Experienced hires

Purpose and aim of the role

The successful candidate will support our grant audit team in tender preparation and bid coordination for a variety of framework contracts with EC and International Donors including, but not limited to:

• DG INTPA
• UN organisations
• NGOs and other charitable organisations

Duties and responsibilities

• Coordinating the proposal process in collaboration with the Managers
• Preparing budgets
• Writing the proposals based on set templates and guidelines
• Liaising with network PKF firms to agree proposal collaboration
• Agreeing composition of teams (e.g., our experts, partners, managers, assignment leaders, etc.) based on required language skills, relevant experience and availability
• Obtaining, formatting, and tailoring staff CVs to present the most relevant experience and suitable category level for the proposals
• Carrying out general administrative tasks associated with tender opportunities

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Prior experience with bid, tender, and/or proposal writing is preferable but not necessary
• Previous general working administrative experience in the third sector and/or with institutional donors
• A keen interest in specialising in the Not for Profit sector
• Ability to manage and prepare multiple proposals with varying deadlines is necessary
• Experience in any of these areas is preferable:
  • Understanding of the services performed by auditors for institutional donors, mainly comprising financial, compliance and systems audits; but occasionally encompassing certification work, performance/operational audits, capacity-building, due diligence etc.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office Suite (E.g., Word and Excel)