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War Child AlliancePosted 30 Sept

Programme Funding Specialist

Amsterdam · On-site · Temporary

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War Child Alliance is on the IND register of recognised sponsors
The posting is in English
The posting does not state a salary

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Sponsor register: On the IND register
Language: English
Experience: Not stated
Salary: Not stated
Relocation: Not stated
Job type: Temporary

About the role

What you will do

War Child is looking for a:

Programme Funding Specialist

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.

The role supports War Child Alliance’s resource mobilisation across assigned country portfolios by contributing to the development and delivery of funding opportunities, partnerships and proposals. It works with country teams to identify opportunities; strengthen donor engagement aligned with donor strategies and support the progression of pipeline aligned with organisational priorities.

Working under the direction of the RM & BD Team Lead, the role contributes to opportunity development, partnership engagement and proposal coordination, while ensuring alignment with donor strategies and organisational approaches. The role works closely with global strategic leads, enabling functions and country teams to support effective delivery of funding opportunities and partnerships across the Alliance.

What you will do

Support delivery of funding opportunities across assigned country portfolios, working with the Cluster Lead to translate donor strategies into concrete proposals, partnerships and pipeline progression.
Identify and analyse funding opportunities at country level, monitoring donor priorities, funding trends and calls, and contributing to pipeline development and prioritisation.
Coordinate proposal development processes, working with country teams, Proposal Quality (Lily) and partners to ensure timely submission and alignment with donor expectations.
Support development of partnerships and consortia at country level, identifying potential partners and contributing to collaboration arrangements aligned with opportunity requirements.
Contribute to donor engagement at country level, maintaining working-level relationships and supporting coordinated engagement aligned with global strategies.
Work closely with country teams to strengthen opportunity development, ensuring alignment between programme priorities, donor requirements and partnership approaches.
Ensure application of policy standards and donor requirements, working in coordination with Compliance & Performance (Stephen) and supporting country teams to follow agreed approaches.
Contribute to pipeline tracking and opportunity management, ensuring visibility of timelines, risks and next steps across assigned countries.
Facilitate coordination across WCAF, country teams, fundraising Members and partners, ensuring effective communication, alignment and information flow.
Contribute to capacity strengthening of country teams, supporting development in donor engagement, proposal processes and partnership working.

ROLE-SPECIFIC OR CONTEXT REPONSIBILITIES

Support country teams in developing funding approaches and opportunity pipelines, aligned with cluster priorities and global donor strategies.
Coordinate and support proposal design processes, including facilitating inputs from technical teams, finance, MEAL and partners.
Support donor mapping and analysis at country level, maintaining up-to-date information on donor priorities, trends and opportunities.
Facilitate collaboration across countries and partners for multi-country opportunities, ensuring coordination and alignment across stakeholders.
Provide inputs into donor engagement planning, including preparation of materials and coordination of follow-up actions.
Ensure consistent application of grant management standards across proposals and funding processes, guiding country teams on requirements and expectations.
Identify risks, bottlenecks and delivery challenges in pipeline and proposal processes, escalating to the Team Lead and contributing to solutions.
Capture lessons and insights from proposal development, partnerships and delivery, contributing to continuous improvement of approaches and practices

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Education	Relevant degree in international development, social sciences or related field.
Experience	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.
Languages	Excellent written and spoken English; Other WCA languages an asset.
(Technical) Knowledge	Familiarity with institutional donors (FCDO, EU, UN, foundations); Strong understanding of donor trends; Knowledge of safeguarding, child protection and rights programming.

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