CRS Business Development Specialist Job Vacancy in Ethiopia 2026
Apply Now CRS Business Development Specialist Job Vacancy in Ethiopia 2026 – CRS is inviting qualified and interested candidates to apply for the position of Business Development Specialist. This vacancy is open for applicants who meet the required qualifications and experience. Interested job seekers are encouraged to apply before the deadline.
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Founded in 1943 by the Bishops of the United States, the agency provides assistance to 130 million people in more than 110 countries and territories in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
CRS Business Development Specialist Job Vacancy
- Job Title: Business Development Specialist
- Organization: Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
- Job Identification: 3002332
- Job Category: Resource mobilization
- Job Shift: Day
- Job Location: Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, United Republic of Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Nigeria (Remote)
- Posted Date: February 06, 2026
- Application Deadline: March 05, 2026
- Official Website: www.crs.org
Job Summary
Lead the production of high-quality funding applications in support of CRS’ engagement with institutional donors and initiatives involved in international development to serve the poor and vulnerable. Utilize knowledge and skills to provide specialized assistance in all dimensions of the Business Development (BD) cycle across disciplines and functional teams. As part of the global Institutional Funding Team, provide high-quality surge support on strategic funding opportunities focused in countries in East and Southern Africa.
Qualifications & Requirements
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in international development, international relations, or related field.
- Minimum eight years of international development experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in international development, international relations, or related field.
- At least three years’ experience in a developing country.
- Demonstrated experience utilizing diverse, proactive strategies to competitively position an organization for new funding and productive institutional relationships.
- Demonstrated experience leading and producing competitive proposals in programming contexts similar to CRS.
- Experience with both grants and contract funding mechanisms.
- Demonstrated experience leading project teams and processes to produce deliverables under tight deadlines and at exceptional quality.
- Experience providing remote support to diverse teams.
- Experience in developing content for and facilitating trainings related to key business development practices. Knowledge of adult learning approaches.
- Knowledge of CRS programs, justice agenda and Catholic Social teaching principles a plus.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture.
- Familiarity with relevant institutional donor regulations, policies, procedures and priorities.
- Comprehensive familiarity with a broad range of institutional donor technical and cost requirements. Experience with pursuing funding with donors including World Bank, FDCO, EU, USG, foundations and corporations preferred.
- Strong relationship management skills. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Ability to strategically approach each relationship.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Exceptional writing skills with expert command of English grammar and AP style. Ability to write proposals in Spanish, French, or another common institutional donor language a plus.
- Strong communications and presentation skills.
- Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented mindset.
- Knowledge of MS Windows and MS Office packages, information management systems, and artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
How to Apply
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their resume to https://eipn.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/ before March 05, 2026. For more details CLICK HERE.
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