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• Manage technical and cost proposals from
  donor organizations, such as USAID and other institutional donors, in the
  areas of ICT4D, agriculture, microfinance, health, and social performance;
• Lead and support relationship building and
  management with key potential and current clients, partners, and
  consultants;
• Work with the regional partnerships team
  to research, track and follow up on business intelligence leading up to
  bid opportunities;
• Develop and manage relationships with key
  regional donors
• Work with program staff on the design and
  development of the technical approach (including writing and managing the
  technical proposal process);
• Travel with other proposal team member(s)
  to gather information for the proposal (as necessary);
• Write government and foundation proposals
  and final reports, including working with program staff to create budgets;
• Main liaison with HQ to ensure the final
  proposal is in “one voice” and aligned with GF’s best practices and
  standards;
• Participate in relevant training and other
  professional development opportunities;
• Represent GF in professional meetings,
  workshops, and other professional networking events.

• The job holder should possess a Bachelor’s
  Degree, Masters preferred in international development or related field;
• A minimum of five to seven  years of experience in technical and/or
  grant writing required in the areas of  ICT4D, financial
  services, agriculture, health and/or social performance;
• Demonstrated record in writing winning
  technical proposals for USAID and other donor agencies;
• Experience with USAID procurement process
  and key USAID initiatives (including Feed the Future (FTF));
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office);
• Experience implementing donor programs a
  plus.
• Deep commitment to eradication of poverty
  and alignment with Grameen Foundation’s mission
• Strong relationship management skills
  developed though prior experience.
• Solid understanding of the proposal
  development process, project management systems / best practices
• Knowledge and understanding of ICT4D,
  agriculture, microfinance, health, and social performance;
• Strong interpersonal, communication
  (written and oral) and facilitation skills with a proven ability to
  motivate and coordinate multiple stakeholders, including senior-level
  experts and directors
• Entrepreneurial spirit and ability to lead
  complex processes in a non-hierarchical environment
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task in a
  highly dynamic environment
• Demonstrated ability to prospect,
  cultivate, and manage new accounts
• Extensive understanding and knowledge of
  all components of a diversified funding base
• Foreign language skills in French and, to
  a lesser extent, Portuguese is desirable

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