New Business Development Consultant – US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

OVERVIEW 

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Banyan Global is a women-owned small business and development consulting firm, founded on the principle that integrating expertise and experience from the development community and private sector will achieve a broad and lasting impact. Our unique team comprises seasoned private sector and international development professionals. We are seeking experienced New Business Development Consultants with expertise in pursuing opportunities across United States government agencies, particularly the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Global Health Center) to provide intermittent support over the next 3-6 months. This role will help expand our footprint, driving new opportunities, and managing complex procurement processes across multiple regions and sectors, particularly in global health security. Leveraging your knowledge of international development trends and government procurement processes, you will lead or support efforts to identify and pursue new business opportunities to secure contracts and partnerships.

• Opportunity Identification: Identify and evaluate procurement opportunities with US government agencies, particularly global health security opportunities with the CDC.
• Bid Strategy Development: Develop, execute, and or support innovative capture strategies to win contracts in the US and abroad.
• Proposal Management: Lead or support the preparation of responses to government EOIs, RFPs, RFQs, and other procurement documents. Ensure proposals meet the compliance standards and are tailored to the specific needs of the client.
• Relationship Building & Networking: Foster strong partnerships to strategically strengthen competitiveness of bids.
• Market Intelligence & Analysis: Conduct market research on evolving funding opportunities across the US government and internationally.
• Collaboration with Internal Teams: Collaborate with senior leadership to align business development efforts with strategic growth areas.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience: 5+ years of business development experience with a focus on government-funded opportunities for international development programming globally. Proven success in winning contracts with numerous U.S. government agencies. Experience pursuing and winning global health funding with CDC’s Global Health Center required.
• International Development Knowledge: In-depth understanding of international health security. Knowledge of development funding mechanisms, donor policies, and procurement processes.
• Government Procurement Expertise: Strong familiarity with the government procurement process, including GSA schedules, FAR, DFARS, and other federal and state contracting procedures.
• Proposal Expertise: Demonstrated experience in leading or supporting collaborative and effective proposal development processes ensuring compliance with RFP/RFQ guidelines and donor requirements.
• Relationship Management: Proven ability to identify and engage with senior-level stakeholders to identify and pursue partnership opportunities.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft persuasive proposals and effectively communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, International Development, Public Policy, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience working with international development organizations such as DOS, CDC, DOC, DFC,DFAT, the United Nations, World Bank, or other bilateral and multilateral donors.
• Familiarity with international development tools, systems, and portals used for bidding (e.g., e-Buy, SAMS, AusTender).