Cordaid | Bid Manager
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Omschrijving
More than 1.9 billion people live in these regions. Their quest is universal: to live in dignity. Cordaid addresses the root causes of fragility. We listen to people’s needs and support locally-led programmes to strengthen and improve healthcare, education, agrifood and justice systems. Where disaster strikes, we join our partners in humanitarian action.
Cordaid is rooted in the Netherlands and has office branches in 15 countries in Africa and Asia with decades of in-country expertise. Approximately 1,000 employees dedicate themselves every day to fulfilling Cordaid’s mission. We are also a member of international networks and alliances, such as Caritas Internationalis, ACT Alliance, and CIDSE. Cordaid is looking for a:
Bid Manager
(36 hours, based in The Hague)
‘Champions League’ Bid Management, is how you can describe the level of bid management in the current international development sector. Competition is skilled, experienced and there is a lot of it. There are hundreds of opportunities per year, but you make the difference with your knowledge about institutional donor needs and priorities and your ability to connect these to what Cordaid has to offer. We try to work as efficient as possible and only respond to opportunities where we have a serious chance of winning. The challenge is yours to increase our winning chances, and to ensure that funding opportunities lead to good contracts for Cordaid.
You will not be on your own, but you will be part of the Institutional Funding and Donor Relations department, the heart of all Cordaid’s institutional funding efforts. The department, together with the country offices, is tasked by realising Cordaid’s income ambitions through high quality bid management and relationship management that leads to warm opportunities for Cordaid.
What you do
As a bid manager you lead complex institutional donor grant- and/or tender procedures (500K – 10+ million). Main donors of Cordaid are EU, UN, bilateral donors, etc. It will be your responsibility to make sure that all required information is available as input for the proposal and budget. Through your expert coordination of the entire process, you arrive together with the core team, at a bid strategy that fully aligns (both qualitatively and quantitatively) with the donor needs and requirements. You are responsible for the final review of the complete proposal before it is submitted, ensuring the bid is competitive, compliant and compelling to donors. You do this by:
- Strict management for each opportunity, in line with donor compliance and regulations and internal requirements
- Functionally lead a multidisciplinary bid team, mostly consisting of a writer, a content and context expert, a project controller, a planning, monitoring and evaluation expert, and a donor relation manager
- Selecting relevant partners to cooperate with, pro-actively engage with them to ensure their necessary input, and effectively negotiate the budget division to ensure the donor guidelines and Cordaid’s financial standards are met as well as a fair share for the partners.
- Contract negotiations to ensure a financially viable contract, when a bid is awarded, including a sound risk analysis and mitigation strategy
- Developing and maintaining good relationships with relevant donors; analyse trends and priorities of these donors; translating them into viable opportunities for Cordaid.
- Supporting and coaching colleagues in the field who take up the role of bid manager
Who you are
- You have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in social sciences, international development, business administration, communications or equivalent.
- 5-10 years of experience in a similar role with extensive knowledge of bid management processes.
- You have strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to persuade and connect with others
- You have a track record with institutional and/or humanitarian donors and foundations in the international development sector
- You have experience with calls for proposals of various sizes and know how to achieve successful awards by choosing the right strategy.
- You easily take on overall responsibility in a bid process, and with your structured approach, you set clear directions.
- You know how to effectively review proposals and budgets and are not afraid to be critical and are a master in giving constructive feedback.
- You are fluent in English and preferably also in French, Dutch and Arabic is a pre;
- You recognize yourself in Cordaid’s mission and values.
What we offer
- a responsible position in a global organization with a focus on social impact;
- Hybrid working, NS-businesscard; opportunity to travel (average 2 trips per year) good working conditions;
- a gross monthly salary of € 4118, – up to € 5953, – based on a 36-hour week (excluding 8% vacation allowance and 8.3% end of year allowance), depending on years of relevant experience;
- a position for 1 year with the possibility of extension, starting as soon as possible.
More information
Cordaid is fully committed to a safe working environment and the highest integrity standards. To read more on our commitment to Integrity, click here: https://www.cordaid.org/en/who-we-are/integrity-and-code-of-conduct/ An integrity screening will be part of this application procedure. Cordaid signed up to the IASC Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
HVFC International is exclusively assisting the Cordaid in sourcing the ideal candidate. To apply, please send your resume and cover letter in English to recruitment@hvfc-international.com. For any inquiries, feel free to reach out to Han at han@hvfc-international.com or +31 6 47 661 881
Applicants must be nationals of an European Union member State, or have a valid work permit for the European Union and reside currently in The Netherlands.
Applications will be processed on a rolling basis, early submissions will receive priority consideration.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.