Job position Position title: Proposal Development Officer Primary location: Rome Working time: full-time Job posting: 2nd January 2017
The Proposal Development Officer follows the entire proposal development of energy projects focused on rural electrification and community empowerment. The Candidate will be involved from the initial stage of scouting and monitoring of open tenders, the selection of the relevant call for proposals, the writing of the application in line with Absolute Energy’s strategy and objectives and will follow the process in all phases up to the final approval. The position requires a high degree of interaction with both the technical and finance team as well as with the project partners. The Candidate will manage the entire process under the Program Coordinator’s supervision, and will be responsible for the administrative procedures according to the sponsor’s guidelines. He/she is part of the Absolute Energy permanent staff. Duties and responsibilities:
To monitor calls for proposals/tenders launched by international funds/agencies/private and public actors;
Data collection on strategies, plans, formats and guidelines published by the actors in the rural electrification and development sector;
Proposal development, including logical framework, budget, narrative sections and submission of concept notes and full project applications;
Collecting and processing all the information required to properly design and submit the project proposal, interacting with both internal technical staff and project partners;
Responsible for the administrative procedures related to the proposal development up to the final project approval;
Short field missions in developing countries may be required in order to participate to the project identification phase;
Reporting to the Programme Coordinator.
Minimum requirements:
Master’s degree in economic or political sciences, engineering, development and international cooperation
Proficient written/oral English
Excellent use of Microsoft Office, especially Excel
At least two years experience in professional work environment
Previous experience in proposal development
Preferential requirements:
Master in International Cooperation / Project Design / Renewable Energies
Work experience in developing countries
Previous experience in call for proposals sponsored by European Union and energy funds
Proven knowledge of renewable energy and rural electrification sectors
English mother tongue
Knowledge of other languages
Please, submit your application by 20th April 2017 sending CV (max 4 pages) and two contact references to info@ae-capital.com with subject “Proposal Development Officer”.
