Candidate Profile You are someone who: Is comfortable engaging, not just with traditional institutional funders, but with private philanthropy, family offices, and impact investors Understands the funding landscape in the intersection of grant funding, blended finance and impact investing, and can speak confidently to funders operating across philanthropy and impact investments Has a track record of significant grant and investment wins Is detail oriented, and views prospecting as both an art and a science, going the extra mile to identify the right prospects Manages day-to-day responsibility with little oversight Is as comfortable maintaining a CRM as writing a narrative funder or board facing report Can build program budgets as well as funder-facing versions Thrives in complexity-managing different funders, types of capital, proposal formats, and balancing competing priorities without losing attention to detail Operates with precision, organization, and a strong sense of accountability across multiple concurrent workstreams Collaborates effectively across regional program and investment teams, supporting their business development efforts without needing constant guidance. Demonstrated ability to independently draft, edit, and submit high-quality proposals, concept notes, or similar submissions in response to RFPs and Calls for Proposals without significant oversight Strong research skills, with the ability to identify non-obvious funding prospects Experience building and managing prospect pipelines, outreach lists, and structured databases CRM proficiency, with discipline for real-time data entry, regular updates, and record accuracy; experience as a power user or super user of CRM preferred Ability to generate clear pipeline reports and activity summaries for leadership, as well as draft board reporting Strong document management, version control, and deadline management across multiple concurrent workstreams Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in international development, communications, business, public policy, or a related field.