Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

• Do you have  considerable and strong Business Development work experience?
• Do you have demonstrable experience and success in securing and managing funds from bilateral and multilateral donors such as ECHO, FCDO, BHA, SIDAM GAC, GFFO and UN agencies for an international agency like Oxfam?
• Do you have proven record on identifying new business opportunities and partnerships, implement resource mobilization strategies and effectively engage with donors/prospective donors?

If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.

Job Purpose

The Business Development Manager (BDM) supports the Country Director and DRC country team to identify, develop, and manage strategic opportunities that support the organization's mission, goals, and financial sustainability. The BDM leads the Funding team to ensure donor engagement strong program design and proposal development, building relationships with donors and stakeholders, working cross-functionally with internal teams to manage, systems interaction (OPAL) and deliver quality compliance (narrative, budgeting and alignment within the relevant frameworks).

To achieve the country program ambitions, the Country Business Development Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing resource mobilisation strategies, for developing a new business strategy in order to forge strategic partnerships between Oxfam and institutional donors and identifying and developing new funding opportunities.  The post holder will be expected to work across the confederation of OI affiliates in achieving the country funding strategy and be the primary link for accessing technical fundraising assistance and support from the confederation’s fundraising architecture.

The Role:

We are looking for a Business Development Manager who will perform the following:

• Resource mobilisation strategies:  Leads the design and implementation of resource mobilisation strategies intended to strengthen income and partnerships to deliver the country strategy. Monitors the funding pipeline and leads on income planning and forecasting at a country level.
• New business development: Actively identifies, qualifies and tracks funding and partnership opportunities in a systematic manner in pursuit of supporting Oxfam’s program. Including scoping new consortium partnerships with local stakeholders.
• Strategic donor engagement: Responsible for managing and building Oxfam’s relationships with donor representatives in the country.  Proactively engages on a strategic basis with institutional donors at a country level in order to facilitate technical programme exchanges, influence policy and thinking, and identify key areas of potential cooperation, including program funding.
• Bid development: Prepares all necessary groundwork for proposal development, helps assemble bid development teams, provides effective bid coordination and project management in country and undertakes quality assurance of donor proposals to ensure high quality competitive proposals in order to successfully secure institutional donor funds.
• Donor compliance: Provides technical advice in negotiations with institutional donors over contracts, costs, governance and accountability, and donor conditions. Advises program and finance staff to deliver strong donor compliance and undertakes quality assurance for reports for donors in country considered to be high risk, in order to help minimise any negative impact to Oxfam’s income and reputation.
• Capacity building: Undertakes capacity assessments and provides technical training, support and advice for staff on how to work with donor funding in country.
• Coordination: Links with the confederation funding architecture to access intelligence, opportunities and skills. Brokering assistance from technical advisers and donor account managers in affiliate HQs, regional offices and shared services. Supports in-country staff to adhere to funding policies and guidelines of the confederation.  Collaborates with other affiliates to co-create or develop global or multi-country funding opportunities.

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. Therefore, our next Business Development Manager will need to meet the follow requirements

Essential

• Post-graduate degree from a recognized university/ college in International Development, Public Policy, Public Health, Sustainable Livelihoods, Humanitarian Assistance, Programme Management or other relevant area
• Relevant experience in a similar position for a minimum of 4 years for Postgraduate degree holders or 6+ years for bachelor’s degree holders, in an international NGO in a similar context.
• Demonstrable experience and success in securing and managing funds from bilateral and multilateral donors such as ECHO, FCDO, BHA, SIDAM GAC, GFFO and UN agencies for an international agency like Oxfam.
• Proven record on identifying new business opportunities and partnerships, implement resource mobilization strategies and effectively engage with donors/prospective donors.
• Experience of collaborating with multidisciplinary technical teams to develop successful humanitarian and development proposals funded by institutional and private donors.
• Strong networking, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with others in a team across business units and geographic locations.
• Ability to adapt and work within a multicultural, multilingual, and multidisciplinary environment.
• Experience of managing staff: challenging, motivating, developing, and inspiring team members
• Superior verbal and written English communication skills with the ability to analyses and synthesize complex issues.
• Ability to make effective, timely decisions and take prudent risks.
• Excellent programme planning and budgeting skills, and a sound understanding of the Grant Cycle Management in emergencies and/or development environments.
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills; able to understand complex issues and translate them into simple, workable concepts and proposals.
• Commitment to Oxfam’s overall aims and policies and experience of promoting women’s rights and those of marginalised people in all aspects of Oxfam’s work in DRC.
• Comprehensive evidence in knowledge and experience of developing program proposals either humanitarian response, resilience and development.

Desirable

• Experience working/living in DRC
• Knowledge of Oxfam contract management system
• Good knowledge and awareness of issues related to Oxfam’s strategic objectives and theories of change.
• Previous work experience with Oxfam
• Experience working in a conflict affected/hardship location

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.

How to apply:

This is an opportunity for an exceptional, dedicated, and highly motivated professional, with a strong commitment to Oxfam's values and beliefs.

If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please upload your up to date CV and download the full job description and apply online at :https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/22756/description

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

About us

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 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

A thriving diverse Oxfam:

It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.

To do that:

• We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
• We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
• We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.