Tender & Business Development Coordinator

The Tender & Business Development Coordinator will lead and coordinate proposal development processes and contribute to business development efforts within the Danish Refugee Council's Commercial Contracts team. The role involves working closely with country offices and technical colleagues to ensure competitive and compliant bids, supporting identification of new commercial opportunities, and maintaining business development tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate end-to-end proposal development processes
• Develop timelines, allocate roles, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality submissions
• Coordinate inputs from internal teams and external partners
• Edit, review, and strengthen technical and narrative contributions
• Support budget preparation in collaboration with finance teams
• Facilitate internal review and quality assurance processes
• Support consortium development when relevant
• Lead debriefs and capture lessons learned after submissions
• Support identification, assessment, and tracking of new commercial opportunities
• Contribute to positioning and pre-bid engagement efforts
• Maintain and improve systems and tools supporting business development, including project references, capacity statements, CVs and expert rosters

Requirements

• Relevant academic degree (e.g. international development, communications, business or similar)
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Strong writing, editing, and analytical skills
• Good understanding of international development donors’/institutions’ tendering and bid processes
• Understanding of how bids are evaluated
• Strong organisational and coordination skills
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• High integrity and commitment to DRC’s values and mission
• 1–5 years of experience in proposal coordination, tendering, or business development from the NGO or private sector
• Fluency in written and spoken French (desirable)
• Previous experience from a similar position (desirable)

Skills

• Proposal Coordination
• Tendering Procedures
• Business Development
• Bid Evaluation
• International Development Donors
• Writing and Editing
• Analytical Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Coordination Skills
• Deadline Management
• Interpersonal Communication
• English Language Proficiency
• French Proficiency
• Commercial Contracts
• Compliance Management

Languages

English, French