Job Description

WHAT YOU LL DO

As a Manager focused on International Development within BCG s Social Impact Practice Area (PA), you will support the growth of BCG s work with a range of donors, development finance institutions (DFIs) and foundations; with a strong initial focus on the UK FCDO. This will involve a diverse range of responsibilities and tasks, including:

• Business development: supporting the management of the international development pipeline, including go/no-go decisions, consortium development and bid positioning; the development of capability statements, expressions of interest and management of bid assets (CVs etc); coordinating the development of bids, including writing key sections.
• Programme management: helping ensure BCG s donor funded projects are delivered on time, to budget and with strong impact; that this is recognised by the client and wider stakeholders; and that all reporting and compliance obligations are met.
• Commercial management: developing commercial strategies, producing commercial proposals, determining how to price, managing pricing schedules.
• Financial management: coordinating programme financial forecasting, budget development and invoicing; assessing the financial viability of programmes; and ensuring all client and BCG reporting and finance metrics are achieved.

You will build on BCG s existing portfolio of international development work, which covers: numerous countries in Africa, South and South East Asia; topics ranging across economic development, climate and sustainability, agriculture, infrastructure, energy, health and education; priority donors, including FCDO, USAID, JICA, WB, ADB, AfDB, GIZ, KfW and Gates; and which features flagship programmes such as the FCDO funded Growth Gateway, a \xc2\xa328m project to support trade and investment achieve economic growth and development impact in low and middle income countries globally. 1

You will work within the wider Social Impact Practice Area, which seeks to make BCG the most positively impactful company in the world. We are pursuing this ambition by working across sectors to build a sustainable business for BCG, leveraging BCG s commitment to impact investment alongside our clients and partners. We are scaling BCG s work with public and social sector organizations across key topics, helping to solve the world s greatest challenges. And we are pioneering work on socially transformative business based on the belief that we can transform how business views competitive advantage and uncover ways to make solving some of society s most pressing problems profitable and therefore scalable.

You can find more information at Social Impact Consulting & Strategy BCG .

1 Growth Gateway - Supporting two-way trade and investment between the UK and the world

YOU RE GOOD AT

• Winning large donor-funded international development bids, particularly FCDO
• Ensuring large donor-funded International development project achieve their targets and deliver significant impact
• Meeting the expectations of clients, beneficiaries and internal stakeholders on donor funded project implementation, particularly for FCDO
• Developing commercial and pricing strategies which are competitive but still achieve internal profit objectives
• Quickly adapting to new ideas, picking up complex concepts and understanding issues across a range of topics and sectors
• Self-starting with a strong work ethic, entrepreneurial drive to work autonomously and in a multinational team
• Operating effectively in a matrix organization with the ability to prioritize and make decisions
• Working independently to identify the need for, scope, gain endorsement and drive implementation of relevant initiatives
• Leading others, including senior colleagues, in clarifying problems and developing solutions by building cross business partnerships - building consensus, persuading and influencing

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

• 6-8 years of relevant experience in international development, ideally working for a development consultancy
• Relevant Master s degree preferred
• Experience managing large donor funded programmes, including FCDO
• Experience leading the development of donor funded bids across a range of sectors, including writing technical and non-technical sections, particularly for FCDO
• Experience developing commercial strategies and proposals for donor funded bids, including for FCDO
• Networks and relationships across the international development sector, deep understanding of the international development consultancy market
• Ability to lead teams or a defined work area with varied level of complexity as well as build the capacity of others
• Ability to independently resolve diverse problems and establish guidelines
• Exceptional organizational, planning and project management skills; strong at conceptualization, follow-through, ownership and accountability
• Ability to effectively influence and work with senior stakeholders
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Strong commercial acumen
• Advanced knowledge in Outlook, Word and Excel

YOU LL WORK WITH

• The central International Development team, particularly the International Development Director, Julian Toogood
• The wider Social Impact Practice Area (SI PA), particularly the SI PA Development Impact Director, Kim Rajimans
• Our donor, DFI and foundation client teams, particularly the FCDO client team
• Our international offices, with a focus on Africa, India and South-East Asia
• Our global technical Practice Areas e.g. in economic development, climate and sustainability, health, education, infrastructure
• Our support functions, including finance and HR

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This role sits within the cross-cutting Management & Operations (M&O) cadre, within the Social Impact Practice Area. M&O team members keep BCG s industry and functional Practice Areas operating responsively and efficiently. As a member of this team, you will contribute directly to the success of our business through the tasks outlined above. There are also opportunities to be included in the delivery teams implementing our projects, providing content and technical expertise, as well as management inputs.

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