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Title:             Technical
Proposal Writer

Organisation: Sentegram
LTD

Duty Station: Krish
Mall, Fourth Floor Suite #: 40/E, Plot 122A, Spring Road Bugolobi, Kampala,
Uganda

About US:

Sentegram is
committed to sending money through the whole of east Africa region and working
towards bringing the service to even more people across the globe. Our services
are service primarily focused on serving the East African region at the moment
and we offer the best exchange rates in the market! We additionally offer an
easy, fast and most importantly secure way to send funds instantly to your
family and friends’ mobile wallets. The security of your funds is guaranteed
with the added flavour of fast and efficient transactions from different parts
of the world. With all the factors considered, Sentegram has come up with a
unique way of transacting business that puts the customers at ease and sets you
on the path to security and assurance of your funds.

Job Summary:  The Technical Proposal Writer will be
responsible for proposal development, writing business plans 

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

Proposal writing
and development (70%)

• Coordinating/leading the development of technical and commercial
  proposals for responding to tenders from both international development
  agencies and private industry.
• Leading the review of the tender documents to identify core
  priorities for the client
• Developing a proposal outline and coordinating inputs from across
  the team – including from time to time, from external experts
• Researching and writing technical and management sections of the
  technical proposal
• Reviewing client policies to ensure alignment within the technical
  proposal
• Developing and managing a proposal development workplan,
  coordinating inputs and ensuring the timely completion of components
• Supporting the costing of activities and developing resourcing plans
  for the tender
• Supporting the provision of inputs for any tenders in which
  Sentegram plans to subcontract to another prime bidder. This will include
  a combination of all the tasks above, with a key focus on close and
  effective liaison within the consortium to ensure the timely and quality
  submission of Sentegram inputs.

Positioning for new
business (30%)

• With the broader Business Development team, tracking and identifying
  business opportunities, and maintaining a record of current and upcoming
  leads and tender opportunities
• Conducting background reading and research on technical topics
  trending in the international development, social performance, and
  environment sectors; and new policies being issued by prospective clients
• Networking within the international development and corporate
  industries in Uganda and more widely, identifying and engaging with
  prospective and existing clients, partners, and consultants
• As required, attending and representing Sentegram at relevant
  events, including business chamber and embassy networking events,
  development agency market engagement events, and other opportunities to
  meet with existing and prospective clients, partners, and consultants
• Supporting our Operations Manager and sales team in global branding,
  marketing, and communications functions in line with agreed business
  development priorities

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Degree in a relevant field
• Three years of relevant experience in technical delivery, business
  development – knowledge of the IT sector will be a bonus,
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Advanced skills in Microsoft packages (word, excel & power
  point)
• Excellent flow chart skills & knowledge of applicable tools such
  as Visio, Lucid chart etc.
• Experience in cloud computing platforms such as Sales force.com,
  Amazon web services, Microsoft Azure, Google Oracle.

How to Apply:

All qualified
candidates are invited to submit applications, resume, copies of academic
certificates, testimonials and three referees (who are not relatives) with
their day time telephone contacts. Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted. Applications may be sent Email to careers@sentegram.com

Deadline: 14th September 2019

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