About this role
Role Description
War Child is looking for a Programme Funding Specialist to play a key role in growing War Child's impact by securing funding opportunities, building strategic partnerships, and strengthening donor engagement to support programmes for children affected by conflict across multiple countries.
Support delivery of funding opportunities across assigned country portfolios. Identify and analyse funding opportunities at country level, monitoring donor priorities, funding trends and calls. Coordinate proposal development processes with country teams, ensuring timely submission and alignment with donor expectations. Support development of partnerships and consortia at country level. Contribute to donor engagement at country level, maintaining working-level relationships. Work closely with country teams to strengthen opportunity development. Ensure application of policy standards and donor requirements. Contribute to pipeline tracking and opportunity management. Facilitate coordination across WCAF, country teams, fundraising Members and partners. Contribute to capacity strengthening of country teams.
Qualifications
Relevant degree in international development, social sciences or related field. Experience in programme funding within an (I)NGO. Experience in conflict/post‑conflict contexts an advantage. Strong track record in developing successful funding strategies and proposals. Experience with consortium development. Excellent written and spoken English; other WCA languages an asset. Familiarity with institutional donors (FCDO, EU, UN, foundations). Strong understanding of donor trends. Knowledge of safeguarding, child protection and rights programming.
Requirements
Support country teams in developing funding approaches and opportunity pipelines. Coordinate and support proposal design processes. Support donor mapping and analysis at country level. Facilitate collaboration across countries and partners for multi-country opportunities. Provide inputs into donor engagement planning. Ensure consistent application of grant management standards across proposals. Identify risks, bottlenecks and delivery challenges in pipeline and proposal processes. Capture lessons and insights from proposal development, partnerships and delivery.
Benefits
Contribute directly to improving the lives of children and families affected by conflict. Join a dynamic organisation that values learning, innovation, and professional development. Play a key role in scaling a ground-breaking programme across multiple conflict-affected contexts worldwide. Work alongside passionate, mission-driven colleagues in a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace.