JOB OPPORTUNITY: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR – INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING (INT11732).

One person in three in the world lives in poverty. Oxfam is determined to change that world by mobilizing the power of people against poverty. Around the world, Oxfam works to find practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive. We save lives and help rebuild livelihoods when crisis strikes. And we campaign so that the voices of the poor influence the local and global decisions that affect them. In all we do, Oxfam works with partner organizations and alongside vulnerable women and men to end the injustices that cause poverty.

As a confederation, our values are Accountability, Empowerment, and Inclusiveness.

Empowerment: Everyone, from our staff and supporters to people living in poverty, should feel they can be a catalyst for change.

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. 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.

Note: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

Background of Oxfam:

Oxfam started working in Southern Africa in the 1980s. Since then, we have implemented both development and humanitarian programmes to support practical and innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty.

We work with local stakeholders to find lasting solutions to the root causes which keep people in poverty. Oxfam is currently collaborating with the Government, international and local CSOs, UN Agencies and other stakeholders.

Oxfam envisions Southern African countries to be free of extreme inequality and injustice; a society where citizens and particularly women across all age groups claim and exercise their rights and responsibilities and can influence decisions that affect their lives.

Our regional program aims to promote women’s rights, good governance and accountability, resilient livelihoods, as well as enhance preparedness, reduce vulnerability to disaster and ensure an effective response to humanitarian crises.

Job Summary:

The Business Development – Institutional Funding Coordinator provides technical coordination, pipeline management, and strategic donor engagement leadership to strengthen Oxfam’s positioning with institutional funders across the Southern Africa (SAF) Cluster. The role ensures that engagement with bilateral and multilateral donors, development finance institutions, UN agencies, and other strategic institutional partners is coordinated, evidence-based, and aligned with organisational priorities and programme ambitions. The role plays a central function in building and managing a regional institutional funding pipeline, supporting donor positioning, coordinating proposal development, and strengthening consortium and partnership arrangements. It works closely with programme, humanitarian, and influencing teams to identify emerging funding opportunities, facilitate competitive funding bids, and ensure that institutional engagement contributes to programme impact and long-term financial sustainability.

In addition, the role leads focal points working on institutional funding and donor engagement across the Cluster, ensuring effective coordination, capacity strengthening, and delivery of results.

The role requires a high level of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and analytical capability, with the ability to operate with autonomy in a complex, multi-country, partner-led environment.

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & COMPETENCIES

Essential

• Master’s degree in international development, Business Administration, Public Policy,

• Economics, Development Finance, or equivalent qualification.

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in institutional fundraising, grant acquisition, business development, or donor relations, including 2–3 years in a coordination or leadership role.

• Demonstrated experience working with bilateral donors, multilateral agencies, development finance institutions, UN agencies, and/or institutional foundations.

• Proven experience coordinating complex proposal development and consortium bids.

• Strong understanding of institutional donor compliance frameworks and funding mechanisms.

• Excellent strategic planning, analytical, negotiation, and relationship management skills.

• Experience working in multi-country and partnership-led environments.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; Portuguese would be a strong advantage.

• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding, feminist principles, and localisation agenda.

• Proven experience as a team worker and demonstrably cooperative with members of other teams

• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.

Desirable

• Commitment to Oxfam’s overall aims and policies and experience of promoting gender equity and diversity and the interests of marginalized people in all aspects of Oxfam’s work.

• Ability and willingness to travel regularly, at times at short notice, locally and regionally.

• Excellent personal communication skills, in written and verbal English and ideally Portuguese.

Contract Type: Fixed Term, 1 year renewal subject to availability of funding.