Proposals & Grants writer

Proposals & Grants writing expert needed

 * Knowledge of the Lebanese and regional context

 * Experience with international institutional donors.

 * Previous experience in donor’s relations

Proposal Writer Job Responsibilities:

Search and Prepares proposals by determining concept; gathering and formatting information; writing drafts; obtaining approvals.

Proposal Writer Job Duties:

Project planning and proposal writing skills within GBV; PSS; reproductive health & rights

Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs; studying requests for proposal;

Design and write proposals and applications for the different programs\projects at RDFL;

Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval;

Coordinating requirements with contributors; transmitting proposals. Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information; coordinating submissions and collections.

Develops proposal by assembling information including project nature, objectives, outcomes, deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation; writing, revising.

Following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases. Obtains approvals by reviewing proposal with key providers and project managers.

Manage a portfolio of all RDFL donors including overseeing relationships, writing acknowledgements and thank you letters in close coordination with the projects director.

Prepare progress, final and annual reports to donors;

To undertake such other duties as would be reasonably required for a post of this level of responsibility, as directed by the Management of RDFL.

YOUR PROFILE

• Masters’ degree in Gender; social sciences; law; Public Affairs & Policy; or other relevant major related fields.
• A minimum of three years of fundraising, donor reporting and grant writing experience is required, and a minimum of 3 years in the field of NGOs, preferably women’s rights NGOs;
• Ability to understand and generate budgets;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Arabic and Negotiating and analytical skills
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work individually and also within the team
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and work well under pressure and meet deadlines;
•  Strong project planning and excellent proposal writing skills (for institutional donors) within Gender sensitivity; Women's rights; reproductive health & rights; GBV; PSS.
• Being able to adapt to cultural context and follow the vision, values and principles of RDFL