Principal Business Development Consultant

About the role

We are currently seeking a Principal Business Development Consultant to take a technical and strategic lead on business development for large-scale opportunities within Sub Saharan Africa region.

The Principal Business Development Consultant will play a leading role securing new, high-value, strategically important opportunities through providing leadership across the region, supporting Senior Consultants, the regional Senior Management Team and Consultancy with the identification, cultivation and winning of new contract opportunities. You will oversee and be accountable for the end to end management of the proposal process within the region, drive and support the design and quality assurance of our high-impact education solutions that work at scale, and how we communicate them and provide bid oversight, ensuring the quality of funding proposals within the region meets the highest internal standards. You will also provide high-level leadership and quality assurance of regional business growth strategy, implementation and Client Relationship Management (CRM).

We are interested in hearing from individuals with strong experience working on business development, technical knowledge of educational systems and policy issues in the region, a strong skill-set around business design, communication and stakeholder management. Experience of successful contract bidding and the ability to deliver/quality assure high-scoring proposals and good knowledge of public procurement and sales processes with international donors (FCDO, USAID, UNICEF) is essential. You should have a passion for leading, managing and developing multi-disciplinary teams to meet or exceed delivery targets and achieve client satisfaction.

The position will be based in any of our SSA offices in Ethiopia/Kenya/Rwanda/Zimbabwe/Sierra Leone, with frequent travel to the regional office in Nairobi, Kenya and to the global Headquarters office in Reading, UK.

Application process: Once you click apply you will be required to complete an online application form and upload your CV.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to close our vacancies early.

About the organisation

Education Development Trust is a leading education services charity working in over 80 countries. We have over 50 years’ experience delivering high impact large-scale education programmes, influential consultancy and running and a global public education research programme. Together, these enable us to help transform school systems worldwide and fulfil Education Development Trust’s mission.

Education Development Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate must be willing to undergo an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service.