Proposal Writer
About Umwema Morogoro
Umwema
Morogoro has been formed and established, out of a strong desire and
concern, purposely stressed and emphasized, for the poor, powerless and
those marginalized community. Our vision is to be a leading
organization in human rights, education, health and sustainable
development in Tanzania. Umwema’s Mission is to incorporate the
government, development partners and CSOs in building capacity of
communities to improve their living standards, social services and
sustainability through trainings. We believe in teamwork, transparency,
integrity, respect, accountability and volunteerism. as part of our Core
values. The vision, mission and core values have been consistently
followed by our organization.
Project title: Proposal Writer
Job location: Morogoro
Responsibilities of the Proposal Writer (PW)
The
Proposal Writer (Volunteer) will explore funding opportunities and will
take the lead in developing and writing project proposals based on
donor requirements, thereby submitting winning proposals. The PW will
mainly focus on the areas of health, education, special education for
disabled children, nutrition, poverty eradication, gender and women
empowerment. Ability to write persuasively and articulately is
essential. Additional duties may include meeting with donors and
presenting projects in order persuade funding. She/he will work closely
with other team members based in Morogoro. In case of successful
proposals resulting in the securing of funds, the voluntary contract may
be replaced by a paid job contract.
Read Also:
- Review and identify Request for Proposals (RFPs) by conducting regular web based researches to explore RFPs and funding opportunities.
- Review identified RFPs with Umwema supervisor and proposal team to decide which proposals to submit, developing the project proposals as per the requirement and donor.
- Ensures a high quality submission by following proposal-writing standards with emphasis on readability, consistency, and tone.
- Meets proposal deadlines by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval; coordinating requirements with contributors; contributing proposal status information to review meetings; transmitting proposals.
- Maintains internal proposal database
- Assists in improving Umwema proposal writing abilities by evaluating and if necessary re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and establishing templates; implementing any necessary changes.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; maintaining personal networks.
Read Also:
- Graduated or Master’s degree in social science, political science, economics, Journalism, Communication & Marketing or a similar field, with a minimum of 4 years’ experience with international organizations, international postings, or managing projects. Familiar with project design and implementation.
- Knowledge of Morogoro is an advantage
- Fluent in English both written and spoken, should be able to demonstrate his/her ability to translate complicated ideas into language easily understood by others. French would be an asset.
Please note that this is initially an unpaid part-time position
Time Commitment: minimum of three days/15 hours per week either working in the office or from remote distance.
Umwema is an Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will be considered for this opportunity without regard to age, colour, religion, gender and origin
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Interested candidates are invited to send applications with CV/resume and letter of motivation to umwemamorogoro@gmail.com
The short-listed candidates will be invited to an assessment phase which may include an interview if necessary during this phase
The closing date for submission of applications is 24th February, 2021, Mid-night, Tanzania Time.
To learn more about Umwema Morogoro, please visit our website: www.umwema.or.tz
