Budget Development Specialist II – EARO at CRS Tanzania

Budget Development Specialist II – EARO
Budget Development Specialist II – EARO at CRS July 2024
Job Description
For
remote candidates, CRS will only consider candidates who are based in
countries where we have existing offices. CRS does not sponsor visas for
telecommuting employees.

About CRS
Catholic Relief
Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the
Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and
transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to
race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is
accomplished through programs of emergency response, health,
agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.

Job Summary:
The
Regional Business Development Manager provides leadership for resource
mobilization efforts to meet long-term goals and annual growth targets.
S/he supports the diversification of revenue from institutional donors
and non-traditional funding sources to achieve CRS’ strategic
objectives. S/he operates as a member of CRS’ East Africa Regional
Office (EARO) team providing direct support to strategic growth
opportunities as well as helping to strengthen BD-related systems,
processes, relationships and staff capacities.

As Budget
Development (BD) Specialist II, you will lead the production of
high-quality applications and proposals for the CRS East Africa Region,
with a specific focus on cost proposals, in support of CRS’ engagement
with institutional donors and initiatives. Your
knowledge and skills will allow you to provide specialized assistance
in all dimensions of the BD cycle to cross-disciplines and
cross-functional teams. This position requires strategic thinking on
high-level pricing strategies, solid hands-on experience building
proposal budgets, and the ability to transfer skills and knowledge via
training and other capacity strengthening approaches. Options for the
position to be based in CRS’ Baltimore headquarters (once permitted),
Nairobi, Kenya as well as for the position to be telecommuting will be
considered.

Roles and Key Responsibilities

• With
  a particular focus on pricing strategy and cost inputs, provide BD
  expertise in positioning, capture planning and proposal preparation for
  specific opportunities with institutional donors (government and
  inter-governmental award issuing organizations, as well as foundations,
  corporations and other awarding non-governmental organizations).
• Coordinate
  cost proposal development processes to ensure timely submission of high
  quality cost proposals that are responsive to donor requirements,
  applicable regulations, and CRS’ technical and cost standards. Lead and
  support proposal budget processes and propose recommendations to develop
  a competitive proposal.
• Serve as budget lead on proposal
  teams, working with technical staff, management, local finance staff,
  and partner staff to integrate inputs into a responsive, cost
  competitive detailed budget and budget narrative. Collaborate with
  proposal teams to ensure an understanding of the proposal requirements
  and to establish competitive and reasonable cost and pricing data for
  the development of cost proposals in accordance and alignment with
  relevant proposal specifications. Create or modify budget spreadsheet
  templates in accordance with client requirements.
• In close
  collaboration with proposal coordinators and technical leads, lead or
  contribute to the writing of competitive cost proposal narratives.
• Support
  to proposal budget processes, including compliance reviews and cost
  competitive analyses, to ensure adherence to the solicitation, donor
  rules and regulations and internal CRS policies and cost standards.
• Manage
  partners as a part of the proposal process and perform activities
  including developing budget templates, providing budget assumptions,
  negotiating budgets, reviewing budgets and notes, and ensuring final
  submissions comply with donor requirements.
• Lead proposal teams in collecting, preparing, and analyzing historical cost data for use in budgeting.
• Support
  senior management to cultivate and strengthen institutional
  relationships with institutional donors, partner organizations and other
  stakeholders.
• As appropriate and time permitting, serve in
  other lead or supporting role on a proposal team, working with proposal
  teams to ensure the timely submission of high-quality proposals that are
  responsive to donor requirements, applicable regulations, and CRS’
  technical and cost standards.
• Train and mentor staff, as needed,
  to improve their skills in cost proposal and pricing strategy
  development across a variety of donors.
• Support and guide
  identification of partners and negotiation of CRS’ role on proposal
  consortia, ensuring a competitive position for CRS that adheres to the
  agency’s partnership principles and strategic directions.
• Lead
  in developing and/or updating of relevant cost proposal tools, resources
  and training modules. Develop templates and tools for efficient and
  effective cost proposal preparation according to donor and industry best
  practices (e.g. Excel budget templates and cost notes).
• Actively
  contribute to CRS and EARO Business Development Communities of Practice
  and advance CRS’ Business Development practices through contributions
  to strategic initiatives and annual summits. Cultivate collaborative
  relationships with other key stakeholders, including HQ and regional
  finance staff.

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Required Languages – Fluency in English required
Travel – Willingness to travel up to 50% a plus.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and experience preparing complicated spreadsheets and budgets.
• Ability to manage multiple ongoing responsibilities and strong organization and prioritization skills.
• Strong strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture.
• Strong
  relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all
  levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each
  relationship.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Strong communications and presentation skills.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented, detail-oriented and results-oriented.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Key Working Relationships:
Internal:
EARO Business Development Team, Regional Finance Officer and regional
finance staff, Country Program Finance Managers and other finance and
operations staff, Heads of Programs and other program quality staff,
Deputy Regional Director for Program Quality, Institutional Donor
Engagement & Advancement unit.

External: Business
development and finance staff of collaborating partner organizations;
select donor representatives as appropriate.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s
  degree in international development, international relations, finance,
  economics, or related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum five years of international development experience, with at least three years’ experience in a developing country.
• Five years of proposal development budgeting experience, with familiarity with USAID.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated
  experience utilizing diverse, proactive strategies to competitively
  position his/her organization for new funding and productive
  institutional relationships.
• Demonstrated experience leading and
  producing competitive cost applications and proposals in programming
  contexts similar to CRS. Strong preference for experience leading
  complex US government contract proposal processes.
• Proficient in
  the application of relevant cost principles, budgeting methodologies,
  and cost presentations of US government donor agencies (USAID, CDC,
  Department of State). Preference for similar knowledge with other non-US
  government donors (e.g. FCDO, EU, and World Bank).
• Possesses working knowledge of all US government contract types, including CPFF, CPAF, FFP, T&M, and IDIQ
• Familiarity
  with relevant institutional donor regulations, policies, procedures and
  priorities. Must understand Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR),
  AIDAR, USAID Standard Provisions, 2 CFR 200 and 700, and other relevant
  federal regulations.
• Demonstrated experience developing complete
  cost proposals (including detailed budgets, budget narratives and other
  supporting cost information) for a variety of donors, including USAID;
  experience with both cooperative agreement/grant and contract mechanisms
  strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing teams and
  processes, leading teams to produce deliverables under tight deadlines
  and at exceptional quality. Experience providing remote support to
  diverse teams strongly preferred.
• Experience in developing
  content for and facilitating trainings related to key business
  development practices. Knowledge of adult learning approaches desired.
• Knowledge of CRS programs, justice agenda and Catholic Social Teaching principles a plus
• Experience
  using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web
  Conferencing Applications, information management systems.

Agency REDI Competencies (for all CRS Staff):
Agency
competencies clarify expected behaviors and attitudes for all staff.
When demonstrated, they create an engaging workplace, help staff achieve
their best, and help CRS achieve agency goals. These are rooted in the
mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff
member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired
results.

• Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
• Acts with Integrity – Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
• Builds and Maintains Trust – Shows consistency between words and actions.
• Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
• Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.

Agency Leadership Competencies:

• Lead Change – Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
• Develops
  and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their
  full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
• Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.

***Our
Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations.
Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of
the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. We welcome
as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who
share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’
processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and
vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

Disclaimer: 
This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort,
duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

CRS’
talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding the
rights and dignity of all people – especially children and vulnerable
adults – to live free from abuse and harm.
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CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Apply Before: 08/19/2024, 05:14 PM