Program Development Analyst

TechnoServe Background:

Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. This simple idea has been at the heart of TechnoServe's work around the world for over 50 years. TechnoServe is a pioneer in leveraging the power of businesses and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty.

The low-income communities in which we work are full of enterprising people. Their small-scale farms and businesses are the keys to economic development. But they face many challenges: low literacy, lack of access to jobs and markets, unpredictable political dynamics and, increasingly, the effects of climate change. For many women and young people, the challenges are even more daunting. Working with TechnoServe staff, people around the world are lifting themselves out of poverty. The results are amazing...when incomes increase and living conditions for families get better, they are able to access health care and education previously out of reach. Communities and even whole countries are better off.

Summary:

The Program Development Headquarters' Team (PD-HQ) provides central support and guidance to TechnoServe's divisions and technical teams in the identification, design, and development of new business initiatives that support our mission and help us achieve our targets. We work closely with TechnoServe's country field offices and technical practice areas to develop winning proposals with a range of public funders. The Program Development Analyst is a central part of the PD-HQ team and will play a key role in helping to generate a pipeline of opportunities that expands TechnoServe's portfolio of economic development projects. The Analyst will be a dynamic participant in all aspects of program development, strengthening the analytical capabilities of PD-HQ.

Primary Functions & Responsibilities:

• Supports all aspects of proposal development, including coordinating complex efforts with dispersed proposal team members, editing and formatting technical proposals, conducting secondary research to inform program design, and supporting concept development.
• Develop and standardize impact models that estimate the results of potential projects by working with measurement teams and technical leads to define and align indicators, collecting results from active and closed projects, conducting secondary research in emerging markets, and developing an understanding of cost and performance drivers.
• Prepares analyses and reporting on new business performance, return on investment, and pipeline status across TechnoServe's regions, countries, and technical practice areas for reports to the Senior Management Team and the Board of Directors.
• Ensures quality and accessibility of pipeline data, working closely with regional and HQ program development managers to monitor opportunities and pipeline status.
• Supports organizational engagement with TechnoServe's Salesforce CRM, coordinating donor outreach efforts with technical and geographic leads, sharing funder learnings across the organization, and reporting on outreach efforts and lead generation.
• Conducts desk and field research as required to support competitive landscape assessments, opportunity identification, and capture efforts.
• Support the PD team's donor engagement strategy through pipeline reporting, data analysis and visualization, and funding landscape research.
• Contributes to improved efficiency and effectiveness of PD operations through knowledge management, including updating and expanding program development and donor engagement resources, tools, and processes.

Basic Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in economics, business, international relations, or other related field, with a minimum three years of work experience; or a Master's Degree plus one year experience. Experience in lieu of a degree may be considered.
• Quantitative analysis and financial modeling skills
• Excellent skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Demonstrated ability to work with multicultural, geographically distributed teams both in-person and through digital channels

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to speak Spanish, French, or Portuguese a plus
• Experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, such as Salesforce
• Experience with data visualization applications, such as Google Looker Studio

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• High level of attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Proven ability to successfully execute complex tasks working independently
• Proven ability to anticipate demand, manage multiple tasks/projects, and meet tight deadlines
• Strong focus on results
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Passionate interest in addressing the root causes of poverty

Applicants for this position must have U.S. work authorization at the time of application. This is a hybrid position, and employees are expected work from Arlington, VA headquarters twice per week.

We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe's vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.

With our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability and all other protected classes.

We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff, partners, and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks.

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