Business Development Specialist II at Catholic Relief Services – Baltimore, Maryland

Position title: Business Development Specialist II

Location: Baltimore, MD, United States | (Remote)
Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in international development, international relations, or related field.
• Minimum eight years of international development experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in international development, international relations, or related field.
• At least three years' experience in a developing country.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing diverse, proactive strategies to competitively position an organization for new funding and productive institutional relationships.
• Demonstrated experience leading and producing competitive proposals in programming contexts similar to CRS.
• Experience with both grants and contract funding mechanisms.
• Demonstrated experience leading project teams and processes to produce deliverables under tight deadlines and at exceptional quality.
• Experience providing remote support to diverse teams.
• Experience in developing content for and facilitating trainings related to key business development practices. Knowledge of adult learning approaches.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture.
• Familiarity with relevant institutional donor regulations, policies, procedures and priorities.
• Comprehensive familiarity with a broad range of institutional donor technical and cost requirements. Experience with pursuing funding with donors including World Bank, FDCO, EU, USG, foundations and corporations preferred.
• Strong relationship management skills. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Ability to strategically approach each relationship.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Exceptional writing skills with expert command of English grammar and AP style. Spanish, French, or another common institutional donor language a plus.
• Strong communications and presentation skills.
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented mindset.
• Knowledge of CRS programs, justice agenda and Catholic Social Teaching principles a plus.
• Knowledge of MS Windows and MS Office packages, information management systems, and artificial intelligence (AI) tools

Required Languages: Fluency in English required; working ability in Spanish and/or French preferred.

Travel: Must be willing and able to travel up to 35%.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Agency Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

• Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions.
• Acts with Integrity - Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.
• Builds and Maintains Trust - Shows consistency between words and actions.
• Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams.
• Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things.

Agency Leadership Competencies:

• Lead Change – Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.
• Develops and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance.
• Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities.

What we offer

CRS offers U.S. based staff a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, and a generous retirement savings plan. Salary and benefits packages for successful candidates employed outside the U.S. are based on the country of employment/in-country office where the candidate will perform the role. CRS´ work culture is a collaborative, mission-driven culture committed to improving the lives of the poor throughout the world.

CRS is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Selection and hiring decisions are made without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color, veteran status or any other protected area.