Business Development Consultant

PACT Overview

A global nonprofit with experience in more than 60 countries, Pact fosters thriving, resilient communities that chart their own development paths. We deliver solutions that are rooted in evidence and driven by data.

Department

Public Business Development (PUBD) - The Business Development team drives Pact's mission forward by leading the pursuit and capture of new funding from U.S. government, foundation, corporate, and institutional funders. The team leads across all parts of the fundraising cycle, from early opportunity identification, teaming strategy, and positioning, through proposal design, technical writing, and pricing. BD staff lead the proposal process end-to-end, while partnering closely with technical practice leads, country teams, and finance to build competitive, compliant bids. Ideal candidates stay organized and effective under proposal deadlines, adapt quickly when requirements or priorities, and bring a collaborative, collegial spirit to cross-team work.

Position Overview

The consultant will provide support across the business development lifecycle, including pre-positioning, proposal design, management, writing, and packaging. Applicants should review the Scope of Work carefully and ensure that their application clearly demonstrates relevant experience and technical capability to complete the required tasks and deliverables.

All applicants must be eligible to work and receive payments in the country where services are performed and must not appear on any U.S. Government or United Nations sanctions or debarment lists.

Applications must be submitted in iCIMS by Wednesday, July 8, 2026. Late or incomplete submissions may not be considered.

Required documentation:

• Resume/CV
• Summary of donor and proposal management experience, including recent proposals managed
• Proposed daily rate
• Optional writing sample

Please indicate in your application your availability and daily proposed rate, consistent with the anticipated contract type.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead pre-positioning with technical experts
• Build and manage relationships with international and local partners
• Manage proposals and provide quality assurance, such as facilitating bid conversations, organizing gate reviews, and ensuring that proposals meet funder requirements
• Facilitate design sessions and draft proposal outlines
• Write proposal sections, such as management plans and capability statements
• Coordinate inputs from proposal teams members and partners; ensure that proposal deadlines are met
• Collaborate with pricing leads in reviewing budgets to ensure alignment with technical proposal and in copyediting budget narratives
• Conduct final editing and formatting for proposals to ensure responsiveness to solicitation requirements and evaluation criteria
• Package high-quality proposals, including annexes and other attachments, for submission at least 48 hours before funder due dates

Basic Requirements

• At least 10 years of business development experience, with at least 5 years managing proposals
• Experience developing proposals for S. Government, especially USAID, U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Department of Labor, as well as other bilateral donors and multilateral institutions
• Experience in at least one of Pact’s technical areas in an international development context
• Attention to detail and ability to meet rapid deadlines
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with foundations and corporate funders

Evaluation Criteria

Pact will evaluate applicants using the following criteria:

Criteria

Score (Out of 100 total pts.)

Cost competitiveness and value

20

Relevant experience and qualifications

50

Funder experience and familiarity with funder requirements

30

Total:

100

Pact will evaluate applications using a best-value determination, considering both technical quality and cost reasonableness.

Terms and Conditions

Disclaimers

• Pact reserves the right to modify by written notice the terms of this solicitation at any time in its sole discretion. Pact may cancel the solicitation at any time.
• Pact may reject any or all proposals received.
• Issuance of solicitation does not constitute award commitment by Pact.
• Pact reserves the right to disqualify any quotation based on applicant’s failure to follow solicitation instructions.
• Pact will not compensate applicants for their response to the solicitation.
• Pact reserves the right to issue an award based on initial evaluation of applications without further discussion.
• Pact may choose to award only part of the Scope of Work in the solicitation or to issue multiple awards the scope of work.
• Pact reserves the right to waive minor proposal deficiencies that can be corrected prior to award determination to promote competition.
• Pact may contact applicants to confirm information and that the proposal was submitted for this solicitation.
• Pact may contact past performance references without notice to the applicant. Pact also reserves the right to contact other past performance information sources that the applicant did not list in the proposal.
• By submitting a proposal, the applicant confirms they understand the terms and conditions.
• Information pertaining to and obtained from the applicant as a result of participation in this solicitation is confidential. The applicant consents to the disclosure of the documents submitted by the applicants to the reviewers involved in the selection process. Please note that all reviewers are bound by non-disclosure agreements.
• Pact reserves the right to issue an award subject to donor approval or funding availability.
• Applicants must immediately disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest with Pact or its staff.