Consultant for proposal writing

Background

World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization working to improve the quality of life of people, especially children who are marginalized and living in poverty. World Vision helps all who are in need, regardless of their religion, race, ethnicity or gender. As a child-focused organization, WV's work focuses on children, ensuring they are protected and their basic needs are met. World Vision International in Vietnam (WVI Vietnam) has been funded from 13 support countries in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Funding of WVI Vietnam consists of sponsorship program funding (70%) and private non-sponsorship (PNS)/grants (30%). WVI Vietnam employs about 360 staff, of which 99% are Vietnamese nationals.
WVI Vietnam is operating in 14 provinces across Vietnam. WVI Vietnam's Area Program (AP) usually focuses within one administrative district of a province which is populated by ethnic minority people with high rates of poverty. A uniqueness of WVI Vietnam's Development Program Approach is that AP team members are based at district level where the AP is located, which enables them to work closely with government partners and communities on a daily basis. Beside the APs, WVI Vietnam is also implementing different special and grant projects to meet the specific needs of vulnerable children in both AP and non-AP areas.
Increasing resilience of communities against climate change has become a strategic priority for WVI Vietnam in the new strategy cycle from 2023 to 2027. To ensure sustainable funding for this priority, WVI Vietnam is pursuing multiple institutional grants in the area of environment protection and climate resilience.

Purpose of Position

The primary objective of this consultancy is to support WVI Vietnam to prepare a successful proposal submission. The consultant is expected to write a high-quality technical proposal responding to questions in the donor-required proposal template on protecting the marine ecosystems and promoting sustainable livelihoods for coastal communities in Vietnam in collaboration with WVI Vietnam's proposal team.

Key Responsibilities

WVI Vietnam would like to retain the services of the consultant to support the proposal process for up to 15 working days between February 10 and March 17, 2025. The consultant will be expected to undertake the tasks (described below), though this list may not be exhaustive. WVI Vietnam reserves the right to request additional tasks and deliverables from the consultant to ensure that a complete proposal is submitted to the donor before the indicated deadline of March 24, 2025. WVI Vietnam will compensate the consultant for a maximum of 15 working days, based on actual days worked.
Tasks
The consultant will undertake the following tasks:
• Facilitate discussions with WVI Vietnam proposal team and its partner to agree on the overall submission strategy
• Draft high quality technical proposal narrative in English that responds to questions in the donor-required template with inputs from WVI Vietnam's proposal team
• Share relevant documents, information, and insights that could further strategically position WVI Vietnam for a successful proposal
• Discuss in a timely manner with the proposal team to obtain information to improve the quality of the proposal
• Revise proposal drafts in response to feedback and comments from the proposal team's and proposal reviewers (there will be tentatively three rounds of review)
• Finalize the proposal narrative in response to the proposal team's feedback
• Any other tasks relevant to the proposal development process, as requested by WVI Vietnam

WVI Vietnam together with its Support Office will be responsible for the submission of the application form in full, as well as including all necessary supporting documents. WVI Vietnam will provide necessary support to the consultant - including relevant documents, information, data, contacts, and other details as needed. WVI Vietnam will review the consultant's deliverables and outputs and provide feedback for improvement and to ensure alignment with WVI Vietnam's vision, expectations, and systems.
Please refer to the attached TOR for more detail....

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