Proposal Development Manager, GRP, BRAC International At BRAC

Career with BRAC International

BRAC International is a leading non-profit organisation with a mission to empower people and communities in situations of poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice. Founded in 1972, by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, BRAC is the largest non-governmental development organisation in the world, and is present in 15 countries across Asia and Africa today. BRAC designs proven, scalable solutions that equip people with the support and confidence they need to achieve their potential. BRAC’s institutional expertise on various programmes, including health, agriculture, microfinance, education, and youth empowerment, is touching the lives of over 100 million people in the Global South.

BRAC International (BI) is seeking application from competent, dynamic and self-motivated individuals to fill the following position:

Proposal Development Manager GRP, BRAC International

The Proposal Development Manager main task is to be a great English-speaking communicator (verbal and in writing) to be able to assure high quality, well written and edit concept notes and proposals for BRAC Internationals country and program operations.

The role is part of the Global resource mobilization and partnership team and will primarily support BRAC Internationals country offices and technical units with the writing and editing of high-quality Concept notes/Expression of interests/Proposals / Resource mobilization documents with clearly defined program designs, outputs, outcomes, and M&E systems responding to the context and donor expectations. The work will respond to BRAC International’s Country Program Strategic Plans and the relevant program sector strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

Proposal development: (85%)

• Write and edit high quality concept notes, EOI’s/proposals in partnership with country, GRP, and technical teams.
• Support Proposal development workshops

Communication: (15%)

• Support the updates of Country fact sheets and program updates in partnership with the GRP BI team including circulation and engagement with BI Communication.
• Support/coordinate the process of updating/reviewing Resource Mobilization Plans for BI Country offices.
• General resource mobilization work

Safeguarding

• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communication/ International development or relevant subjects.

Required Competencies:

• Excellent editing/writing skills for resource mobilization.
• Know or have used AI for writing/editing.
• Excellent English language skills.
• Good networker and team member.

Experience Requirements:

• Minimum years of work experience in communication or development work with a focus on writing/communication/advocacy.
• Working in development sector is preferred.
• Experience of Proposal writing is preferred.

Employment type: Regular/contractual

Salary: Negotiable

Job Location: Dhaka/ The Netherlands, The Hague/ Nairobi