Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully upholds Compassion's ministry in prayer.
Contributes to maintaining and improving the grant opportunity tracking system. Conducts basic landscape analysis of funding trends, competitors, and strategic alignment, providing input to decision-making.
Investigates and summarizes potential sub-grant partnerships under guidance, including eligibility under donor rules.
Coordinates the proposal development process and collaborates with cross-functional teams (e.g., Finance, Legal, MERL) to ensure quality inputs.
Owns proposal writing and review processes to ensure completeness and compliance.
Coordinates and contributes to partner mapping and external engagement efforts for the National Office, serving as the primary point of contact for assigned components.
Reviews proposals to ensure alignment with donor requirements and internal standards.
Supports editing and final packaging of proposal submissions.
Contributes to preparing proposal components such as logic models, MERL frameworks, or budgets under guidance.
Collaborates with the Global Philanthropic Engagement team on integrating matched funding or foundation partnerships into proposals.
Faith
Has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Culture
Accountable for supporting, upholding, and engaging in Compassion's core "Cultural Behaviors" in all internal and external communication and relationships.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
Language
Advanced level of speaking, writing, and reading English required.
Requirements
2+ years of relevant experience working in this or a related field.
*Equivalent education, training and/or certification may be substituted for experience and education shown above
Travel Requirements
May be required to travel up to 25% of normal schedule
Benefits
Vision insurance
Additional Information
*This is a contract position lasting 12 months. You will work in a hybrid national office/home office setup.
*Please submit your application and CV in English.
The Business Development Specialist contributes to the pursuit and acquisition of funding from U.S. Government and international donors. This role serves as the primary proposal writer responsible for coordinating all aspects of the proposal process, developing compelling content, and collaborating with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with donor requirements and Compassion's strategic objectives. The incumbent demonstrates growing expertise in grant acquisition and works with moderate supervision while managing assigned components of proposals.
Compassion · Haiti