Proposal Officer

Overview:

The Proposal Officer works with the New Development Office together with technical and program staff to ensure successful completion and responsiveness of Jhpiego’s proposals. The Officer will support Proposal Managers on complex prime proposals and directly manage sub or less complex prime opportunities from the United States Government (USG), foundations and/or corporations. The Officer will also be assigned to select countries or a target region to participate in leads development, identification and dissemination of opportunities. This includes scanning for potential new business opportunities, regular communication with field staff, tracking the status of results of on-going projects and monitoring activities of competitors, partners and donors. Jhpiego’s work focuses on maternal and child health, family planning, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, malaria prevention and treatment and cervical cancer.

Responsibilities:

Identify and track potential procurements that are consistent with Jhpiego’s core competencies of supporting integrated health service delivery, human capacity development, maternal health, reproductive health and infectious disease programming Gather, synthesize and support analysis of information about donors, partners and competitors Analyze and manage opportunity feedback from stakeholders Compile and synthesize input to support bid and no-bid decisions Provide regular reporting on proposal status and results Manage sub proposals and less complex primes In collaboration with program and technical staff, draft, edit and synthesize proposal content, including corporate capability statements and past performance references Liaise directly with prime contractors and organizations related to specific proposal opportunities Support proposal managers and teams Work closely with the human resource office to identify and propose staff Develop proposal writing outlines Assure non-technical proposal content complies with client needs Manage production of proposal submissions, assuring on-time delivery of all documents Support transition of awarded projects to implementation team Nurture and maintain relationships with competitors, partners and donors, as appropriate Maintain updated information on electronic libraries Support development and implementation of office processes Draft, route and track contractual documents

Required Qualifications:

BA with 3+ years of USG, foundation and/or corporate proposal development and/or project management experience Knowledge of international and US donor agencies and private sector foundations Ability to work in complex environment with multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform Excellent communication, presentation and writing skills Strong interpersonal and analytical skills Proficient in MS Office and online resources Willingness to work overtime during proposal preparation and production Aware of and sensitive to working in multiple socio-economic settings with multi-cultural groups in a developing country environment

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Apply for this job online Refer a friend to this job Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package including: medical and dental plans; paid vacation, holidays and sick leave; personal accident insurance; 403(b) retirement plan; life and disability insurance; travel insurance; education assistance plan and more. Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.