Director of Grant Development

CRISTA Ministries•Shoreline, WA

About The Position

The Director of Grant Development leads the development of high-quality, compelling, and compliant grant proposals, concept notes, donor communications, and reports for government, EU, UN, institutional, foundation, corporate, and private partners. The role translates program strategies and field data into persuasive narratives that reflect World Concern’s mission, Christian identity, and evidence-based impact. The Director works closely with technical program staff, MEAL teams, operations, regional and country leadership, and finance to secure funding for World Concern’s work across the countries it serves. The position leads proposal and report development, donor research and engagement, cross-functional coordination, and quality assurance. It also develops tools and strengthens country teams’ capacity in proposal writing, reporting, and donor relations. Proposals must reflect World Concern’s faith-integrated approach, safeguarding commitments, and ethical storytelling principles. The role supervises Grant Coordinators and Grant Writers and may require international travel. This is a full-time position based in Shoreline, Washington. The listed compensation is $108,000–$150,000, depending on experience. Candidates must meet CRISTA’s Christian faith and conduct requirements, including agreement with and support for its Statement of Faith and Christian Community Policy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in international development, public policy, communications, or a related field; relevant work experience may substitute year for year.
At least 7 years of professional grant-writing and proposal-development experience for international or domestic nongovernmental organizations.
Proven success securing funding from major institutional donors, including appropriate U.S. government departments, FCDO, the EU, UN agencies, and the World Bank, as well as foundations and private partners.
Demonstrated experience writing for multi-country, multi-sector development or humanitarian programs.
Strong understanding of program areas such as livelihoods, education, health and nutrition, WASH, protection, and community or church engagement.
Experience working cross-culturally with diverse program teams and international field offices.
Computer skills, including ability to work in MS Office.
Proficiency with donor portals and proposal-submission systems.
Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills, including the ability to simplify complex technical concepts.
Ability to design donor-funded projects and develop theories of change, logical frameworks, and work plans; conduct risk and gender analyses; address safeguarding policies; and frame sustainability strategies.
Ability to develop and interpret project budgets.
Excellent project-management and time-management skills, including the ability to lead multiple proposal developments simultaneously.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
Strong interpersonal communication and facilitation skills.
Analytical thinking and ability to integrate evidence and data into writing.
Spiritual maturity and comfort working in a Christian organizational environment.
Ability to pass background checks relating to the DSHS Secretary’s List of Crimes and Negative Actions (WAC 388-113).
Belief that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior and commitment to Christian spiritual growth and practices.
Agreement with and support for CRISTA’s Statement of Faith and Christian Community Representative Statement, and conduct consistent with CRISTA’s mission, vision, and Christian Community Representative Commitment.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in the Africa and/or Asia context.

Responsibilities

Lead the writing, editing, and packaging of grant proposals, concept notes, capability statements, letters of inquiry, and expressions of interest, ensuring quality and timely submission.
Work with country teams to align program descriptions, theories of change, logical frameworks, and sustainability plans with field needs.
Ensure grant submissions meet donor requirements and quality standards.
Coordinate narrative and technical inputs from program, MEAL, operations, and finance teams.
Produce and distribute donor reports describing progress, impact, lessons learned, and challenges.
Identify and engage new donors and funding opportunities aligned with World Concern’s mission and priorities.
Attend donor meetings and present proposals that match donor priorities.
Develop strategies to position World Concern among mission-aligned institutional donors in the countries it serves.
Track donor strategies, compliance requirements, and trends in the humanitarian and development sectors.
Prepare donor intelligence briefs and advise senior leadership on changing donor trends and priorities.
Facilitate proposal development meetings, including kickoffs, timelines, and compliance reviews.
Coordinate with Programs and Finance to align budgets with proposal narratives and donor guidelines.
Partner with MEAL teams on indicators, data visualization, impact evidence, and integration of learning.
Develop grant acquisition templates and strengthen country teams’ proposal-writing, reporting, and donor-relations capacity.
Develop technical briefings and pitch materials to help World Concern leaders represent the organization in donor negotiations.
Ensure proposals reflect World Concern’s mission, faith-integrated approach, safeguarding commitments, and ethical storytelling principles.
Review and finalize grant submissions for clarity, accuracy, consistency, and donor compliance.
Maintain templates, style guides, boilerplate materials, and standardized proposal components.
Lead post-submission debriefs and process improvements.
Supervise Grant Coordinators and Grant Writers.
Travel internationally when required.
Conduct oneself in a manner consistent with CRISTA Ministries’ mission, vision, Statement of Faith, and Christian Community Representative Commitment.