Lead Writer – USAID BHA

Terms of Reference

Lead Writer – USAID BHA

About CWS

Church World Service (CWS) is a faith-based global organization with its headquarters in the United States (New York) transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement and disaster. Since 1946, CWS has worked to improve livelihoods, increase long-term access to food, address WASH challenges, combat and amplify responses to climate change, respond to natural disasters, mitigate disaster risks, and provide solutions for refugee communities.

Scope of Work

The Business Development (BD) Team of CWS is responsible for all new institutional funding for the organization and is directly supporting CWS’ organizational priority to diversify funding.

CWS is seeking a consultant to lead the program design and proposal writing for anticipated USAID - BHA funding opportunities. The work will be informed by current USAID- BHA trends, frameworks and methodologies, and CWS’ body of work in humanitarian assistance, resilience and DRR. The consultant will work with the CWS programs teams, in consultation with the Technical Unit (TU). The consultancy will be managed by the Business Development Unit (BDU).

Responsibilities

Program Technical Design (approximately 5 days)

Support CWS teams and partners on BHA responsive program design, including participant targeting, results framework, theory of change.

• Lead a virtual program design meeting with CWS program +TU team and local partners.
• Incorporate key technical developments in the climate adaptation, DRR, resilience and/or livelihoods fields, including but not limited to nature based/ climate smart solutions, inclusive market systems and gender sensitive approaches.
• Conduct desk research to support mappings and gap analysis, intervention approaches and program design.

Proposal (approximately 15 days)

• Drafting technical content and narrative sections including background statements, gap analysis, gender analysis, activity implementation plans, humanitarian approaches, cross-cutting issues, management and staffing, and organizational capacity statements.
• Review and incorporation of draft technical narratives provided by local partners.
• Supporting color team reviews of the proposal

Abilities and Qualifications

The successful candidate has a strong track record in leading technical design for winning USAID-BHA awards. They will have a demonstrated background in climate adaptation, food security and/or livelihoods with demonstrated success performing lead roles in program design and technical writing.

• Minimum of 10 years’ field experience in resilience, climate adaptation, food security, with an emphasis on highly vulnerable populations.
• Prior experience supporting winning food security and/or livelihoods proposals for USAID-BHA
• Excellent writing skills in English.
• Technical expertise in the subject matter.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with HQ and country-based team members.

Length and Timeline: 20 days (non-consecutive)

Following the selection of the consultant, an inception meeting will be organized with the consultant and key CWS staff to discuss the deliverables under this ToR, agree on the proposed work and timeframe, and provide necessary information to the consultant.

Administrative Information

Contract and Payments

A contract will be signed with a selected consultant and will further detail terms, conditions and deliverables. The fee will be paid in two instalments: 30% upon signing the contract, and 70% upon receiving and approving the final report.

Roles and Responsibilities

The reporting of this consultancy will be managed by the Director for Business Development (International), and technical direction will be provided by the Program Focal Person(s).

Copyright

All the outputs produced by the report will be treated as CWS’s property and the consultant will not be able to use the report in any manner without prior permission from CWS.

Policies

The CWS Code of Conduct, Anti-trafficking in Persons Policy and Child Safeguarding Policy outlines the behavior which is expected of all employees and others associated with CWS. It is mandatory that all CWS employees and others associated with CWS sign and abide by these policies.

How to Apply

Applications should include:

• Cover letter outlining the applicant’s applicable experience, methodology and time frame and cost.
• CV

Contact information:

For more information please contact:

Ariane Cartwright

Director, Business Development

Church World Service

Phone: +1 574 206 7804 (US) | Mobile: +1 819 220 0079 (Canada)

Skype: arianecartwright

Email: acartwright@cwsglobal.org