Program Development Senior Officer

Identifies, assesses, and responds to potential project development opportunities. Engages in networking, research and analysis to collect information that contributes to JRF’s ability to make strategic and informed decisions regarding new opportunities, and position the organization given evolving trends in the development arena.

Responsibilities:

• Able to identify opportunities (e.g. RFPs) and assess them based on the organizational needs, capacity, and vision. 
•  Significantly contributes to the entire proposal development process, in coordination and alignment with various departments and team members.
•  Designs interventions and programs in collaboration with technical teams and is responsible for authoring all components of the proposals, such as: objectives/outcomes/activities, context analysis, implementation approach and plan, executive summaries, organization capacity statements, and past experience.
• Contributes to budget development and narrative, in collaboration with the budgeting and technical teams. 
• Conducts research and contributes to drafting research reports such as market assessments, especially in the fields of community empowerment, livelihood, child protection, and women and youth empowerment.
• Prepares and conducts presentations, such as those highlighting the organization’s capacity and experience, and discussing the proposed project details.
• Creates institutional systems that provide improved methods of forecasting upcoming business opportunities and develop Business Opportunity Plans at the country and regional levels.
•  Ensure that templates and tools for proposal development are developed.
• Actively coordinate and participate in planning/status meetings to ensure proper adherence to good proposal management practices.