Call for New Business Development Consultants

Chemonics International; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Chemonics International seeks experienced consultants to support capture, proposal, and market development for anticipated donor-funded programs worldwide. Assignments may be short-term, remote, travel-based, or hybrid, with a network of professionals engaged as opportunities arise.

Roles range from mid-level to senior-level, involving proposal management, technical writing, market analysis, and partner recruitment across sectors and donors.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years (mid-level) or 8 years (senior-level) of relevant professional experience.
• Experience with USG, DFAT, FCDO, MCC, State Department, USTDA, World Bank, ADB, or other federal/intl donors.
• Experience in one or more priority technical areas with priority language skills a plus.
• Strong analytical, writing, editing, coordination, and communication skills.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines in fast-paced environments.
• Experience working across multiple countries, stakeholders, and remote or hybrid teams.

Responsibilities

• Support opportunity qualification and win strategy development
• Draft, edit, and review technical proposal content
• Conduct client, market, and competitor research
• Identify and recruit key personnel and subject matter experts
• Facilitate partner engagement and teaming discussions
• Support proposal production, compliance checks, and submission processes
• Conduct pink team, red team, and final quality reviews
• Represent Chemonics during client engagement and market research activities, as appropriate

Skills

Proposal management

Partner recruitment

Technical writing

Capture management

Cost proposals

Job description

Call for New Business Development Consultants

Chemonics International is seeking experienced consultants to support capture, proposal, and market development activities for anticipated donor-funded programs worldwide. We are building a network of highly qualified professionals who can be engaged on a short-term basis to support business development efforts across a range of sectors and clients, including bilateral and multilateral donors, foundations, development finance institutions, and private-sector partners.

Assignments may range from a few days to several months and may be remote, travel-based, or hybrid depending on opportunity needs.

Areas of Support:

We are particularly interested in consultants across two broad levels of support:

• Mid-level: for consultants with proven experience managing proposal processes end to end, recruiting experts and project managers, writing proposal sections, identifying and onboard partners, managing capture efforts, developing cost/commercial proposals, etc.
• Senior-level: for consultants with proven experience writing technical volumes, leading technical strategy development and input in specialized areas, leading proposal efforts, reviewing proposal contents, leading strategic positioning, conducting market research and other analysis, etc.

Priority Technical Areas include:

• Monitoring, evaluation, research, learning, and adaptive management
• Economic growth, private sector development/engagement, trade, investment and workforce development/economic opportunity
• Governance, public sector reform, diplomacy, and statecraft
• Climate adaptation, resilience, energy, infrastructure, and extractives
• Digital transformation, emerging technologies, data systems, cybersecurity, AI-enabled tools and technology and semiconductor supply chains
• Emergency management, stabilization, crisis response, and operating under shocks
• Energy transition and energy security
• Critical minerals and responsible supply chains
• Health systems strengthening and global health security
• Civil space commercialization and space-sector development
• Human rights, labor rights, and responsible business conduct

Priority Language Skills (preferred, not required):

• Spanish
• French

Responsibilities – Depending on assignment needs, consultants may:

• Support opportunity qualification and win strategy development
• Draft, edit, and review technical proposal content
• Conduct client, market, and competitor research
• Identify and recruit key personnel and subject matter experts
• Facilitate partner engagement and teaming discussions
• Support proposal production, compliance checks, and submission processes
• Conduct pink team, red team, and final quality reviews
• Represent Chemonics during client engagement and market research activities, as appropriate

Qualifications

Successful candidates will typically have:

• At least 5 years (mid-level) or 8 years (senior-level) of relevant professional experience
• Experience with USG, DFAT, FCDO, MCC, State Department, USTDA, Department of Labor, World Bank, ADB, or other federal clients and international donors
• Experience in one or more priority technical areas with priority language skills a plus
• Strong analytical, writing, editing, coordination, and communication skills
• Ability to work under tight deadlines in fast-paced environments
• Experience working across multiple countries, stakeholders, and remote or hybrid teams

About Chemonics

Chemonics is a global partner that helps governments, businesses, and organizations deliver results in complex environments. With more than 50 years of experience, we bring together local presence, technical expertise, and the ability to implement at scale