The Business Development Director is a permanent leadership-level, key position at AACS Consulting. Working directly with the President and CEO, and other directors and country partner organizations, the successful incumbent will be a senior professional with advanced written and spoken communication skills and proven capabilities in preparing competitive proposals, concept notes, strategies, agreements, and other relevant documents.

The Business Development Director will be supported by and responsible for remotely supervising a Business Development Manager and the Company’s Marketing and Communications team.

More specifically, key duties for the role will include, but not be limited to:
• Craft measurable, well-informed short- and long-term business development action plans in consultation with the President and CEO of AACS Consulting.
• Develop in-depth knowledge of Company offerings and business interests to identify viable business opportunities across several countries.
• Lead Business Development efforts in collaboration with the Business Development Manager, presenting timely, in-depth market research on emerging market trends and opportunities.
• Earnestly develop and manage local and international strategic partnerships, networks, associations, and memberships to grow Company business.
• Take the lead in developing, reviewing, and finalizing quality business plans, proposals, and budgets for new project opportunities.
• Manage proposal response process, including detailed RFP requirements, content creation, and gathering and finalizing inputs from various sources
• Review existing proposal development content and approach; propose improved proposal development approach that ensures smoother and more efficient proposal development process
• Conduct and coordinate meetings, calls, and communications between leadership, management, and clients in all project stages
• Act as the Company’s face both online and offline, representing the best of AACS Consulting and advancing the image and reputation of the Company with clients, donors, vendors, and host country governments.
• Identify opportunities to develop and strengthen relationships to advance the business of AACS Consulting. This can mean building cross-functional teams within AACS Consulting by connecting personnel across department lines or managing external vendor and supplier relations.
• Maintain regular contacts with past, existing, and new clients to create and explore new opportunities.
• Research and reach out to organizations and individuals to identify and influence new opportunities.
• Identify new markets and areas for Company business expansion.
• Attend conferences, meetings, and industry events to keep abreast of industrial and contextual dynamics.
• Identify and establish understanding/contracts with in-house and on-call experts whose input would be required to develop technical proposals in all service lines.
• Oversee the Marketing and Communications team’s activities, and advise the team on the optimal implementation of the Company’s Digital Marketing Strategy.
• Work with the Business Development Manager and the Marketing and Communications team to ensure wide dissemination and visibility of AACS Consulting activities and projects.
• Design and oversee the production of original in-house research and study papers on in-demand topics in commercial, development, and public sectors and as relating to AACS Consulting service lines.
• Other duties as assigned by the CEO.