Assistant Manager for Business Development Unit – Burlington, VT

Tetra Tech International Development is currently accepting expressions of interest from qualified candidates for a full-time Assistant Manager to join its Business Development Unit (BDU).

The Assistant Manager is accountable for providing administrative support and developing specialized knowledge on best practices of proposal development and subcontractor management at all stages of the proposal cycle. Applicants should be open to periodic international travel for new business development as post-pandemic health and safety conditions allow and should be able to take on assignments that may involve 2-3 weeks from home in developing countries.

This position will be based in Burlington, Vermont.

Responsibilities:

* Provide the highest levels of administrative and management support across the proposal lifecycle;

* Coordinate (US-based and foreign) subcontractor relationships, and manage subcontractor proposal inputs, including qualifications statements, past performance references and budgets;

* Undertake analytical and research tasks to support technical proposal development to achieve results related to strengthening democracy and governance, environment and land and natural resources management, agricultural development, water and sanitation, women’s empowerment, and other key development outcomes;

* Support efforts to recruit high-quality candidates and present them effectively in proposals;

* Conduct compliance checks and gap analysis of proposals against client requirements;

* Support pre-proposal capture work, including desk-based research and overseas, on-the-ground preparation;

* Learn Tetra Tech’s proposal best practices and actively support the maintenance and continual improvement of proposal processes and related tool; and,

* Provide ad-hoc support for BDU’s pipeline information management and market intelligence gathering efforts.

Qualifications:

* Bachelor’s degree, preferably in an area related to one of the firm’s practice areas, required;

* Minimum of either two years of professional experience or a Master’s degree preferred;

* International experience, including with Peace Corps or at an international development consulting firm or NGO preferred;

* Polished writing abilities and capacity to synthesize large volumes of information into key messages;

* French and/or Spanish strongly preferred;

* Experience with budget development and analysis;

* Must be an energetic, enthusiastic, and positive collaborative team player; and

* U.S. citizenship or a valid U.S. work permit is mandatory.