Proposal Lead - World BankNew!

• Lead proposal development for complex, strategic public funding opportunities from capture strategy to submission.
• Manage proposal teams, calendars, deadlines, writing, production and after-action reviews.
• Develop bid strategy with technical staff and negotiate consortium arrangements.
• Drive donor engagement and positioning for World Bank and multilateral opportunities.
• Mentor and advise staff working on bids and share business development best practice.
• Coordinate recruitment and partner inputs needed to make bids competitive.
• Track opportunities and maintain capture plans across the global BD pipeline.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in international development, business, public health or a related field.
• Significant experience managing capture and proposal development for complex or high-value bids.
• Track record of successful multi-million dollar proposal development with the World Bank or another multilateral development bank.
• Experience of large funding proposals with major government donors is a distinct advantage.
• Right to work in Kenya, Germany or the United Kingdom.
• A cover letter giving a recent World Bank proposal you led is mandatory; applications without one are disqualified.

Skills & Competencies:

• Proposal and capture management.
• Consortium coordination and negotiation.
• Donor compliance (World Bank).
• Technical writing and editing.
• Stakeholder management.
• Team leadership under deadlines.