Governance Systems and Economic Growth (GSEG)- Consultant at Crown Agents

About the role

This role will form part of two Crown Agents’ teams: the global GSEG team (led from London) and the Crown Agents country team in the International Office (IO) in the Crown Agents country network where the role will be based – either Freetown, Accra or Abuja.  Line management and reporting will be to GSEG, but the postholder will be based in the IO, as a full member of the country team.

 Win
• Provide inputs to opportunity identification, evaluation, tracking and management in West Africa and for the wider GSEG pipeline
•  Assist in promotion of team services through preparation of capability statements and marketing material
• Support team positioning for opportunities through developing and maintaining positive relationships with existing and potential clients and partners
• Assist with preparation of Expressions of Interest
• Assist with preparation of project proposals: management of bidding process; associate and consultant selection; technical writing; commercial proposal and authorisation
• Provide GSEG team and IO Country Director with regular market intelligence, with particular focus on the political and economic developments relevant to CA business in the West Africa region; carrying out research on donor/government/private sector/NGO current and planned activities.

Manage
•    Assist with the management of governance and economic growth projects within contracted time and budget constraints 

Deliver
•    Assist in provision of advice to internal and external clients on technical matters within area of discipline

Build

• Build knowledge and experience through contributing to think-pieces, shadowing more senior members of staff and attending external events.

Technical

Where applicable, the Job Holder shall  

• undertake all procurement in compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) in accordance with the provisions of our Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (Human) (WDA (H)) issued by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and our United Kingdom Controlled Drug Licence issued by the Home Office 
• ensure that all procurement is carried out using the relevant corporate IT system(s) in operation 

General

• Be aware of and adhere to company quality standards and procedures in accordance with Crown Agent’s commitment to working to the highest quality standards and striving for continual improvement.

Safeguarding

• Be aware of and compliant with all the standards following Safeguarding procedures and policies. Promote Crown Agents’ speak up culture in order to protect the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

About you

Requirements

• A postgraduate social science degree from a top-tier university is desirable – eg. international relations, international development, politics, economics, law, etc.
• Some relevant government or private sector or international development sector experience in relevant subject area – desirable
• Good understanding of the international development sector and the political environmental context in one or more countries in West Africa, and geopolitical and economic dynamics in the region as a whole.
• Marketing experience would be an advantage, together with well-developed social and communication skills