VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Business Development Manager with Emerging Infections under the Infectious Diseases  Division (Adv#221/2018)

icddr,b is a Bangladesh-based international health research institute that strives to solve key public health problems through high-quality scientific research and innovation. Policy-makers and practitioners utilize our evidence and expertise to improve health outcomes and prevent premature death and disability worldwide. Established more than 50 years ago, we continue to provide life-saving services to the people of Bangladesh, and to nurture the next generation of global health leaders.

Special Information - icddr,b is an equal opportunities employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin or disability status.

icddr,b invites applications from suitable candidates for the position of Business Development Manager with Emerging Infections under the Infectious Diseases  Division. The appointment will be made on Fixed Term basis for 1 year which is renewable depending on performance and availability of funds.

Duty station – Dhaka

No. of vacancy - 1 post

Salary - Annual Tk. 1416260/ -inclusive of house rent and conveyance allowances and other admissible benefits.

Benefits/facilities - 14.8% provident fund contribution, income tax paid by icddr,b, children allowance @Tk.1,420/- per child per month, festival bonus, contributory healthcare support including dependent spouse and children, group life insurance and subsidized canteen. Transport and daycare facilities are subject to space availability.

Job profile:

Manage and supervise of the social enterprise, develops strategies of new venture and monitoring revenue data and account performance with the objective of building strong relationship in the community within Research Laboratories' social enterprise management guideline.

  • Management of the social enterprise: Identify trendsetter ideas for the social enterprise, locates or proposes potential business deals, develop new business relationships and to manage the social enterprise for icddr,b in order to ensure effective management of social enterprises;
  • Managing ongoing business accounts: Establish productive, professional relationships with key business accounts and personnel in order to secure business stability;
  • Strategy Development: Develops strategies by studying horizontal and vertical integration of new venture with social enterprise strategies in order to develop new strategies and revise existing in line with market demand;
  • Preparing reports and conducting successful presentation: Prepare financial and descriptive reports and presentation for donors, business model development, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and ad-hoc report preparation as required by the management in order to align with the organizational policy;
  • Sales Management: Monitoring sales data and account performance, proactively leads strategic account planning process that develops mutual performance objectives, financial targets and critical milestones for a one and three-year period in order to increase sales and ensure a sustainable fund management.

Requirements:

Education and relevant experience:

  • MBBS with MPH degree with excellent academic records, however, in addition to this qualification, an MBA degree would be preferable;
  • 6 years experience especially in Business Development with clear understanding on Social Enterprise Model specially in health sector.

Functional competencies:

Knowledge of -

  • Administrative Function
  • Investigation and Analysis Tools and Techniques
  • Customer Care and Satisfaction
  • IT Services, Systems and Applications
  • Procurement
  • Event Management
  • Internal and External Reporting

Behavioral competencies:

Skill of -

  • Organizational and Financial Awareness
  • Drive for Results
  • Innovative Thinking
  • Collaborative Communication
  • Building Effective Teams


Interested candidates who fulfill the requirements should submit online applications using icddr,b website: career.icddrb.org by September 01, 2018. Internal candidates must mention their Identification Number in the application. Any attempt by candidates or their associates to influence the outcome of an application will automatically disqualify the candidate. Only short-listed candidates shall be invited for interview. All tests and interviews will be held in Dhaka.