CARE is seeking an experienced Proposal Writer. The Proposal Writer will serve as the primary writer for the development of competitive and non-competitive concept notes and proposals for CARE Burundi’s Women Empowerment and Children Empowerment Programs’ business opportunities, with key cross-cutting themes of Governance, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Gender. S/he will collaborate with the Program Quality and Learning Director (PQL-Director) to advance the Country Office’s (CO) program development process in line with the FY13-15 Strategic Framework.
S/he will report to the PQL-Director and will work closely with the Program and Program Support teams. This is an un-accompanied post, initially funded for 6 months.
Responsibilities:
•Situation and Donors’ Awareness;
•Development of marketing/fundraising strategy;
•Proposal Design and Writing;
•Perform any other duties as assigned by line manager or designate, especially when there are no calls for proposals.
Required Skills:
•Bachelor’s Degree in related field;
•Proven ability to successfully lead program development processes;
•Demonstrated experience of writing winning proposals for various donors;
•Demonstrated experience developing multiple narrative and budget proposals simultaneously;
•Proven ability to effectively manage stress and work in difficult hardship environment;
•Solid understanding of donor compliance and key CARE program development procedures and standards;
•Excellent negotiation, communication and decision-making skills ;
•Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to consistently work as part of a team, especially under pressure;
•Familiarity with requirements of key donors and capacity to work in a multi-donor environment, including EURONAID, DFID, ECHO, OFDA, AUSAID, USAID and CIDA;
•Good program design skills, including capacity to prepare logical, coherent and consistent documents including log frames;
•Proven ability to meet multiple deadlines under pressure;
•Proven ability to work within a multicultural setting;
•Fluency in written and spoken English and French;
•Information Communication Technology literate;
•Budgeting experience.
Desired Skills:
•Master’s Degree in related field.
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