The Development Specialist will participate in business development and project management.
About the role
Cardno is seeking a full time Development Specialist to provide support in business development and project management.
The ideal Development Specialist candidate must be passionate about international development and have a commitment to delivering high quality services to our beneficiaries and clients in a professional manner always. In this highly dynamic role, the preferred candidate will be expected to work in a manner that optimizes cooperation with others to achieve our set corporate objectives.
Key responsibilities:
The Development Specialist will participate in business development and project management and specific responsibilities will include:
Business development:
Proactively undertake research on project areas and support analysis of industry trends to better understand our clients’ needs
Proactively and professionally engage with local, regional, and international partners and consultants
Track business prospects and support conversion of opportunities into successful bids
Support proposal preparation processes (conceptualizing, designing, preparing, undertaking quality assurance and timely submission)
Draft proposal sections, as required
Support recruitment of qualified local, regional, and international consultants
Conduct follow-up with partners, consultants, and team members after proposal submission for debriefs, and to disseminate key lessons learned.
Project management:
While the focus of the Development Specialist role will be in business development, there will be opportunities in project management to undertake the following tasks:
Backstop projects, including monitoring project budgets
Recruit, mobilize, and demobilize consultants
Support development of annual plans and reports
Support development and timely and quality delivery of deliverables
Develop and sustain strong relationships with project teams and partners
Visit project sites and attend project workshops
Qualifications:
Master’s degree in relevant international development field (Conflict and Peace Studies, Climatology, Disaster Management, Environmental Planning and Management, History, Political Science, Community Development, Gender, etc.) or related field.
At least 3 years’ prior experience in international development assistance; working experience in an international environment is preferable
At least 2 years’ prior experience in business development that includes participation in winning new projects
Demonstrated success interacting with all levels of professional staff
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced commercial environment with serial deadlines
Good communicator both oral and written, with strong interpersonal and negotiation skills to deal with persons of various cultural and educational backgrounds, service oriented
Ability to work independently in a disciplined and organized manner
Highly motivated, proactive with analytical and creative abilities to support problem solving
Demonstrable ability in Microsoft Office suite
Authorization to work in Kenya is required.
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