GAM Manager, World Vision DRC

World Vision International

With over 70 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 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Here’s where you come in:

As the GAM Manager, World Vision DRC, you will play a critical role in funding acquisition and grant management in the most fragile contexts in DRC. You will support grant management and acquisition across the entire country focusing on both humanitarian and development projects. By mobilizing a cross-functional team to support grant acquisition and management objectives, you will directly contribute to WV DRC reaching more than 5 million children with life-saving relief and development by 2025. The right person for this role will be able to deliver high-quality project proposals that result in portfolio growth, maintain positive relationships with key donors, and support project teams with grant management. You will also be required to travel frequently to support WV DRC’s teams throughout project implementation areas.

Requirements include:

• Must be at minimum a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Sciences, Development, Anthropology or other related Social Sciences. Master’s degree in Development or diploma in NGO Management preferred;
• Minimum 3 years of experience working as Program Officer;
• Highly analytical with demonstrated problem-solving skills;
• In-depth knowledge of various emergency and development sectors, project/logframe design and proposal writing;
• Demonstrable experience working with or submitting proposals to major donors, such as ECHO, USAID, WFP, UNICEF, FCDO, GAC;
• Working fluency in French is an added advantage;
• Work environment: Office-based. Up to 40 % local travel is required.