Business Development Manager - Various locations

Core responsibilities:

• Support the Country Director in analyzing the country's socio-economic, humanitarian, climate, and political context, with a specific focus on funding trends, donor strategies, and emerging financing mechanisms.
• Lead and coordinate the development of fundraising documents (Expressions of Interest, concept notes, and full proposals) across all funding streams.
• Identify, track, and pursue funding opportunities with bilateral donors, UN agencies, pooled funds, and multilateral institutions.
• Manage and support the Business Development Department team, ensuring clarity of roles, performance management, and positive team dynamics.

This role creates positive change by securing funding and developing partnerships that support Acted's mission to save lives, alleviate suffering, and protect and restore our planet through humanitarian, development, climate and environmental programming across 43 countries.

Required skills and qualifications:

• Strong relevant experience in Grants Management, Fundraising, and partnerships including leading and preparation of project proposals for institutional donors.
• Knowledge and experience of staff management.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with an active climate and environmental conscience.
• Proficient in written and spoken English, highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.

Compensation and benefits:

• Salary depending on the level of education, security level, etc as well as a monthly living allowance of $300
• Accommodation and food provided in Acted guesthouse
• Pension, health insurance, life insurance and repatriation assistance (& unemployment insurance for EU citizens)
• Visa fees covered
• Contribution to the luggage transportation: up to 100 kgs, depending on the length of the contract
• Eventual Rest & Recuperation (R&R) every 2 months or 3 months, flight tickets covered up to $500 and allowance of $200 depending the context
• Annual leave of 25 to 43 days per year
• One week pre-departure training in Acted HQ, including a 4-days in situ security training
• Tax advice (free 30-minute call with a tax consultant)
• Psychological assistance

Acted works with 19 million people across 43 countries at the intersection of humanitarian, development, climate and environmental programming to save lives, alleviate suffering, and protect and restore our planet, pursuing a 3Zero World – Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon and Zero Poverty.