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Program Associate, Business Development, Human Rights, Education and Empowerment

Winrock International

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POSITION TITLE: Program Associate, Business Development

LOCATION: VA Office, AR Office, U.S. Hybrid, or U.S. Remote

DEPARTMENT: Human Rights, Education and Empowerment

REPORTS TO: Sr. Manager, New Business

POSITION SUMMARY:

Winrock International is a recognized leader in U.S. and international development, providing solutions to some of the world's most complex social, agricultural and environmental challenges. Inspired by its namesake Winthrop Rockefeller, Winrock's mission is to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources. Winrock is a nonprofit organization that implements a portfolio of more than 100 agriculture, environment and social development projects in over 40 countries. Winrock combines technical expertise with entrepreneurial innovation to improve lives around the globe (About us)

The Business Development Program Associate (BD PA) will provide administrative, communications, and knowledge management support related to business development. The BD PA will be a member of Winrock's Human Rights, Education and Empowerment team, supporting new business efforts under the direction of the Sr. Manager, New Business. The BD PA role requires a proactive and detail-oriented individual who thrives in a collaborative work environment and is ready to gain hands-on experience in international development.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate outreach to Human Rights, Education and Empowerment capture and proposal consultants and administer agreements/invoices in a timely manner.
  • Create and regularly update Human Rights, Education and Empowerment records in the opportunity tracking database, ensuring all records are complete, accurate, and up to date.
  • Support Human Rights, Education and Empowerment's internal monitoring and documentation of business development activities and administrative/operational/financial tasks (e.g., bid and proposal spending, level of effort allocations, pipeline updates).
  • Maintain Human Rights, Education and Empowerment's current past performance and organizational capacity resources, ensuring content is of high quality, accurate, up-to-date, and complete.
  • Conduct desk research including intelligence gathering on funding opportunities, competitor analyses, client forecasts and priorities, sector trends, and geography-specific data.
  • Contribute to development of communications and outreach materials (e.g., project success stories and participant testimonies, fact sheets, blog posts.)
  • The responsibilities of this role are subject to modifications as required by the needs of the organization.

Qualifications and Background:

  • Bachelor's degree required in international development, education, or relevant field preferred.
  • Minimum two years of demonstrated work experience in international development.
  • Strong writing, verbal, intercultural, and interpersonal communications skills.
  • Experience in research and data analysis.
  • Excellent organizational skills, including ability to coordinate a variety of tasks, balance competing demands, meet deadlines, and to work effectively under pressure.
  • Willingness to learn and commitment to pursuing a career in international development.
  • Proficiency in MS Office.
  • English fluency required; fluency in a second language a plus.

Working Environment:

  • Standard U.S.-based office work environment.

Other:

  • Ability to travel internationally on occasion.
  • Must not require sponsorship to work in the US.

As a condition of employment at Winrock, all US-based Winrock staff, regardless of location must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Winrock is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and value diversity and inclusiveness. Winrock recruits, employs, trains, promotes and compensates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law.

At Winrock we have a clear mission: Empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources through unwavering dedication to accountability, equity, innovation, integrity and transformation.

Winrock knows that its success comes from the hard work and steadfast dedication of its diverse workforce. Winrock remains committed to maintaining diversity, inclusion and equity across the entire organization

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