- As the Bid Manager in the Bid Management Team, you will support the development of winning proposals to deliver strong growth in our restricted funding pipeline.
- In this role, you will work with key stakeholders, including staff in Country Programmes, Finance Teams, Regional Funding Managers and external partners to develop high-quality bids for opportunities with institutional and non-institutional donors that act like institutions.
- This includes bilateral and multilateral donors e.g. FCDO, GAC, USAID, EU, World Bank, as well as some work with trusts and foundations.
- Support the project design process
- Work with country finance teams to build and review project budgets that reflect the technical design
- Negotiate WaterAid's scope of work and budget with external partners
- Facilitate After Action Reviews to ensure lessons are captured
- Design and deliver training to strengthen capacity of colleagues in Country Programmes and regional teams in proposal development
- Experience developing winning proposals to a range of institutional and non-institutional funders, ideally for development projects in low-income countries
- Good understanding of proposal management best practices
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong ability to negotiate and influence
- Experience analysing financial data and developing proposal budgets
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy
Bid Manager - Abia, Nigeria - WaterAid
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