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Business Development - Senior Manager

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London, UK

Job Type

Permanent, Full-Time

Business Development - Senior Manager

London, UK

Competitive salary and benefits package

Permanent, Full-Time

Applications close:

2024-08-31

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About the Role

The actual job title will be Associate Director - Business Growth.

DAI is seeking an experienced and dynamic Associate Director for Business Development to join our team
in the UK to spearhead the establishment and management of a market-leading bidding and proposal
development function.

This pivotal role involves driving the company’s growth through strategic proposal development, enhancing our competitive edge in the international development sector.

The ideal candidate will possess exceptional leadership and stakeholder management qualities, a sharp eye for detail, a proven track record in developing winning strategies, orchestrating high-calibre proposal teams and securing substantial contracts in a highly competitive environment.

This role will support delivery of the DAI leadership strategies into the business. You will be a conduit between the understanding of where the business is heading and the practicalities of how to get there. You will be supporting the design of a best in market BD function and ensuring the compliance of that across the business.

Requirements

We are looking for someone ambitious with expertise in the business development process, someone who knows not only how to construct a bid, but how to write a winning proposal. This person will have been working on a lot of 'BD' over the last 5-10 years and will likely be thinking about whats next for their own career.



  • Knowledge of best practices in capture and proposal development required; certification by the Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP) or similar would be an advantage.

  • Proven ability to manage people and lead effective and highly motivated teams that meet tight deadlines and high targets.

  • Commercially astute with demonstrable aptitude in client development and management.

  • Strong understanding of proposal development process, project management systems and best practices.

  • Strong understanding of the different types of risks faced in managing programmes in developing countries in general and in Fragile and Conflict Affected Environments specifically.

  • Experience of working overseas in a developing country.



  • Proven negotiation skills.

  • Strong organisational skills.

  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

  • Proactive, assertive and action-oriented with strong intellectual agility and ability.

  • Excellent interpersonal skills – able to establish and maintain positive working relationships both internally and externally to achieve the goals of DAI UK. Able to be flexible, versatile and tolerant in a changing work environment whilst maintaining effectiveness.

  • Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

  • Advanced level of MS Office and proven ability to work with various MIS systems.

  • Ability to travel internationally.

About the Company

DAI works on the frontlines of global development. Transforming ideas into action—action into impact. We are committed to shaping a more livable world.
Since 1970, we have worked in more than 150 countries—delivering results across the spectrum of international development contexts, from stable societies and high-growth economies to challenging environments racked by political or military conflict.

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