Senior Program Officer – Grants and Business Development

About the role

World Vision International – Somalia is looking for an experienced Senior Program Officer to lead grant acquisition and donor engagement for food systems, livelihoods and resilience programmes. The role involves identifying funding opportunities, developing proposals and managing grants from award through close‑out.

Key responsibilities

• Identify, prioritize and secure funding from donors, UN agencies, climate funds and the private sector.
• Lead development of proposals, including concept notes, budgets, log‑frames and donor applications.
• Manage grants end‑to‑end: start‑up, compliance, reporting, budgeting and close‑out.
• Design food security, livelihoods and agricultural enterprise programmes grounded in market realities.
• Provide technical advisory and quality assurance to ensure effective implementation and sustainable results.
• Integrate climate‑resilient and adaptation approaches into programmes and proposals.
• Develop partnerships with government, UN agencies, private sector and research institutions.
• Maintain the grant management database and create project profiles.

Required profile

• Advanced degree in agriculture, agricultural economics, economics, business administration or development finance.
• 7–10 years’ experience in business development, grants management or private‑sector partnerships.
• Proven track record of winning and managing institutional or UN/WFP grants.
• Experience working with the private sector in agriculture or finance.
• Technical knowledge of livelihoods, food systems, agriculture or livestock programming.
• Experience designing resilience or climate‑adaptation programmes.
• Strong financial literacy, excellent writing, analysis and negotiation skills.
• Prior experience in Somalia or a similar fragile, climate‑vulnerable context is an advantage.