Business Development Manager

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

Role Purpose

The Business Development Manager plays a leadership role in advancing resource mobilisation efforts across existing and new funding sources, and positioning Plan International Thailand as a partner of choice for advancing children and girls’ rights and gender equality. The role is responsible for developing and implementing a long‑term financial sustainability strategy that ensures a balanced portfolio of small, medium and large grants and a strong pipeline of future funding aligned with the Thailand Programme Unit Strategy.

Central to the role is strengthening relationships with existing and prospective institutional, philanthropic, and corporate donors through consistent engagement, clear communication of programme impact, and meaningful involvement in programme design. The post holder analyses donor trends, maps funding priorities, leads the development of high‑quality funding proposals, and strengthens internal capacity in donor management and stewardship. By expanding partnerships and broadening the funding base, the role supports the delivery of high‑quality, sustainable programmes in Thailand.

Dimensions of the Role

• Alongside senior leaders, represent Thailand (and APAC when required) in both internal/external resource mobilization activities
• Gather intelligence around funding opportunities from potential donors, and support Thailand PU in prepositioning against these
• Strengthen the pipeline of proposals and support the PU to develop high quality, evidence-based, value for money concept notes and proposals.
• Oversee and coordinate the development, writing and packaging of proposals from concept to award.
• Expand donor portfolio development in Thailand - institutional, corporate, UN, global funds, private donors and foundations, research institutions.
• Proactively work with National Office counterparts in Plan International to identify and develop grant opportunities and funding.
• Actively contribute to Thailand programme in multi-country and regional proposals development

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Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Type of Role: 1-year fixed-term contract 

Reports to: Programme Director, Thailand Programme Unit (PU), Matrix line to Head of resource mobilisation, Asia Pacific regional hub

Grade: D

Closing Date: 15 March 2026

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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