Job Description

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The Senior Business Development Manager is a member of the U.S. Division Development Team, reporting to the Division Business Development Director. The person in this role will provide support across the business development lifecycle as an integrated team member, including pipeline management, bid decisions, proposal management and reviews, and strategic reporting.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Conduct long-term and short-term strategic research that informs the growth strategy of the division

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

Serve as capture lead for specific new business opportunities, maintaining the capture plan which directs the strategy on competitors, client, win themes, recruitment, and draft solution design

Serve as proposal manager from RFP release through post-submittal, submitting all proposals on-time and with the highest quality of workmanship

Contribute to assigned bids and support proposals, including participating in proposal writing, budgeting, copy-editing, packaging, and submission

Provide quality control for the proposal and proposal process; interpret solicitations to ensure that the proposal complies with all donor requirements and ensure timely submission

Assemble proposal components into a coherent whole and conduct/oversee final review and editing to ensure compliance with donor requirements and consistency of usage and appearance

Mentor and coach proposal team members and technical staff in best practices in proposal development

Develop and/or implement tools, guides, and templates and other resources to support business development efforts

Create project or research snapshots, briefings, in-depth profiles, capacity statements, and other written materials to inform EDC positioning for a bid or to be integrated into proposals

Serve as the U.S. Division BD liaison to other EDC departments, external partners, and funding agencies

Communicate clearly and courteously; develop and maintain positive relationships with clients, consultants, collaborators, co-workers, field sites, and funders; work respectfully with EDC colleagues

The job requires adherence to EDC policies & procedures