Donor Engagement Coordinator

About Us 
GOAL has responded to the world’s major humanitarian crises since its founding in 1977, working with vulnerable communities in 14 countries across the globe with a dedicated team of personnel. While GOAL continues to be an agile first-responder to humanitarian crises, it is also committed to working with vulnerable communities to help them survive crises and support them on the road to recovery.

Job Purpose
GOAL is hiring for an experienced Donor Engagement Coordinator on a 12-month FTC (maternity cover role). This is a key position within our small, high-impact development team supporting GOAL’s engagement with institutional donors across Europe, with a core focus on the European Commission (EC) and European Union (EU). You will play a central role in securing and managing funding from government and multilateral donors, while working closely with country teams and senior stakeholders across the organisation.

Reporting to the Director of Development (UK), this role offers an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in NGO institutional funding to contribute to our strategic growth and impact at scale.

*GOAL offers flexible working with our hybrid model, we require our HQ employees to work 2 days per week from our office in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. If you are based in the UK, the role will be fully remote with occasional travel to HQ in Dublin**

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Lead and support the development of high-quality proposals, bids and budgets for institutional donors
• Identify and track funding opportunities, donor priorities and market trends across Europe
• Work closely with country teams to develop funding strategies and pipeline opportunities
• Coordinate proposal development processes across multiple stakeholders and partners
• Support partnerships and consortia bids, including collaboration with external organisations
• Build and maintain strong relationships with donors, partners and internal stakeholders
• Contribute to strengthening internal systems, tools and capacity for business development
• Represent GOAL in relevant donor meetings, forums and networking opportunities
  
  

Skills & Qualification's

• 5 + years’ experience in institutional fundraising, business development, or grant management within an NGO or similar environment
• Proven experience supporting or leading successful funding strategy, proposals and competitive bids with government and/or multilateral donors and institutions.
• Strong understanding of institutional donor requirements, compliance and funding cycles
• Experience working with cross-functional and international programme teams
• Strong proposal writing, editing and budget development skills
• Ability to analyse donor strategies, funding trends and translate these into pipeline opportunities
• Experience coordinating complex processes with multiple stakeholders and deadlines

Desirable

• Experience working with European institutional donors (e.g. ECHO, EU, bilateral donors)
• Familiarity with humanitarian and development programming contexts
• Strong interest in GOAL’s mission and international development sector

Why Join GOAL?
Play a key role in driving institutional funding and organisational growth
Work in a high-performing, collaborative Business Development team
Gain exposure to major European donors and global programmes
Contribute to an organisation delivering real impact in crisis-affected communities
Excellent opportunity to deepen expertise in strategic donor engagement and fundraising

**For Irish based applicants, GOAL offers staff flexible working with our hybrid model, we require our HQ employees to work 2 days per week from our office in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, For UK based applicants the role will be fully remote with occasional travel to Dublin**

We strongly encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single requirement listed.  At GOAL we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please just contact our Recruitment Team at recruitment.hq@goal.ie  

GOAL commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We foster an inclusive culture where all voices are heard and valued, we are particularly eager to receive applications from women (and other underrepresented groups). We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee or volunteer; or any applicant for employment or volunteering on the basis of age, gender identity, ancestry, political opinion, civil status, medical condition, ethnic background, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Accountability within GOAL

A commitment to GOAL values and GOAL’s integrity framework is critical to working with GOAL. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability: 1) Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols; 2) Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area; 3) Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

General Terms and Conditions

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document.