United States of America: Senior New Business Associate

Organization: International Executive Service Corps
Country: United States of America
Closing date: 31 Jan 2015

The International Executive Service Corps (IESC), a non-profit with a long history of implementing economic growth development programs around the world, is recruiting for a senior new business associate to work within our New Business Development Unit. The senior new business associate will play a key role in identifying and tracking new opportunities for IESC’s Economic Growth, Financial Services, ICT, Tourism, and Volunteer Services practice areas. S/he will manage the development of responses to requests for proposals (RFPs) and applications (RFAs) from USAID and other USG or development agencies.

IESC is looking for a deadline-oriented individual with a proven track record of managing proposals, especially for USG development agencies. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of international development experience in marketing and business development, strong editing and writing skills, and the ability to juggle and manage many moving parts.

Location:Washington, DC

Reporting To:New Business Director

DUTIES

• Conduct country, competitor, and commercial sector research to create and develop new programs and projects;
• Manage proposal development process, including staffing, budgeting, research and writing;
• Work with the technical team to develop the strategy and outline for each proposal; ensure compliance with procurement documents and manage proposal team, including subcontractors, consultants, and volunteers;
• Write and edit marketing material including corporate qualification statements, one-page program descriptions and PPRs;
• Develop new and maintain existing relationships with clients and partners;
• Support and serve as additional capacity on cost proposal development;
• Mentor and train staff and interns in new business and the USAID procurement process;
• Travel to and/or organize trips to countries to gather information, recruit, and develop partnerships.

QUALIFICATIONS

• At least three years of USAID-focused new business development experience;
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as economics, finance, business administration, English, international affairs/development;
• Well-developed interpersonal skills and ability to deal professionally with a wide variety of people at all levels, both U.S. and international;
• Self-starter, well-organized, with an ability to prioritize among multiple competing requests;
• Strong writing and editing ability; experience writing proposal sections and concept notes is preferred;
• Experience and proficiency working with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, SharePoint and other software;
• Strong research capabilities;
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally;
• Fluent in English; proficiency in French, Spanish, or Arabic is a plus;
• U.S. citizen or eligibility to work in the U.S.

How to apply:

Please visit http://iesc.org/senior-new-business-associate.aspx to apply for the position.

IESC encourages all interested applicants, volunteers, and consultants to register with the IESC Skills Bank. To register, please visit http://www.iesc.org/register-with-iesc.aspx