Business Development Officer
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APCA is hiring a Business Development Officer to strengthen donor and grant fundraising while diversifying income through membership, diaspora giving, events, and corporate partnerships. The role is based in Kampala, Uganda (or remote), full-time, with a deadline of 20 September 2026.
- Focus on both donor fundraising and income diversification
- Duty station in Kampala, Uganda, with remote option
- Full-time role, Monday to Friday, 8 to 5
- Application deadline: 20 September 2026 at 5:00 pm EAT
- Entry-level role requiring 2–3 years of relevant experience
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Job summary
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.
Min Qualification:
Bachelors
Experience
- Level:
- Entry level
- Length:
- 2 years
- Language Requirement:
- English
- Working Hours:
- Full Time - 8 to 5
- Applicant
- Location:
- Rest of Uganda, Uganda
- Job descriptions &
- 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
- in fundraising, business development, communications, research, proposal writing, programme support or related work.
- •
- 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
- 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.
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Requirements
- 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.