Senior Business Development Manager

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Here’s where you come in:

As Senior Business Development Manager, you will manage and grow a large multi-donor grant portfolio, ensuring timely and effective business development. You will oversee proposal design, development, reporting, donor compliance, and administrative functions within the Programs Development and Quality Department.

You will proactively identify funding opportunities, develop high-quality concept notes and proposals, and engage with donor representatives both in-country and externally. You will coordinate proposal development teams in partnership with the PDQ Director and work independently with minimal supervision, mentoring the Business Development Team and building their capacity.

You will ensure adherence to donor guidelines, collaborate closely with World Vision Support Offices and the MEER Regional Office, and bring expertise in grant acquisition and commercial contracts. You will design integrated proposals that reflect value for money, innovation, and alignment with WVA’s National Strategy and WVI’s child well-being objectives.

You will support project managers with grant performance communication, engage with Operations on the Grant Health Tracker (GHT), and integrate child well-being outcomes into grant designs. You will guide Program Officers and local partners in business development, ensuring compliance with donor and partnership requirements.

You will ensure that new grants are evidence-based, data-driven, and incorporate gender, protection, and environmental stewardship principles, contributing to climate change adaptation and the well-being of children in Afghanistan.

Requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree/ equivalent in relevant field and applicable experience in non-profit governance, administration, grants management, including business development and compliance
• Experience in leading grant acquisition/grant writing/fund raising; project design and proposal development for international donor agencies.
• Experience within cross cultural contexts.
• Minimum five (8) years of programming experience in development and/or relief work (possible flexibility on programming experience).
• Experience in integrated project design and monitoring and evaluation systems development.
• Travel Requirements: Travel up to 30% of the time (Afghanistan and international)
• Position will be located in the home country of the successful candidate, within MEER Region and where WVI is registered.

How to apply

Is this the job for you?

Find the full responsibilities and requirements for this position and apply online by the closing date 18 November 2025.

World Vision is dedicated to our team members’ development and their success. We aspire for all employees to be fulfilled through their work and their contributions to an organisation working to provide long-term sustainable solutions to the world’s most vulnerable people.

For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org.Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.