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Background
Women for Women International invests where inequality is greatest by helping women who are forgotten — the women survivors of war and conflict.  

  

In Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and South Sudan, women learn skills to rebuild their families and communities through the Women for Women International’s Stronger Women, Stronger Nations Programme.

The Role

The Global Director of Business Development drives Women for Women International’s institutional fundraising strategy, focusing on securing restricted support from governments, multilateral agencies, and private foundations. This position is responsible and accountable for setting and achieving global business development targets. The role provides overarching direction for global proposal development, strategic donor engagement, and partnership cultivation. By offering strategic input into program design, grant management, and reporting, the Director strengthens the competitiveness of WfWI’s funding efforts and supports long-term donor retention. Through direct engagement with donors and close collaboration with Communications, Policy, Advocacy, and key technical teams, this role elevates the visibility of WfWI’s impact and advances programmatic partnerships that position the organization as a preferred partner for work with women survivors of conflict.

As a senior leader within both the Global Programs Unit and the Global Revenue Leadership Team, the Global Director of Business Development ensures strong alignment and coordination across Country Offices, Regional Hubs and Global Support Center functions to secure and steward complex grants tied to WfWI’s 2030 strategy and Global Revenue Strategy. The role oversees strategic partnerships, donor mapping, and pipeline development across regions and technical areas, ensuring cohesive organizational approaches to growth in partnership with Regional Directors.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Required
All criteria marked (A) for Application must be addressed in a cover letter.
• Located in Germany, Iraq, Nigeria, UK or US with the existing right to work. (A)
• Proven track record of successfully achieving multi-million USD awards, increasing annual income by at least USD 5M a year in new business. (A)
• At least 10 years of experience in institutional fundraising, with a strong record of securing government, foundation, and multilateral grants in Africa, Europe, UK and the USA. (A)
• Extensive experience managing donor relationships across geographies. (A)
• Strong experience in developing complex, multi-country and multi-year proposals, with excellent writing, budgeting, and compliance skills for restricted funding. (A)
• Demonstrated leadership of teams and cross-cultural management capabilities. Passionate about working in partnership internally to achieve results through knowledge-sharing at both the country, regional and global level. (A)
• High levels of self-awareness and strong conflict management skills.
• Strong analytical, planning, and CRM (Salesforce preferred) proficiency.
• Commitment to WfWI’s mission and values, with familiarity with global gender, development, or humanitarian sectors.
• In addition to fluent written and spoken English, competency in a second language spoken in a region where we work (French, Arabic, Dari, German, Swahili etc.)