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| Business Development Specialist | |||
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| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Kabul, |
| Categories | Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Business Development, Research, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2024-07-25 | Close Date | 2024-08-20 |
| Vacancy No | BD-ASK-VA24 | Gender | male female |
| No Of Jobs | 1 | Contract Duration | 1 year with possibility of extension |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Social Science, or in any other relevant field (master’s degree is preferable) | Experience | Minimum of 7 years of experience in Business Development and project proposals in response to RFPs, RFAs, CfPs, and EoIs |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | As per company salary scales |
About Company
About ASK Aria Consulting: About ASK Training and Consulting: Background & Objectives: ASK Training and Consulting is consulting firm active in supporting the international development and co-operation sector. ASK was officially founded in 2015, in Kabul, Afghanistan, and has been operating since then. Over the past 9 years, ASK has worked with government multilateral institutions, civil society, and private firms to clarify, measure, and improve their results and has been a well-known and established Afghan consulting firm in delivering professional and technical assistance. ASK Consulting holds a vision to empower businesses, industries and public institutions by enabling them to draw meaningful inferences from data and therefore focuses on statistics, monitoring and evaluation, project management, research and capacity building. It provides timely, reliable and accurate consultancy services and trainings on these topics by following international standards for research activities and sticks to its principles of respecting human rights, cultural diversity, protection of environment and gender equality at all times. 1.1 ASK’s Expertise ASK comprises more than 300 professionals who are recognized for their technical excellence. ASK staff represent a range of backgrounds and expertise. This includes PhD and Master-level researchers, evaluators and a wide variety of senior and junior staff with advanced degrees in education and TVET, public health, business administration, health administration, public policy, economics, management, and epidemiology. ASK's expertise extends from statistics in both qualitative and quantitative research processes (socio-economic, demographics, migration, health, disaster risk reduction, nutrition, education monitoring and evaluation, impact assessment, market and feasibility research, finance, education, labor market and agriculture) to project management, geographical information systems and remote sensing applications. Our core expertise lies in providing monitoring, evaluation and learning solutions to governments, investors, corporates and humanitarian organizations. We also specialize in building management and analytical capacities of development professionals. At ASK, not only do we possess technical expertise, but also, are eager innovators. We develop case-specific methodologies and contextualize and augment existing ones. We also construct customized measurement and learning systems, in response to program demands.
Job Description
Prepares proposals by determining concept; gathering and formatting information; writing drafts; obtaining approvals. The proposal writer works in many different industries to create clear, succinct documents that suggest a course of action or idea. The proposal writer is expected to write well-- grammar, spelling and context all count. His/ her key asset would be the ability to write under tight deadlines, be organized and prepared, and have the ability to say much with a few words.
Responsibilities:
- Best relation with donors and seeker new donor.
- Prepare project proposals in response to RFPs, RFAs, CfPs, and EoIs.
- Prepare both financial and technical proposals and concept note and any other supporting document required.
- Excellent communications skills with donors to get proposal approval with donor satisfaction.
- Determines proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs; studying requests for proposal (RFPs); attending strategy meetings.
- Meets proposal deadline by establishing priorities and target dates for information gathering, writing, review, and approval; entering and monitoring tracking data; coordinating requirements with contributors; contributing proposal status information to review meetings; transmitting proposals.
- Gathers proposal information by identifying sources of information; coordinating submissions and collections; identifying and communicating risks associated with proposals.
- Develops proposal by assembling information including project nature, objectives/outcomes/deliverables, implementation, methods, timetable, staffing, budget, standards of performance, and evaluation; writing, revising, and editing drafts including executive summaries, conclusions, and organization credentials.
- Prepares presentation by evaluating text, graphics, and binding; coordinating printing.
- Maintains quality results by using templates; following proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, and tone; maintaining proposal support databases.
- Obtains approvals by reviewing proposal with key providers and project managers.
- Improves proposal-writing results by evaluating and re-designing processes, approach, coordination, and boilerplate; implementing changes.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; maintaining personal networks.
- Accomplishes company goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Job Requirement
- Proven experience as proposal writer or relevant role;
- Minimum Bachelor degree required.
- Understanding of business functions such as Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, HR, Finance, marketing etc.;
- Demonstrable competency in strategic planning and business development;
- Experience in fundraising;
- Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics;
- Working knowledge of IT/Business infrastructure, and office automation;
- Presentation Skills, Written Communication, Graphic Design Skills, Technical Documentation, Layout Skills, Problem Solving, Deadline-Oriented, Process Improvement, Coordination, Strategic Planning, Market Knowledge
- Excellent research skills;
- Outstanding organizational abilities;
- Aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving;
- Flexible and able to multi-task;
- Ability to work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment, while also driving toward clarity and solutions;
- Demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities and guiding investment in people and systems;
Submission Guideline
Interested candidates are requested to send their CVs in PDF format to HR@askconsulting.com.af IMMEDIATELY and before August 20, 2024.
Note:
- Please mention position and vacancy number in the subject line of your email (Business Development Specialist–BD-ASK-VA24), otherwise your application may not be considered.
- Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis as applications are received.