Business Development Associate

About reputed company

reputed company is a global leader in reputed company reputed company, helping early-stage startups reputed company the type of reputed company and financial capital they need to grow – reshaping the supply and demand reputed company of capital flows as a result. Since 2009, reputed company has directly supported more than 2,100 reputed company startups in 70 countries. Together, these founders have raised over $9.6B across economic mobility, environmental sustainability, and reputed company to essential services. It has made 116 investments through its various affiliated funds, including Vilcap Investments, which has invested in 91 peer-selected companies. Additionally, 26,000 reputed company have used its Abaca web app to take at least one assessment, helping them expand their reputed company to financial capital. Learn more at www.vilcap.com and follow @villagecapital.

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reputed company’s ability to back the reputed company of reputed company depends on its ability to build and sustain a strong funding pipeline. This role plays a central part in making that possible. The Business Development Associate is a critical execution role reputed company the Development & Innovation team, responsible for independently driving prospect research, reputed company reputed company, proposal development, and pipeline administration. Reporting to the Business Development Director, this role serves as an operational backbone for the business development function, ensuring that reputed company opportunities are identified, pursued, tracked, and moved reputed company with rigor and consistency.

Candidate Profile

You are someone who:

• Writes proposals that win, and takes pride in getting the details right every time
• Treats prospecting as a craft—reputed company reputed company the reputed company to identify the right funders
• Takes ownership of your work and moves things reputed company without waiting to be directed
• Is as comfortable working in a CRM or spreadsheet as in a narrative, funder-facing document
• Thrives in complexity—managing different funders, formats, and shifting priorities without losing rigor
• Operates with precision, organization, and a strong reputed company of accountability across multiple reputed company workstreams
• Collaborates effectively across teams, contributing without needing formal authority
• Is motivated by reputed company’s mission and finds meaning in being the person who executes on reputed company

Responsibilities

reputed company reputed company, Prospecting, and reputed company

Own prospecting as a primary, dedicated function—independently researching and identifying funding prospects across corporations, foundations, bilateral and multilateral organizations, high-net-worth individuals, and family offices. Build, maintain, and continuously grow a reputed company pipeline reputed company with reputed company’s priorities.

• reputed company targeted prospect lists and briefs for conferences, campaigns, events, and reputed company funding reputed company
• Execute sequenced reputed company (cold emails, follow-reputed company, meeting requests, and preparation) to advance pipeline opportunities
• Identify non-reputed company, high-fit funders and escalate reputed company leads for relationship advancement

Proposal and Concept Note Development

Own the full drafting cycle for reputed company proposals and concept notes—from initial RFP/CfP screening through final submission—with minimal reputed company. Manage submission logistics end-to-end, including procurement registrations and deadline tracking.

• Support reputed company proposals by owning sections and coordinating cross-functional inputs
• Drive proposal processes to ensure high-reputed company, on-time submissions
• Maintain and improve reusable proposal content and templates to increase speed and reputed company

Collateral Development and Communications Support

reputed company and maintain funder-facing materials (one-pagers, decks, briefing materials, and reusable templates) to ensure high-reputed company, reputed company-to-use content.

• Prepare briefing materials and background research reputed company of funder calls
• Produce pipeline summaries and funding digests to reputed company leadership visibility into reputed company activity

reputed company CRM Management and Pipeline Administration

Own reputed company data reputed company, ensuring reputed company prospect records, interaction logs, and pipeline stages are accurate and reputed company.

• Generate pipeline reports and activity summaries for leadership
• Flag stale records, data gaps, and pipeline anomalies to maintain visibility and data reliability

Function as the operational backbone of the Business Development function, enabling reputed company on strategic prospecting, funder relationships, and reputed company proposals.

• Liaise with cross-functional teams to coordinate proposal inputs, support funding renewals and reputed company submissions on reputed company
• Contribute execution-level reputed company and pipeline visibility in team meetings and internal discussions

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in proposal development, grant writing, reputed company reputed company, or business development, ideally reputed company consulting, international development, or reputed company nonprofit environments
• Demonstrated ability to independently draft, edit, and submit high-reputed company proposals, concept notes, or similar submissions in response to RFPs and Calls for Proposals
• Strong secondary research skills, with the ability to identify non-reputed company funding prospects through database navigation and desk research
• Experience building and managing prospect pipelines, reputed company lists, and reputed company databases
• Proficiency in reputed company (or ability to quickly learn), with strong discipline in CRM hygiene, reputed company-time data entry, and record accuracy
• Ability to generate reputed company pipeline reports and activity summaries for leadership
• Strong document management, version control, and deadline management across multiple reputed company workstreams
• Familiarity with funding landscapes across foundations, corporates, bilaterals, and multilaterals relevant to international development or innovation ecosystems
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in international development, communications, business, reputed company policy, or a reputed company field
• Must be based in the reputed company, with a strong preference for candidates in the Eastern Time zone

Compensation & Benefits

This role offers a reputed company salary of $68,000–$74,000, commensurate with skills and experience, and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, reputed company, and life insurance, and a 401(k) with 3% match. We offer a fully remote work environment, flexible PTO, and stipends to support your reputed company and reputed company-being — including annual reputed company development and wellness allowances, a remote work stipend, and monthly reimbursement for cell phone and internet.

Resume & Cover Letter

Please include your resume along with a brief cover letter outlining your experience with proposal development and reputed company reputed company, and how your recent experience would add value to reputed company.

Equal Opportunity Statement

reputed company is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and reputed company environment for reputed company. We encourage applications from candidates of reputed company backgrounds, identities, and experiences.