Business Development & Partnerships Coordinator

Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Organization: Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Deadline: July 24, 2026

Job Description

About the role

GAIN Ethiopia is seeking to recruit a Business Development & Partnerships Coordinator to support the development of new funded projects and programmes by identifying appropriate funders or funding opportunities, coordinating internal resources, developing high-quality proposals and providing advice to support GAIN’s country teams in Ethiopia in securing and stewarding new funding grants and contracts.

This role will be offered on an 18-month fixed term contract, subject to availability of funding and will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This advert closes on 24^th July 2026. GAIN encourages early applications and reserves the right to close the advert ahead of the advertised deadline if we receive a high volume of interest.

Key Responsibilities include.

Coordinate bid processes to produce high-quality, competitive proposals.
Establish and manage internal teams to design projects, often under tight timelines.
Track all proposal components (narrative, budget, M&E plan, workplan) to ensure timely and high-quality submission.
Scope and identify new donors and funding opportunities through partnerships, internal networks, and desk research.
Act as the key contact for intelligence on funders, partners, and opportunities, ensuring information sharing with the global team.
Work closely with Ethiopia country teams and technical experts on programme and proposal development.
Contribute directly to writing, editing, and shaping project proposals.
Ensure project design aligns with donor priorities, guidelines, and strategic objectives.
Support development of proposal budgets in collaboration with finance teams and ensure feasibility.
Define appropriate indicators to measure project progress and impact.

About you

The ideal candidate should demonstrate a proven track record of identifying funding opportunities, developing competitive donor proposals, coordinating multi-disciplinary bid processes. Strong experience in project design, logical frameworks, results measurement, budgeting, donor compliance, and report writing is essential, together with the ability to align programme concepts with donor priorities and organisational strategy. Familiarity with enterprise development, Business Development Services (BDS), and SME support programmes will be an added advantage.

The successful candidate will possess exceptional proposal writing, analytical, organisational, and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities and deliver high-quality outputs. They should be an effective communicator and relationship builder, capable of collaborating with technical specialists, finance teams, country programme staff, and external partners to develop innovative and impactful programmes.

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About our offer

The starting gross salary on offer for this role is from USD 14,904 -USD 17,040 gross per annum, depending on experience. Staff Benefits Summary

Working Conditions

All of our positions are based in one or more of GAIN’s designated offices as stated on our job advertisements. Successful candidates will be based in one of GAIN’s country offices and must have the existing right to live and work within a reasonably commutable distance of the relevant city / cities in which the role is advertised. Please note, that GAIN does not sponsor working visas and relocations.

GAIN reserves the right to withdraw an offer of employment for candidates who are considered to ineligible under the above conditions during or after the recruitment process. Applicants must have the right to work and be currently based in the advertised country location, to be eligible to apply for this position.

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive environment where diversity is valued. We are keen to reflect the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and therefore welcome applications from talented and committed people from all backgrounds, representing the diverse societies we operate in.