Donor Engagement Specialist, Gulf Region

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🇦🇫 Afghanistan – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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War Child

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501 - 1000 employees

🏥 Healthcare

🍽️ Food & Beverage

💼 Consulting

Healthcare • Food & Beverage • Consulting

War Child is an organization dedicated to supporting children affected by conflict worldwide. The organization provides psychosocial support, education, child protection, and youth empowerment programs, aiming to uphold children's rights and improve their quality of life in resource-constrained environments. Through innovative initiatives like 'Can't Wait to Learn' and 'BeThere', War Child focuses on education and emotional skills development, ensuring that children can overcome the trauma of war and build a better future.

📋 Description

• Lead delivery and implementation of the Gulf Engagement Strategy • Develop and manage donor relationships across the Gulf region • Drive pipeline development and identify funding opportunities in the Gulf market • Coordinate donor engagement across WCAF, Members and country teams • Use donor intelligence, market insights and trend analysis to inform engagement • Oversee Gulf funding opportunities and coordinate proposal development • Coordinate internal stakeholders and partnerships across teams • Develop partnership models suited to the Gulf context • Ensure appropriate use of systems, tracking and reporting of Gulf opportunities • Represent War Child in external Gulf-facing engagements, networks and forums • Act as the primary strategic focal point for Gulf donor engagement • Lead market development and expand War Child’s presence across priority donors and partners • Shape partnership approaches with foundations, government-linked entities and regional actors • Drive early-stage opportunity positioning and relationship development • Progress Gulf opportunities into viable funding outcomes

🎯 Requirements

• Relevant degree in international development, public policy, business administration or related fields • Experience in administrative support, programme coordination or research in an NGO • Development or humanitarian setting experience • Familiarity with donor engagement and grant management preferred • Excellent English • Proficiency in French or another relevant language is a plus • Understanding of institutional donor systems (multilateral and bilateral) • Knowledge of aid-sector trends • Knowledge of project management tools • Knowledge of CRM systems, such as Salesforce • Preference for applicants who reside in an operating country and have valid working permits • Ability to submit a Criminal Record Certificate • Compliance with and willingness to sign the Child Safeguarding policy, Code of Conduct and PSEA: Adults at Risk Policy • CV and cover letter submitted in English through the careers website

🏖️ Benefits

• Meaningful impact through improving the lives of children and families affected by conflict • Professional development, learning, innovation, capacity building and growth opportunities • Opportunity to work across War Child’s global network • Global reach through programmes across multiple conflict-affected contexts • Collaborative, inclusive and respectful workplace • Safety, fairness and equal opportunity for all • Local salary and secondary labour conditions based on the in-country salary scale • Local contract terms and conditions • No relocation offered