Business Development Assistant

Email: headhunters@elimservicos.com

Validade: 25/05/2018

Local: Maputo

About Elim Serviços Lda

ELIM Serviços Lda (ELIM) is a market research and development consultancy focused in the design, implementation and measurement of socio-economic interventions for sustainable growth.
Established in Maputo in 2007, we have implemented projects in every Mozambican province and have worked in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania. We are driven by a vision to strengthen Africa’s rural communities and local enterprises to foster inclusive benefit of the Continent’s economic growth opportunities. We do so by partnering with funders and implementers of development interventions to model sustainable solutions that adequately respond to the development challenges hindering Africa’s growth.

As an organisation, ELIM is an ardent supporter of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and this is reflected both in our work and in our culture.

Our purpose in our areas of focus is driven by a mission to facilitate integrated growth for African communities at for sustainable social and economic benefit.
The root of ELIM is our vibrant and experienced team, a balanced combination of internal experts and a close network of trusted and seasoned associate consultants.

About the Hiring Department

ELIM is looking to hire a Business Development Assistant to join our Business Development (BD) Team. The BD Team supports the Technical Team by taking the lead on all external engagements, from finding and bidding on new project opportunities to managing the ELIM Serviços brand. Our BD Team is
responsible for building our project pipeline, identifying, resourcing and submitting competitive proposals in our areas of activity. It is also the central point of contact for any partnership discussions, and it oversees the firm’s corporate brand, managing our image, presence and positioning in the market.

About the Job

The Business Development Assistant will work closely with the Business Development Officer supporting the following functions:

Proposal Coordination and writing (70%)

• Provide day-to-day support to opportunity leads, support technical and operational staff throughout the proposal process, including tracking and organizing documentation, synthesis of technical inputs, editing and final proposal consolidation;
• Provide selected writing inputs for general proposal sections e.g., background, cross cutting areas and capability statements;
• Coordinate the assembly of document components and annexes during the proposal development process.
• Contribute to efforts to ensure compliance with donor’s submission requirements;
• Coordinate with Graphics and Marketing Officer for the development of proposal graphics and diagrams as requested;
• Provide support for submission of proposals including quality control and packaging.

New Business Administration (30%)

• Monitor and share new funding opportunities from multilateral and bilateral sources including donor/partner data bases/websites;
• Update and maintain the new business development pipeline;
• Provide administrative support for new business including improving tools, processes and managing business development folders;
• Set up, schedule, and coordinate meetings and conference calls; prepare and distribute agenda, take minutes and finalise for distribution;
• Maintain corporate relationship databases for clients, consultants and partners;
• Research and prepare relevant materials for internal and external meetings with staff, donors, potential funders, and other key groups or individuals;
• Manage new business and proposal files and templates;
• Maintain and update past project and corporate capability references as required;
• Administer client satisfaction surveys in collaboration with the Technical Team, and report on the responses for internal analysis and learning;
• Administrative support to the BD Director as necessary.

Necessary Qualifications

Applying candidates should have the following minimum qualifications and/or experience:

• Degree in international development, business administration, or similar;
• Working knowledge of both English and Portuguese a non-negotiable requirement;
• 3 years of experience in an administrative position, preferably in a marketing and procurement function;
• Preference will be given to candidates with existing new business development experience in an international development organisation;
• Demonstrable proficiency in Microsoft Office suite;
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, evidenced by a recent writing sample;
• Experience with copy, editing and formatting documents required.