Business Development Consultant, Contracts & Operations
ThinkWell
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide flexible, ongoing support to leadership across business development, contracts and compliance, and operational/project administration.
- Forecast and track business opportunities using selected platforms; monitor donor RFPs and partner pipelines.
- Lead or support capture planning and positioning (e.g., competitor analysis, teaming strategy, win themes).
- Manage proposal development: create proposal calendars; facilitate and coordinate inputs across technical, pricing, HR, and operations; identify, engage, and communicate with external partners; support packaging and submission.
- Draft, review, and edit proposals, capability statements, CVs/biographies, and biodatas for submissions.
- Partner outreach and coordination; support development and negotiation of teaming agreements.
- Coordinate due diligence with Contracts and Finance for selected solicitations.
- Review contracts, subcontracts, consulting agreements, and teaming agreements for alignment with policies and donor requirements.
- Draft and manage consultant contracts; maintain due diligence documentation and records.
- Provide recommendations on risk management and compliance issues; maintain a contract log and reporting obligations.
- Liaise with Finance and HR to manage contracts and bids; coordinate with the financial support supplier as needed.
- Provide operational support to Project Directors/Technical Leads; coordinate consultant onboarding, contract preparation, and payment processing.
- Track project deliverables, deadlines, and reporting requirements; ensure teams remain on schedule and informed.
- Support documentation, version control, and internal communications to maintain smooth workflows across teams.
- Coordinate invoice submission, review, and follow-up with Finance to ensure timely processing.
- Serve as a central point of contact for project administration; proactively resolve issues and ensure teams have what they need to deliver.
- Oversee or support project budgets and basic operational tracking.
- Organize meetings and related logistics.
Requirements
- Minimum BA/BS and 6+ years experience or graduate degree and 3+ years experience;
- Successful track record in managing international development proposal development for donors such as World Bank, private foundations, private businesses and UN Agencies;
- Strong attention to detail and process oriented and motivated;
- Ability to multi-task and coordinate multiple processes and deliverables with tight timelines;
- Adept at communicating technical information to non-technical audiences;
- A team player, motivated to provide subject matter expertise with a collaborative, customer service orientation;
- Demonstrated ability to complete tasks quickly, thoroughly and conscientiously with attention to detail and a responsive, ‘can-do’ attitude;
- A thoughtful systems thinker with grounded, pragmatic understanding of the complexities of our work;
- Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders;
- Full English fluency, second language a plus;
- Outstanding cross-cultural communication skills, including the ability to relate respectfully with staff at all levels, ages, genders, nationalities, and orientations as well as across work areas.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
proposal developmentbusiness developmentcontract managementcompliancerisk managementproject administrationdue diligencebudget managementinvoice processingforecasting
Soft skills
attention to detailmulti-taskingcommunicationteam collaborationcustomer service orientationsystems thinkingstakeholder engagementcross-cultural communicationproblem-solvingorganizational skills
Certifications
BA/BS degreegraduate degree