Deadline: Ongoing
The Pact is currently accepting applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Business Development Officer based in Washington DC, USA.
The Business Development Officer (BDO) will be part of Pact’s Opportunity Development team, contributing to Pact’s business/proposal development efforts.
Pact envisions a world where those who are poor and marginalized exercise their voice, build their own solutions, and take ownership of their future.
Key Job Responsibilities
The Business Development Officer will perform the following functions-
- Coordinate the proposal development process for assigned proposals, ensuring that proposal meet funder specifications and deadlines as well as Pact’s quality standards
- Work with country representatives, technical leads, and other staff to conceptualize and design proposals for new projects and/or amendments to current projects
- Monitor and diagnose situations that might negatively affect the quality of a proposal and take or propose necessary actions
- Write sections of proposals and/or full proposals as appropriate; edit and proof-read proposals
- Coordinate with grants and contracts and finance for budget review and approvals and to negotiate final awards with donors
- Support bid decision-making conversations
- Build a network of professional business contacts within Pact’s industry; help coordinate teaming agreements, memoranda of understanding, and other institutional agreements with partners; and help negotiate partnership arrangements and budgets
- Maintain accurate information about business development opportunities in internal databases and assist with analysis of proposal development data; maintain accurate and timely electronic files
- Monitor and share information about new opportunities, donor funding trends, and relevant country information from outside sources of news
- Serve as a point of contact for business development efforts for assigned countries, ensuring effective communication and collaboration with country representatives and field-based teams
- Help identify training needs and help develop and deliver training’ tailored to the needs of headquarters and field-based staff; help develop manuals, operating procedures, templates, guides, and other tools
- Other related tasks, as needed
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have-
- BA and at least 6 years of relevant experience (or equivalent)
- Ability to travel internationally on short notice
- Strong organizational, planning, and time-management skills
- Strong interpersonal, team building and communication skills
- Excellent writing skills
- Ability to multitask and problem-solve
- Competence using common desktop applications, including MS Word, Excel, and Adobe
- Fluency in English
- Experience in international development
- Experience in business development with international development NGOs and/or private companies
- Experience developing proposals for and/or fundraising from bilateral/multilateral donors, foundations, or corporations
- Knowledgeable in one of Pact’s technical areas (health, livelihoods, natural resource management, capacity development, governance, and engaging markets)
- Experience in leading the writing of proposals
- Knowledge of the development context in Asia and Eurasia
- Proficiency in a foreign language(s)
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through online process.
For more information, please visit Pact.
