Job Openings at Living Goods - 2 Positions

Job description

Do you want your work to matter? Do you want to use your skills to make a difference, not just a living? Do you want to improve millions of lives, including your own?

Responsibilities

We seek a creative detective to join our talent acquisition team. Someone who can find needles in haystacks. Develop creative ways to assess candidates. Negotiate complex offers. And make both candidates and internal clients happy.

• Create recruitment strategy. Each recruitment is like a mini casting call, requiring a clear understanding of the role and the reasons a talented candidate would want to play the part. But before filling the part, we need you at to clarify the three P’s -- the position, people involved, and process.
• Find people. Many candidates find us through our website and ads. When it comes to the best candidates, however, we often find them. That’s why we want a recruiter with sourcing savvy: the knowledge of where the best candidates work and the ability to find them. You will identify candidates through industry listservs, Boolean search strings, other NGOs, LinkedIn, Facebook, Development Executive Group, international conferences and trainings, and places we haven’t even thought of.
• Emphasize opportunity. Great people come to Living Goods because of what we do and because of what they can do. That’s why we’re looking for a recruiter who can sell opportunity. A manager who can breathe new life into a Living Goods branch. An analyst who can measure what matters. A leader who can revive a dispirited team.
• Assess people. Knowing whether a candidate can do a job well is the hardest nut to crack in recruiting. At Living Goods, this means hiring people who can thrive in a team, do their jobs well, and do them with great gusto. To find these people, we want a recruiter who has creative ideas on how to assess candidates – through things like writing assignments, presentations, mini projects, and auditions.
• Create tools. Recruiting tools can serve as an exercise of creativity and a way to organize people’s time and thoughts. You will take stock of recruiting tools already in use, such as sample interview guides and evaluation forms. Then, you will identify new and better tools that can help us find, assess, and hire the best candidates.
• Get a yes. A golden rule in recruiting is to never make an offer that won’t be accepted. That’s why great recruiters check in with candidates every step of the way—during the initial phone interview, after an interview with a hiring manager, and often in between. Knowing candidates’ doubts and what qualities and responsibilities they really want can help a recruiter negotiate a “yes.”

Qualifications

• Recruiting credentials. We’re looking for a recruiter who knows things we don’t – someone with 3+ years experience finding and hiring people for global organizations.
• Preferred experience recruiting people for global health or development NGOs. 4-year college degree required; masters degree preferred.
• Sourcing savvy. You are able to find and reach out to passive candidates with personalized messages that build relationships and prompt talented people to apply. You can use online recruiting tools to identify great prospects. You are proficient in Boolean.
• Organizational skills. You are able to lead searches through methodical steps and to adhere to timelines. You have the ability to multitask – to manage multiple searches for positions that are at different stages.
• Computer skills – You are comfortable with Microsoft office and know how to use applicant tracking systems to track candidates and analyze recruiting.
• Collaborative spirit. We want someone who actively listens and communicates. Who can connect easily with her team and gain their trust and respect. Who can roll up their sleeves and help others out in a pinch.
• Problem solving skills. You have the intelligence to anticipate challenges and the resourcefulness to find solutions.
• Flexibility. Sometimes you will have 3 months to recruit someone for a position; sometimes you will have only a week. You are comfortable in a fast paced environment with fluid deadlines.
• Analysis skills. You are able to ability to compare candidates and offer guidance to hiring managers on candidate strengths and weaknesses. You can identify recruitment problems and propose solutions.
• Gets our model. Living Goods is a hybrid model. We’re a nonprofit organization with a business minded approach. We use business practices to achieve social goals.
• Candidates with for-profit and nonprofit experience preferred.
• Lives our values. You can thrive in our culture – you can demonstrate inclusion, integrity, innovation, quick footedness, collaboration, and accountability.

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Job description

The opportunity

Living Goods is growing rapidly. Last year we reached more than 6 million people. In 2021, we will reach more than 25 million. Reaching more people requires more funding.

We’re looking for two people to pour their heart and soul into helping us identify and secure funds from donors like USAID, multilaterals, and foundations and corporations. We want self-starters who are excited to work in a growing organization and who are willing to play occasional card games like poker.

• Develop winning proposals. You will drive proposals for funding from donor identification to submission and stewardship. You will lead proposal teams to identify timelines, responsibilities and win themes. You will write concept notes, create supplementary materials, and roll up your sleeves to occasionally draft key sections. After submission, you will hold debriefings with proposal teams to learn lessons and hone best practices for program development efforts.
• Monitor the landscape. You will monitor grant opportunities and conduct pipeline forecasting and donor surveillance. You will monitor USG-funded and donor-funded websites, like Grants.gov and Development Aid, and Development Executive Group to track the release of procurements. You will also attend industry conferences, meetings and briefings to identify funding opportunities.
• Promote Living Goods. You will raise awareness about Living Goods by cultivating relationships with Uganda/Kenya based NGOs and multilateral and donors like USAID. You will identify strategic speaking opportunities and represent Living Goods at donor events and global health meetings and conferences.
• Home systems. You will document and implement business processes, procedures, and templates to improve the work flow of the business development team.
• Motivate & organize people. Each proposal effort you lead is a chamber orchestra comprised of external partners and internal colleagues. You will serve as the conductor of each orchestra – leading discussions on win themes, creating buy-in around responsibilities and timelines, and guiding players every step in the proposal process.

Your Background

• International NGO experience. You have experience working in global health or international development organizations. You have traveled extensively or lived in a developing country.
• Business development experience. You have 3+ years experience in US grant proposal development (particularly USAID, CDC and large foundations). You are well versed in US government funding mechanisms and procedures.
• Strong writing skills. You have experience drafting successful proposals for funding. You can write thoroughly, yet simply, about complex topics. You have a sharp eye and can write about both broad themes and minute details.
• Collaborative spirit. We want someone who actively listens and communicates. You connect easily with her/his team and gain their trust and respect. Who can work well across departments -- with executive team members, country representatives, and organizational peers.
• Resourcefulness. You’re able to identify and recruit partners for projects and outside consultants for proposal development when necessary. When presented with problems, you know where to go to find answers.
• Project management skills. You can scope and track potential opportunities, organize proposal calendars, develop collaborative timelines and execute action plans.
• Team player. You play well with others enjoy seeing the impact of our work as a team.
• Multitasks. You’re able to juggle multiple tasks at once while ‘staying calm and carrying on.’ You think strategically, handle ambiguity and work well in a multicultural environment.