Business Development Consultant

Business Development Consultant role with Pact’s Public Business Development team, supporting the full business development lifecycle from pre-positioning through final proposal packaging and submission.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-positioning efforts with technical experts
• Build and maintain relationships with international and local partners
• Manage proposals end-to-end, including proposal quality assurance
• Facilitate bid conversations and organize gate reviews to support compliant submissions
• Ensure proposals meet funder requirements, solicitation requirements, and evaluation criteria
• Facilitate design sessions and draft proposal outlines
• Write proposal sections, including management plans and capability statements
• Coordinate inputs from proposal team members and partners and help ensure proposal deadlines are met
• Collaborate with pricing leads to review budgets for alignment with technical content
• Copyedit budget narratives in support of proposal consistency
• Conduct final editing and formatting to confirm responsiveness to solicitation requirements and evaluation criteria
• Package complete proposals for submission, including annexes and attachments
• Submit packaged materials at least 48 hours before funder due dates

Requirements

• 10+ years of business development experience
• 5+ years managing proposals
• Experience developing proposals for S. Government, especially USAID, U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Department of Labor
• Experience with other bilateral donors and multilateral institutions
• Experience in at least one of Pact’s technical areas in an international development context
• High attention to detail and ability to meet rapid deadlines
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Location and Job Type

• Washington, DC (onsite)
• Contract

Required Documentation

• Resume/CV
• Summary of donor and proposal management experience, including recent proposals managed
• Proposed daily rate
• Optional writing sample

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with foundations and corporate funders

Evaluation Criteria

• Cost competitiveness and value: 20
• Relevant experience and qualifications: 50
• Funder experience and familiarity with funder requirements: 30
• Total: 100

Pact will evaluate applications using a best-value determination, considering both technical quality and cost reasonableness.

Terms and Conditions

• Pact may modify terms of this solicitation by written notice at any time in its sole discretion
• Pact may cancel the solicitation at any time
• Pact may reject any or all proposals received
• Issuance of solicitation does not constitute an award commitment by Pact
• Pact may disqualify quotations for failure to follow solicitation instructions
• Pact will not compensate applicants for their response
• Pact may issue an award based on initial evaluation without further discussion
• Pact may award only part of the Scope of Work or issue multiple awards
• Pact may waive minor proposal deficiencies that can be corrected prior to award determination to promote competition
• Pact may contact applicants to confirm information and submission status for this solicitation
• Pact may contact past performance references without notice
• Pact may contact other past performance information sources not listed in the proposal
• Submitting a proposal confirms understanding of the terms and conditions
• Information obtained during the solicitation process is confidential
• Applicants consent to disclosure of submitted documents to selection-process reviewers
• Reviewers are bound by non-disclosure agreements
• Pact may issue an award subject to donor approval or funding availability
• Applicants must immediately disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest with Pact or its staff