Remote Global Development Proposal Writer

IFDC; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IFDC is building a roster of highly qualified writers to develop competitive proposals for international development programs across diverse donors and geographies. The role emphasizes turning technical inputs into compelling narratives that meet strict requirements and evaluation criteria.

Successful candidates will synthesize complex content for persuasive, donor-aligned proposals while coordinating with BD, technical, MEL, HR, and finance teams to ensure accurate, timely submissions.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience writing winning proposals in the international development sector.

Responsibilities

• Lead or contribute to the drafting of technical proposal narratives, ensuring content is compelling, coherent, and fully responsive to requirements.
• Translate technical inputs, program design guidance, and partner contributions into clear, well-structured narratives that effectively communicate project rationale, approach, and expected results.
• Ensure consistency of language, terminology, voice, and structure across all proposal sections, including those drafted by multiple contributors.
• Integrate feedback from internal reviewers, technical advisors, and consortium partners into successive drafts in a timely and organized manner.
• Review solicitation documents to ensure full compliance with all formatting, page limit, content, and submission requirements, and that evaluation criteria are explicitly and strategically addressed throughout the narrative.
• Support the integration of cross-cutting sections including budget narratives, staffing descriptions, organizational capacity statements, and required annexes.
• Participate in proposal planning calls, design sessions, and review meetings, contributing both as a writer and a strategic thought partner.
• Coordinate closely with business development, technical, MEL, HR, finance, and partner teams to gather inputs and ensure all sections reflect accurate, up-to-date information.
• Apply knowledge of donor priorities, policies, and templates to tailor proposals appropriately and strengthen overall competitiveness.
• Synthesize large volumes of complex technical information into accessible, donor-aligned language that balances technical accuracy with readability.

Skills

Proposal writing

Technical writing

Editing

Stakeholder coordination

English fluency

Job description

IFDC is building a roster of highly qualified writers to develop competitive proposals for international development programs across diverse donors and geographies. The role emphasizes turning technical inputs into compelling narratives that meet strict requirements and evaluation criteria.

Successful candidates will synthesize complex content for persuasive, donor-aligned proposals while coordinating with BD, technical, MEL, HR, and finance teams to ensure accurate, timely submissions.