Project Officers

Senior Business Development and Planning Officer

Department Business Development and Planning Department
Reports to   Business Development and Planning Division Manager
Full-time   |   Head Office, Addis Ababa

Purpose of the Job

Work with departments to develop the company’s strategic plans, carry out the approved operational plan, and meet company targets. Use the corporate performance dashboard to track results and follow up with departments when progress falls behind. Identify new business opportunities and support product development. Review new government rules and regulations that may affect the company, explain their possible impact to management, and recommend actions.

Key Responsibilities

Market Research and Feasibility Studies

Find ideas for new or improved products. Learn what customers need and help develop and test product ideas.

Collect and update market prices for the company’s products. Survey how competitors price, promote, and sell their products. Explain what the findings mean for the company.

Collect and check data from relevant government offices and nongovernmental sources for feasibility studies. Record where the data came from. Use it to assess demand, what the business will need to operate, expected costs and income, and risks.

Strategic and Operational Planning

Collect and combine weekly, monthly, and quarterly plans from the relevant departments. Check that each plan follows the approved operational plan and uses the standard template. Make sure each plan shows the targets, who is responsible, and the deadlines.

Help develop and draft the company’s strategic plans. Gather and review past and current results, collect input from departments, and help set long-term goals, priorities, and targets for management review.

Company Targets and Performance Reports

Keep the corporate performance dashboard up to date with checked results from each department. Compare each result with its approved target. Tell the Division Manager about major gaps and problems that could prevent the company from meeting its targets.

Work closely with the staff responsible for each target to make sure agreed tasks are carried out and targets are met. Follow up on actions to fix problems and check that they are completed on time. Report delays or missed targets that departments have yet to resolve.

Collect, check, and combine weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance reports using the standard templates. Compare actual results with planned targets. Work with departments to explain major differences and suggest how to address them.

Prepare slides and short summaries for management meetings. Present findings when asked and follow up with the departments responsible for agreed actions.

New Rules and Management Briefings

Review new regulations and directives from the National Bank of Ethiopia, the Customs Commission, the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority, and other relevant bodies. Follow new proclamations passed by Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives and other government rules that may affect the company.

Write short notes and proposals for management to review and discuss. Explain what changed, which parts of the business may be affected, and what the company can do. Discuss proposed actions with the relevant departments.

Gaber Yebego Adragot Dirjit (GABER) is a locally registered, not-for-profit civil society organization established in 2022. We operate in Ezha Woreda, Gurage Zone, Central Ethiopia Region, implementing integrated development programs in water, health, education, livelihoods, and social transformation. As we launch our ambitious Five-Year Strategic Plan (2026–2030), we are seeking a dynamic and results-oriented professional to join our team.

Job Purpose:

The Coordinator will lead GABER’s resource mobilization, fundraising, donor engagement, and proposal development functions. The position directly supports our Strategic Plan’s target, including securing at least two new institutional donors and expanding diaspora and member contributions.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement GABER’s fundraising/resource mobilization strategy.
• Identify institutional donors and maintain a comprehensive database of funding opportunities.
• Research, track, and coordinate the development of high-quality concept notes and proposals (targeting at least 3 major proposals annually).
• Coordinate proposal development with technical, finance, and program teams for donor budgets and reporting.
• Develop donor-specific capability statements and fundraising materials.
• Coordinate fundraising campaigns targeting GABER members, Ezha based Idirs, diaspora (specifically GSG-NA), the private sector and other supporters.
• Maintain a proposal/donor reporting calendar and support the preparation of donor reports and success stories.
• Map potential private-sector, academic, and NGO partnerships and networks, facilitating MoUs as appropriate.
• Maintain a database of donor contacts, submissions, outcomes, follow-ups and commitments.
• Support GABER's visibility and communication activities relevant to resource mobilization and fundraising.
• Carryout relevant tasks to be assigned by the Board and the Executive Director, as needed.

The Opportunity 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and overall management of the ECHO project, ensuring the effective delivery of programme objectives, quality standards, and donor commitments.
• Lead project planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, learning, and reporting activities to ensure timely and high-quality programme outcomes.
• Oversee project performance tracking, data management, assessments, and evidence generation to support informed decision-making and continuous programme improvement.
• Manage project budgets, work plans, financial performance, and resource allocation in compliance with donor requirements and organisational policies.
• Lead and support multidisciplinary teams, fostering a high-performance culture, accountability, collaboration, and staff development.
• Coordinate emergency preparedness, needs assessments, response interventions, and proposal development to strengthen programme impact and resource mobilisation.
• Ensure the integrated implementation of multi-sectoral interventions, including WASH, Child Protection, Education, GBV, Shelter, and NFI programming.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with government authorities, donors, UN agencies, NGOs, and other key stakeholders to enhance coordination and programme effectiveness.
• Promote knowledge management, documentation of best practices, organisational learning, and capacity strengthening across project teams and partners.
• Ensure full compliance with donor regulations, humanitarian standards, safeguarding commitments, and organisational policies throughout project implementation.

Safeguarding Children and Program Participants (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed per the appropriate procedures.
• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.
• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.