Business Development Manager

Skills

• Hailing from IT background

• Demonstrated experience and success in all aspects of capture and proposal processes

• Leadership and organizational skills with excellent writing and computer skills

• Knowledge USAID rules and regulations

• Ability to work and deliver under strict deadlines

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)

• Ability to multi-task

• English language fluency required

• Outgoing and comfortable talking to national and international clients

• Competent with IT and social media

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provides management and support for new business pipeline development

• Team management

• Provides management, quality assurance and compliance with the client requirements on bid/capture efforts, across sectors

• Serve in proposal line roles such as: proposal manager, capture lead, and writer for all and any sections, personnel writer, institutional capability writer, annex writer, etc.

• Coordinates closely with technical teams in all aspects of capture and proposal processes

• Leads data analysis, reporting, and knowledge management to inform business development strategy and operations

• Conducts long-term and short-term strategic research that informs the growth strategy of the assigned Practices and/or regions

• Manages a database of partners, setting up meetings and facilitating relationships

• Maintains new business files, resources, tools

• Supports training program to build the capacity of business development across the division

• Develop and cultivate relationships with technical specialists, subject-matter experts, and professional writers to contribute to technical solution designs, reviews, and analysis of proposals and business development strategy within the practice

• Work closely with the practice area s to deepen our network of potential personnel and better understand client staffing needs