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