Program Development Manager

Job Summary:

Program development manager will be drafting concept notes, proposals and writing success stories and project reports accordingly. Further, S/he is supposed to prepare proposals by determining concept, gathering and formatting information; writing drafts; obtaining approvals. His/ her key asset would be the ability to write under tight deadlines, be organized and prepared, and have the ability to say much with a few words.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Determine proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs; studying requests for proposal (RFPs)

• Meet proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval; entering and monitoring tracking data; coordinating requirements with contributors; contributing proposal status information to review meetings; transmitting proposals

• Develop proposals by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation; writing, revising, and editing drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials

• Maintain quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.

• Collect data of Harakat’s ongoing and completed projects in order to regularly update Harakat website

• Follow-up on external reports submission deadlines in coordination with the CEO

• Work closely with the CEO and other team members while drafting EOI, RFP, CN and proposals

• Writing and/or compiling of Harakat’s weekly, monthly, quarterly reports

Job Requirement:

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, communications, public relations or their equivalent from a recognized University.

• At least 3 years working experience in fund raising and proven experience as proposal writer or relevant role;

• Presentation skills, written communication, graphic design skills, technical documentation, problem solving, deadline-oriented and finally excellent research skills

• Have the highest level of integrity, take ownership of own work, and be goal-oriented

• Fluency in written and oral communication skills (English and local languages).

Personal Specifications:

• Excellent organizational skills and ability to determine priorities and meet multiple deadlines.

• Detail-oriented with good multi-tasking abilities and communication skills, both oral and written.

• Able to work well both within a team and independently.

• Active, Self-confident and team player. Good conceptual, analytical and communication skills.

• Ability to work under pressure, long work hours, and high workload.

• Ability to independently organize work and prioritize tasks.

• Self-motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual.

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