Cost & Pricing Specialist

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Description

Every employee of IRI is responsible for carrying out the Mission of IRI and demonstrating the Core Values in their day to day operations. The Core Values, which are IRI’s foundational building blocks include:

Excellence– We believe in quality results delivered by investing in people. Freedom– We believe in exploration and experimentation to be agile and responsive. Respect- We believe in trust, empathy and empowering people. Teamwork- We believe in diversity, inclusion and the power of global collaboration. Transparency– We believe in open communication and clear decision-making. Accountability- We believe in personal responsibility as the foundation of success.

The Cost & Pricing Specialist will work on IRI’s Business Development team to support cost & pricing data collection and maintenance, conduct internal/market research and work with program and program services staff to support cost proposal efforts.

Position Requirements:

• Undergraduate degree in business, finance, international relations, or related field.
• Three years professional experience developing or managing budgets for US government-funded programs and/or grant proposals.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel budget development, and advanced formula utilization and data analysis capabilities.
• Ability to be flexible and adjust priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to multi-task, as well as the ability to be flexible and adjust priorities based on time pressures.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team to coordinate and lead the efforts of other professionals to effectively meet program goals and deadlines.

Preferred:

• Experience working on and contributing to USG and/or foreign proposals.
• Proactive in identifying and solving problems

Primary Functions & Responsibilities:

• Overseas the collection and maintenance of cost & pricing data, including working closely with technical teams to identify pricing needs, such as:
  • Identifying gaps in current pricing documentation
  • Supporting program teams in collecting and collating pricing information
  • Regularly checking in with field teams to ensure documentation is updated
• Conducts internal/market research to inform global pricing data & strategy for proposals.
• Communicates with program and program services staff to support cost proposal efforts.
• Ensures compliance of final formatting and production of cost proposal elements.
• Drafts and/or modify the budget templates to comply with donor requirements and create and/or revise new budget templates as needed.
• Conducts trend analysis on proposal spending and donor feedback, generating reports to Sr. Cost Specialists and other Senior Leadership of the Business Development Team.
• Creates proposal billing codes; tracking proposal expenses and updating proposal tracking documents with cost information.
• Conducts proposal-related research and analysis to assist Sr. Cost Specialists in developing new competitive cost proposals.
• Assist Sr. Cost Specialists in the development of training resources, such as: budgeting, pricing strategies, and budget templates.
• Seeks opportunities to streamline cost and pricing processes and strengthening IRI’s BD practices.
• Other duties as assigned.