Proposal Writer

Responsibilities:

- Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs
- Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval; entering and monitoring tracking data; coordinating requirements with contributors; contributing proposal status information to review meetings; transmitting proposals.
- Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information; coordinating submissions and collections; identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.
- Develops proposal by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation; writing, revising, and editing drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.
- Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.
- Obtains approvals by reviewing proposal with key providers and project managers.
- Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and boilerplate; implementing changes.
- Writes interim and final reports to be submitted to the donor.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline, Masters degree a plus
• Demonstrated successful experience developing projects and writing proposals for public and private donors.
• Demonstrable understanding of project planning and management cycles, and strong program design skills.
• Previous experience working with European and American public donors, as well as UN agencies is a plus.
• Professional fluency in spoken and written English; able to communicate concisely and with impact.
• Very strong English writing and editing skills; strong computer skills.
• Experience 2 to 4 years in the region preferred.
• Arabic language proficiency is an asset.