Vacancy title:
Business Development

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Admin & Office]

Jobs at:
Swisscontact

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, September 3 2025

Duty Station:
Kigali | Kigali | Rwanda

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 19 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The position reports to the Head of Acquisition, based at the Global Office in Zurich. It serves all Swisscontact regions,  with a focus on the Central, Eastern and Southern Africa region.

Tasks 

• Support in monitoring the global acquisition pipeline
• Assessment of financial and legal risks of pipeline projects, including financial viability
• Advise to bid managers on requirements of key donors
• Review of financial offers and budget adjustments
• Review of donor and partner contracts according to legal and organizational criteria
• Coordination for the bid submission process
• Coordination of inputs from the various departments of the Global Office (e.g. Finance, Compliance, Operations,  Executive Board) and the global team of thematic experts
• Promotion of internal exchange of experience and best practices related to bid processes and donor require ments, and ensuring their documentation.
• Active participation in the further development of tools relevant for Swisscontact business development (e.g.  processes, guidelines, AI applications)

Requirements 

• Minimum 4 years of relevant professional experience in business development, project acquisition and public ten ders in the context of international development cooperation, including budget reviews
• Minimum 3 years of working experience with public or private sector donors funding development cooperation  projects. Experience with SDC, EU, ENABEL, and DANIDA is an advantage.
• Master’s Degree in relevant fields (e.g. economics, business administration, international management, law) 
• Excellent language skills in English (C1) and good language skills in French (B2).
• Skilful use of Excel and good knowledge of the Microsoft 365 applications
• Ability to prioritize under high workload/time pressure, to deliver qualitatively and quantitatively good results and  to alternate between different tasks
• Fast comprehension for quick familiarization with the various topics, analytical thinking and decision making 
• High service orientation and reliability as well as performance and result orientation
• Willingness, pleasure and ability to work in the team and with changing team constellations 
• Professional and goal-oriented communication skills in a multicultural context and with different target groups 
• Ability to integrate into the global team despite working remotely, proactively searching and sharing information 
• Availability to travel to Zurich at least once a year

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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