Pact is an international nonprofit that works in nearly 40 countries building solutions for human development that are evidence-based, data-driven and owned by the communities we serve. Founded in 1971, Pact works with partners to build resilience, improve accountability, and strengthen knowledge and skills for sustainable social impact.
Department Programs - Pact strives for a world where all people are heard, capable, and vibrant. The Programs Team helps realize this objective by bridging program management, technical support, and business development, enabling Pact to achieve its global strategy. We ensure program excellence through continuous learning, monitoring and evaluation and provide organizational and industry-wide thought leadership by leveraging a complementary set of cross-functional, multi-disciplinary skills, expertise, and experiences. The Programs team: influences progressive change through the development and implementation of global and regional strategies and business plans; supports advancement of innovative solutions; pursues new business opportunities; and drives effective internal and external engagement to maximize Pactโs impact across the globe. Across all aspects of its role, the Programs Department adheres to and promotes a culture of inclusion, accountability, and respect.
Position Overview
The Technical Writer, Global Health, primarily works with technical and country-based staff on proposals to public sector funders and occasionally to private sector and foundation funders, with a special focus on global health opportunities aligned with strategic areas of growth. S/he will be responsible for developing highly quality and technically sound proposals that are responsive to and compliant with funder requirements, working together with technical experts within Pactโs Global Health Team, Pactโs country offices, Business Development team, Programs Operations team, and Integrated Communications team. Beyond proposals, the Technical Writer, Global Health, will craft and maintain an up-to-date catalog of written materials for prepositioning, such as capability and past performance statements. S/he will also dedicate level of effort toward supporting documentation as part of Pactโs global thought leadership to influence the public, private, and social sectors, and is also a member of Pactโs cross-sectoral Technical Writers and Editors (TWE) team. The Technical Writer, Global Health, will report to the Vice President, Global Health.
Key Responsibilities
Proposal writing and support (85% level of effort)
Lead the writing of high-quality and responsive proposals, in accordance with Pact and donor requirements.Contribute to technical design sessions on proposal strategy, proactively facilitate development of win themes, and participate in discussions on strategic partnerships and approaches.Support the preparation and delivery of proposal design workshops.Develop the technical narrative by collecting, integrating, and ensuring the quality of inputs and contributions from technical leads/technical support team and/or consultants.Review, revise, and edit technical proposal sections provided by technical staff, consultants, and partners, and integrate them into the overall technical proposal.Participate in technical reviews and incorporate feedback and revisions in a timely manner.Review and integrate all background materials to ensure that the technical application is compliant with all technical and structural requirements.Interview and gather technical inputs and competitive intelligence from country offices, technical units, subject matter specialists, and other resource persons.Constructively challenge the design team to produce a high-quality proposal design and product.Support partner engagement to draw forth technical insight and proposal contributions.Advise on visuals and graphics that reinforce narrative messages.Provide peer support by copy-editing proposals drafted by other technical writers, as needed and as time and workload permit.
Program Support (5% level of effort)
Organizational Initiatives (10% level of effort)
Support other organizational efforts around Strategic Priorities/Initiatives as appropriate.Develop additional materials, such as capacity statements and web content.Participate in and contribute to Pactโs Technical Writers and Editors (TWE) team andTechnical Writing Community of Practice (TWCOP) meetings and trainings, including on best practices in technical writing for proposals and thought leadership projects.
Employee complies with all company policies and procedures, including completing all compliance training topics by the deadline to satisfy each and receiving the corresponding acknowledgment statement that the training has been completed.
All other duties as assigned