Tearfund in Ethiopia is looking for a highly competent and experienced Business Development Lead (BDL), to support the Ethiopia Country Programme in maintaining the existing grant portfolio and developing its planned expansion in line with Tearfund Country Strategy. The Business Development Lead (BDL) must be a person who will have a practical commitment to Tearfund’s values, vision and mission when working alongside Tearfund’s partner organisations. The Business Development Lead (BDL) takes the lead to produce high quality proposals to access donor funding for the country office and selected partners. The BDL will provide accountability to those donors whilst ensuring compliance to donor and Tearfund rules and conditions.The role maintains current relationships, and/or establishes new relationships with donors & Tearfund strategic partners. Identifies new areas for engagement, and research the latest in the humanitarian/development/ sector and creates new funding opportunities and products for potential donors.

Job Requirement

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification in development, humanitarian affairs, programme development and Business Management or other relevant course

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in International NGOs with similar position: proposal development (narrative and budgets) and donor reporting

• Proven ability to develop winning proposals for public and/or private sector donors

• Experience in logframe development and Project Cycle Management

• Experience in conveying stories and case studies to external audiences in an appropriate and timely manner

• Experience in strategic planning

• Experience in project design and implementation

Job Requirement

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (Fluency in English)

• Excellent organisation and administrative capacity

• Strong interpersonal and team coordination skills

• Ability to analyse and interpret data

• Ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines

• Ability to see details and give attention

• Excellent problem solving skills and ability to learn quickly

• Creative thinking

• Strong negotiation and representation skills

• Strong skills in Google Workspace

Required Skills

• Oral and written communication

• Negotiation

• Project management

• Data analysis

• Problem solving

• Strategic planning

How to Apply

• Register using the following link CLICK HERE

• The position is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Applicants who have the right to live and work in Ethiopia will be considered for this position. Applicants must be committed to Tearfund’s Christian beliefs. The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter terror-terror measure