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DAI Senior Business Development Manager in Vienna, Austria
Senior Business Development Manager
City/Country Location Details Ankara, Turkey; Belgrade, Serbia; Sofia, Bulgaria; Vienna, Austria; Brussels, Belgium; Barcelona, Sp
Employment Status Full-Time Regular
Job Type Corporate
DAI is a global development company with corporate offices in the USA, the UK, the EU, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Palestine, and project operations worldwide. DAI tackles fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance, and instability: it works on the frontlines of global development, transforming ideas into action-action into impact. DAI is committed to shaping a more livable world.
DAI is seeking a Senior Business Development Manager to join our busy Business Development Team within the EU Business Unit. This will be a full-time permanent role based either in Ankara (Turkiye), Belgrade (Serbia), Sofia (Bulgaria), Vienna (Austria), Brussels (Belgium), Barcelona (Spain) or Apsley (United Kingdom). Please submit a cover letter stating your salary expectations (gross per annum in EUR) and your preferred location in your cover letter. Please note that you must be eligible to work in your preferred location to apply for this position.
The Senior Business Development Manager will be responsible for winning EU-funded projects in English and French-speaking countries.
Key tasks, duties and responsibilities:
Manage new business opportunities in English and French-speaking countries in relevant sectors and client markets, including the tracking of key pipeline projects (identifying potential partners as well as relevant research and networking).
Research new market opportunities in English and French-speaking countries and obtain market intelligence.
Manage the preparation of Expressions of Interest, technical proposals and financial proposals and meet planning, budgeting and reporting targets.
Coordinate bid teams - assistants, drafters, researchers, recruiters, and graphic designers.
Ensure all administrative documents meet compliance obligations and client requirements.
Maintain and develop a network of expert and partner firms.
Support or lead recruitment efforts for proposals.
Write sections of technical and financial proposals as required.
Travel for the scoping and reconnaissance of current and expected bidding opportunities.
Facilitate information sharing within the Business Development department and with other DAI units, departments, and offices.
Manage the proposal review process, preparation of interviews, contract management and handover for all submitted tenders.
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Essential:
Postgraduate degree in a relevant field or equivalent working experience.
5+ years of experience in preparing and implementing EU and other donor-funded projects.
Demonstrable understanding of and interest in international development and working in an international/multi-cultural environment.
In-depth knowledge of PRAG roles and procedures.
Excellent communication skills - written and verbal – in English and French.
Demonstrable ability to write technical text in English and French.
Strong organisational skills.
Proactive, assertive and action-oriented with strong intellectual agility and ability.
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
Ability to travel internationally if required.
Desirable:
Experience backstopping donor-funded projects.
Experience of quality management systems.
The salary offered will be commensurate with relevant experience. There are several day-to-day perks of working at DAI that help keep us happy and motivated!
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, gender identity, or national origin. Deadline for receiving applications is 10 May 2024 .
You will be pleased to know that we strive to uphold the highest ethical standards and that we are working with our clients to reduce the opportunity for people who are known to have breached ethical standards to work in our field. Any staff and/or consultant contract with DAI, therefore, will be subject to satisfactory reference checking and vetting.
If this role sounds interesting and you would like to be part of DAI’s growing business, bidding for and managing donor-funded projects round the world, we look forward to hearing from you.
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