Location: Melbourne (Burwood East) – flexible
Contract: Maximum term-six months (paternity leave cover)
Working Hours some out‑of‑hours work during emergencies
Make an impact when it matters most
When emergencies strike, speed and clarity are everything. We’re looking for an organised and confident Acquisition Specialist to help keep our humanitarian funding pipeline moving while a team member is on parental leave.
In this role, you’ll help coordinate fast‑moving humanitarian funding opportunities, support our Field Offices, and bring together the right people to deliver strong, timely proposals.
Why this role matters
You’ll be at the centre of live humanitarian opportunities, helping shape submissions that directly support urgent responses. You’ll work closely with experienced colleagues and Field Offices, contributing to decisions that need to happen quickly and thoughtfully.
What you’ll be doing
Lead humanitarian funding submissions
- Bring together the right team for each opportunity
- Coordinate timelines, inputs, reviews and final submission
- Help shape clear, high‑quality proposals and budgets
Support DFAT/AHP emergency activations
- Act as a key point of coordination during activation periods
- Share updates, set timelines, and organise meetings with Field Offices
- Support rapid “light touch” submissions when deadlines are extremely tight
- Ensure risk, safeguarding and compliance are clearly addressed
Keep our pipeline organised
- Prepare Go/No‑Go documentation and ensure approvals happen quickly
- Keep opportunity information up to date for decision‑making
Strengthen Field Office readiness
- Help Field Offices understand activation steps and what strong submissions look like
- Provide clear coordination and guidance across multiple contributors
About you
You’ll thrive in this role if you have:
- Experience leading proposal or bid processes under tight deadlines
- Strong writing and editing skills
- Experience with government or institutional donors (DFAT/AHP a bonus)
- Confidence working across cultures and time zones
- A calm, practical approach when things move fast
- A relevant qualification in international development, business, or similar
Ready to apply?
If you’re organised, collaborative, and enjoy bringing structure to fast‑moving work, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply with your CV and a short cover note outlining your relevant experience.
The Selection Process
For your information, the interviews will start immediately, and the role may be filled before the closing date.
We embrace diversity, employing people from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds. We take our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we are committed to providing an environment that is safe for children. Our stringent recruitment procedures make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. All successful candidates will undergo all required pre-employment checks which is inclusive of a criminal record check.
We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support, and training in their work with vulnerable children and their families. World Vision Australia participates in the Inter-Agency Scheme for the Disclosure of Safeguarding-related Misconduct in Recruitment Process within the Humanitarian and Development Sector.
Who we are
World Vision is a Christian organisation that empowers everyday Australians to create meaningful change for children through relief, development and advocacy work. For more information on World Vision and the work we do, please visit our website: https://www.worldvision.com.au/about-us
