Deputy Director – Strategic Partnerships, Funding

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Netherlands.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of, develop, and implement CWTL’s global strategy for partnerships and funding.

• Keep track of trends in education financing, humanitarian and development funding, as well as impact investments.

• Create and convert a pipeline of long-term strategic commitments.

• Lead the shift from reliance on grants to a varied funding model.

• Negotiate instruments for blended finance and outcome-based financing.

• Conduct negotiations with philanthropic funders, impact investors, governmental entities, multilateral institutions, corporate partners, and consortium members.

• Represent CWTL at the highest external levels and serve as the principal spokesperson for its funding and partnership initiatives.

• Formulate and assess partnership and funding policies, encompassing donor acceptance, ethical funding, due diligence, partnership agreements, and cost recovery.

• Ensure adherence to donor specifications, War Child Alliance policies, as well as legal and regulatory requirements.

• Supervise partner and donor due diligence and ensure prompt donor reporting.

• Identify, document, and mitigate risks.

• Own annual and multi-year income objectives while managing resources within the approved budget.

• Line-manage, develop, and evaluate the Fundraising Lead and Partnerships Lead.

• Design and expand the partnerships and funding function as the portfolio grows.

• Act on behalf of the Director when necessary and engage in the CWTL leadership team.

⛳️ Requirements

• A degree or equivalent professional experience in a related field.

• Senior-level experience in partnerships or funding leadership at the director or associate-director level within a similarly complex organization.

• Proven track record of securing substantial multi-year strategic funding.

• Experience with blended finance and/or outcome-based financing.

• Background in structuring capital from diverse sources.

• Proven ability to diversify an organization’s income sources beyond traditional grant funding.

• Experience in line management, including team development and growth.

• Experience in leading organizational change and gaining support from both internal and external stakeholders.

• Proven track record in managing budgets and accountability for income targets.

• Familiarity with donor compliance and contractual obligations in an international setting.

• Proficiency in English is required.

• Knowledge of the education financing, humanitarian, and international development funding landscapes, as well as donor and investor markets.

• Understanding of blended finance, outcome-based financing, and non-traditional financing instruments.

• Knowledge of donor compliance, due diligence, and principles of full and indirect cost recovery.

• Advanced negotiation skills, including experience with complex, high-value agreements.

• Financial literacy sufficient to analyze financial models, costings, and pipeline valuations.

• A strong understanding of, or a demonstrated commitment to, improving education and outcomes for children in conflict- and crisis-affected areas.

• A Criminal Record Certificate is required.

• Compliance with and commitment to the Child Safeguarding policy, Code of Conduct, and PSEA: Adults at Risk Policy.

• A postgraduate qualification in international development, business, finance, public policy, or a related field is preferred.

• Experience working with ministries of education or governmental counterparts is preferred.

• Experience in education, edtech, or technology-for-development is preferred.

• Additional languages such as Arabic, Dari, French, Spanish, or Ukrainian may be beneficial.

🏝️ Benefits

• Make a meaningful impact by improving the lives of children and families affected by conflict.

• Access to professional development, capacity-building, and growth opportunities.

• Opportunities to collaborate through War Child’s global network.

• Global reach by scaling programs across various conflict-affected contexts.

• A diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace environment.

• Commitment to safety, fairness, and equal opportunity.

• Local salary and secondary labor conditions based on the in-country salary scale.

• Local terms and conditions apply.