Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organizations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.

The Role:

The Senior Business Development Coordinator (SBDC) works closely with Oxfam countries in Africa, Oxfam in Africa(OiA), Oxfam International (OI), and staff from Oxfam GB. SBDC will support them to implement a strategic vision for Business Development (BD) aligning with new types of funding opportunities. SBDC will aim for funding diversification, build strategic partnerships and increase income from entities like Multilateral Development Banks (eg AfDB, EBRD), Climate Funds etc.

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:

• Extensive experience and knowledge of working with or donor account management of Development Banks (e.g World Bank, African Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development) and/or Climate Funds in Africa for a development agency like Oxfam.

• Experience in resource mobilisation for a large international agency like Oxfam, preferably at the regional level. Ability to design and coordinate winning bids and consortia partnerships.

• Excellent inter-personal skills with ability to influence, facilitate processes, and work as part of remotely based teams without direct line management authority.

• High calibre of networking, external representation, and negotiation skills

• High degree of discretion, tact, and sensitivity in dealing with internal and external clients and stakeholders at all levels with ability to adapt and work within a multicultural, multilingual, and multidisciplinary environment

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English with ability to analyze and synthesize complex issues, plus working French language skills.

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.

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

Flexfam:

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. We think this role would work particularly well as a partially home-based assignment.

How to apply

Please click here for application.