Ranya Hussein

Oversee the technical proposal process from strategy to execution, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and client requirements. Key responsibilities include: • Leading the proposal team to deliver high-quality, timely proposals. • Developing strategies for compelling, client-focused technical proposals. • Managing the proposal lifecycle, including writing, reviewing, and refining content. • Collaborating with internal teams and subject matter experts for essential input. • Maintaining a repository of templates, resources, and best practices. The role also involves business development activities such as identifying opportunities, nurturing client relationships, and representing the company at industry events to drive growth. Additional duties include mentoring team members, fostering collaboration, and supporting organizational objectives. This position demands strong leadership, communication, and multitasking skills in a fast-paced environment, contributing directly to the company’s success.

Vision International is a woman-owned business, officially registered in Iraq and working with clients across the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond. We provide international-standard bid and proposal support services, enabling organizations to compete successfully for opportunities with global donors, governments, and private sector entities. Vision International combines international reach with a strong regional focus on the MENA markets. Our track record includes proposals for projects funded by UN agencies, the World Bank, GIZ, USAID, and national ministries across the region. By bridging global procurement standards with local and regional insights, we help clients not only submit stronger bids but also expand into new markets and strengthen their long-term institutional capacity.

Preparing proposals for projects internationally. My duties require me to collaborate with marketing, operations, and other departments to review information and assess the most efficient and effective plan. I manage RFPs, RFQs, and EoIs from start to finish. • Make discussions to bid or not to bid • Identify client priorities and win themes • Prioritize RFPs based on likelihood of winning and value • Create and execute proposal plans • Conduct market and competitor research • Hold kick-off and debrief meetings • Act as point of contact for prospects • Gather and send follow-up and clarifying questions to the buyer • Manage the proposal team (anyone contributing to proposal writing) • Ensure proposals and presentations are brand compliant • Report proposal progress to executive management • Submit final proposal for consideration • Maintain the RFP response database

Under direction of the Country Manager, performed a variety of moderately complex duties in support of administrative, budget, purchasing, and/or training coordination activities related to assigned project area; utilized specialized knowledge relating to area of assignment to research, analyze, compose, and track information; responds to questions and resolves issues, coordinates assigned activities with other divisions, outside agencies, and the general public; processes and maintains a variety of documents, forms, and records. 1. Write and manage proposal writing for legal advisory and immigration services. My responsibilities included writing full methodologies with up-to-date Slandered Operating Procedures in close coordination with the field team. 2. Prepare, review, and process a wide variety of documents, such as registration requirements, bids, contracts, reports, and correspondence; monitor and maintain records, files, and databases; develop queries, run ad hoc reports, and extract administrative, and commercial data. 3. Researched, analyze, compile, tabulate, assemble, and track data using various computer applications and software; prepare summaries, forms, tracking systems, and spreadsheets; consistently monitor program area activities, and alert management regarding issues, needs, or problems. 4. Maintain current knowledge of laws, requirements, policies, and procedures relative to assigned project area; apply such knowledge to job duties and ensure program adherence; recommend to supervisory personnel modifications to existing policies and procedures, as needed.

Handled multifaceted administrative functions; (e.g. personnel actions, records, purchasing, International bidding requirements, proposal writing, company registrations and cooperative agreements). As part of my work, I wrote many proposals to U.S. Government Contractors in Iraq and the U.A.E. to provide legal advisory and immigration services.