Wasafiri is a global consultancy, incubator and institute helping leaders and organizations tackle some of the world’s most complex problems. From our offices in Kenya, UK and the USA, we bring a well-established track record of helping our clients achieve impact at scale on the systems related to conflict and governance, extreme poverty, food insecurity, and environmental sustainability. Together, we’re helping build a more peaceful, equitable and sustainable world.

We are proud of the work we do, and looking to invest in a Senior Business Development Specialist who can bring new energy, ideas and capacity to help us have even greater impact in our work.

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

Purpose: To help identify and create commercial opportunities for Wasafiri to increase our impact on the systems related to conflict & governance, food insecurity & extreme poverty, climate change and environmental sustainability.

Salary: GBP £40k-45k plus package – depending on experience

Working Arrangements: Flexible

Location: Flexible – We have offices in Nairobi, Kenya; Brighton, UK and Asheville, USA.

We are flexible on where the candidate is located. However, we require that they reside no more than 1-2 hours flight or drive from one of our offices.

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To apply for the role please: 

1. Visit Senior BD Specialist to download and complete a brief application form. Please note that we will not accept submissions without a completed application form.
2. Include a CV that is not longer than 3 pages.
3. If you have one, please include a link to your LinkedIn profile.  
4. Please submit the application form and CV to opportunities@wasafirihub.com  

Closing date for applications:  

Midnight GMT May 30, 2021. We will review applications as they arrive. Due to the volume of applications we are expecting, we will only be able to respond to candidates that make it to the interview stage.