Assistant, Program Development MENA/Asia At Search for Common Ground

Job Description

The Program Development team creates new and repeat business for the organization in line with the Program Development Strategy. The Program Development team works closely with in-country Directors and Managers to ensure funding for programming that directly responds to the needs in Search’s conflict geographies. This function commences with scoping and pre-positioning for opportunities and completes with the signing of an award. This involves building program development strategies for conflict geographies, capturing opportunities, and leading Search’s engagement with institutional donors and partners. To develop successful bids the team works in close collaboration with other departments, including Finance, the Institutional Learning Team, Communications, and Human Resources. The Program Development team will build and strengthen the program development capacity within the organization.

Responsibilities

Provides support to all aspects of program development, with significant supervision,
Provides administrative support.

Contributions

Strategy development: Conducts light background research. Ensures internal record-keeping.
Business intelligence: Carries out research and monitoring. Ensures internal record-keeping.
Positioning and donor relations: Carries out desk research. Develops marketing material.
Partnerships: Provides basic support to partnership discussions. Assists in developing marketing documents. Carries out basic partner analysis. Ensures knowledge sharing.
Go/No-Go decisions: Conducts background research, competitor analysis.
Capture planning: Conducts desk reviews, assembles pre-proposal material. Supports delivery of capture strategy.
Program design: Provides input and support. Develops background materials.
Proposal development: Drafts specific sections with significant guidance.
Proposal reviews: Participates on review teams as requested.
Knowledge management and training: Supports record-keeping and data analysis.
After Action Reviews: Provides basic support to AAR, record-keeping and learning.
Recruitment: Publishes and disseminates advertisements. Provides administrative support.
On-Boarding: Prepares basic on-boarding briefs.
Budget: Provides clerical support and record-keeping.

Competency Behavior Indicators (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

Engages effectively with collaborators and team members.
Builds relationships. May participate in external meetings.
Relates well to colleagues and to all levels of managers; works cooperatively and effectively across teams.
Participates in active listening and is receptive to learning.
With close supervision and direction from the supervisor, researches and compiles materials for team documents, briefing materials, and presentations.
Appreciates multicultural teamwork.
Has knowledge of and respect for the organization’s values and norms.
Obtains essential information for a task or project.
Organizes information or materials for others.
Is resourceful and uses Search’s technology to support efficiency for self and team members.

Education and Experience