With a population of over 150 million people, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. Political unrest, poor governance and corruption have led to decades of water shortages, while the population has increased rapidly. Though there is surface and ground water, rapid population growth, particularly in urban areas, has not been supported with additional resources. Only 11% of people have access to safe sanitation and 42% live without access to clean water. Funding for water, sanitation and hygiene is low and there is little coordination within the government. The poorest and most marginalised people live in unofficial slum settlements using expensive private services. – See more at: http://www.wateraid.org/ng/where-we-work#sthash.qlZ9kVLO.dpuf
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Location: Lagos
- Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit, Project Management
About the Role:
- As the Senior Bid Manager in the Bid Management Team, you will support the development of winning proposals to deliver strong growth in our restricted funding pipeline.
- In this role you will lead the bid development process for large complex institutional grants and commercial tenders, working closely with key stakeholders including internal WaterAid colleagues in London and in-country, as well as external partners towards achievement of WaterAid’s strategic programme objectives in priority countries.
You’ll also:
- Support or coordinate the project design process
- Work with country finance teams to build and review project budgets that reflect the technical design
- Design and deliver training to strengthen capacity of colleagues in Country Programmes and regional teams in proposal development
- Support the global restricted funding community of practice, developing tools and processes, and advocating for industry best practice
About You:
- Significant experience as a bid manager, ideally with a track record of successful bidding for development projects in low-income countries
- Experience negotiating with partners in complex consortia
- Experience developing and negotiating proposal budgets
- Ability to design and deliver training, and help embed practices across a complex organisation
- Excellent business acumen and ability to influence others
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy
