Description
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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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