Director II, Resource Mobilization

Position title:
Director II, Resource Mobilization
Location:
Washington, DC

Child Fund office:
International Office
Manager/Supervisor title:
Senior Director, Resource Mobilization

Position type:
Full-time regular
Work environment:
Remote

This is a full-time, open-ended position located in Washington, DC. Candidates must have current work authorization and residence in the Washington/Maryland/Virginia metro area to be considered. The anticipated salary range for this position is $120,000-$135,000 per year.

Child Fund is a child-focused international development organization that connects children with the people, resources and institutions they need to grow up healthy, educated, skilled and safe, no matter where they are. We work directly in 23 countries, with extended reach to more than 60 countries through our global partnership network.

We aspire for every person in our organization—program participants, supporters, staff, and volunteers alike—to feel free, safe, and confident to be themselves. In our culture of connection, you will have ample opportunity to grow, learn, and lead while contributing your talents and innovations to our inspiring mission.

Child Fund International has a zero-tolerance policy regarding sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) and all other forms of harm by its staff, partners, and other representatives in the delivery of its mission and services for children. Child Fund is committed to creating a safe environment in the workplace as well as in the communities where it delivers programs and services.

Child Fund expects every staff member, partner, and representative to adhere to this commitment and to ensure all organizational policies and standards are followed. This position is subject to a range of vetting checks, including a criminal records check and/or disclosure to ensure program participants are safeguarded.

The Director, Resource Mobilization position will help to drive Child Fund International’s Resource Mobilization growth strategy. The Director will lead a cross-functional team responsible for increasing grant success  Director will play a key role in developing and driving the global Resource Mobilization strategy alongside matrixed colleagues across the organization in order to strategically allocate resources towards the most winnable opportunities. This position will lead prepositioning and capture for large-sized and highly strategic opportunities as well as train and support Country and Regional Offices in the development and execution of capture plans.

This position will also be responsible for representing Child Fund in various forums and for generating and cultivating leads from foundations, corporations, bilateral, multilateral, innovative financing, and other institutional donors; making highly participatory go/no-go decisions; and overseeing efficient and effective technical and cost proposal preparation in accordance with Child Fund’s policies and procedures. This position is also responsible for identifying, cultivating, and engaging with potential partners in development of competitive applications, forging strategic partnerships in alignment with growth aims, and overseeing pre-award proposal improvement activities on the divisional annual operating plan.

• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Master’s degree in international relations, business administration, or a related field preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 10 years of experience pursuing and winning new multi-million (over $10M highly preferred) US dollar grants with bilaterals (including US DOS, MCC, DFC), multilaterals, foundations, corporations, as well as innovative financing and pooled funding mechanisms.
• At least 3 years of team management experience, effectively allocating human capital resources to meet strategic resource mobilization priorities and increase wins.
• Track record of analyzing resource mobilization metrics and trends and using data to improve resource mobilization systems and processes to drive up win rates.
• Experience…