Business Development Manager – West and Central Africa Region

ABOUT CHRISTIAN AID

Christian Aid is an international development organisation working with partners and communities to address poverty, inequality and humanitarian needs.

JOB SUMMARY

The Business Development Manager will lead funding-development efforts across Christian Aid’s West and Central Africa Multi-Country Cluster. The position is responsible for expanding the institutional funding portfolio, developing donor relationships and strengthening funding pipelines and strategic partnerships.

📍 Location: Abuja

📅 Deadline: 23 September 2026

💰 Salary: Competitive

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time, Hybrid

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support achievement of institutional income targets across the Multi-Country Cluster.

• Develop donor-engagement strategies and strengthen regional funding pipelines.

• Identify new funding opportunities and strategic partnerships.

• Build relationships with governments, multilateral organisations, foundations and institutional donors.

• Develop high-quality funding proposals aligned with programme and donor priorities.

• Build networks with donors, consortium partners, peers and implementing agencies.

• Coordinate closely with programme, partnership and contracts teams.

• Support onboarding of newly funded programmes.

• Strengthen donor relationships throughout contract implementation.

• Support compliance, accountability and quality assurance of funded programmes.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Strong record of securing multi-million-pound grants for NGOs.

• Extensive experience developing relationships with institutional donors and senior stakeholders.

• Experience developing large, complex programme budgets.

• Advanced understanding of institutional donor landscapes and emerging funding trends.

• Experience leading multidisciplinary bid teams.

• Strong knowledge of project design, M&E approaches and grant budgeting.

• Significant humanitarian-programming experience.

• Experience working with UN, bilateral and NGO donors.

• Fluent written and spoken English.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is desirable.

• Donor compliance training or relevant certification is advantageous.

HOW TO APPLY

Submit an application through Christian Aid’s official careers portal before 23 September 2026. The organisation may close the advert early if it receives a high volume of applications.