Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 10 Sep 2017
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
Business Development Manager
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £39,897 - £50,466 per annum
Location: London
Ref: FIN/05/17
The UK’s leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues.
About us
ODI (www.odi.org.uk) aims to inspire and inform policy and practice to reduce poverty by locking together high-quality applied research and practical policy advice.
We are looking for a Business Development Manager to own and develop central Business Development within ODI.
The Business Development Manager will use their extensive knowledge and experience of business development to drive improvement across the organisation. The role will own and be responsible for developing institutional guidance and policies relating to business development. They will work closely with the Business Development Managers within Clusters and the Finance team to ensure that teams have the support and information that they need to operate effectively, sharing best practice and raising standards. They will be responsible for creating systems and policies that support the development of a professional business development function within ODI. They will also have line management responsibility for the Project Accounting team and the Legal and Commercial Contracting Administrator.
Education/knowledge
Extensive knowledge of coordinating proposals and bids.
Evidence of financial literacy and knowledge of budgeting.
Experience
Substantial experience of developing and managing bids and proposals
Experience of working with budgets and other financial management information systems
Experience of providing financial information for senior stakeholders including Management (e.g. SLT) or external donors
Experience of managing a team
Skills/Abilities
Developing bids and proposals
High level of numeracy
Advanced IT skills, particularly Word, Excel and accountancy software packages
Good written and oral communication skills, including ability to communicate complex information to both financial and non-financial stakeholders at both Senior and junior level
Experience of providing support to stakeholders and customers
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to prioritise and organise work flexibly in a fast-moving environment meeting multiple deadlines with multiple stakeholders
Ability to manage and develop a team
Closing date: 10 September 2017
Interview Date:Week Commencing 18th September 2017**
ODI is an equal opportunities employer Charity Reg. No.228248
How to apply:
For more information, please download an application pack from our website at [www.odi.org.uk/jobs](http://www.odi.org.uk/jobs](http://www.odi.org.uk/jobs)**). If you are experiencing difficulties downloading, please telephone 020 3327 7290 or email humanresources@odi.org.uk.