Responsibilities
- Assist in creating pricing strategies for funding opportunities alongside the Strategic Pricing Senior Manager and proposal teams.
- Help develop cost proposals that are both compliant and competitive.
- Review budget assumptions, scenarios, calculations, and supporting documents to verify consistency and accuracy.
- Act as a finance partner during proposal development, aiding teams with budget creation and financial analysis.
- Collaborate with Business Development and Regional teams to evaluate financial feasibility and commercial pricing options.
- Support the creation of proposal pricing approaches, including cost analysis and value-for-money considerations.
- Help assess commercial models and partner arrangements when applicable.
- Support partnership and consortium budget development, coordinating with international and local partners.
- Develop compliant budgets and cost proposals for a variety of donors and client-facing situations.
- Work with technical and operational teams to turn program designs into realistic and implementable budgets.
- Contribute to internal budget reviews by identifying assumptions, risks, and areas needing further analysis.
- Support pre-positioning efforts through financial research and preliminary budget modeling.
- Help maintain proposal development tools, templates, and financial resources.
- Conduct financial analysis to inform proposal pricing decisions and identify key cost drivers.
- Assist in evaluating financial and commercial risks related to funding opportunities.
- Support scenario planning and sensitivity analysis for strategic proposals.
- Gather and analyze market and donor information to support pricing recommendations.
- Maintain pricing benchmarks and support analysis of sector trends and funding practices.
- Escalate significant pricing, compliance, or financial risks to the Strategic Pricing Senior Manager.
- Provide guidance and support to Country and Regional teams on budgeting and pricing processes.
- Assist in delivering training on proposal budgeting, cost proposal development, and pricing best practices.
- Contribute to developing and maintaining budgeting tools, guidance documents, and training materials.
- Promote knowledge sharing and consistent application of pricing standards across the organization.
Compensation
Not specified
Work Arrangement
Remote flexible
Team
Achieving our mission starts with how we build our team and collaborate. By bringing together individuals with a variety of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives, we strengthen our ability to solve complex challenges and drive innovation. We foster a culture of trust and respect, where every team member is valued for their contributions, empowered to reach their full potential, and motivated to do their best work. We recognize that building a strong and effective team is an ongoing process, and we remain committed to learning, improving, and growing together.
Ongoing Learning
In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law.
Safeguarding & Ethics
Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct elearning courses upon hire and on an annual basis. As an applicant, if you witness or experience any form of sexual misconduct during the recruitment process, please report this to Mercy Corps Integrity Hotline (integrityhotline@mercycorps.org).
Other
- Language: English (implied by posting in English)
- Travel: Not specified
- Hours: Full-time
- Equipment: Not specified
- Clearance: Not specified
- Background checks: Not specified
- Contract duration: Not specified
- Probation: Not specified
- Relocation: Not specified
- Training: Ongoing Learning: In support of our belief that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities we serve, we empower all team members to dedicate 5% of their time to learning activities that further their personal and/or professional growth and development
Not specified
