Grant Acquisition Management Talent Pipeline - Grant Acquisition Manager

Major Responsibilities

• Conducts continuous donor landscape analysis to identify, track, and assess funding opportunities across bilateral, multilateral, and private-sector donors.
• Leads Go/No-Go analysis for each opportunity, applying data-driven decision-making frameworks.
• Maintains a pipeline tracker of upcoming and active opportunities, ensuring strategic alignment with national office and regional priorities.
• Applies World Vision’s Christian identity as a lens for opportunity filtering.

End Results

• A robust, data-driven pipeline of strategically aligned funding opportunities with clear Go/No-Go rationale for each pursuit.
• High-quality, donor-compliant proposals that are competitive, evidence-based, and reflect World Vision’s value proposition.
• Strong, trust-based donor relationships that position World Vision favourably for competitive and sole-source opportunities.
• Efficient, well-coordinated proposal development processes that reduce cycle times and improve proposal quality.
• Smooth transitions from acquisition to implementation, with institutional knowledge captured and applied to future pursuits.

Required Professional Experience

• Minimum 7 years of progressive experience in grant acquisition, proposal development, or business development within the international development or humanitarian sector.
• Demonstrated track record of winning competitive grants from major institutional donors (USG, FCDO, EU, Global Fund, BMZ, SIDA, GAC, or similar).
• Experience leading cross-functional proposal teams and managing complex, multi-partner bids with budgets exceeding USD 5 million.
• Strong analytical skills for donor landscape mapping, competitive intelligence, and Go/No-Go decision-making.
• Prominent ability to develop evidence-based theories of change, logical frameworks, and programme narratives.

Required Education

• University degree in international development, public administration, business, social sciences, or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Fluency in oral and written English.
• Proficiency in French, Spanish, or Portuguese is a strong advantage.
• Experience with Shipley or similar structured bid management methodologies.
• Familiarity with World Vision’s programme models, theory of change approaches, and partnership frameworks.
• Experience building capacity of national office teams in grant acquisition processes and competencies.