Proposal Development Officer

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, IMC is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in areas worldwide.  By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at high risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, IMC rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

SCOPE OF WORK

Under the supervision of the Regional Coordinator, and technical advice and guidance from the Director of Program Development, the Proposal Development Officer will assist in new business development efforts and manage the development of proposals.

Responsibilities:

• Write proposals or proposal sections in collaboration with the regional team, the field, HR, finance, technical and program development staff.
• Review proposals for consistency with the requirements of procurements (Requests for Proposals/Requests for Applications). 
• Coordinate all aspects of new business proposals. Oversee proposal development process from kick-off through production and delivery.
• Develop the proposal calendar and ensure deadlines are met.
• Predict and prevent bottlenecks in proposal development process by staying abreast of all proposal components and allocating extra resources where needed.
• Responsible for ensuring client requirements of each solicitation are fully satisfied.
• Quality-control proposal documents and components prior to production.
• Support proposal efforts that s/he is not coordinating by serving various support roles, including producing and submitting proposals. Production responsibilities include desktop publishing, editing, and graphic design.
• Overall backstopping functions for the Region.
• Travel to the field as need to lead/support program development efforts.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree required, Masters degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and work experience in a relevant competency area.
• 3 years of experience writing proposals for USAID, other US government agencies, and/or other donors.
• Excellent writing skills.
• High accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong computer skills that include MS Office and desktop publishing.
• Ability to work well independently with limited supervision and as a member of a team.
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Ability to travel overseas on short-term assignments.
• French or Arabic language skills are a plus. 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

To officially begin the application process, please visit our website at http://www.imcworldwide.org/ and complete the online employment application form found under the tab "Work with IMC".  Please reference Devex. 

After you have submitted your on-line application, you can also e-mail the recruiter, May Marconet, directly so that your application can be reviewed immediately. The e-mail address is mmarconet@imcworldwide.org