Grassroot Soccer (GRS) is a rapidly growing adolescent health organisation that leverages the power of soccer to educate, inspire, and mobilise at-risk youth in developing countries to overcome their greatest health challenges, live healthier, more productive lives, and be agents for change in their communities. Since 2002, GRS has reached over 2 million young people in 50 countries with life-saving HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health information and services. Grassroot Soccer is looking to significantly scale its impact via partnerships over the next five years, and reach over 1 million young people annually.<\/p>\n
Grassroot Soccer South Africa (GRS SA) was founded as a local affiliate of GRS Inc. in 2006. It is registered as an NPO with a local Board of Directors. GRS SA has an annual budget of R30 million and has operated in all 9 provinces in South Africa and is currently implementing programmes in 3 provinces (Gauteng, Western Cape, Mpumalanga).<\/p>\n
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Job Title: Business Development Manager<\/strong> ROLE OVERVIEW<\/strong><\/p>\n The Business Development (BD) Manager plays an important role in GRS South Africa\u2019s proposal development, donor retention, programme reporting, restricted and unrestricted fundraising for the organisation. The BD Manager maintains analysis of the adolescent health\/SRHR\/HIV funding situations in South Africa and internationally, actively seeks fundraising & partnership opportunities for GRS South Africa, works closely with the Managing Director and Programme Managers on proposal development, and coordinates writing, editing and submission of quarterly and annual programme reports. This position reports directly to GRS South Africa\u2019s Managing Director, and works closely with the GRS Global Business Development Team. In collaboration with the GRS Global Communications Team, the BD Manager also supports opportunities to advocate for adolescent health in South Africa and increase awareness of GRS South Africa.<\/p>\n The BD Manager also supports South African organisations to replicate the GRS model and provides remote and occasional in-person technical support to these organisations to increase their capacity to deliver GRS interventions in their communities.\u00a0This position is responsible for managing partner relationships, developing a partnering strategy for each partner, and overseeing grant mechanisms and agreements with partners, which includes establishing partnership agreements, work plans and budgets, and supporting partnerships with the necessary technical assistance.<\/p>\n KEY RESPONSIBILITIES<\/strong><\/p>\n Business Development<\/strong><\/p>\n Partnership Management and Cultivation<\/strong><\/p>\n REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND KEY COMPETENCIES<\/strong><\/p>\n Ideal candidate should demonstrate the following traits:<\/strong><\/p>\n Successful leaders at Grassroot Soccer are bold, yet humble. They are passionate about the mission of Grassroot Soccer, and understand their role on the Grassroot Soccer team to achieve its mission. \u2026they demonstrate lots of\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nLocation<\/strong>:\u00a0 Grassroot Soccer South Africa Headquarters, Johannesburg
\nCompensation<\/strong>: Commensurate based on experience
\nReports To<\/strong>:\u00a0 Managing Director<\/p>\n\n
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