Resource Mobilization and Donor Engagement Specialist

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

% of Time/ Activity/ End Results

30% Strategic Donor Engagement, Pre-positioning and Opportunity Management

that supports resource acquisition planning and decision-making.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Demonstrated ability to use donor intelligence and engagement tools, grants management, pipeline management, and advanced proposal development platforms.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills.

• Strong knowledge of resource mobilization, donor engagement, business development, grant acquisition, and partnership development within the international development sector.
• Familiarity with project design, results-based management, proposal development, budgeting, consortium development, and localization approaches.
• Knowledge of donor intelligence platforms, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), grants management systems, and resource mobilization tools.
• Strong analytical, partnering management, networking, negotiation, and communication skills. Experience working in international development, humanitarian, faith-based, or similar organizations.
• Professional training or certification in project management, resource mobilization, fundraising, grant management, or related fields is an added advantage.

Language Requirements

English proficiency

Contact (within WV or outside WV)

Reason for contact

Frequency of contact

• Master's Degree in International Development, Business Administration, Economics, Social Sciences, Public Policy, Communications, International Relations, Project Management, or a related field.
• A Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field combined with substantial and relevant professional experience may be considered.

• Training in resource mobilization, donor engagement, proposal development, business development, grant acquisition, partnership development, or fundraising.
• Training in project design methodologies, results-based management, proposal costing and budgeting, donor compliance, or grant management is an added advantage.

• Certification in Project Management (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent) is an advantage.
• Certification in fundraising, resource mobilization, grant management, business development, or partnership management is desirable.
• Relevant certifications in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL), Results-Based Management, or strategic planning are an added advantage.

·       No specific professional license or registration required.

Collaborate on opportunity assessment, project design, proposal development, budgeting, donor compliance, implementation planning, results frameworks, evidence generation, impact reporting, donor communications, visibility materials, and other resource acquisition processes to ensure high-quality, competitive, and compliant funding submissions.

Daily / Weekly / As Required

Opportunity positioning, donor intelligence sharing, proposal development, funding pipeline discussions, consortium development, and grant acquisition efforts.

Weekly / Monthly

Resource mobilization positioning, proposal co-creation, partnership development, donor engagement, policy alignment, and funding opportunity discussions.

Monthly / As Required

Build and maintain strategic relationships, support donor engagement and positioning efforts, identify and pursue funding opportunities, facilitate partnership and consortium development, gather donor intelligence, engage in proposal discussions, and strengthen donor stewardship and resource acquisition outcomes.

Ongoing / As Required

Partnership cultivation, consortium development, opportunity pursuit, localization efforts, technical collaboration, and joint proposal development.

Monthly / As Required

The role requires the ability to operate with a high degree of initiative, professional judgment, and accountability while working under the strategic direction of the Resource Development Manager. The incumbent is expected to provide technical leadership and influence across cross-functional teams, facilitating collaboration, driving resource acquisition processes, and supporting effective decision-making. The role requires strong strategic thinking, foresight, assertiveness, and a solution-oriented approach to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and recommend appropriate courses of action. Success depends on the ability to influence stakeholders, navigate complex funding environments, manage competing priorities, and deliver results through collaboration rather than formal authority.

Applicant Types Accepted: