• Hybrid / flexible working options
• $111,000 + 12% superannuation + salary packaging

• Six Month Maximum term contract. Part-time (0.6 FTE)

The Opportunity

CARE Australia is part of CARE International, a global movement working to defeat poverty and achieve social justice, with a strong focus on supporting women and girls. We are seeking a Business Development Lead to strengthen CARE Australia’s institutional funding performance by improving strategic positioning, leading high-quality proposal development and supporting robust business development approaches across the organisation.

What you’ll do:

As Business Development Lead you will be responsible for:

• Providing strategic direction on donor engagement, funding approaches and pipeline opportunities across Country Offices and partners.

• Leading or providing strategic oversight for complex, high-value and priority funding proposals.

• Ensuring proposals are competitive, evidence-based, compliant and aligned with donor requirements and CARE’s strategic priorities.

• Strengthening proposal development systems, tools and ways of working to improve quality, efficiency and learning.

Why work with us?

You’ll join a team that values initiative, learning and impact — and gives you space to bring your best work. We offer a range of benefits including:

• Generous base salary including 17.5% annual leave loading

• NFP salary packaging benefits (up to $15,899 tax free)

• Health and Wellbeing program

• A flexible and supportive working environment including working from home options

• Additional leave and substitution of public holidays

• Employee Assistance Program

About You

To be successful in this role you will bring:

• Extensive experience in institutional business development within the international development or humanitarian sector.

• Demonstrated success leading and securing large-scale, complex funding proposals, ideally with DFAT or similar institutional donors.

• Strong understanding of institutional donor requirements, funding mechanisms and compliance expectations.

• Excellent strategic thinking, written communication and proposal development skills, with the ability to shape clear and compelling narratives under tight deadlines.

• Strong facilitation and relationship-building skills, with the ability to coordinate and influence across diverse, multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural teams.

How to apply:

For more information on this opportunity and to review the position description go to www.care.org.au/careers

To apply please submit your CV and cover letter addressing the selection criteria via the "Apply Now" button.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, so we encourage you to apply early.

Questions about the role?

Please contact Emily Hill, Head of Program Development, at [email protected] using the subject line: Business Development Lead enquiry via EthicalJobs.

CARE Australia is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from people living with a disability and/or have lived experience of disability. We also encourage Pacific Islander people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.

Should you require any accommodations or support during the application process, please don’t hesitate to reach out and let us know.

Safeguarding and Compliance

All CARE Australia employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy, Preventing Sexual Abuse & Harassment (PSEAH) policy and Code of Conduct.

CARE Australia is part of the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will seek information from job applicants’ previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment, and/or child abuse the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer. By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms they have no objection to CARE Australia requesting the information specified above.

A position description is attached.