Marie Stopes Bangladesh is affiliated with Marie Stopes International (MSI). MSI delivers quality family planning and reproductive health care to millions of the world's poorest and most vulnerable women in 37 countries. Marie Stopes Bangladesh delivers family planning, safe MR and sexual health services fulfilling the mission of children by choice, not by chance in Bangladesh. MSB is looking for a Director – External Relation & New Business Development to play strategically outward facing role to forges meaningful and productive relationships with external partners to inform MSB’s organisational priorities and programming; identifies funding opportunities and cultivates and sustains financial and technical partnerships that support MSB’ mission. The position will be based on Head Office, Dhaka.

Key Role

  • Lead the external relations strategy and work plan development process to meet communications and funding targets.
  • Collaborate with other NGOs and professional private health providers identifying opportunities for corporate/business partnerships that will contribute to MSB’s mission and goals and linking their activities to MSB’s program, where appropriate.
  • Collaboration with other SRH organisations when engaging in advocacy with the GoB around MR & FP.
  • Ensure that all communications with donors, including project reporting are timely and completed to an excellent standard, consistent with MSB’s messaging and positioning.
  • Lead strategies for the creation of corporate communications materials that represent MSB as an innovative and effective organization
  • Work with the Health Financing Manager and MSI technical experts to develop and implement MSBs domestic financing agenda, taking a lead in communicating this externally.  Ensure consistent messaging and positioning on health financing matters across MSB
  • Support the transfer of knowledge, documentation and dissemination of learning, best practices, case studies and successful strategies both domestically, internationally and into the MSI global partnership.
  • Act as organization’s face for the donor and actively build strong work relationships with the donor and interact through timely response on donor queries and submission of progress review reports as required.
  • Effective planning and management of department and team.  Delivery of all planned results in time and on budget.
  • Oversees research, monitoring and evaluation activities of MSB’s.

Key Requirements:

  • 7-10 years senior management experience in  engaging and influencing senior policy makers, donors, private organization and civil society.
  • Master’s degree in related discipline. Master’s in international relation or public health will be added advantage.
  • Demonstrated leadership ability to work independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment across technical disciplines.

Salary and Benefits:

  • Competitive salary & benefit packages will be offered for deserving candidate as per policy

If you are passionate about making a difference in society, please send your resume via email: hr@mariestopesbd.org and  hard copy to  General Manager, HR & Administration, Marie Stopes Bangladesh, House # 6/2, Block # F, Lalmatia Housing Estate, Dhaka - 1207 by September 15 , 2018.

Marie Stopes Bangladesh (MSB) is an equal opportunity employer and don’t accept any form of influence for recruitment. MSB does not tolerate child abuse in any form by anyone who works for or is associate with the organisation in any capacity