Director of Grant Development

World Concern•Shoreline, WA

5d•$108,000 - $150,000

About The Position

The Director of Grant Development leads the development of high-quality, compelling, and compliant grant proposals, concept notes, donor communication products, and reports for governments, EU and UN agencies, institutional donors, foundations, corporations, and private partners. The role translates program strategies and field data into persuasive narratives reflecting World Concern’s mission, Christian identity, and evidence-based impact. The Director collaborates with technical program staff, MEAL teams, operations, regional and country leadership, and finance to secure funding for programs across the countries where World Concern serves. The role also identifies and engages prospective donors, advises senior leadership on donor trends and priorities, and strengthens country teams’ capacity in proposal writing, reporting, and donor relations. It ensures submissions meet donor requirements and reflect the organization’s mission, faith-integrated approach, safeguarding commitments, and ethical storytelling principles. The position supervises Grant Coordinator(s) and Grant Writer(s) and may require international travel.

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 experience in grant writing and proposal development for (I)NGOs.
Proven success securing funding from major institutional donors, including appropriate U.S. government departments, FCDO, EU, UN, and 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/nutrition, WASH, protection, and community/church engagement.
Experience working cross-culturally with diverse program teams and international field offices.
Demonstrated computer skills and ability to use 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, work plans, risk and gender analyses, safeguarding policies, and sustainability strategies.
Ability to develop and interpret project budgets.
Excellent project and time management skills, including the ability to lead multiple proposal efforts simultaneously.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines.
Strong interpersonal communication and facilitation skills.
Analytical thinking and ability to incorporate evidence and data into writing.
Belief that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior, commitment to Christian faith and continued spiritual growth, and support for CRISTA’s Statement of Faith and Christian Community Representative Statement and Commitment.
Ability to conduct oneself in keeping with CRISTA’s mission, vision, beliefs, and values.
Ability to pass background checks relating to the DSHS Secretary’s List of Crimes and Negative Actions (WAC 388-113).

Nice To Haves

Experience working in Africa and/or Asia.
Spiritual maturity and comfort working within a Christian organizational environment.

Responsibilities

Lead 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 explaining progress, impact, lessons learned, and challenges.
Identify and engage donors and funding opportunities aligned with World Concern’s mission and priorities.
Attend donor meetings and present proposals that align with donor priorities.
Develop strategies to position World Concern among mission-aligned institutional donors in countries where it works.
Maintain knowledge of donor strategies, compliance requirements, and humanitarian and development sector trends.
Prepare donor intelligence briefs and advise senior leadership about changing donor trends and priorities.
Facilitate proposal development meetings, kickoffs, timelines, and compliance reviews.
Coordinate with Programs and Finance to align budgets, narratives, and donor guidelines.
Partner with MEAL teams on indicators, data visualization, impact evidence, and learning integration.
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 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.
Travel internationally if required.
Supervise Grant Coordinator(s) and Grant Writer(s).
Conduct work in a manner consistent with CRISTA Ministries’ mission, vision, Statement of Faith, and Christian Community Representative Commitment.