Power Our Global Impact: Lead Global Senior Programme Funding Manager
UWS Nepal is a charity organisation dedicated to improving educational opportunities for underprivileged children. We started operations in 2015 as a non-profit, the same year our country witnessed a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. Post-earthquake UWS Nepal has constructed 636 earthquake-resistant classrooms across 321 communities, educating 20,690 students in our Sankhuwasabha, Gulmi, Bhojpur, Taplejung and Tanahun districts. We aim to provide quality education to all children, and to reach that goal; we work to improve educational opportunities for children living in marginalised communities and remote regions. Our education transformation philosophy is maintained by developing and introducing child-friendly pedagogies that allow for more significant innovation in the classroom and greater engagement between the in-class lessons and real life, parents-teacher relationship, and harmonised relationship between local government and local communities in a shared mission to ensure a future for children in the communities where we work. Our vision is Zero Education Poverty.
Details / requirements:
Power Our Global Impact: Lead Global Senior Programme Funding Manager
Location: Antananarivo, Phnom Penh or Kathmandu
Contract: Full-time, permanent (renewable)
Salary: $2,500pm
Apply by: 15th February 2026
Selection process: Expect to hear by w.c. 16th February. 1 technical followed by 2 panel interviews
UWS is an award-winning international education charity transforming learning for remote and marginalised communities across Cambodia, Madagascar, Myanmar, and Nepal. Since 2008, we’ve built 324 schools, trained 1,300+ teachers, and reached over 80,000 children.
We’re looking for a senior, strategic programme funding leader to drive high‑value global partnerships, strengthen donor engagement, and grow UWS’ multi‑country grant portfolio. You will:
- Lead the global programme funding strategy and drive donor positioning.
- Manage and develop a remote team across multiple countries.
- Oversee high‑quality multi‑year proposals and bid development.
- Build and maintain a strong global pipeline delivering c.£1m+ annually.
- Strengthen collaboration with programme, MEAL, finance, and country teams.
- Lead donor engagement, compliance, contracting, and reporting.
- Provide strategic insight to leadership on funding trends and risks.
You bring extensive experience securing and managing large, multi‑year institutional and foundation funding, plus a strong track record leading multi-country teams and guiding programme design, budgeting, and compliance. You’re a strategic thinker with exceptional communication and partnership-building skills, high attention to detail, and the ability to embed new ways of working across a global, cross-cultural organisation.
Download the full job pack here
Apply now to lead global programme funding at UWS
Send your CV and a cover letter (max. 2 pages) outlining your suitability here by 15th February.
Application guidelines
- Please attach your cover letter and CV as a separate documents and as PDFs
- Please include your salary expectations in your cover letter.
- You must declare if you know anyone at UWS.
- UWS is a safe recruitment employer.
Overview
| Category | Development Project, NGO/INGO/Social work |
| Openings | 1 |
| Position Type | Full Time |
| Experience | Please check vacancy details. |
| Education | Please check vacancy details |
| Posted Date | 30 Jan, 2026 |
| Apply Before | 15 Feb, 2026 |
| City | Kathmandu |
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