Catholic Relief Services · 8 hours ago
Regional Technical Advisor III - Budget/Cost Proposals - EMECA Remote
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
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Responsibilities
With a particular focus on pricing strategy and cost inputs, provide BD expertise in positioning, capture planning and proposal preparation for specific opportunities with institutional donors (government and inter-governmental award issuing organizations, as well as foundations, corporations and other awarding non-governmental organizations).
During the proposal capture phase, lead proposal teams in collecting, preparing, and analyzing historical cost data for use in budgeting. Support and guide identification of partners and negotiation of CRS' role on proposal consortia, ensuring a competitive position for CRS that adheres to the agency's partnership principles and strategic directions.
Coordinate cost proposal development processes to ensure timely submission of high quality cost proposals that are responsive to donor requirements, applicable regulations, and CRS’ technical and cost standards. Lead and support proposal budget processes and propose recommendations to develop a competitive proposal.
Serve as budget lead on proposal teams, working with technical staff, management, local finance staff, and partner staff to integrate inputs into a responsive, cost competitive detailed budget and budget narrative. Collaborate with proposal teams to ensure an understanding of the proposal requirements and to establish competitive and reasonable cost and pricing data for the development of cost proposals in accordance and alignment with relevant proposal specifications. Create or modify budget spreadsheet templates in accordance with client requirements.
In close collaboration with proposal coordinators and technical leads, lead or contribute to the writing of competitive cost proposal narratives.
Manage partners as a part of the proposal process and perform activities including developing budget templates, providing budget assumptions, negotiating budgets, reviewing budgets and notes, and ensuring final submissions comply with donor requirements.
Provide compliance reviews and cost competitive analyses, to ensure adherence to the solicitation, donor rules and regulations and internal CRS policies and cost standards.
As appropriate, serve in other lead or supporting role on a proposal team, working with proposal teams to ensure the timely submission of high-quality proposals that are responsive to donor requirements, applicable regulations, and CRS' technical and cost standards.
Lead in developing and/or updating of relevant cost proposal tools, resources and training modules. Develop templates and tools for efficient and effective cost proposal preparation and review according to donor and industry best practices (e.g. Excel budget templates and cost notes).
Develop and lead EMECA proposal budget review processes, including compliance reviews and cost competitive analyses, to ensure adherence to the solicitation, donor rules and regulations and internal CRS policies and cost standards.
Train and mentor finance, operations and program staff to improve their skills in cost proposal and pricing strategy development across a variety of donors.
Qualification
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Required
Lead the production and review of high-quality cost applications and proposals for the EMECA Region.
Provide specialized assistance in all dimensions of the BD cycle to cross-disciplines and cross-functional teams.
Strategic thinking on high-level pricing strategies.
Solid hands-on experience building proposal budgets.
Ability to transfer skills and knowledge via training and other capacity strengthening approaches.
Provide BD expertise in positioning, capture planning and proposal preparation for specific opportunities with institutional donors.
Lead proposal teams in collecting, preparing, and analyzing historical cost data for use in budgeting.
Support and guide identification of partners and negotiation of CRS' role on proposal consortia.
Coordinate cost proposal development processes to ensure timely submission of high quality cost proposals.
Lead and support proposal budget processes and propose recommendations to develop a competitive proposal.
Serve as budget lead on proposal teams, working with technical staff, management, local finance staff, and partner staff.
Collaborate with proposal teams to ensure an understanding of the proposal requirements.
Create or modify budget spreadsheet templates in accordance with client requirements.
Lead or contribute to the writing of competitive cost proposal narratives.
Manage partners as a part of the proposal process.
Provide compliance reviews and cost competitive analyses.
Serve in other lead or supporting role on a proposal team.
Lead in developing and/or updating of relevant cost proposal tools, resources and training modules.
Develop templates and tools for efficient and effective cost proposal preparation and review.
Develop and lead EMECA proposal budget review processes.
Train and mentor finance, operations and program staff to improve their skills in cost proposal and pricing strategy development.
Fluency in English required.
Must be willing and able to travel up to 25%.
Preferred
Working ability in Arabic
Company
Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States.
Founded in 1943
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Lisa Bova
Campaign Director
Recent News
2024-12-04
Catholic Relief Services
2024-04-25
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