Institutional Funding Project Development Senior Lead (Maternity Cover)

About the Role / Overview

As the Institutional Funding Project Development Senior Lead, you will play a key cross-functional role in securing institutional funding and strengthening project development quality across the War Child Alliance.

Responsibilities / What You'll Do

• Provide ongoing leadership on the development of strategic concept notes and proposals for institutional donors, including the write-up of coherent context analyses, Theories of Change and results frameworks.
• Provide strategic guidance throughout the proposal development process and lead and maintain oversight of bid planning, including scoping and go/no-go decision-making, roles and responsibilities, timelines and deliverables, to ensure high-quality submissions.
• Lead and coordinate internal and external stakeholders throughout the project development process to ensure effective collaboration and timely delivery.
• Manage efforts and initiatives to improve the performance and effectiveness of project development processes across the organisation.

You will contribute to strong funding performance, effective partnerships and the delivery of impactful programmes for children affected by conflict.

• Academic background in Development/International Cooperation and/or Humanitarian Aid or equivalent.
• Relevant experience in a similar position in an international organization, particularly in project/proposal development and partnership management, with demonstrated capacity to successfully raise substantial funds from institutional donors.
• Demonstrable experience in project development, multidisciplinary coordination, proposal writing and leading bid processes.
• Ability to write and tailor communication effectively for different donors and audiences in the English language; French, Arabic, Spanish or Dutch is an asset.
• Strong leadership, facilitation and coordination skills, with the ability to guide multiple teams to deliver high-quality results under pressure and within tight deadlines.

Local contract with salary and secondary labour conditions based on the in-country salary scale, local T&C's will apply. Contract length: April - October 2026.

War Child International works to support children affected by conflict through impactful programmes across multiple countries including Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Colombia, DR Congo, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine, and Yemen.