| Organisation: | Women for Women International |
| Ort: | Remote, Deutschland |
Reporting to: Chief Programs and Partnerships Officer (CPPO)
Responsible for: Global Business Development Unit
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent/open-ended
Location: US, UK, Germany, Nigeria, Iraq (Hybrid or remote working dependent on location)
Safeguarding level: 1 Contact with vulnerable adults or children
Women for Women International (WfWI) 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 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. Here support networks are formed, women are equipped with the skills to earn an income and save and gain knowledge and resources about health and their rights. Since 1993, our global community has invested in the power of over half a million women across 17 conflict-affected countries, to create a ripple effect that makes the world more equal, peaceful, and prosperous.
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.
Within the Global Revenue Team, the Director collaborates with leaders of other high‑value revenue streams and Regional Directors to effectively allocate resources and drive collective revenue targets. This includes guiding Business Development Unit staff who may support corporate or major donor proposals and working closely with the Directors of Corporates and Development to align staffing and stewardship for corporates, trusts, and foundations. This role calls for a collaborative and entrepreneurial mindset, with the ability to balance strategic thinking and execution. As a pivotal position, it requires strong leadership to guide a proactive team and effectively manage conflict.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced institutional fundraising leader who is energised by building partnerships, navigating complexity, and unlocking new opportunities across regions and technical areas.
What you’ll do
Strategic leadership - You will shape and lead WfWI’s global institutional funding strategy, ensuring it reflects organisational priorities and regional realities. As part of the Global Revenue Team, you will help drive the organisation‑wide revenue strategy and identify opportunities for growth in new and existing markets, including regions where WfWI does not yet have a presence.
External engagement – You will represent WfWI externally, building and nurturing relationships as well as identifying partnership opportunities that enhance our competitiveness and visibility in the fundraising space.
Revenue Growth & Pipeline Management - You will manage the global pipeline, working with regional teams to track opportunities and ensure timely, coordinated submissions.
Team leadership - You will lead and mentor a global team of business development professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, learning, and excellence.
Planning, Budgeting & Governance - You will lead annual planning and revenue forecasting for the Business Development Unit, contribute to organisational leadership forums, and report regularly to WfWI’s International Board, UK Trustees, German Supervisory Board, and US Board of Advisors.
Operational Oversight - You will oversee donor intelligence systems and CRM processes, ensuring accurate pipeline tracking and forecasting. You will work closely with Finance and Programs to ensure budgets are realistic and compliant, and you will uphold safeguarding and ethical fundraising principles across all institutional funding efforts.
Diversity at Women for Women International is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, social status, political opinions, and pregnancy and maternity. Applications are welcomed and encouraged from all interested parties.
Requirements
All criteria marked (A) for Application must be addressed in a cover letter.
Required:
Preferred:
Physical Demands
May require international travel, occasional evening/weekend work, extended screen time, and participation in remote meetings across time zones.
All our staff are required to adhere to WfWI’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policies and to our organizational values: Empowerment, Integrity, Respect, Resilience and the Leadership Principles: Decisive, Accountable, Courageous, Adaptable and Inclusive.
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How to apply
You will need to submit a CV and cover letter. The cover letter must address all the criteria above marked (A) for Application and state your location and existing right to work there. Failure to address the criteria in the covering letter will result in your application being disregarded.
Please let us know if you will need reasonable adjustments to access the application process.
Note about use of AI
Whilst we’re not against the use of AI to support our work, if you do decide to use AI to help with your application, please make sure you still personalise your answers. It’s important for us to have a real insight into your unique skills and experience in order to make an informed shortlisting decision.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 28 June 2026 at 23.59 GMT
You will have an opportunity to attend a Q&A on Thursday, 18 June 2026.
If you are interested in attending, please contact our HR team at ukrecruitment@womenforwomen.org.
1st Interview will be online week commencing Monday 20 July
2nd Interview will be online on week commending Monday 27 July
Additional Information
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the Germany at the time of application. Sponsorship is not available.