About the role
Practical Action is seeking a highly motivated and analytical Junior Business Development & Desk Research Officer to strengthen our regional fundraising and partnership development efforts. This role is ideal for an early-career professional with strong research skills and strategic curiosity, eager to contribute to securing impactful programmes that address poverty, climate resilience, and sustainable livelihoods.
Working closely with regional and country teams, you will identify emerging funding opportunities, generate strategic intelligence on donors and partners, and support high-quality proposal development processes. Your work will help ensure teams across Africa are better informed, better coordinated, and better positioned to win competitive funding.
Practical Action is an international development organization putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world. We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems, challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.
Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.
Why join us?
At Practical Action, you will contribute to innovative solutions that improve the lives of millions of people facing poverty and climate vulnerability. You’ll join a collaborative regional team working across Africa, gaining exposure to major institutional donors, partnership development, and large-scale programme design, a strong foundation for a career in international development.
We are an equal opportunities employer, and we encourage applications from under-represented groups. We stay committed to cultivating an inclusive and diverse working environment and believe that people from different backgrounds or cultures give us different perspectives, and the more perspectives we have, the more successful we will be. By building a culture where everyone feels heard, respected and valued we give everyone working with us the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
Are you suitably qualified, highly competent, innovative, and motivated to be part of Practical?
If yes please submit a copy of your CV and a supporting statement that describes your suitability for the role to [email protected]
Closing date for applications: Tuesday 24th March 2026.