Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Pact is an international nonprofit that works in nearly 40 countries building solutions for human development. The Business Development Consultant will support the business development lifecycle, including pre-positioning, proposal design, management, writing, and packaging.
Responsibilities
- Lead pre-positioning with technical experts
- Build and manage relationships with international and local partners
- Manage proposals and provide quality assurance, such as facilitating bid conversations, organizing gate reviews, and ensuring that proposals meet funder requirements
- Facilitate design sessions and draft proposal outlines
- Write proposal sections, such as management plans and capability statements
- Coordinate inputs from proposal teams members and partners; ensure that proposal deadlines are met
- Collaborate with pricing leads in reviewing budgets to ensure alignment with technical proposal and in copyediting budget narratives
- Conduct final editing and formatting for proposals to ensure responsiveness to solicitation requirements and evaluation criteria
- Package high-quality proposals, including annexes and other attachments, for submission at least 48 hours before funder due dates
Skills
- At least 10 years of business development experience, with at least 5 years managing proposals
- Experience developing proposals for U.S. Government, especially USAID, U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Department of Labor, as well as other bilateral donors and multilateral institutions
- Experience in at least one of Pact's technical areas in an international development context
- Attention to detail and ability to meet rapid deadlines
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Experience with foundations and corporate funders
- Optional writing sample
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