Closing: May 20, 2024
1 day remainingPublished: May 9, 2024 (11 days ago)
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- PC-Kenya requires the services of an experienced technical proposal writer to work with in-house subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop and finalize proposal writing for upcoming potential opportunities. The ideal candidate will have at least 5-6 years of relevant experience within international development, FCDO and USAID contexts, including in technical writing for proposals and other products.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Masters degree in a relevant field;
- Minimum of 7-10 years of experience writing proposals and other communication products within the international development context, including at least five years’ writing and editing technical proposals for global and bilateral USAID-funded proposals;
- Experience writing and editing proposals and communication products for global health, research, and MEL desirable;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
Responsibilities
- PC-Kenya requires the services of an experienced technical proposal writer to work with in-house subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop and finalize proposal writing for upcoming potential opportunities. The ideal candidate will have at least 5-6 years of relevant experience within international development, FCDO and USAID contexts, including in technical writing for proposals and other products.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Masters degree in a relevant field;
- Minimum of 7-10 years of experience writing proposals and other communication products within the international development context, including at least five years’ writing and editing technical proposals for global and bilateral USAID-funded proposals;
- Experience writing and editing proposals and communication products for global health, research, and MEL desirable;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- In collaboration with SMEs, from capture to proposal development, drives technical proposal writing processes;
- Interprets donor solicitation requirements and develops outlines in collaboration with proposal leader and SMEs;
- Coordinate and support aspects of technical proposal preparation, including gathering inputs from staff, preparing drafts and incorporating reviewer comments;
- Work with proposal teams to review solicitations, determine technical strategies and approaches, develop outlines, write and edit proposals;
- Support the design of the technical approach, ensuring it responds to donor requirements and programmatic contexts;
- Contribute to identifying and reviewing background materials to use in writing technical proposals;
- Organize and synthesize technical research and ensure it is adequately reflected in the final draft of proposal;
- Integrate technical content from different sections into one cohesive, responsive and persuasive proposal that is in “one voice”
- Perform substantive edits of proposal drafts prior to submission including changes to overall structure, content, organization, and flow;
- For certain proposal efforts, serve as lead technical writer for overall technical proposal or contributing writer for assigned sections.
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