Work Location : Philippines - Manila | Type of Post : Not Applicable |
Other Possible Location : Thailand - Bangkok | Funding : APPROVED |
Expected Travel : up to 10% | Type of Contract : |
Language Requirement : English | Application Deadline : |
Employee Duration : Full-Time |
JOB SUMMARY:
The Cost Proposal Manager (CPM) will report to the Senior Cost Proposal Manager (SCPM) of the Institutional Funding & Strategy (IFS) Unit and will directly contribute to the achievement of CARE’s goals to raise funding from the US Government for humanitarian and development assistance.
The CPM will be responsible for developing and submitting cost proposals for humanitarian and development assistance of medium to high complexity, leading key team members/stakeholders across the full business development cycle (capture, live, BAFO). To be successful in this role, the CPM will need to have subject matter expertise to ensure responsiveness and compliance to donor and CARE policies and procedures as well as to ensure competitiveness of cost and pricing proposals. The CPM will be responsible for quality assurance of the team’s outputs as well as initiatives to strengthen systems and processes within the team including instituting best practices/standard operating procedures (SOPs), knowledge management, and capacity building. Relationship building is critical in this role to ensure strong collaboration across a multi-functional and geographically dispersed group of proposal team members. The CPM will also be responsible for people management supervising the work of Level 1 Cost Proposal Manager. The CPM will co-lead efforts to improve employee morale and engagement, coaching/mentoring for professional development and talent retention/acquisition.
Location: Where CARE has a presence.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Cost and Pricing Lead
People Management
Knowledge management and capacity building
Donor Funding Trends, Compliance and Competitiveness
QUALIFICATIONS:
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