Job Description
Duration of the contract: One year with possible extension
Location:Remote ( Locating in one of the East African Countries is an advantage)
The consultant reports to the MERQ Global Director and will help MERQ develop a winning proposal. The specific tasks include those listed below, but are not limited to:
Responsibilities:
- Lead the end-to end process of proposal development, from understanding of the Request For Proposal ( RFP) to submission of quality proposal.
- Provide leadership and coordination to proposal-writing teams while serving as the team’s lead writer.
- Lead the writing of the proposal by incorporating input from technical experts and responding to comments provided by reviewers.
- Closely work with subject matter experts to gather information and insights to enhance the quality and relevance of proposal content.
- Deliver high-quality, tailored content for technical and financial proposals or related documents in full compliance with MERQ and client requirements and quality standards.
- Ensure consistency in proposal writing by complying with MERQ standards and requirements of clients.
- Give presentations to internal team and clients.
- Review the quality of deliverables provided by consultants on a regular basis.
- Prioritize responsibilities and closely follow the proposal writing team to meet deadlines.
- Archive submitted proposals.
- Monitor the status of submitted proposals, develop and implement a bid/proposal tracker.
- Build networking and partnership with key clients.
Qualifications
A post-graduate university degree, such as a Masters or PHD in Public Health, Economics, Health Economics or other related social Sciences.
- At least 5 years of proven experience in leading proposal development process in the social sector ( e.g, health, education, social protection, nutrition). Proven successful ( demonstrable) experience in writing competitive and winning proposals in response to funders solicitations, preferably USAID,UN organizations, BMGF, and MasterCard and affiliated implementing partners.
- Ability to write clearly and concisely to structure arguments in logical fashion, and to balance technical rigor with simple explanations.
- Extensive knowledge of research methodology
- Expertise in monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) approaches, applications, and tools.
- Proven ability to nurture consensus, perform multiple tasks, and be flexible and responsive to rapidly changing demands.
- Demonstrated ability to create or refine systems and tools that support the crafting of high-quality proposals.
- Ability to collaborate successfully in a remote working environment.
- Able to communicate and interact effectively with all stakeholders; is able to work both independently and as part of a team; is able to work under pressure and with limited resources; and demonstrates a high level of discipline.
- Ability to work under short deadlines and manage pressure.
- Advanced skills in MS Word, Excel, Power Point, and other proposal development tools
- Professional English Fluency ( Oral and written) is essential. Fluency and professional writing skills in French are valued.
- Experience in networking and partnership with regional organization and development partner in Africa is valued especially in Central and Eastern Africa.
About the Organization
MERQ ( Monitoring,Evaluation, Research, and Quality Improvement) Global Consultancy is a private consulting firm with sister companies in the US,Rwanda, Australia, and Ethiopia that aspires to be come a leading institute in program/project evaluation, project implementation, research, capacity building, and quality improvement in health, social, and economic sectors in Ethiopia and beyond. MERQ closely works with the government, development partners, implementing partners, civil society organizations, academia, and private-for profit organizations to address major societal problems. MERQ has led various policy, strategy, program and project evaluations; conducted program designs; provided individual and organizational capacity building, including training, lesson documentations, publications; and carried out various project implementations in various African countries ( dominantly in Ethiopia)
