning sessions to align funding opportunities with strategic goals across both humanitarian and development programming.

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

• Proposal Development: Demonstrates the ability to design compelling, context-appropriate, and donor-aligned proposals by synthesizing technical input, organizational strategy, and donor expectations.
• Donor Intelligence: Applies analytical skills to conduct donor mapping, trend analysis, and opportunity scanning across funding landscape. Identifies and communicates emerging funding streams, strategic entry points, and alignment with sectoral and geographic needs.
• Research and Analysis: Demonstrates the ability to independently conduct high-quality desk research, literature reviews, and contextual analysis. Translates research findings into actionable inputs for proposal design, donor engagement, and strategic decision-making.
• Collaborative Stakeholder Engagement: Engages internal and external stakeholders through inclusive and strategic collaboration, ensuring alignment, shared ownership, and efficient proposal development.
• Relationship management: strong interpersonal skills to build and manage donors’ relationships effectively by building and maintaining strong relations and close engagement with donors to foster collaboration.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Qualifications/ experience essential:

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Business Administration, non-profit management, international development and communication
• 3-5 Year experience in business development or resource mobilization roles and grant writing, within the non-profit sector, development agencies or humanitarian organizations.
• Preferable, prior experience working in humanitarian settings or emergency response contexts, with an understanding of donor expectations in crisis or conflict-affected environments.
• Proven track records of successfully securing grants from variety of funding sources
• Experience in developing and implementing fundraising strategies and achieving funding targets.
• Previous experience in managing donor relationships, conducting donor research to support fundraising efforts.
• Demonstrate experience in proposal writing, budget development and grant management with strong understanding of donor requirements and compliance standards.
• Prior experience working in humanitarian or emergency response contexts, with a strong understanding of humanitarian donor priorities, funding mechanisms, and expectations in crisis-affected environments.
• Proven track record of successfully securing grants from a variety of institutional donors, including bilateral, multilateral, and UN agencies.
• Experience in developing and implementing fundraising strategies and achieving funding targets under pressure or in complex environments.
• Demonstrated experience in donor engagement and relationship management, including conducting donor research, profiling, and intelligence gathering to inform proposal development.
• Strong skills in proposal writing, budget formulation, and grant package development, with a clear understanding of compliance standards and donor reporting requirements.
• experience in supporting humanitarian needs assessments, desk reviews, or contextual analysis to inform proposal development and project design.

Click on the following link to access the full Job Description: JD Business Development Associate.pdf

Location: Egypt

Reports to: Business Development Manager

Closing Date: 11th August 2025

This role is open to Egyptian Nationals only

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Disclaimer: Plan International is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate applicants on any basis. We also do not charge Job seekers any fees at any point of the recruitment process.

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