Business Development Manager - West and Central Africa region

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Organisation: Christian Aid
Location: Nigeria
Contract: Job
Deadline: 23 September 2026

Permanent. Full Time.

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Salary: Competitive

If we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the scheduled closing date. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply at their earliest convenience.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don’t have to be Christian to work here – we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we’re open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues.

About the role

Reporting in to the Business Development Lead for our Multi-Country Clusters (MCC), the Business Development Manager - West and Central Africa region is responsible for securing new funding aligned to Christian Aid’s strategy and thematic priorities.

The role will lead business development efforts across the Multi-Country Cluster (MCC) and expand the Institutional funding portfolio and collaborate closely with and strategically advise the MCC Partnership and Strategy Lead, and Partnership and Impact Funding (PIF) Partnership and Business Development team and MCC teams to develop donor engagement strategies, build funding pipelines, identify new opportunities, and establish partnerships to grow program portfolios.

The post-holder will strengthen and maintaining relationships with government agencies, multilateral organisations, institutional donors, and foundations, working in coordination with MCC Programme Portfolio and Partnership teams.

Some of the main areas of responsibility for the Business Development Manager - West and Central Africa region include:

• Meet institutional Christian Aid income targets at the MCC level, actively contributing to PIF overall divisional goals.

• Collaborate closely with Head of Impact, Partnership and Strategy Lead and Partnership Business Development teams on strategic funding to secure new and grow existing funding by developing donor engagement strategies, growing funding pipelines, identifying new opportunities and establishing partnerships to grow program portfolios.