The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

· No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
· All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
· Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document.

Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

The Senior Manager – Proposal Development and Report Writing brings high-level analytical and critical thinking skills, excellent communication skills, deep appreciation of SCI’s strategic priorities, context, programming and donor priorities to lead on developing high-quality proposal submissions.

This position is responsible for developing and/or mobilising others to ensure proposal narratives, budgets and other submission requirements are prepared in a timely manner, in line with SC and donor requirements.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

Proposal Writing:

• Lead the proposal development planning process, including analysis of funding calls, development and monitoring of proposal development plans, organizing proposal kick-off meetings, ensuring the engagement of the relevant teams and ensure timely submission of SCI proposal checklists and other assessments.
• In collaboration with technical advisors and others, lead the development of high-quality narrative components for Concept Notes and Proposals, in line with SC Sri Lanka priorities and donor requirements.
• Make informed and strategic decisions on the technical and contextual content included in the narrative.
• Perform a principal role in consolidating technical narratives, budget and relevant annexures with the contributions from relevant technical, REALM, finance and other team members, partners and other stakeholders, ensuring their alignment to the purpose of the call/ opportunity; and edit and proofread content to ensure high-quality final proposal output.

Report Writing:

• Co-lead project report kick-off meetings for complex donor reports, in collaboration with the Head of Awards and Project Managers.
• Edit and quality check draft reports for language, grammar, and narrative flow, and ensure alignment with donor requirements, as well as cross-check narrative and budget documents for consistency and coherence.
• Ensure cross-cutting issues are addressed and thematic areas are integrated into donor reports, according to SC’s quality standards and donor requirements.

General:

• Contribute to team meetings and planning processes, internal initiatives, and reporting requirements.
• Demonstrate leadership in relation to Save the Children policies and practices with respect to child safeguarding, bullying and harassment, code of conduct, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Prepare detailed monthly workplans, and succinct monthly reports of outputs achieved.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Post Graduate Degree or Master’s Degree in Journalism, Social Science/International Development/Development Studies or other relevant field.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• A minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in a similar capacity working for the international development sector.
• Proven track record in writing winning concept notes and project proposals.
• Proven experience writing for a variety of sectors, but one or more of the following would be an advantage: youth participation, education, climate change, food security, child protection, gender equity, disability inclusion
• An excellent understanding of different donor proposal requirements.
• Good research and analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including influencing and negotiation.
• Ability to build relationships quickly with a wide range of people, both internally and externally
• Strong planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organize a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities
• Proficient understanding of the operational situation in Sri Lankan context.
• Ability to present complex information concisely and compellingly.
• Ability to work within tight deadlines and time pressure.
• Excellent English language written and oral skills, as well as proficiency in Sinhala and or Tamil.
• Excellent computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
• A good understanding of the mandate of Save the Children, commitment to and understanding of child rights, the aims and principles of Save the Children, and its humanitarian standards such as Child Safeguarding and the Code of Conduct.