**Business Development Manager**

## **About the Role**

Jouri for Research and Consulting is recruiting a Business Development Manager (BDM) on behalf of a leading international development consultancy. The BDM will play a strategic role in driving business growth across the MENA, Europe and African regions by securing new opportunities, building partnerships, and positioning the firm as a trusted partner to major international donors.

The successful candidate will manage the full business development cycle — from pipeline development and capture planning to proposal submission and client engagement — ensuring the firm maintains its competitive edge in a fast-evolving consulting landscape.

**BD management Responsibilities:**

- Facilitating development of the Business Development strategy and operational plan for the firm
- Managing all aspects of the bidding process (technical and financial tenders in coordination with the commercial lead).
- Coordinating and implementing the preparation and submission of key proposals.
- Collaborating with Head of MEAL, Founding Director and the managing partner to drive the opportunity pipeline, including identifying bidding opportunities and advising on Go/No-Go decisions
- Monitoring and guiding the bidding process and strategy for success.
- Expanding our network and marketing our firm to secure external partnerships and associates.
- Coordinating the work of the Business Development team (both internal and external resources)
- Maintaining and continually enhancing our proposal processes, systems, tools
- Support the firm in determining strategic directions and identifying priority opportunities and countries.
- Research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products, and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets.
- Serve as a resource for executive leadership for developing practice areas and strategy, relationship management, SOPs, staff capacity building, and client diversification.
- Strategic Leadership and People Management.

**Marketing Responsibilities:**

- Build relationships with clients and with potential partner organizations.
- Assist in marketing and public relations efforts to promote company services and capabilities to current and potential clients, partners, and consultants.
- Attend seminars, conferences, and events where appropriate, and meet with customers/clients face to face or over the phone

**Qualifications and Experience**

- At least 3 years working in business development, preferably within a development consultancy organization, facilitating the development of business development strategy, overseeing the preparations of technical and financial business tenders
- Comprehensive experience in designing and implementing projects relating to humanitarian interventions with strong experience in business development for opportunities related to third-party monitoring and external evaluations for interventions implemented by humanitarian actors and programmed supported by the EU and other donors.
- Excellent understanding of the international development landscape, including knowledge of the business/procurement processes of at least one client system (International Financial Institutions, UN agencies, bilateral agencies, other)
- Clear and concise writing style in English; and in other official languages of the UN is desirable
- Excellent organization skills with strong attention to detail
- Ability to manage and work in a team, including working with staff and partners from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures.
- Time management skills and an ability to prioritize in times of heavy workload
- Excellent IT skills, including high level of competence with Microsoft Office
- An understanding of the planning, budgeting, and execution needs of research, monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning and capacity building projects
- Post-graduate degree and academic credentials or equivalent experience.

## **Location**

The position will be fully remote with a preference for those in the MENA region.

## **Why Apply?**

This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic international consultancy, working at the forefront of development programming. As Business Development Manager, you will play a strategic leadership role in shaping the firm’s future impact, building influential partnerships, and contributing to sustainable solutions for some of today’s most pressing challenges.