RTI International is a nonprofit organization headquartered in the Research Triangle Park in North Carolina that provides research and technical services.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development activities in collaboration with technical staff within GHD, including capture and proposal development.
• Lead and/or write high priority/value proposals, concept papers, expressions of interest, etc. for work funded by USAID and other key donors and clients.
• Oversee scoping and proposal work on assigned bids to ensure development and submission of high-quality proposals.
• Support development of new business strategy and contribute to annual pipeline development using market intelligence.
• Gather and analyze market intelligence related to the GHD areas of interest, and make informed, strategic recommendations for short-, medium- and long-term business development.
• Contribute to GHD’s pipeline development and management and provide regular reporting to GHD and IDG audiences.
• Work closely with IDG teams (e.g., proposals, pricing, recruiting, editing team, contracts, and sourcing) and other RTI business partners.
• Mentor, support, oversee, and train staff on scoping and proposal development tasks.
  Identify clients, key partner organizations, and staff and maintain these relationships/networks to support new business development and divisional growth.
• Advance the profile and positioning of RTI and GHD with external partners, networks and stakeholders, to secure strong strategic partnerships for new opportunities.
• Identify and develop private sector engagement and cost-share alliances with private sector, foundation, and other non-governmental partners.
• Engage in intra-group and cross company collaboration and coordination efforts related to business development and strategic planning.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, public health, international relations or related field and 15 years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree in business, public health, international relations or related field and 12 years of relevant experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in business development within an international development context.
• Demonstrated experience leading and/or writing winning USAID-funded proposals.
• Proven experience scoping for, leading, designing, and writing proposals/applications for USAID-funded global health programs.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Understanding of the current market for global health and ability to gather intelligence and validation to plan for the future.
• Knowledge of funding trends and client priorities, specifically related to U.S. government-funded global health programs.
• Strong coordination and collaboration skills, with proven experience applied in international context.
• Excellent analytical, oral and written communications, presentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to train, coach, or mentor staff on business development skills and processes.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Ability to appropriately prioritize and manage multiple priorities without sacrificing quality.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel.
• Strong working knowledge of Salesforce and/or SharePoint.
• Ability to travel internationally for extended periods as needed.
• Proficiency in French preferred, other language proficiency (Spanish and/or Portuguese or other) a plus.