Head of Business Development

Head of Business Development

Contract type: Fixed Term – 3 years

Location: Dar Es Salaam – Tanzania.

Salary: Competitive with excellent benefits

Change starts with water. Change starts with you.

Every day, millions of people live without clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. WaterAid exists to change that – for everyone, everywhere. Join us, and your energy will help unlock people’s potential and create a fairer future.

About WaterAid

We’re a global federation driven by one vision: a world where everyone, everywhere has clean water, sanitation and hygiene by 2030. Powered by our values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation, we work alongside communities, partners and supporters to make change happen.

About the team

WaterAid Tanzania is a leading WASH organization that works with government and partners to improve access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene. Guided by its national and global strategies, the team focuses on expanding sustainable WASH services, strengthening systems, influencing policy, promoting innovation, and advancing gender equality and inclusion to achieve lasting impact across Tanzania

About the role

The role exists to lead and strengthen WaterAid Tanzania's fundraising and partnership efforts, ensuring a diversified and sustainable funding base that enables the organization to achieve its strategic and programmatic goals.

In this role, you will:

• Develop and lead fundraising strategy to increase and diversify funding sources in support of WaterAid Tanzania's strategic objectives.
• Identify and secure new funding opportunities by building a strong pipeline of institutional, corporate, and philanthropic donors.
• Lead proposal and concept note development, ensuring high-quality bids and successful donor engagement.
• Manage donor relationships and partnerships, maintaining strategic engagement with donors, partners, and other key stakeholders.
• Provide donor intelligence and market insights to support effective funding decisions and improve win rates for funding opportunities.
• Coordinate consortium building and partnership development to strengthen competitive positioning for large funding opportunities.
• Build organizational fundraising capacity by coaching and supporting staff on fundraising processes, donor compliance, and resource mobilization.
• Strengthen knowledge management systems through donor mapping, fundraising reporting, documentation, and database management.
• Contribute to strategic decision-making on resource generation, funding planning, and long-term business development priorities.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding, health, safety, and security standards across all business development activities and partnerships.