We are currently recruiting a specialist US goverment Strategic Bids Lead to join our Program Development team, ideally based in Washington DC, US or East Coast time zone. This role can be a remote/hybrid position, where we will consider applicants who are homebased in the US.
Note you must have the right to work in your remote home based location and that national terms and conditions apply.
This role is classified as requiring standard pre-employment checks.
About Relief InternationalRelief International (RI) is a leading nonprofit organization working in 15 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.
· RI employs 5,000+ staff and auxiliary workers
· 97% of staff are in-country nationals
· We only have some 90 ex-pat staff out of 7,000+
· RI spent $125 million in 2021 on our programs
RI invests in four broad program sectors: Economic Opportunity, Education, Health, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). We design our programs to incorporate The RI Way: local participation, integrated programming, the development of civic skills, and partnerships including with local NGOs, governments, and the private sector.
About the opportunityThe Strategic Bids Lead will be responsible for providing a wide range of support to the Global Program Development Team with research, communications, editing, external contacts, data tracking, proposal production, logistics, and other tasks.
This position will support RI’s strategy and development of winning proposals, targeting humanitarian and development institutional government donors, including but not limited to USAID, FCDO, ECHO, and others.
This role will:
· Strategic Bids Initiative: Development and Implementation (50%)
· Proposal Management (40%)
· Relationship Management (10%):
About youYour proven experience in proposal writing, partnership development and USG competitive bids will be critical to the success of this role.
Bringing excellent relationship management skills, a strong network of contractor, donor relationships and understanding of donor tends. Having hands on experience in proposal writing and partnership development .
You will bring a track record of achievement in a previous, similar role with a progressive work experience and responsibility within an INGO context. Together with a proven experience to work closely with technical and country teams to motivate and deliver to tight deadlines in challenging and complex fragile contexts.
RI Values
Guided by the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence, as well as “Do No Harm,” Relief International Values:
We value
· Integrity
· Adaptability
· Collaboration
· Inclusivity
· Sustainability
How to applyTo apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page.
· You will be asked to upload a CV and Cover Letter .
· The cover letter should be no more than 2 pages long and explain why you are interested in this post with Relief International and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.
Please apply as soon as possible, as we will be reviewing applicants on a rolling basis, and may withdraw the position before the job board closing date.
Due to limited resources, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
COVID 19: To ensure a safe workplace, RI follows government requirements, and in some locations a mandatory vaccination policy applies. When working or traveling on RI business, all staff, contractors and visitors must follow the rules and entry requirements of the country.
Relief International has a zero-tolerance policy for unlawful harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse. Relief International is committed to protecting our staff and the communities we work with from abuse and harm including sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment.
All staff are expected to abide by our Code of Conduct.
Recruitment to all roles in Relief International include a criminal records self-declaration, references, and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.
Relief International (RI) is a leading non-profit organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.
Relief International combines humanitarian and development approaches to provide immediate services while laying the groundwork for long-term impact. Our signature approach — which we call the RI Way—emphasizes local participation, an integration of services, strategic partnerships and a focus on civic skills. In this way, we empower communities to find, design and implement the solutions that work best for them.
RI includes the four corporate members of the RI Alliance: RI-US, RI-UK, MRCA/RI-France and RI-Europe. Under our alliance agreement, we operate as a single, shared management structure.
About our Programs
RI is active in 16 countries around the world, including some of the most fragile: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen. Often, RI is the only organization providing assistance to highly vulnerable communities.
· RI employs 7,000+ staff and auxiliary workers
· 97% of staff are local nationals
· We only have some 90 ex-pat staff out of 7,000+
· RI spent $125 million in 2021 on our programs
