Business Development Coordinator

Business Development Coordinator

Kathmandu, Nepal Full-time

Company Description

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation is a not-for-profit international development organisation. Founded in the Netherlands over 50 years ago, we have built a long-term, local presence in 38 of the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Our global team of local and international advisors work with local partners to equip communities, businesses and organisations with the tools, knowledge and connections they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development.

SNV Nepal is seeking qualified energetic Nepalese National for Business Development Coordinator Position.

The Business Development Coordinator coordinates SNV Nepal’s Business Development trajectory in accordance with the SNV Corporate strategy and internal BD policies. S/he takes a lead in developing marketable proposals fulfilling requirements of the solicitations in consultation with technical relevant staff, SNV Nepal’s management team as well as SNV’s Corporate and US offices. The BD Coordinator acts as Communication Focal Point for SNV Nepal, and assists in production and implementation of communication and marketing strategies geared towards developing new opportunities, contributing to an increased success ratio of proposal bidding.

Job Description

• Develop and implement Business Development Strategies for SNV in Nepal.
• Stay abreast of donor opportunities and coordinate the bidding decision process;
• Coordinate the proposal development process through: opportunity research, facilitate teaming agreements negotiation, kick-off meetings, concept proposal development and feedback cycle planning and monitoring, authoring non-technical content, editing content, consistency checks, ensuring donor-compliance, and budget development.
• Act as a SNV Nepal focal point for global and regional proposal development and provide assistance in making informed bidding decisions.
• Support the development and maintenance of systems and processes enabling to respond better to business opportunities; this includes keeping salesforce up to date
• Support the establishment of project teams, identify recruitment requirements for staff and consultants and manage the recruitment process identifying suitable candidates for different positions, providing required information of the candidates, verification and signing-off various documents including final contract negotiation.
• Manage consultants, interns, and relevant personnel related to BD, Communication, and Marketing.
• With support from outside produce and implement a communication/marketing strategy for SNV Nepal, geared towards developing new business opportunities, in addition to promoting SNV’s visibility and track record with clients, partners and stakeholders.
• Ensure the SNV Nepal websites are attractive and up-to-date with news articles, feature stories and multimedia production.
• Liaise with corporate communication team to profile Nepal programmes and act as Communication Focal Point for SNV Nepal including management of press and other media inquiries.
• Reports to the Country director of SNV Nepal and maintains a functional relationship with SNV’s global Business Development Unit in The Hague and SNV US office in Washington DC. Advises to CD on the country performance and contributes to organisational decision making beyond Business Development.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree, preferably an MBA, with a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience or Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience.
• At least three (3) years working expreience in proposal development for development sector.
• Having a large network in Nepal within the development sector, government agencies, and private sector.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills.
• Knowledge of HR recruitment and maintain HR pool will be an added advantage
• Negotiation skill with good convincing ability.
• Excellent command of English, both oral and written;
• Excellent computer skills and proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Working aptitude in graphic design and multimedia software’s is preferred.
• Aspiring for excellence in service delivery with strong people centred skills, and interpersonal skills, committed, proactive and dynamic.
• Previous experience in proposal bidding processes desired

Additional Information

Contract Type: Regular Employment Contract (Local)

Contract Duration : Initial 1 Year with 3 month probation period  (extendable based on performance and budget availability)  

Expected Start Date : As soon as possible

Duty Station : SNV Nepal Country Office, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur 

How to Apply: If you are interested, we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and motivation letter on http://smrtr.io/F2Cw by 8th July 2018.

ONLY SHORTLIST CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED

For more information on SNV, please refer to our website: www.snv.org