BACKGROUND:

Youth vision Society (YVS) is an independent Palestinian Youth Organization, established in 2009, registered at Ministry of Interior as a non-profit organization. YVS works in the field of youth empowerment, culture, arts, human rights, social improvement, and civic participation. Youth, community leaders, women and representative of syndicates and unions have been targeted for different programs. YVS adopts participatory rapid approach in decision making. YVS conducts regular public consultation and participation meetings trying to set priorities in order to respond precisely to the needs of the community.

JOB title: Fundraiser and Proposal Writer

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Following precisely the different calls for proposals and determine the opportunities of the organization and determine the need for partnership.

• Studying deeply the requests for proposal and determine in cooperation with the program dept the plan to achieve the requested tasks.

• To respect and meet proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval.

• Collect the needed information by identifying sources of information and durations.

• Following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and coherence.

• Coordinating, identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.

• Ensure approvals by reviewing proposal with project dept manger.

• Developing the proposals by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, and budget, standards of performance, monitoring evaluation and learning, including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.

• Improving proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, and coordination.

EDUCATION, Experience and Conditions:

• Demonstrated experience in identifying, and responding to all kinds of call for proposals and funding modalities.

• Demonstrated ability to write compliant technical and management responses, resumes, past performance and experience, and Plans.

• 3 years of experience in NGOs.

• Ability to organize, manages, and cooperate with other colleagues different levels.

• Ability to team up with representative of other partners.

• Ability to manage and prioritize assignments and meet critical deadlines.

• Willingness to work non-traditional work hours including nights, weekends, and holidays, as needed.

• Ability to travel.

• Bachelor's degree in any related field of specialization, master is plus.

• Excellent understanding of project management cycle, MEAL, and crosscutting aspects.

• Familiarity with proposals templates, and donors’ conditions and regulations.

• Effective report writing and analytical skills.

• Computer literacy in outlook, MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Internet.

COMPETENCIES/PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal.

• Self-starter with ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Strong organizational and delegation skills.

• Able to meet deadlines and prioritize tasks.

• Strong development and team building skills.

LANGUAGES

• Fluency in spoken and written English.

Interested candidates are requested to send a cover letter and CV including their expectations for the salary, the names and contact details for three references by email to jobs@yvs.ps

Please ensure that you state the title of the post that you are applying for as subject of your email. Deadline for submission is Monday 18^th September 2023 COB.