Business Development Officer

About Organisation:

The African Palliative Care Association (APCA) is a pan-African membership organisation founded in 2004 to ensure that palliative and comprehensive chronic care is understood, integrated into  health systems, and underpinned by evidence so that no African suffers unnecessarily from life-limiting illness.

Job Summary: The African Palliative Care Association (APCA) is seeking a highly motivated, resourceful and results-oriented professional to join its team as Business Development Officer. The Business Development Officer will support the Executive Director — APCA’s principal fundraiser — in planning, developing and delivering the organisation’s resource mobilisation strategy. The role has two equally important objectives: strengthening the quality and success of APCA’s donor and grant fundraising, while actively diversifying APCA’s income beyond traditional donors through membership, individual and diaspora giving, earned income from services and technical assistance, revenue-generating conferences and events, and corporate partnerships. The successful candidate will work as an integrated member of the APCA team, helping to embed resource mobilisation as a shared responsibility across the organisation.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will:

• Conduct donor and market research to identify funding and business development opportunities.
• Build and maintain a comprehensive pipeline of funders, prospects and opportunities.
• Develop concept notes, proposals and grant applications.
• Support the Executive Director in managing donor and partner relationships.
• Support development of non-donor income streams, including membership, individual and diaspora giving, earned income, events and corporate partnerships.
• Help package, cost and promote APCA’s services and products.
• Support fundraising campaigns and events.
• Coordinate donor and grant reporting with programme, finance and M&E colleagues.
• Maintain resource mobilisation records and support reporting to management and the Board.
• Work collaboratively across APCA to strengthen resource mobilisation as an organisation-wide responsibility.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Applicants should have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, international development, economics, social sciences or another relevant field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 2–3 years’ relevant professional experience
• in fundraising, business development, communications, research, proposal writing, programme support or related work.
• Experience managing relationships with institutional donors, foundations, corporations or development partners is an advantage.
• Strong proposal-writing and written communication skills.
• Strong research, analytical and organisational skills.
• Demonstrated interest or aptitude in fundraising, business development and income diversification.
• Good interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a small, mission-driven organisation.
• Direct resource mobilisation experience is an advantage but is not essential.
• APCA is willing to invest in and develop a candidate who demonstrates strong potential, excellent writing and research ability, and a genuine commitment to APCA’s mission.

How to Apply:

Interested and qualified candidates should submit:

A cover letter or statement of interest;

A detailed CV with three professional referees and copies of academic qualifications.

Applications should be sent by email to: recruitment@steadfastconsultancy.com

by 5:00pm East Africa Standard Time (EAT) on Sunday, 20 September 2026

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

APCA is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified candidates regardless of gender, disability, age, background or any other status protected by applicable law.

Steadfast Quality Solutions Limited is supporting APCA in this recruitment exercise.

To apply for this job email your details to: recruitment@steadfastconsultancy.com.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.