With over 70 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 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Here’s where you come in:

As Regional Resources Development Director, you will:

• Lead and drive growth in revenue in the West Africa region and support National Offices (NOs) fundraising efforts for private non-sponsorship and public/institutional grants income in alignment with NOs’ strategies and World Vision’s global strategy, Our Promise.
• Support the National Offices in increasing and diversifying bilateral, multilateral, major foundations, private public partnerships, Gifts-in-Kind (GIK) non-food items, corporates and grants income, by providing strategic direction in line with Regional and National Offices strategies.
• Build relationships, capacity and collaboration to effectively grow the portfolio, ensure effective pipeline and win rate to meet programming needs.
• Support productive engagement and retention of governments, multilateral and private sector donors through successful grants implementation and strong donor relations with the aim of maximising and diversifying the funding base.

Requirements include:

• Bachelor Degree in International Development, International Relations, Rural Development or any related field.
• At least 10 years of senior management experience leading fundraising initiatives in a large international organisation
• Seasoned networker with an ability to maintain a good up to date knowledge of the grant opportunities and trends in the humanitarian sector
• Excellent knowledge and experience of project management with government and multilateral agencies grant funded projects and experience of grant compliance procedures for major bilateral and multilateral donors.
• Demonstrated track record in proposal development, funding acquisitions and grant management for major government donors preferred
• Excellent written and spoken English and French.
• The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 30% of the time

How to apply

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position and apply online by the application deadline of 18 APRIL 2024.

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org.

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.

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