Partnership and Business Development Associate at Mideva Labs

What you will be doing

You'll work with and support the team in our effort to scale our work and impact through partnership building, business development and fundraising. You will understand the context of our work and vision, develop insights, define and explore opportunities, design and implement strategies, communicate the vision, and ultimately help us achieve growth and impact through the work that we do.

In this role, you will be reporting to the Managing Director as well as the Portfolio Leads.

Once here, from time to time and depending on the priority, you will:

• Work collaboratively with the portfolio leads and the Managing Director to build and maintain a pipeline of partners across our portfolio work for Mideva and Idea Studio Africa.
• Developing and implementing creative strategies for partnerships, business development and fundraising.
• Design, develop, and manage proposals and presentations (briefs, concepts, case studies, business prototypes) for RFPs, ITTs, grant funding opportunities, and for business development.h
• Work with the team to develop and implement relevant revenue models and strategic partnerships
• Identify trends and partner needs, building short, medium & long-term opportunities pipelines based on the strategy
• Develop and maintain a Monitoring and Evaluation and Impact Measurement Framework for the organization and its products
• Manage external communications and relationships with organizations, companies, and interested parties/individuals
• Planning and executing events and experiences related to business development and partnerships
• Mapping out and taking an active role in opportunities including events, convenings, and workshops that are beneficial to our portfolio
• Build relationships and collaborations with our partners and stakeholders.

What you bring

• You have 3 to 6 years of business development, partnerships, sales, and fundraising experience
• Leadership experience (leading and supporting teams, especially on a tight timeline)
• Project management, presentation, communication and storytelling skills and abilities
• Experience working in the learning and development, entrepreneurship and innovation space
• Experience putting together winning proposals, concept notes, and pitch decks
• Comfortable working with digital tools and working in a collaborative environment
• Business consulting savvy, with an ability to think and lead strategically and make strategic decisions
• Research, Writing and Storytelling with Data
• Eagerness to learn, share and grow your experience and impact
• Nice to have: Human-Centered Design experience