Program Development Associate, Common Ground America

The Program Development Associate for Common Ground America has responsibility for supporting and coordinating activities related to Common Ground America, including preparation of reports, research documents, fundraising proposals, partnerships agreements, and other administrative support.

Scope of Position

Reports to: Executive Director, Common Ground America

Direct Reports: N/A

Working relationships:

Budget Managed:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Supports the creation and implementation of program development strategies for Common Ground America.
• Supports the capture process (developing partnerships, capture planning).
• Supports the development of bids, drafts sections of proposals or concepts.
• Supports the team’s knowledge management.

Contributions

• Strategy development: Carries out background research, record-keeping. Supports strategy processes.
• Business intelligence: Researches and monitors donors. Analyzes funding opportunities. Ensures internal record-keeping.
• Positioning and donor relations: Represents Search in line with positioning efforts. Produces marketing materials.
• Partnerships: Supports partnership discussions. Conducts partner analysis. Ensures knowledge management.
• Go/No-Go decisions: Conducts background research, including competitor analysis.
• Capture planning: Conducts desk reviews. Assembles pre-proposal material. Supports delivery of capture strategy.
• Program design: Provides input and support. Develops background material.
• Proposal development: Drafts specific sections of proposals or concepts. Lead-writes supporting material development.
• Proposal reviews: Participates on review teams.
• Knowledge management and training: Ensures proper record-keeping, including in the Grants Management System. Tracks key program development data and prepares reports as requested.
• Administration: Coordinates the administrative functions related to travel, meetings, and compliance to administrative policies and procedures
• Other duties that are broadly in line with the above key contributions as assigned.

Competency Behavior Indicators (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Engages and communicates effectively across functions and across teams.
• Participates in external meetings.
• Builds relationships and engages effectively with collaborators.
• Uses resiliency and exhibits flexibility and adaptability to changing tasks and team priorities.
• With oversight by the supervisor, writes technical sections for team documents, briefing materials, and presentations.
• Works across functions from a multicultural perspective that reflects consideration of other cultures, other viewpoints, and other ways of doing things.
• Sensitively recognizes ethical situations.
• Focuses on the key objectives of a task or project.
• Creates accurate, organized, and timely work.
• Is resourceful with time management and technology to prioritize tasks with limited supervision.

Type and Nature of Contacts

• Interacts with others and handles problem situations with tact. Periodic external engagement as requested.

Education and Experience

• BS/BA with minimum 3 years’ related experience.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Usual office environment conditions

Supervisory and Budget Responsibility

• None