Proposal Writer

The Lebanese Democratic Women’s Gathering is a secular non-governmental women organization which works with the democratic forces and represents a part of the advocacy secular democratic women’s movement, on the basis of international pacts and treaties, as well as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Universal Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in order to promote women’s status and participation and empower them, aiming at achieving full equality between both sexes.   Proposal Writer Job Purpose: Prepares proposals by determining concept; gathering and formatting information; writing drafts; obtaining approvals.   Key tasks include: Gather information from technical advisors and other relevant team members, assessment teams and other relevant sources necessary for drafting proposals and budgets Provide additionally requested information in relation to proposals from donor, and members promptly and accurately and make necessary revisions based on feedback Manage proposal amendments Help ensure complete and donor format compliant proposal/ concept note submissions Ensure adherence to key calendar deadlines Contribute to tracking active awards and proposal pipeline Develop proposal writing templates; proposal checklists; proposal calendars/ timelines and share with relevant colleagues 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.   QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE                      ·            Bachelor’s Degree in a related field required; Master’s Degree desirable                      ·            Significant experience from working in an INGO/local NGO, preferably in both humanitarian and development programmes                      ·            Demonstrable competence and experience in proposal development for several technical sectors and key donors                      ·            Good programme design skills, including capacity to prepare coherent and consistent documents. Including workplans and log frames                      ·            Knowledge of key donors and their requirements                      ·            Experience in budget expenditure monitoring desirable                      ·            Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically                      ·            Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills                      ·            Fluency in written and spoken English  Commitment  to  and  understanding  of  Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering aims,  values  and principles  including rights-based approaches