Managing Director, Business Development & Partnerships at The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)

The Managing Director, Business Development (Africa) will lead the development and support delivery of large-scale regional initiatives aligned with Global Energy Alliance’s Africa strategy. This role combines strategic program design, fundraising, partnership building, and cross-functional leadership to expand energy access and economic opportunity across Africa.

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Research & Program Development

• Lead the development of large-scale initiatives to deliver on Global Energy Alliance’s Africa’s strategic goals
• Oversee the design, execution, and scaling of emerging initiatives such as green industrialisation, ensuring insights inform Global Energy Alliance’s Africa’s evolving strategy.
• Identify new strategic areas of work by analyzing constraints to energy access and economic opportunity across the continent.
• Coordinate with thematic leads and regional team members to launch and disseminate strategic research and knowledge products that build Global Energy Alliance’s Africa’s thought leadership.

Resource Mobilization & Strategic Partnerships

• Lead fundraising and business development efforts to sustain and scale Global Energy Alliance’s’s Africa portfolio, including donor engagement and proposal development.
• Forge and maintain strategic partnerships with governments, regional entities, DFIs, philanthropies, technical partners, and private sector actors.
• Engage senior government officials and development partners to secure strategic alignment and co-financing opportunities.

Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing regional team of program leads and technical experts.
• Foster a collaborative, learning-oriented culture focused on innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Promote effective collaboration between country teams, regional teams, and global teams.

External Relations

• Represent Global Energy Alliance’s in regional energy forums and global events, engaging key stakeholders across sectors.
• Serve as a co-spokesperson for Global Energy Alliance’s Africa’s agenda alongside the Vice President, amplifying visibility and influence.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field such as global development, public policy, agriculture, energy and environment, economics, or business management; or equivalent
• 15+ years demonstrated experience in Business development, partnership management and fundraising.
• Proven track record of developing business/programs in multi-country program delivery in complex environments.
• Strong experience managing partnerships.
• Demonstrated ability in strategy execution, delivery systems, financing models, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience managing and developing high-performing teams.
• Familiarity with Africa’s energy, agricultural, digital, and enterprise ecosystems.