Building Markets · 4 hours ago
Business Development Consultant
Washington, United States
Contract
Remote
Mid Level
$400/d - $550/d
4+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive weekly prospect research and analysis to identify diverse funding opportunities from donors, including governments, multilateral agencies, foundations, corporations, and other relevant institutions.
Maintain a strong understanding of BuMa’s capabilities, market differentiation, and program expertise to help inform pipeline development.
Monitor all relevant procurement sites and foundation directories for new opportunities and manage/track BuMa’s pipeline in Salesforce.
Continuously update and maintain a robust Salesforce pipeline of prospective projects, contacts, and funding sources.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align project ideas with potential donor priorities and funding criteria.
Create proposal management plans and coordinate proposal development timelines with BuMa team members and external partners.
Lead the end-to-end proposal development process, ensuring high-quality, compelling, and tailored proposals are submitted to potential donors.
Lead proposal writing, collaborating with technical experts, program managers, and finance teams to create comprehensive project proposals that (1) meet donor requirements, (2) align with the organization's mission and objectives, and (3) present high editorial quality.
Maintain capabilities statements, templates, CV databases, and past performance databases that provide the proposal process with readily available text that can be used across proposal development.
Qualification
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Required
A minimum of 4 years of progressive experience in business development, ideally in the international development or non-profit sector
Proactive, multitasking, self-starter; able to work well autonomously, with minimal supervision
Team player with high accountability and integrity in all decision making; a collaborative communicator
Excellent project management skills with very high attention to detail and the ability to coordinate multiple deadlines simultaneously
Excellent technical skills in writing, editing, formatting, and research
Comfortable working virtually
Excellent technology skills; proficient in Salesforce, Google Suite, Adobe, Asana, Slack, Microsoft Office
Bachelor’s degree
Experience in proposal management with multiple donors and a track record of success
Preferred
Preferred experience in working on proposals for UN agencies and public donors (i.e., USAID)
PowerPoint design skills preferred
Company
Building Markets
Building Markets is an award-winning non-profit organization that creates jobs and encourages economic growth in crisis-affected economies.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Hamilton McNutt
Chief Operating Officer
Elizabeth Brown
Head of Partnerships
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