• Lead teams charged with capturing new business in various sectors, including democracy, rights and governance, health and nutrition, climate resiliency, livelihoods and agriculture, and education.• Devise and manage a robust quality design and review process for making smart, early investment decisions for capture planning, capturing work and live bids, and producing winning proposals• Re-engineer and design business development strategies and systems for identifying, assessing, and capturing new business opportunities;• Supervise, train and mentor business development, recruiting and pricing staff and consultants, as well as key technical staff, at home office and abroad in all business development functions• Oversee all business development functions, budget, operations, and staff• Ensure appropriate allocation of business development resources to meet business goals• Oversee and manage strategic proposal preparations and submission process, with oversight of strategy, pricing, recruitment and reviews• In coordination with VP, Programs oversee identification, recruitment and packaging of key personnel and partners for strategic bids• Ensure proposal compliance with USG Rules and Regulations (assistance and acquisition), and ensure quality assurance is executed for all bids

• Develop a growth strategy focused both on financial gain and customer satisfaction• Conduct research to identify new markets and customer needs• Arrange business meetings with prospective clients• Promote the company’s products/services addressing or predicting clients’ objectives• Prepare sales contracts ensuring adherence to law-established rules and guidelines• Keep records of sales, revenue, invoices etc.• Provide trustworthy feedback and after-sales support• Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers• Develop entry level staff into valuable salespeople