TOR - Proposal Support Short-term Consultant
Business Development and Partnerships
Reports to: Senior Business Development Officer
Anticipated Start Date: August 2023
Anticipated End Date: October/November 2023
Term of Consultancy: 40 hours / 5 Days
Apply by: ASAP
Base of Designation: Remote
World Learning seeks a short-term consultant to provide proposal design, review, and writing support to World Learning staff in preparation for upcoming proposals focused on exchange programs for students around the world.
Please email your CV and desired daily consulting rate to Samantha.holly@worldlearning.org and sarah.govan@worldlearning.org.
DESCription of needs and services· Actively participate in technical design sessions, providing inputs around topics relating to pre- through post-exchange programming course curriculum, among others
· Identify and analyze potential solutions in response to programmatic challenges through desk research and ideation with specialists across the organization
· Draft technical narrative sections and annexes that are both compliant with the solicitation and compelling to the donor
· Participate in quality control milestones, reviewing technical narrative and annex drafts, providing written feedback, and participating in review meetings
· Ensure seamless integration of all inputs and feedback from reviewers on assigned technical sections and annexes
Requirements· Bachelor’s degree in international relations, international development, international education, or related field and at least seven years of relevant experience; master’s preferred
· Five years of experience in program design and/or management of USG-funded exchange programs
· Familiarity with USG requirements for proposal compliance and responsiveness
· Strong technical writing, editing, and design skills; USG proposal writing skills preferred
· Ability to synthesize large amounts of information into concise work products
· Knowledge of competitive proposal processes
· Strong organizational management skills, including the ability to prioritize tasks, adhere to tight deadlines, and respond with flexibility in a fast-paced environment
· Strong knowledge in the international development field and global student exchanges
· Commitment to international education and a value-driven work environment
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.
An organizational commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and access.
We are a globally diverse community of staff, faculty, board members, alumni, students, and participants who believe that inclusive and equitable practices are at the heart of a peaceful and just world. Each of us strives to honor diverse voices and lived experiences, examine our own biases and privileges, actively work to address inequities in our structures, and foster a community of open dialogue. We are committed to acting with accountability, transparency, reciprocity, authenticity, and empathy.
World Learning is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/veterans/ADA employer, committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce.
