Key Responsibilities:

Donor and Partner Relationships

• Proactively develop and nurture relationships with donors, partners, and WV Support Offices to identify new funding opportunities to meet funding gaps and/or growth in program/projects, which respond to needs in target communities.
• Support the development of donor and partner engagement materials.

Support and/or Lead Opportunity Review and Proposal Development

• Identify and lead proposal development teams to pursue opportunities for funding, which are aligned with WVZL strategic priorities, in a professional and timely manner.
• Provide support to other Grants Acquisition team members leading other proposals.
• Review funding opportunities in accordance with WVI policies to determine whether to pursue targeted opportunities or not.
• Conduct partner due diligence and partner capacity assessments in accordance with WVI policies.

Proposal to Project handover

• Lead and/or support project start-up processes to ensure quality handover of projects to the grants management/ implementation teams; as guided by the WVI policies.

Strategy, Planning, and Reporting

• Support the development and monitor the implementation of the resource acquisition strategy and business plan, including reporting GAM metrics.
• Provide information that feed into the weekly grants acquisition report

Minimum education, training and experience requirements to qualify for the position:

The following knowledge, skills, and abilities may be acquired through a combination of formal schooling, self-education, prior experience, or on-the-job training.

• University Degree in a relevant discipline (Social sciences, International development or any other related field)
• Minimum of 4 years work experience in an international NGO
• Minimum of 2 years mobilising funding from bi-lateral, multi-lateral and large private funders.
• Relevant experience in managing relationships with donors and partners and understanding of key donor requirement (e.g., USAID, EU, FCDO; UNICEF; WFP; SIDA; UNDP; UNHCR; World Bank).
• Work experience with other international organizations, large NGOs and/or governmental development agencies
• Proven skills and experience in programme development.

Working Environment / Conditions:

• Work environment:  Office-based with occasional travel to the field
• 90% at the office
• 10% travel required

WV Zambia takes a zero tolerance to safeguarding breaches in all its operations. Zero tolerance means;

• Failure to follow WV’s safeguarding behaviour protocols, or any other part of the WV safeguarding policy.
• Other inappropriate behaviour toward children and adults in the communities we work.
• Failing to report a known or suspected safeguarding incident committed by a WV staff or affiliate report