Options Consultancy Services Limited is a leading global health consultancy established in 1992 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Marie Stopes International. We manage health programmes that ensure vulnerable women and children can access the high quality health services they need. We work with partners to co-create and implement locally informed solutions to complex health problems. This includes governments, development partners, NGOs, civil society and health workers. Our programming is flexible, evidence-based and politically informed. This means we adapt to changing contexts, use data to inform our decisions and ensure our approach is appropriate. Our focus is always on building local skills and systems that last.

We’re recruiting for a Business Development Coordinator to support the work of our busy New Business and Partnerships team. You will be a self-starter, contributing actively to the growth and development of the organisation and supporting the delivery of high quality proposals and tenders.

Responsibilities 

The position will work within the New Business and Partnerships team to provide crucial support to a range of business development activities, including online research to identify new opportunities and support to the development and production of proposals to secure new business for Options. Options has a long-standing relationship with the UK Department for International Development and is a prime contract holder under the UK Government International Multi-Disciplinary Programme (IMDP) Framework. We also work in partnership with foundations, multilaterals and charities.

Your main areas of work will include:

• Identification and scoping of new business opportunities
• Support to development of pre-qualifications and full proposals to a range of institutional and foundation donors
• Support to framework management and delivery, including on-going learning and process refinement
• General administrative support, including maintenance of electronic filing and corporate systems, support to meetings, conducting desk research to support business intelligence

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject (Business and Management, International Development, Public Health or similar)
• Experience working collaboratively ideally working in a professional office environment
• Interest in and knowledge of health and international development issues
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent accuracy, attention to detail and good proof reading skills
• Advanced level user of Microsoft Office particularly Word and Excel, with the ability to format documents, work with document styles and create tables of contents
• Excellent research skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to establish and maintain positive working relationships
• Ability to plan work and manage time to meet deadlines
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Ability to cope with conflicting tasks and work under pressure
• Ability to work flexibly, and adapt to changing work situations
• Fluency in written and spoken English

• Options is an equal opportunities employer

• Overseas candidates require a valid UK work permit
• Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.

Benefits

Options offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous annual leave allowance, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and a performance related bonus scheme.