THE COMPANY:

ARK Group is a stabilisation and development company committed to empowering local communities and beneficiaries in conflict, post-conflict, and fragile areas through the provision of evidence-based programmatic interventions, policy recommendations, research and capacity-building. Working with and through local communities, we seek to understand and then mitigate the negative effects of conflict and instability, enhancing social social cohesion and resilience whist promoting human security, development and economic opportunity with a focus on the following UN Sustainable Development Goals – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, Gender Equality and Partnerships for the Goals.

ARK’s approach combines mixed-methods research with strong, consistent engagement with local communities and stakeholders to bridge the gap between the aspirations of local communities and the priorities of governmental and multilateral actors, thus informing the design and implementation of relevant interventions. Utilising innovative quantitative and qualitative methodologies to generate data, we deliver, monitor, evaluate and learn from our programming.

ARK believes in enabling local communities to realise their aspirations and potential through the participatory design of projects and programmes that address the drivers and causes of conflict and instability. We are responsive and accountable to the communities we work in because so many of our staff and partners are from those communities.

We value inclusive, academically-rigorous, ethically-driven research and participatory design. We are innovators and incubators, finding and nurturing solutions in cooperation with our partners, whilst seeking to bridge the gap between our donors and the communities they wish to support. To the traditional project management disciplines of Economy, Effectiveness Efficiency and Equity, we add Empathy.

With over twenty nationalities in the company, we embrace diversity, nurture opportunity and leverage the youthful enthusiasm of our staff, whilst drawing on the experience and expertise of our more senior staff. We believe in hard work, delivering results that everyone can be proud of, and caring for each other. Our staff are our biggest asset and their welfare is our first priority.

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

The purpose of this position will be to provide support services across ARK’s Business Development team. This includes supporting project and proposal design and drafting, opportunity tracking, competitor analysis, market research and information management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Opportunity tracking: The selected candidate will work with ARK’s Senior Management and Operations Team to identify framework and related business development opportunities. The candidate will monitor framework call-down requests, expressions of interest and terms of reference for potential projects and keep up-to-date with all developments on frameworks and other market developments, include partner identification and competitor analysis. The BD Officer will maintain tracking of all opportunities and regularly update the SMT on the BD portfolio.

Bidding process: The selected candidate will conduct background research covering a range of different geographies and thematics, including stabilisation, conflict and peacebuilding, development, social cohesion and strategic communications. He/she will be required to coordinate bid processes and author bid sections under the supervision of the BD Lead and in coordination with relevant colleagues and partners. The BD officer will ensure that appropriate internal and external review teams are in place and that all content is provided to them on time.

Information management: The selected candidate will support the aggregation of learning within the department and developing more streamlined knowledge management processes surrounding core thematics and geographies. This includes coordinating with project teams to ensure examples of successful implementation and best practice are kept updated and contributing to ARK’s pool of Subject Matter Experts.

REQUIREMENTS:

Essential

  • Relevant university education in the social sciences (political science, international development, etc);
  • Strong analytical ability and excellent writer (in English)
  • Well organised with strong attention to detail
  • Performs effectively under pressure and manages time well respecting deadlines

  • Strong communicator that works well as part of a team

Desirable

  • Previous experience working for international organisations, previous business development experience highly desirable

  • Previous experience working on donor funded projects and programmes.

ARK Group places human dignity at the centre of its development and stabilisation work and is thus committed to the protection from sexual exploitation and abuse of children and adults. All ARK employees and related-personnel are expected to share this commitment, and only those who also uphold these values will be recruited as part of our team. This vacancy is therefore subject to a range of due diligence checks.

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