Location: Washington D.C, or US Remote
Position Status: Exempt, Full time, Regular
Salary Level: US Starting Salary for this role will be USD $76,800 to $91,200 commensurate on experience.
About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when they are diverse, and every team member feels that they belong. We welcome diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be stronger and have a long-term impact.
Program / Department Summary
The Institutional Donor Engagement (IDE) department provides a unified, agile, and innovative vision of partnership with key donor communities, and promotes the public profile, brand recognition, and voice of Mercy Corps while championing its work across the globe. IDE aims to position Mercy Corps as a leader in the development and humanitarian sectors by spearheading its global business development strategy, ensuring the institutional donor relations and business development teams apply consistent practices across all levels (Country, Regional and Global). IDE works to maintain productive relationships with existing institutional donors, including key North American and European governments, while expanding and diversifying the portfolio of institutional donors around the world.
Within IDE, the New Initiatives (NI) team is responsible for supporting and enhancing Business Development. The NI team: 1) leads the development of proposal submissions to institutional donors and 2) carries out initiatives that enhance competitiveness across the organization. Team members lead and support strategic, high-priority proposals by: assisting country teams with pre-positioning activities; assembling proposal teams; leading the proposal planning process; conducting on-site participatory assessment and design work; writing and editing technical proposals; reviewing proposals to assess clarity and competitiveness; and more. The team enhances overall competitiveness through the development of tools and processes to improve proposal quality across the organization.
General Position Summary
The Program Development Manager USG Contracts will be a full-time member of the New Initiatives team based in the Washington, DC office. He/she will support strategic program development efforts focused on US Government Contracts by: 1) supporting prime and subcontract prepositioning efforts; 2) leading and/or supporting contract proposal development processes; 3) writing, editing and reviewing proposal documents. He/she will be a key contributor to Mercy Corps’ efforts to enter the USG contracting space by developing key tools, templates and training materials relevant to contract proposals; and 4) Providing mentorship and guidance on USG contracts new business development to other members of the New Initiatives Team, MC country teams, and other stakeholders.
Essential Job Responsibilities
PROGRAM & PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT (APPROXIMATELY 70% TIME)
CONTRIBUTE TO ACTIVITIES THAT RAISE OVERALL COMPETITIVENESS AND CONTRACT READINESS (APPROXIMATELY 25%)
SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES
Supervisory Responsibility:
The Program Development Manager – USG Contracts has no supervisory responsibility.
Accountability
Reports Directly To: Sr. Director, New Initiatives
Works Directly With: Contracts and Grants Compliance, Cost & Pricing, International Finance, Human Resources, Technical Resources and Quality, and Award Management Teams; along with Regional and Country Teams
Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders
Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Minimum Qualifications & Transferable Skills
Success Factors
The Contracts PDM will demonstrate a winning track record in program development, and bring flexibility, creativity, and enthusiasm to every project they undertake. The individual must have exceptional writing skills and the ability to multi-task, set priorities, pay attention to detail, and work under tight deadlines within complex team environments. The PDM will have a love of writing, strong interpersonal skills, and a healthy competitive spirit, and have the drive and initiative to contribute to internal team efforts. Being aware and sensitive to international development issues and diverse cultures is critical. The PDM will have strong leadership qualities and ability to lead a diverse team from across the agency through a complex and stressful proposal process and also be a strong advocate within the organization for effective and winning business development approaches.
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Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, we know our teams do their best work when they are diverse and every team member feels that they belong. We welcome diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills so that we can be stronger and have long term impact.