Job description
Business Development & Partnerships Manager – Climate Change, Environment & Private Sector
Contract: Permenant, Full-Time
Location: Remote (Canada-based; Toronto or Ottawa preferred)
Work Requirement: Applicant must have legal entitlement/eligibility to work in Canada
Salary: CAD 75,000 to 85,000 Canadian Dollars per annum depending on experience
About WaterAid
WaterAid Canada is part of a global federation working in over 30 countries to transform lives by improving access to clean water, decent sanitation, and good hygiene. We are committed to reaching everyone, everywhere with sustainable WASH solutions, especially in the context of climate change and the environment.
Our mission is to make clean water, decent sanitation, and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere, and we strive to work collaboratively with governments, civil society organizations, private sector actors, and institutional donors to achieve this goal.
About the Role
As a Business Development & Partnerships Manager focusing on Climate Change, Environment, and the Private Sector, you will play a key role in driving income growth and establishing strategic partnerships. Reporting to the Director of International Programs, you will lead on identifying funding opportunities, writing high-quality proposals, and building relationships with key donors and partners, such as Global Affairs Canada, IDRC, and private sector organizations.
Your work will focus on climate-resilient WASH programming, integrating gender equality, and contributing to WaterAid’s 10-year strategic plan to position the organization as the leading global WASH partner in Canada.
About the Team:
The International Programs team plays a critical role in WaterAid Canada’s mission by driving business development and strengthening our partnerships with institutional donors, civil society organizations, and government agencies. As a member of this team, you will participate in and represent WaterAid Canada at select conferences, meetings, and networking activities. You will also contribute to planning and executing symposia, technical workshops, and panel discussions to enhance engagement with stakeholders. Additionally, you will represent WaterAid Canada on relevant working groups within the WaterAid global federation, while supporting the Director of International Programs with various related tasks and assignments.
Responsibilities
- Build and nurture relationships with government agencies, institutional donors, and private sector partners to secure multi-year program funding.
- Lead proposal development processes, including writing and coordinating concept notes, results frameworks, and budgets.
- Identify funding opportunities and maintain donor engagement through research, relationship management, and effective communication.
- Provide technical input on climate-resilient WASH programming, integrating gender equality into all program designs.
- Represent WaterAid Canada at conferences, workshops, and events to promote WAC’s programmatic approaches and values.
- Support regular donor and partner prospecting and mapping aligned with WaterAid’s strategic goals.
Requirements
Essential:
- Bachelor’s degree in international development, environmental studies, climate change, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in business development, grant writing, or fundraising, ideally within the WASH, climate change, or environment sectors.
- Strong knowledge of Global Affairs Canada’s Results-Based Management framework and experience securing multi-year funding from institutional donors.
- Demonstrated skills in proposal writing, budgeting, and partnership management.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Ability to travel internationally 3–4 times per year.
Preferred:
- Master’s degree in a relevant field.
- Fluency in French.
- Experience living or working in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in Africa or Asia.
Closing Date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 12th January 2025. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling bases from 6th January 2025 hence we encourage applicants who are interested to apply as soon as possible. Interviews would be held via Microsoft Teams.
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click ‘Apply’. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries.
Our Commitment: WaterAid is committed to protecting people from any form of abuse, neglect, harassment, or exploitation. This commitment extends to our staff, partners, volunteers, and anyone we work with. Safeguarding is at the heart of all our activities, and we expect everyone who works with us to share our values and commitment.
Equal Opportunities: We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness, and equality. We strongly encourage applications from people with disabilities, visible minorities, and people of diverse backgrounds. Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process upon request.
Safeguarding: We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.
