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About United Nations Development - UNDP

UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and planet. UNDP has been working in Afghanistan for more than 50 years on climate change and resilience, gender, governance, health, livelihoods, and rule of law. Under the broader framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and in close coordination with other UN agencies, UNDP is supporting Afghan people’s aspiration for peace, prosperity, and sustainability. UNDP is currently implementing its flagship crisis response programme, ABADEI (Area Based Approach to Development Emergency Initiatives), as part of the ongoing UN-led response to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and the breakdown of Afghanistan’s economy following the August 2021 shift in power.

Job Description

Prepares proposals by determining concept; gathering and formatting information; writing drafts; obtaining approvals. The proposal writer works in many different industries to create clear, succinct documents that suggest a course of action or idea. The proposal writer is expected to write well-- grammar, spelling and context all count. His/ her key asset would be the ability to write under tight deadlines, be organized and prepared, and have the ability to say much with a few words.

Responsibilities: 

1. Best relation with donors and seeker new donor.
2. Excellent communications skills with donors to get proposal approval with donor satisfaction.
3. Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs; studying requests for proposal (RFPs); attending strategy meetings.
4. Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval; entering and monitoring tracking data; coordinating requirements with contributors; contributing proposal status information to review meetings; transmitting proposals.
5. Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information; coordinating submissions and collections; identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.
6. Develops proposal by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation; writing, revising, and editing drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.
7. Prepares presentation by evaluating text, graphics, and binding; coordinating printing.
8. Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.
9. Obtains approvals by reviewing proposal with key providers and project managers.
10. Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and boilerplate; implementing changes.
11. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; maintaining personal networks.
12. Accomplishes company goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Skills Required

• Management

Submission Guideline:

Interested and qualified  candidates should submit a cover letter explaining their motivation and updated CV to the following email address: uhesro@gmail.com

The closing date for accepting applications is open. 

Please clearly state the Vacancy Announcement number and title of the position you are applying for in the subject line. The candidates who do not follow the above mentioned guidelines would not be considered for the mentioned post.

Due to the urgent need of the role, the interview may take place before the closing date of the post.

Submission Email:

uhesro@gmail.com