United States of America: Business development associate
Closing date: 05 Sep 2013
Chemonics seeks a new business associate, based in Washington, D.C, to join the Middle East regional business unit (RBU). The associate will work with the rest of the New Business team to track upcoming proposal opportunities, build staff capacity in new business, and provide support to proposal development efforts in the Middle East RBU. The position requires a strong team spirit, attention to detail, and capacity to build strong internal networks and represent Chemonics effectively to external stakeholders. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities include:
- Track upcoming proposals
- Update/maintain country and client information
- Staff and support proposal and capture teams
- Build staff capacity in proposal development
- Monitoring the overall proposal development process
- Draft and manage new business communications
- Contribute to specific proposal development effort
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in international development or relevant technical field required; Master's degree preferred
- Minimum one year of relevant work experience required
- Contract management and/or proposal preparation experience preferred
- Strong written and verbal communications skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability and willingness to travel and work overseas a minimum four to eight weeks per year
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
- Experience in Middle East preferred
- English fluency required; proficiency in Arabic or French a plus
Application instructions:
Apply through our Career Center at https://www1.apply2jobs.com/Chemonics/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExte... by August 14, 2013. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
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