Business Development Manager - Asia region

Reporting in to the Business Development Lead for our Multi-Country Clusters (MCC), the Business Development Manager - Asia 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 - Asia 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.
• Build and cultivate strategic partnerships with institutional donors, including government bodies, multilateral agencies, and foundations, to expand funding opportunities across the MCC and beyond, in coordination with the Partnership and Business Development team in PIF.
• Build a wide network of contacts and funding relationships across the MCC region with donors, peers, consortia partners and implementing agencies.
• Develop high-quality funding proposals coordinating with Impact department, partners, donors and the relevant donor audience unit in Partnerships and Impact Funding, ensuring alignment with thematic priorities, signature programmes and donor requirements.
• Work closely with the MCC Contracts and Portfolio Manager to ensure seamless integration with MCC delivery teams.
• Align priorities with Christian Aid Ireland.
• Supervise the onboarding of new programs, ensuring seamless integration with MCC delivery teams.
• Work closely with the MCC Contracts and Portfolio Manager and Partnership and Strategy Lead to maintain compliance and accountability, reviewing reporting for quality assurance.
• Coordinate internally with MCC Contracts and Portfolio Manager with donor contact points during contract delivery to develop and deepen donor partnerships.