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Head of Department/ Manager – BDU (Hybrid Position – Remote or fulltime)

  • Contractor
  • Remote
  • TBD USD / Year
  • AAN Associates profile




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AAN Associates

Established in 2007, AAN Associates is a ‘Social Enterprise’ established to enable development partners in finding simple, innovative, cost-efficient, and sustainable solutions to developmental challenges. AAN Associates brings extensive research and evaluation experience in varied contexts i.e., development to humanitarian (including complex emergencies) crises. AAN has undertaken more than 110 consulting projects in 25 countries (East Asia and Pacific, South & West Asia, Middle East, East and South Africa, and West Africa), with bi / multilateral funding agencies, United Nations, the public sector, and non-profit entities.

AAN is a growing organization with a distinctive track of producing award-winning research and evaluations. These awards and distinctions have come to complement AAN’s recognition as practice lead in ‘Social research’ and ‘Evaluations’. AAN is pursuing an aggressive growth strategy underpinned by excellence in service, improvising innovation, and technology, strengthening partnerships and resources, forging institutional systems and diversity.

This position requires the formulation of Business Development Strategy, implementation, tracking, and knowledge management, networking and partnership management with potential partners, clients (UN Agencies) and consultants. This is a hybrid position i.e. we are accepting candidates whom can work physically work with us in our Head Office in Islamabad as well as those who can work with us remotely. However we would prefer to a candidate whom can work with us in-person at our office.

The roles and responsibilities for this position are as following:

  1. Proactively seek out opportunities, Business scanning and shortlisting, bids development and follow up on winning bids (both technical and financial) with clients and running quality checks.
  2. Lead formulation of Multiyear BDU Strategic Plan and translate that to Annual BDU Plans, implement, track and document learning to feed into the bigger plans.
  3. Manage multiple sub-units and teams, take lead in coaching and mentoring, guide team to develop new templates, systems, and SOPs and update the BDU Manual.
  4. Lead client presentations and negotiate on successful bids. Plan and implement handover of key bid documents of successful bids to Projects Management Office/PMU.
  5. Guide and supervise communication team/focal point for branding and marketing activities, organize partners, and maintain regular contact with key stakeholders.
  6. Lead/supervise development, updating, and dissemination of AAN’s communication and expand databases developed for consultants/experts, bid writers

Qualifications, Experience and Desired Skills

  1. At-least Masters’ degree preferably in Management/Social sciences from reputed international/national university.
  2. At least 7 years of work experience in development/consulting business.
  3. Exposure to international business development particularly in the development sector.
  4. Excellent communications skills in English, Urdu and others.
  5. Must be meticulous, a lateral thinker and have networking experience.

How to apply

Interested candidates should send their cover letters and CVs (in English) to [email protected] with Subject Line : Head of Department/ Manager (BDU)


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