Proposal Content Specialist - West Africa Region

August 6

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Agricultural Livelihoods • Emergency Response and Recovery • Health • Education • Microfinance

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Description

• The Proposal Content Specialist will support revenue diversification from institutional donors and non-traditional funding sources. • Contribute to producing persuasive, audience-focused proposals. • Provide specialized assistance to cross-disciplinary and cross-functional teams, particularly in proposal writing. • Strengthen BD-related systems, processes, relationships and staff capacities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field. • Minimum five years of experience in international development, with at least three of those years writing competitive funding proposals or other persuasive, audience-focused technical communication. • Three years' experience in a developing country preferred. • Fluency in English and Working knowledge of French. • 30% Travel. • Excellent knowledge of English grammar, punctuation, spelling and usage and familiarity with Associated Press Stylebook. • Reliable team player. • Strong strategic, analytical, systems thinking and problem-solving skills, with a capacity to both see the big picture and give attention to detail. • Extensive experience writing competitive proposals for a variety of bilateral and multilateral donors and across technical areas, including education, food security, resilience, health and emergency response. • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and ideas in compelling, audience-focused prose. • Proven ability and experience in proposal coordination; experience with competitive applications and proposals for grants and/or commercial contracting (a plus). • Strong communication and relationship management skills; ability to relate to, inspire and convene the right people at all levels. • Proactive, resourceful, solutions and results-oriented. • Demonstrated experience, as a lead writer, contributing to competitive applications and proposals. • Demonstrated ability to learn and write about a broad range of technical sectors. • Familiarity with key funding agencies (USAID, Mastercard, World Bank, USDA, BHA, EU, FCDO) a plus. • Familiarity with business development standards, terminology and best practice. • Demonstrated ability to contribute as part of a team to produce high-quality deliverables under tight deadlines. • Experience providing remote support to diverse teams preferred. • Knowledge of CRS programs, justice agenda and Catholic Social Teaching principles a plus. • Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems.