Post:UMCOR HQ Roving Program Development and Grant Writing Consultant
Organization:United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
Location:New York City
LOCATION: Headquarters are based in New York City; however, the consultant should be available to
travel
for 2-4 weeks at a time to any of UMCOR’s Missions to provide program
and business development support. REPORTS TO: Communications and
Development Department LENGTH AND LOCATION OF ASSIGNMENT: 3 month
assignment.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The General Board of
Global Ministries is the global mission agency of The United Methodist
Church. It has personnel, projects, and partners in 136 countries and
incorporates the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). The
United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is the not-for-profit
global humanitarian aid agency of the United Methodist Church. UMCOR is
working in more than 80 countries worldwide.
The United Methodist
Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is seeking a consultant for a three month
period who will seek funding through institutional donor grants,
cooperative agreements, and contracts. The Program Development and Grant
Writing Consultant works closely with Communications & Development
senior staff and International Programs staff to identify potential
funding opportunities from institutional donors for international
humanitarian assistance and development programs in UMCOR’s Missions,
focusing on the Armenia, Georgia, Sri Lanka, and DR Congo Missions. The
Consultant will also participate in building proposal and business
development capacity in the field by visiting Missions to provide
training in donor mapping, donor engagement, and proposal preparation.
Based at UMCOR Headquarters in New York, the Consultant will collaborate
closely with other International Programs and Finance staff to ensure
that all proposal development issues are identified and properly
addressed. The consultant will be asked to lead proposal development and
capacity building efforts on-site, which requires international travel
to Missions for periods of up to four weeks.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
•
Analyze the donor strategies and advise on funding strategies. Examples
of some key donors include: US Department of State, US Agency for
International Development, United Nations (UNDP, FAO, OCHA, WFP),
European Governments and consortiums (EU, ECHO, DFID), Global Fund to
Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and bilateral donors. • Conduct desk study and field needs assessments as necessary, compile and share reports for use during proposal writing.
• Prepare capacity and capability statements.
•
Identify and liaise with key sectoral prime and sub-award partners for
proposal submissions, including international and local NGOs,
contractors, CBOs, and FBOs.
• Support new and ongoing proposal
submissions and RFAs (requests for applications), APSs (annual program
statements), and RFPs (requests for proposals) for UMCOR’s Missions.
•
Working with the program team(s), develops proposals and concepts
according to appropriate guidelines; ensures that all information
required for a properly structured proposal is gathered and put into a
comprehensive format acceptable to the donor.
• Provide copy editing on competitive proposals, as needed.
• Act as proposal team leader and writer on proposals, as needed.
• Liaise with the UMCOR HQ staff to resolve proposal questions.
•
Ensure that the proposal has been submitted to the donors in a timely
manner, questions raised by the donors are answered in coordination with
Program/Sector Managers, and follow-up of the proposal is provided
until its approval by the donor.
• Build proposal and business
development capacity in the field by visiting Missions as tasked to
provide training in donor mapping, donor engagement, and proposal
preparation.
EXPERIENCE and QUALIFICATIONS:
• Proven
track record in leading proposal development in different humanitarian
aid, transitional and development sectors, including but not limited to
Water/Sanitation/Hygiene, Health, Shelter and Reconstruction,
Livelihoods, Education and Renewable Energy and Environmental
Conservation highly desirable.
• Experience and knowledge of
USAID, USDA, US Department of State, EC, JICA, UN agencies, and other
multi-lateral/bi-lateral donor agencies.
• Excellent written and
verbal communication skills, in tandem with being self-reliant while
working in a team environment, possessing strong coordination, analysis,
and planning skills.
• Deadline and detail oriented.
• Experience working with a faith-based organization or familiarity with the United Methodist Church a plus.
• Willingness to travel, at times with minimum notice.
• Experience working in the Caucasus, Sri Lanka and/or DR Congo a plus.
Closing date: 06 Oct 2013
How to apply:
http://reliefweb.int/job/593983/umcor-hq-roving-program-development-and-grant-writing-consultant
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