Terms of Reference: Business Development Consultant

Terms of Reference: Business Development Consultant

Job Title: Business Development (BD) Consultant- Ipas Africa Southern Region (ASR)

Location / Preferred location(s): South Africa

Position Type: Consultant

Duration: 3 months

Reports To: Director – Ipas Africa Southern Region (ASR)

Application Deadline: 14th August 2026

Ipas is a nonprofit organization that works with local, national, regional, and global partners to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights, with a focus on ensuring that high-quality, safe abortion and contraceptive information and services are available, accessible, and acceptable to women and girls.

1. Position Purpose

The BD Consultant would be expected to support with opportunity identification, donor intelligence, partnership development, proposal positioning, and strategic business development efforts across the region. This support will be especially important as we work to diversify our funding, strengthen competitiveness, and coordinate around new business opportunities for Ipas ASR. Reporting to the Director- ASR, this position will be based in South Africa.

2. Summary of Responsibilities

The BD Consultant will:

• Lead on research for new income streams from donors and ensure Ipas optimizes on emerging opportunities.

• Support the identification of strategic partners, platforms, conferences, and meetings relevant to creating visibility of Ipas’s work.

• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with a portfolio of existing and potential donors, through networking, face-to-face meetings, and regular communications.

• Support the preparation of presentations and reports to present to potential donors.

• Establish a donor engagement tracking platform and update the donor/funders contacts database.

• Work collaboratively with key external partners to organize events and develop donor/funder strategies.

• Represent Ipas at external meetings, deliver presentations to influence support.

• Work with the ASR Director and Business Development (BD) Manager to develop and track revenue projections and prepare budgets related to all fundraising activities.

12. Application Submission Interested applicants should submit an Application Letter and CV through the Ipas Procurement Portal: Portal — Open Opportunities - Ipas

Ipas is strongly committed to providing a work environment that is free from all forms of harassment, discrimination, and inequity. We recruit, employ, train, promote, and compensate our personnel without regard to race, age, sex, religion, national origin, color, creed, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, military service, disability, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual orientation, or any other personal characteristic protected by law or outlined by Ipas policy.