The KonTerra Group

Business Development Manager

The KonTerra Group

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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About the role

  • Identify evaluation specialists globally, tailored to sector and geographic needs of our clients.
  • Assess and select candidates: involves conducting systematic reference checks and interviews.
  • Onboard candidates: includes the settling of collaboration terms (fees, availability, role/tasks and level of effort).
  • Nourish relationships with roster members via regular updates of work opportunities.
  • Monitor procurement opportunities, including teaming opportunities where KonTerra might subcontract on larger projects.
  • Build and maintain positive relationships with client procurement counterparts.
  • Design team profiles with tailored bios, accurate competency tables, description of team complementarities against ToR requirements.
  • Prepare and present KonTerra’s past experience tailored to specific ToR requirements.
  • Create and update corporate documents required for RFPs.
  • Maintain business development tools.
  • Research and write marketing materials.
  • Work effectively in a diverse and international team environment and promote KonTerra’s mission, vision, purpose, and values.

Requirements

  • 5-7 years of work experience including experience in business development and proposal writing.
  • Experience responding to UN RFPs.
  • Familiarity with UN humanitarian / development programming.
  • Experience in international humanitarian and development assistance.
  • Proven ability to interpret client requirements in RFPs and propose relevant methodological approaches and team compositions.
  • Proven ability to meet deadlines, multitask, and work well with others in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proven ability to work both independently and as an effective team member.
  • Excellent spoken and written English communication skills.
  • Work style oriented to quality, organization, and attention to detail.
  • Competence in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
  • Experience in a virtual work environment (preferred).
  • Possessing a network within the humanitarian sector (preferred).
  • Experience developing social research methodologies (preferred).
  • Proficiency in French and/or Spanish desired (preferred).
  • Data visualization skills (preferred).
Benefits
  • Equal employment opportunities
  • Prohibition of discrimination and harassment
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
business developmentproposal writingRFP responsesocial research methodologiesdata visualization
Soft Skills
relationship buildingmultitaskingteam collaborationattention to detailorganizational skillscommunication skills