Bid Lead

DESCRIPTION

Key Responsibilities

- Working with ARK’s Senior Management and Business Development Team, identify business development opportunities.

- Monitor expressions of interest and terms of reference for potential projects and keep up-to-date with all developments on frameworks and other potential markets.

- Once opportunities are identified, work with Head of BD to determine and implement a winning response/programme design, in coordination with relevant colleagues and partners.

- Lead technical and financial response to a range of different tender types, working in coordination with the wider BD and ARK Project Team, ensuring that submissions are created ahead of deadlines and to a very high standard.

- Lead project design sessions working with multidisciplinary teams to identify creative, innovative solutions to intractable problems.

- Ensure that appropriate internal and external review teams are in place and that all content is provided to them on time.

- Work with the Finance Team to prepare financial proposals for responses, and coordinate with the Senior Management Team to develop proposal budgets as well as negotiating fee rates with partner firms and consultants.

- Coordinate with ARK’s M&E Team to ensure examples of successful implementation and best practice are kept updated.

- Contribute to ARK’s pool of Subject Matter Experts.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience

- Bachelor’s Degree in relevant subject.

- A minimum of five years’ experience working on tender response and business development, taking on increasing levels of responsibility.

- Previous experience writing and leading a number of multi-year, multi-million dollar donor-funded project tenders and proposals.

- Experience writing and leading tender responses for UK, EU or US frameworks.

- Experience or sound understanding of project design and project management.

- Strong interest in and good knowledge and understanding of international development and stabilisation programming.

- Excellent written English.

Abilities & Skills

- Ability to work rapidly and accurately to meet tight deadlines.

- Highly developed project planning, management, and organisational skills.

- Ability to multi-task under tight deadlines.

- Excellent attention to detail.

- Strong communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.

- Flexible and adaptable with an ability to respond appropriately to sensitive situations.

- Co-operative and supportive team player.

- Willing to assist in the capacity building of others.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Self-motivation and pro-active attitude.

- Commitment to ARK’s aims and values.