Employment

Reports to: Senior Director of Development, New Business Development Department

General: Reporting to the Senior Director of Development, the incumbent provides coordination and administrative support to fundraising staff. The position supports .6 FTE.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum three (3) to five (5) years experience supporting the efforts of a fundraising department, specifically in contract and grant proposal writing for USG solicitations.
• Knowledge of international development or global women’s issues preferred.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office with emphasis on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access. Web research experience preferred.
• Ability to lead, manage and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously and demonstrate excellent follow-through, working with multiple team members and multiple countries.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provides support for organization’s dynamic fundraising activities, including:

• Conducts research to identify grant application opportunities and application requirements, foremost from US and non-US governments.
• Regularly identifies and summarizes new developments within donor agencies that may have funding implications for the organization (i.e. multi-year strategic plans, funding priority changes, new leadership, and position papers).
• Manages proposal process from beginning to end, including create and oversee proposal teams and final submissions
• Writes, edits and proofreads specific sections of proposals, including situational analysis, background, corporate capability statements, staffing and management plans, executive summaries, and past performance reviews. Provides recommendations to improve responsiveness, organization and clarity.
• Taps into various professional networks and liaise with potential US and international subcontractors, counterpart institutions and other orgs critical to successfully bidding on USAID, CDC DRL, RFAs, etc.
• Assists with development of fundraising materials including drafting, editing and/or proofing of correspondence and other documents.
• Supports complex and time-sensitive government proposal process, including gathering relevant supporting and organizational documents, submitting questions regarding specific RFPs and gathering responses efficiently and in timely manner.
• Schedules meetings, phone calls, one-on-one visits, travel schedules, etc., for CEO, COO, development team as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

HOW TO APPLY: Please, no phone calls.