Organization: TechnoServe
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: EA Senior
Program Development Manager
Program Development Manager
About TechnoServe:
TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to
build competitive farms, businesses and industries. We are a nonprofit
organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to
information, capital and markets. Our work is rooted in the idea that given the
opportunity, hardworking men and women in even the poorest places can generate
income, jobs and wealth for their families and communities. With more than four
decades of proven results, we believe in the power of private enterprise to
transform lives.
build competitive farms, businesses and industries. We are a nonprofit
organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to
information, capital and markets. Our work is rooted in the idea that given the
opportunity, hardworking men and women in even the poorest places can generate
income, jobs and wealth for their families and communities. With more than four
decades of proven results, we believe in the power of private enterprise to
transform lives.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Build and grow relationships and build
opportunity pipeline - Identify new funding and program
opportunities to build up the new business pipeline in prioritized
countries (with an initial emphasis on Uganda) and contribute to the
strategy for prioritizing and approaching opportunities; - In coordination with divisional and
country-level colleagues, cultivate and manage relationships with donors,
corporate partners and potential stakeholders, including government and
private sector companies; - Cultivate and manage relationships with
partner organizations, including private sector companies; - Develop winning technical and cost
proposals - Oversee the overall proposal development
process; - Design and write high quality responsive
and competitive technical proposals, - Create accurate and competitive cost
proposals, including budgets and budget narratives - Steer and/or support the recruitment of
key personnel for bids - Coordinate and support the review and
quality assurance processes for proposal - Support the research, knowledge and
learning management process - Manage consultants who are conducting
industry analyses and agriculture market system analyses - Update and analyze progress towards
funding goals by maintain internal tracking systems - Develop and maintain own knowledge
relevant to TNS and our field of work
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The candidate should hold a BA, AB or BS
in business administration, economics, marketing or related discipline,
required - Possession of a Masters in Business,
Agriculture, Economics, International Development or related fields
preferred, but not required - At least a year to two years’ experience
with a Master’s Degree or 3-5 years of experience with a Bachelor’s Degree. - Proven track record in successful business
and program development design; - Prior experience in designing, developing,
researching and authoring quality and winning proposals; - Past exposure and experience in East
Africa, economic development, agriculture, agribusiness, women, SME-
development, market systems, preferred - Experience living and working in
multi-cultural environments abroad, E. Africa preferred
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should submit a single
Word-formatted document consisting of cover letter, resume and salary history
to [email protected]. Please identify the position for which you are applying in the
subject line. Only applicants meeting
minimum qualifications will be considered or contacted. No phone calls please.
Word-formatted document consisting of cover letter, resume and salary history
to [email protected]. Please identify the position for which you are applying in the
subject line. Only applicants meeting
minimum qualifications will be considered or contacted. No phone calls please.
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