Manager, Strategic Growth & New Initiatives
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This hybrid role drives revenue growth at FHSA by originating and closing high-value deals with donors, development partners, and strategic corporates. The manager leads proposal development, builds B2B partnerships, and oversees new business initiatives including digital product scale. The position also involves internal team coordination across communications, branding, and business development support.
- Core revenue engine role focused on deal closure and strategic partnerships
- Targets Tier 2 and Tier 3 clients including donors and development partners
- Leads end-to-end proposal development and complex deal structuring
- Drives adoption of FHSA digital products from concept to early scale
- Hybrid working arrangement based in Nigeria
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The Manager, Strategic Growth & New Initiatives is a core revenue engine driver responsible for originating and closing high-value deals, building strategic partnerships, and positioning FHSA as a
Preferred Qualifications
- partner for winning proposals and commercial engagements.
- The role demands the ability to originate and close opportunities, develop compelling service proposals, and align partnerships that drive both impact and revenue.
- The Manager will lead growth across Tier 2 and Tier 3 clients, including donors, philanthropies, development partners, and strategic corporates, while also supporting go-to-market strategies for FHSA’s digital products.
- This role requires a commercially driven individual with a strong appetite for deal closure, capable of securing large-ticket opportunities and scaling partnerships across donors, development partners, technical implementers, and major businesses within the food value chain.
- The role focuses on:
- Originating and advancing growth opportunities
- Leading strategic proposal development
- Building partnerships that translate into funded work, pilots, or revenue
- This role operates at the front end of FHSA’s growth engine and is accountable for turning strategy, relationships, and ideas into tangible outcomes. It emphasizes high-impact deal closure, strategic proposal development, and cultivating long-term partnerships aligned with FHSA’s mission and priorities.
- Executing new business initiatives and service lines
- The Manager will also oversee internal teams, including communications, branding, and business development support, ensuring coordinated execution that strengthens client engagement, visibility, and organisational growth.
- Growth Origination & Revenue Advancement:
- Identify, initiate, and advance growth opportunities with Tier 2 and Tier 3 clients including donors, philanthropies, development partners, and strategic corporates
- Lead revenue-generating efforts through compelling outreach and engagement strategies
- Own and accelerate revenue conversion by working closely with the CEO on high-value deal closure
- Drive opportunities from early engagement through proposal, pilot, MoU, or funding decision
- Maintain and actively manage a live opportunity pipeline with clear next steps and decision timelines.
- Proposal Development & Deal Structuring:
- Originate or develop proposals in collaboration with the CEO, technical teams, and partners
- Translate client needs into strong, competitive proposals that position FHSA as a strategic partner
- Lead end-to-end proposal development for strategic opportunities across Tier 2 and Tier 3 clients including donors, philanthropies, development partners, and strategic corporates
- Support negotiation and structuring of complex agreements, with final sign-off by the CEO.
- Coordinate inputs across technical, finance, delivery, and partner teams
- New Business Lines & Strategic Initiatives (Digital & Service Innovation Focus):
- Apply structured timelines, milestones, and Go/No-Go decision frameworks to new initiatives
- Drive adoption of FHSA’s digital products by taking solutions from concept through validation, pilot, and early scale
- Lead the development and execution of new initiatives and service lines
- Build and manage Tier 3 pipelines to support digital product scale and product-market fit.
- Translate business development strategy into actionable growth initiatives for internal teams
- Partnerships & Relationship Management:
- Position FHSA as a strategic partner in multi-stakeholder opportunities and consortium bids
- Build and manage strong B2B partnerships across development partners, technical implementation partners, and large food value chain businesses
- Coordinate and monitor Business Development Associates, strengthening their capacity for deal closure.
- Represent FHSA at high-level meetings, conferences, and industry engagements
- Structure partnerships that lead to funded programmes, pilots, or revenue-generating engagements
- Internal Coordination & Team Oversight:
- Ensure consistent messaging, high-quality outputs, and alignment with FHSA’s strategic priorities
- Coordinate BDE tracking and ensure monthly reporting across Tier 2 and Tier 3 pipelines including donors, philanthropies, development partners, and strategic corporates.
- Work closely with technical and programme teams to align client needs with FHSA’s capabilities
- Provide management and supervision to business development teams, driving performance and increasing revenue-generating outcomes
- Provide oversight across internal functions supporting growth, including brand, marketing, communications, and business development support
- Market Intelligence & Strategic Input:
- Provide strategic input to leadership on positioning, growth priorities, and market entry opportunities
- Conduct ongoing market scanning to identify funding trends, partnership opportunities, and sector shifts
- Report high-level growth performance across all tiers.
- Demonstrated track record of closing high-value deals and growing client portfolios
- Strong networks across donors, philanthropies, development partners, and private sector actors
Requirements
- Ability to operate in a high-performance, target-driven environment.
- 7–10 years of
Experience
in business development, consulting, or fundraising, with strong exposure to donor and partner engagement
Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Economics, International Development, or a related field, with a Master’s degree (MBA or equivalent)
in proposal development, deal negotiation, and pipeline management
Excellent communication, relationship management, and strategic thinking skills
managing or coordinating cross-functional teams
Potential Qualities & Attributes:
Proactive and independent, with a strong sense of ownership and urgency
Highly revenue-driven, with a strong focus on closing deals and delivering measurable growth
Commercially minded, with the ability to identify, shape, and convert opportunities
Strategic and analytical, able to connect market opportunities to business solutions
How to Apply
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