Job Description
Responsibilities
Coordinate with GC’s Ukraine Country Director, Sr. Regional Director, chiefs of party, Sr. Regional Manager, Program Manager – Ukraine, U.S.-based technical staff, and local Ukraine staff to complete the 10 GC-required cultivating deliverables, exploring the context and competition of the proposal and plotting out win themes, recruitment and partnering requirements/strategies, and other key proposal design activities.
Lead the overall design and technical strategy formulation of the proposal (technical approach and activities, targeting, linkages, etc.) in close coordination with Global Communities technical advisors and staff
Lead/participate in strategy sessions/workshops as requested by Global Communities
Analyze the NOFO once released
Travel to Ukraine once or twice as required in agreement with Global Communities in order to:
Meet with USAID, implementing partners, and civil society actors to gather intel on the current donor-funded civil society programming, potential partners, what a forthcoming USAID civil society project and related donor goals may look like, and when such a new opportunity may be expected.
Hold preliminary design sessions with local partners and key personnel.
Make connections and participate in select discussions with partners/join meetings in Ukraine or virtually as requested by Global Communities
Contribute to proposal elements if/when an opportunity is pursued. Responsibilities may include but would not be limited to:
Supporting the development of partner strategy, including defining partner scopes and determining partner budget ceilings for GC final approval
Leading the drafting of key personnel position descriptions and candidate shortlisting; participating in key personnel interviews and the resulting selection process.
Supporting the revision of drafted proposal sections as agreed upon by Global Communities.
Working closely with the Budget Lead to develop the budget by providing key inputs and reviews.
As needed participation in period check-in meetings with the proposal team
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