Catholic Relief Services · 4 hours ago
Business Development Specialist II
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expCatholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. The Business Development Specialist II position leads the production of high-quality funding applications to engage with institutional donors, providing specialized assistance across the Business Development cycle.
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Responsibilities
Provide BD expertise to country leadership and proposal teams in positioning, capture planning and proposal preparation for specific opportunities with institutional donors (government, multilateral, foundations, corporations and other awarding non-governmental organizations)
Manage pre-positioning, capture and proposal development processes to ensure timely execution and submission of high-quality proposals that are responsive to donor requirements, applicable regulations, and CRS’ technical and cost standards
Deploy as proposal coordinator, and advise on opportunity analysis, lead go/no-go decisions, capture planning, and coordinate partner inputs and proposal review panels
Deploy as a lead or support writer on proposals, contributing both technical and non-technical content and integrating inputs from staff and partners into a responsive, coherent proposal with a compelling vision and clear win themes
Deploy as budget lead or to support the lead in developing proposal budgets. Provide recommendations to develop a competitive proposal, as required
Guide and advise on partner identification and negotiating CRS’ role in proposal consortia. Ensure a competitive position for CRS that adheres to the agency’s partnership principles and strategic directions
Liaise with senior management and donor engagement focal points to develop a resource mobilization strategy for a specific region, country, sector, or donor. Support senior management in cultivating and strengthening relationships with institutional donors, partner organizations and other stakeholders
Research, track and analyze new opportunities and CRS’ competitive position within the marketplace
Lead and/or support development of CRS BD tools, resources and guidance on BD best practices and CRS approaches across the BD cycle
Train and mentor staff, as needed, to improve their skills across the CRS BD Cycle, including in proposal development, representation to donor and partner organizations, intelligence-gathering, and marketing within their country program or portfolio
Work with appropriate staff to maintain data on past performance and corporate capacity, to provide timely information for proposal submissions
Actively contribute to CRS' Business Development Community of Practice and advance CRS' Business Development practices through contributions to strategic initiatives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in international development, international relations, or related field
Minimum eight years of international development experience
Experience supporting BD activities in Central, West Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa Regions
Fluency in English required; working ability in French strongly preferred
Must be willing and able to travel up to 35%
Preferred
Master's degree in international development, international relations, or related field
At least three years' experience in a developing country
Demonstrated experience utilizing diverse, proactive strategies to competitively position an organization for new funding and productive institutional relationships
Demonstrated experience leading and producing competitive proposals in programming contexts similar to CRS
Experience with both grants and contract funding mechanisms
Demonstrated experience leading project teams and processes to produce deliverables under tight deadlines and at exceptional quality
Experience providing remote support to diverse teams
Experience in developing content for and facilitating trainings related to key business development practices. Knowledge of adult learning approaches
Ability to write proposals in French a plus
Comprehensive familiarity with a broad range of institutional donor technical and cost requirements. Experience with pursuing funding with donors including World Bank, FDCO, EU, USG, foundations and corporations preferred
Knowledge of CRS programs, justice agenda and Catholic Social Teaching principles a plus
Knowledge of MS Windows and MS Office packages, information management systems, and artificial intelligence (AI) tools
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Life insurance
Vision
Generous retirement savings plan
Company
Catholic Relief Services
Catholic Relief Services is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Lisa Bova
Sr. Advisor, Strategy and Divisional Affairs
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