Senior Manager (IDAS) – Bid Manager/ Technical Bid Writer
Position Summary
We are currently looking for a Bid Manager/Technical-Senior
Manager writer with experience in the international development sector to join
our exceptional team. The ideal candidate will have proven experience of
managing and designing highly effective, successful proposals and bids
including technical solutions and articulating compelling responses to formal
tenders and unsolicited proposals. Working within a highly dynamic and
supportive team, and reporting to the IDAS Africa Partner, the candidate will
build strong relationships not only with all areas of the business, but with
clients, partners, and associates, across a broad range of thematic areas
within the KPMG IDAS’ Africa and global networks.
Responsibilities
- Proactively
support IDAS Africa Business Development to maintain and manage the
opportunities pipeline by reading, researching and analyzing early
intelligence and calls for proposal for go, no/go decision making
considering win themes and USP.
- Leading
and taking ownership of the bid process – from forming bid teams,
developing strategies, managing inputs, leading story boarding sessions,
researching and crafting compelling technical responses and coordinating
the commercial strategy and inputs.
- Supporting
the sector and pillar leaders to manage and coordinate proposal inputs
from technical and consortium partners as well as key stakeholders.
- Ensuring
mandatory compliance requirements are met for all proposals in line with
donor requirements.
- Managing
plan timelines and ensuring bid processes are on track in line with
proposal deadlines and ensuring adequate processes and touch points for
validation and review of technical and commercial bid submission.
- Proactively
managing and updating the pipeline, providing reports to management on
scheduled and ad hoc requests.
- Ensure
full compliance with KPMG’s quality, risk, and management requirements.
- Adopting
a continuous learning culture by holding proposal debriefs and lesson
learning sessions
- Participating
in and contributing to discussions and meetings on strategies on pipeline
and bid development.
- Supporting,
developing and enhancing innovative operational processes for end-to-end
bid management, including the use of technology to achieve efficiency.
- Any
other business development tasks that will be assigned to you.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in economics, international relations, or a related field.
- Master’s
degree in any field will be an added advantage.
- Over
10 years’ experience of managing and writing winning bids in response to
tenders for donor-funded international development programs, including any
of the following: the UK FCDO, USAID, World Bank EU, foundations, and
other bilateral and multilateral donors.
- Sound
knowledge and experience of the requirements of major donors including key
strategies, procurement processes, eligibility requirements and compliance
management.
- Experience
of risk management procedures.
- Experience
with commercial aspects of bid management.
Personal attributes:
- Ability
to lead, develop and manage bid coordination through the entire bid
process including quality assurance and risk management.
- Good
written and verbal communication, numeracy, presentation and analytical
skills.
- An
eye for detail
- Exceptional
team leadership and management capability.
- Excellent
management and planning skills
- Goal
driven and results oriented mindset.
- Multicultural
skills to operate across diverse African jurisdictions.
- Resilience,
tenacity, and the ability to handle difficult client conversations.
- Comfort
with multitasking, flexibility, open-mindedness, and the ability to make
quick decisions.
- Unquestionable
integrity.
We offer:
- An
exciting opportunity to work with a Big 4 firm on cutting edge clients
across Africa.
- Continuous
learning and development.
- Exposure
to multi-disciplinary client service teams.
- Unrivalled
space to grow and be innovative.
- Opportunity
for international travel.
How to Apply
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