Business Development Senior Coordinator

Action Contre la Faim / Action against Hunger (France) - HQ

Objective 1: Identify and respond to new funding opportunities

• Support the Country Director and Deputy Country Director with donor intelligence, including donor mapping, background research, and preparation of briefing notes or other relevant documents.
• Monitor new calls for proposals, reviewing published opportunities, identifying risks, constraints, and AAH s eligibility, and brief relevant staff accordingly.
• Strengthen proposal quality and consistency by identifying Focal Points, leading process mapping, and ensuring a smooth handover to the Grants Coordinator once a funding opportunity is identified.
• Prepare TORs, oversee procurement, and supervise consultants to ensure high-quality and timely proposal submissions.
• Coordinate donor feedback, track responses, and manage resubmissions using feedback tracker tools.
• Conduct thorough risk assessments for each funding opportunity, considering financial, operational, and reputational risks, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Provide training and capacity-building support to program teams on donor requirements and proposal development processes.

Objective 2: Identify and respond to new funding opportunities

• Maintain and update donor and partner contact lists, including strategies, priorities, and potential synergies with Action Against Hunger Lebanon s programmatic objectives, in coordination with Grants, Advocacy, and Communications Teams.
• Implement targeted donor stewardship initiatives to nurture long-term relationships and maximize donor engagement.
• Coordinate with Advocacy and Communications staff to ensure materials are shared effectively with relevant donors.
• Organize and, when necessary, lead donor-related field visits and capital lobby trips, including logistics, communications, and technical preparation.
• Ensure timely and consistent communication with donors, involving Technical Coordinators and the Country Director as appropriate.

Objective 3: Provide Strategic and Technical support to Grant Management and Partnerships

• Facilitate coordination between the Grants Coordinator (due diligence) and the Business Development Senior Coordinator (relationship-building) to ensure progress and alignment across partner management activities.
• Liaise with HQ staff across the Action Against Hunger International network including the Donor Relations Unit and Madrid HQ Operations on potential funding opportunities, donor intelligence, and strategic guidance.
• Review contracts and memoranda of understanding with donors, partners, and institutions to ensure alignment with AAH and donor requirements.
• Prepare briefing papers and support external communication materials for donor visits and meetings.
• Maintain a database of donor guidelines and regulations and collaborate with Communications to create fact sheets for key donors.
• Support Programme Teams in meeting donor visibility and reporting requirements.

Objective 4: Security

• Respect the security rules specified in the mission and base security plan, see to it that the team under his/her responsibility complies with the security plan and perform the security management tasks that can be assigned in its protocols.
• Communicate to the security managers of the working location any security related information or noncompliance with the security plan
• Report possible problem or conflict during the activities
• Promote gender equality within the humanitarian and/or development work

Objective 5: Gender & Safeguarding

• Promote safe and equitable environments, through knowledge and application of the protocol against harassment and gender policy.

Key activities in your role will include

• Lead proposal and report planning, writing, and coordination
• Oversee grant compliance and donor requirements
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting to HQ and network
• Coordinate with internal teams and external partners for funding opportunities