Business Development Manager Role Available at Oxfam

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Business Development Manager Role Available

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Employer: Oxfam

Employment: Full-Time | Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

Posted date: 1 day ago

Deadline: September, 07/2025 (11 days left)

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The Role:

The Business Development Manager will provide direct support to the organisation leading on the development of the fundraising strategy, identifying new donors, managing existing donor relationships, ensuring that donor compliance requirements are met and facilitating the development of new programme designs and proposals.

As a senior manager within Oxfam, the Business Development Manager leads the planning, coordination, securing and management of restricted income to enable Oxfam in Ethiopia to deliver on the national country strategy.

What we are looking for:

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

• Management experience in securing and managing funds from institutional donors, such as ECHO, EU, DFID, OFDA, CIDA, and UN agencies.
• Excellent planning and budgeting skills, and a sound understanding of Programme Cycle
• Management in emergencies and/or development environments
• Sound skills in capacity building in relation to fundraising or programme development.
• Self-motivated, target-driven and an entrepreneurial approach to fundraising opportunities
• Highly developed interpersonal, influencing and relationship skills.
• Excellent in the use of computers and Microsoft, especially spread sheet (Excel), accounting packages, word processing (Word) and Power Point. Competent in the use of email packages
• Excellent personal communication skills, in written and verbal English, with high impact influencing and persuasive skills. Able to use different approaches to achieve followership.
• Good administrative and numerical skills and attention to detail
• Demonstrated organisational awareness and understanding of knowledge management.
• Proven analytical skills and the ability to think strategically in relation to fundraising and donor engagement.
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills; able to understand complex issues and translate them into simple, workable actions and plans.
• Ability to represent Oxfam to donors and external institutions.
• Ability to adjust to constantly changing situations while maintaining focus on delivery and follow through.
• Experience with gender programming and working in multi-cultural environment.

We offer:

We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits.

From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more. 

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How to apply

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.

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