Proposal Development Manager (Global)

VSO
Nonprofits / องค์กรไม่แสวงหาผลกำไร
3263
15 Jan 2016
31 January 2016

Any VSO office, Various Countries
Based on location, subject to negotiation
Permanent
Full Time, 38 hours per week

About VSO

VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.

Role overview

The Proposal Development Manager is part of the Global Bid Development Team and is charged with providing leadership to diverse international proposal bid teams which includes: pulling together bid materials (proposals, presentations and concept notes), design and lead on proposal development workshops to design and validate consortia/bid team inputs, provide high quality proposal review to other proposals and support capacity building and training of country office teams and local partners on proposal development. The role supports different geographic and thematic areas of work and requires frequent travel.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, passionate about social justice and inclusive development, knows how to be creative and persistent to achieve results, demonstrates consistent leadership and can work independently in a variety of changing circumstances. The ideal candidate has experience of living and working in developing countries, has strong writing skills and will bring a well-established track record of developing winning funding proposals to donors such as USAID, EC, UKAID, SIDA and UN Agencies. Candidates should enjoy extensive travel and working with diverse and geographic dispersed colleagues.

We are recruiting for multiple Proposal Development Managers and are flexible on where these posts are based. Location to be determined on a case by case basis with candidates. Ideal locations include Pretoria, Bangkok, Nairobi.

How to apply


If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description to read more details about the position and the skills and experience we’re looking for. To submit your application, click on ‘Apply now’ and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

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