Business Development Manager at Options Consultancy Services Limited

Options’ energetic and dynamic Business Growth team is seeking a new member! We are looking for a highly motivated, entrepreneurial individual able to drive new business growth in Africa and Asia. You will be experienced in positioning for new opportunities, engaging with diverse stakeholders, and proactively managing high-quality programme design and proposal development (technical & financial).

Responsibilities: 

As our Business Development Manager you will:

• Contribute to the implementation of Options’ new business strategy, supporting our approach to new clients, and expansion into new markets.
• Analyse and position for new opportunities, pursue and develop prequalification documents, and develop high quality technical, innovation and commercial proposals for new business.
• Feed into pipeline reporting to monitor progress against targets and contribute to forecasting.
• Establish and nurture collaborative relationships with clients, partners, consultants and other stakeholders across our global teams and contribute to formation and development of meaningful partnerships.
• Work closely with Options’ Kenya Country Representative to help raise Options’ profile and drive business growth in Kenya

Person specification: 

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Proactive, entrepreneurial mindset with ability to engage a diverse group of international stakeholders to build and nurture relationships.
• Knowledge of the international development and/or global health landscape and fluency in a second language (especially French) is desirable.