Business Development Manager

Women First Digital (WFD); Toronto; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Women First Digital (WFD) is seeking a Business Development Manager to lead strategic fundraising and business development initiatives. In this fully remote role, you will manage partnerships and grant management, working within a nonprofit focused on transforming sexual and reproductive healthcare. With a mission-driven team, your contributions will advance access to essential health information globally.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in business development, partnerships management.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and managing multi-stakeholder partnerships.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development strategy, manage a team focused on partnerships.
• Oversee grant management and revenue generation initiatives.
• Collaborate with Executive Director for funding and donor outreach.

Skills

Project Management

Fundraising

Public Relations

Partnership Management

Organizational Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Master’s degree in Business Administration or related field

Job description

Position: Business Development Manager

Location: Fully remote

Contract Term: One-year contract, with possibility of renewal.

Women First Digital (WFD) is a nonprofit eHealth organization dedicated to transforming sexual and reproductive healthcare through accessible, people-centered digital solutions. Operating since 2015, WFD empowers individuals, particularly women and young people, to take control of their reproductive health by providing confidential, multilingual, and culturally sensitive information and support.

You’ll join a purpose-driven, globally diverse team leading digital innovation in SRHR. At WFD, your work contributes directly to expanding access to essential health information and services for women and marginalized groups worldwide.

The Business Development Manager will play a critical role in expanding WFD’s impact through strategic fundraising, innovative business models, and high-impact partnerships. The position leads business development strategy while overseeing grant management, revenue generation initiatives, and external relationship building. You will manage a team of four focused on partnership development and coordination across key global regions.

Responsibilities

The Business Development Manager will play a critical role in expanding WFD’s impact through strategic fundraising, innovative business models, and high-impact partnerships. The position leads business development strategy while overseeing grant management, revenue generation initiatives, and external relationship building. You will manage a team of four focused on partnership development and coordination across key global regions.

Contribute actively to the definition and execution of Women First Digital’s organizational strategy, ensuring alignment with its mission to expand access to sexual and reproductive health through innovative digital solutions.

Fundraising and New Business Models

• Collaborate with the Executive Director to secure additional funding from SRHR donors and explore new types of donors in the non-SRH space, preparing concept notes and proposals as needed.
• Organize donor sensitization sessions and webinars to pitch WFD's service offerings across a wide range of stakeholders to grow WFD’s funding.
• Build strategic collaborations with INGOs, local and grassroots initiatives, rights-based groups, etc., to fortify WFD’s positioning within the digital SRH field.
• WFD PR - Support WFD initiatives to tell our story better through developing appropriate materials (white papers, fundraising pitches, videos); and meeting the right people (donors, partners), at the right places (donor offices, events, conferences).
• Explore strategies for generating WFD revenue from its existing products. Create business cases that demonstrate investment/ROI and risk analysis.
  
  

Oversee all Grant Management

• Oversee implementation and reporting of secured grants to ensure project objectives and targets/results are met, and budget spend is on track.
• Communicate with the funder on progress and challenges as mutually agreed upon.
  
  

Strategic Partnerships

• Rethink our partnership strategy as per WFD’s global strategy and countries' priorities.
• Serve as the WFD external point of contact with new and existing partners to discuss WFD’s brands, products, and strategic priorities.
• Liaise with external partners, both new and existing, to explore potential collaborations to grow WFD’s visibility and impact.
• Maintain and update a database of WFD’s partners, and send out periodic updates (e.g., newsletters).
• Create with the marketing team, aligned with our 2025 strategy, and implement an organizational annual plan for BTL marketing for events and IEC. Oversee IEC design in partnership with our communications team, usage, and costing.
  
  

WFD Revenue Generation Strategy

• Be a part of the revenue generation strategy for the next two years (in definition) with the rest of the manager's team and the WFD Executive Director.
• Explore strategies for generating WFD revenue from its existing products. Create business cases that demonstrate investment/ROI and risk analysis.
  
  

Skills And Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, International Development, Public Health, Communications, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in business development, fundraising, public relations, or partnerships management, preferably in the non-profit or social impact sector.
• Demonstrate a high level of autonomy and initiative in managing projects and responsibilities, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality work through rigorous attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and a proactive problem-solving approach.
• Demonstrated experience leading teams and managing multi-stakeholder partnerships.
• Strong project and grant management skills, including budget oversight.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills in English; additional language is a plus.
  
  

Contract Type And Term

This position is offered as a full-time consulting contract.