Adam Smith International is opening a Southern Africa corporate office as part of its further investment in the Southern Africa region. It is looking to build the new team through appointing a Manager within the new Southern Africa Team.
You will play a key role in business development and subsequent project management, in particular to:
- Lead on market research effort, for example market sizing and analysis of client strategies;
- Support in the creation of ASI’s Southern Africa strategy;
- Map key potential stakeholders in countries of interest and maintain close communications with ASI’s Country Coordinators;
- Establish and nurture relationships with those stakeholder counterparts;
- Prepare technical and financial proposals and Expressions of Interest;
- Devise innovative and successful approaches to proposals and projects;
- Convey the quality of our approach and of our teams compellingly to donors and clients through writing and delivering clear, accessible and well-structured documents and presentations;
- Plan and coordinate effort across proposal teams and provide effective bid leadership;
- Lead in the assembly of technical teams who can deliver these approaches effectively;
- Ensure the financial requirements of the firm are met in our proposals, including good planning and budgeting and negotiating effectively with associate consultants and sub-contractors;
- Build effective relationships with clients from a wide range of professional and cultural backgrounds;
- Manage the successful delivery of projects won by Southern Africa;
- Communicate the key risks and issues, updates and milestones to project directors and stakeholders clearly, concisely and in a timely fashion;
- Maintain awareness of and conversance with Southern Africa governance topics;
- Develop skills in selected technical advisory areas and seek to apply them in practical project situations.
Job Location
Pretoria, , South Africa
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