Proposal Writer

Job Description

World Learning is a leading international non-profit organization and higher education institution working globally to enhance the capacity and commitment of individuals, institutions, and communities to create a more sustainable, peaceful, and just world. We are seeking experienced USAID proposal writers for future consulting opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead writer of technical proposals, producing technical drafts for review that are compliant with and responsive to USAID solicitation requirements, and incorporating feedback into drafts.
• Collaborate with in-house design team and project partners to develop win strategy, technical approach, and project activities, including attending design sessions, proposal review sessions, and other meetings.
• Work closely with the World Learning proposal design team, maintaining consistent communication, and meeting all assigned deadlines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in international relations or related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Proven track record of writing technical sections of successful USAID proposals, especially for workforce development, education, civic engagement, civil society strengthening, institutional strengthening, inclusive development, or positive youth development programming; strong technical expertise in these areas preferred; and well-versed in relevant USAID trends and strategies.
• Familiar with Shipley proposal processes and international development project design; strong technical writing skills; field experience with international development projects is a bonus.
• Excellent organizational, teamwork, written, and oral communication skills.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Teams and other platforms for virtual collaboration.

About the Organization

The World Learning Inc. Family

World Learning | worldlearning.org

World Learning works globally to enhance the capacity and commitment of individuals, institutions, and communities to create a more peaceful and just world through education, sustainable development, and exchange. Our programs advance leadership in more than 150 countries.

The Experiment in International Living | experiment.org

The Experiment in International Living is the most experienced provider of summer abroad programs for high school students. For more than 85 years, our immersive programs have allowed participants to explore the world in an authentic and impactful way, while developing enduring friendships through hands on cultural experiences and homestays. Students come away from The Experiment with invaluable cultural, interpersonal, leadership, language, and college-prep skills that help them thrive in diverse environments and careers.

SIT | sit.edu

School for International Training (SIT), founded more than 50 years ago as a training center for early Peace Corps volunteers, provides accredited undergraduate study abroad programs on all seven continents and global and low-residency master’s degrees focused on the world’s most pressing issues. Undergraduates on SIT Study Abroad programs engage deeply with a critical global issue—climate and the environment; development and inequality; global health; media, the arts, and social change; peace and human rights; or migration and identity—within specific cultural and geographical contexts. SIT Graduate Institute students get hands-on professional training in the fields of climate change and global sustainability, conflict transformation and peace and justice leadership, international education, sustainable development, and TESOL. All SIT programs are based on the experiential learning model and a commitment to social justice.

World Learning is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/veterans/ADA employer, committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce.