Contracts Pricing Advisor – UK

Location: London or Edinburgh, UK – Versatile working environement
Place Standing: Full-time, Everlasting
Wage: Wage wage for this position at GBP 44,320 – commensurate to skilled expertise

Legitimate unrestricted work authorization within the nation during which you’ll be primarily based (United Kingdom) is required on the time of software for this place.

Time limit: Please submit software by March twentieth

About Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is powered by the idea that a greater world is feasible. To do that, we all know our groups do their greatest work when they’re various and each group member feels that they belong. We welcome various backgrounds, views, and expertise in order that we might be stronger and have long run impression.

Mercy Corps in Europe (MCinE) has grown quickly each when it comes to the amount of exercise and its complexity. The breadth and impression of our programmes makes Mercy Corps a singular and really rewarding place to work. Our groups are pleased with what we obtain within the discipline and we’re all the time on the lookout for proficient people who share our ardour and dedication.

Place Abstract

The Contracts Pricing Advisor (CPA) place will play a key position in supporting the strategic business improvement efforts in response to contract funding alternatives from European institutional, Basis and Company donors. Partnering with nation programmes and different capabilities, this position will develop prime quality business proposals, price evaluation and worth for cash evaluation. It will embrace involvement in pre-positioning efforts, main and/or supporting the business bid improvement course of in addition to providing pricing assist and steering to groups through the implementation of contracts. They’ll guarantee total high quality and business viability of price proposals and bid submissions, whereas strengthening the capability of regional and in-country groups to create cost-effective proposals and budgets. They may even be key in contributing to the event of instruments, steering and institutional information on business contract bid improvement and the monetary administration processes of such bids. The position will embrace conducting monetary due diligence on these alternatives (and potential companions), and assessing business viability and threat on a case-by-case foundation.

As we start an intentional enlargement of our contract work – to incorporate new donors throughout Europe – that is an thrilling time to hitch the Contracts Workforce and be a significant a part of creating our contract portfolio and experience.

Important Job Duties

Strategic Bid Improvement

○ Bid Pre-positioning

■ Monitoring and Approvals: Take part in bid monitoring and Go/No-Go selections / contract approvals, notably areas together with money circulate evaluation, threat and competitiveness.

■ Engagement: The place acceptable, attend information-sharing conferences on potential alternatives e.g. FCDO Early Market Engagement Occasions.

■ Develop draft budgets / pricing: Work with related HQ groups and in-country groups to develop draft budgets and business choices, incorporating previous experiences and classes realized from earlier bids

■ Due Diligence: Take part in any Due Diligence of Lead Contractors or Subcontractors, to guard the organisation from any finance-related dangers of affiliation

○ Value & Pricing Improvement

■ ITT evaluation: Take part in evaluation of Invitation to Tender packs, with a give attention to finance-related necessities and commercial-related analysis standards.

■ Bid improvement workshops: The place acceptable, take part in and assist bid improvement workshops, or consortia conferences – both face-to-face or by way of convention calls.

■ Value & pricing improvement: Lead and handle the coordination of pricing fashions, price proposals, detailed budgets and business tenders, together with offering assist on the event of inner price budgets.

■ Lead on the calculation of day by day charge charges and the interpretation of the inner price price range into donor templates & codecs.

■ Act as a focus for related HQ, regional and nation groups for the budgeting and large-scale business proposal processes, making certain all bids are each aggressive and commercially viable.

■ Handle relationships: Create and distribute data packs for companions / subcontractors with supporting monetary data and guarantee paperwork meet Donor expectations

■ Business narrative: Contribute and lead on the event of the narrative sections of the Business Tender, together with monetary plans, monetary methodologies, worth for cash and so forth.

Contract Mobilisation, Implementation and Administration

○ Contract Implementation: Assist ongoing price range realignments (when required), each internally with HQ, regional and nation groups and externally with donor positioning

○ Monetary monitoring: Assist related HQ and in-country groups within the supply of Contracts, specializing in correct monetary reporting and monitoring the monetary place, towards inner price price range, to make sure the business success of a given Contract.

○ Evaluation: The place acceptable, present insightful evaluation, develop KPIs and information reporting necessities, so as to drive operational efficiency.

○ Suggestions & Classes Realized: Be sure that any monetary / business classes realized from implementation programmes are thought-about and factored in to future bids

○ In nation & Subject visits: The place needed, undertake discipline visits to coach, assist and monitor implementation groups, notably through the mobilisation part.

Improvement of insurance policies, procedures and instruments

○ Insurance policies upkeep: Preserve and the place needed feed into the event of insurance policies associated to the organisation’s contracts development technique– e.g. contracts and value allocation; contracts and FX charges and software and utilisation of organisational margin

○ Device improvement: Develop and refine related instruments to allow the organisation to make knowledgeable selections about pursuing contracts and to efficiently implement them – together with money circulate projections and threat assessments

○ Donor particular price range templates: creation of donor particular pricing templates to help with the mapping of inner prices to charge fee budgets, pricing & fee playing cards

○ Coaching and orientation: Contribute to the event of coaching and orientation classes on related areas of contract pricing & budgeting and ship them to acceptable audiences – together with HQ and in-country groups – to make sure adoption of best-practice.

○ Inside Engagement: signify the European Contracts Workforce and take part in related inner working teams centered on monetary and business subjects.

● Exterior Engagement

○ Negotiations: Contribute to negotiations with each potential and chosen companions, in addition to with donors, main on the business finance elements together with, however not restricted to: cost by outcomes, charge charges, price range allocations and so forth.

○ Companion assist: The place companions are unfamiliar with contracts and contract pricing, present orientation, assist and steering on price range creation, invoicing processes & necessities (the place wanted); reporting; price range templates and due diligence subjects.

○ Sector teams: Interact in sector platforms to contribute to related advocacy factors and share data with peer organisations, e.g. by way of BOND Funding Group/Contracts Working Group.

Reviews Straight To: Senior Contracts Finance Supervisor

Works Straight With: quite a lot of different group members and departments together with world assist capabilities corresponding to Programmes, Compliance, New Initiatives & Finance in addition to Mercy Corps’ counterparts primarily based in our nation places of work.

Accountability to Members and Stakeholders

Mercy Corps group members are anticipated to assist all efforts towards accountability, particularly to our program contributors, group companions, different stakeholders, and to worldwide requirements guiding worldwide reduction and improvement work. We’re dedicated to actively partaking communities as equal companions within the design, monitoring and analysis of our discipline tasks.

Minimal Qualification & Transferable Expertise

● 5-7 years’ expertise in a business, monetary or proposal improvement position in all kinds of sectors, donors and geographic places – with a confirmed observe report of creating aggressive pricing for donor funded programmes

● Extraordinarily robust business acumen and understanding of creating contract pricing, together with the calculation of charge charges, in addition to monetary modelling of revenue and loss evaluation, money circulate forecasting, planning, budgeting and administration reporting.

● Demonstrable expertise of tendering for and/or implementing contract funded programming (versus grant funded) with a give attention to FCDO, European Union and different European institutional donors, fascinating however not important

● Sturdy negotiation expertise and expertise creating and negotiating multiple-partnership agreements throughout proposal improvement, with a key give attention to monetary and business areas

● Strong understanding of contractual and monetary administration ideas and techniques relevant to varied contracts and subcontract sorts, together with however not restricted price reimbursement, time-and supplies, mounted value, frameworks, and efficiency / milestone-based.

● Very robust communication expertise, each verbal and written enterprise English. Potential to speak clearly and successfully with a number of stakeholders (each inner and exterior)

● Confirmed capability to work productively with all kinds of stakeholders to satisfy tight deadlines with an emphasis on producing high quality merchandise.

● Proficiency with MS Workplace software program required (Outlook, Phrase, Excel, PowerPoint) – with a sophisticated proficiency in Excel most popular.

● Expertise of computerised accounting packages is required.

● Certified Accountant is fascinating however not important

● Expertise within the humanitarian or improvement support sector is fascinating.

● Native stage spoken and written English. An extra European language particularly French, German, Dutch, Swedish (proficient or fluent) is fascinating, however by no means important.

Success Components

The profitable candidate will show clear empathy with organisations goals and values. They are going to be extremely analytical and have consideration to element. They’ll have the ability to construct efficient and lasting relationships with colleagues and companions and can have the ability to inspire others whereas main with vitality. They’ll have wonderful organisational, planning and time administration expertise, are a self starter and in a position to work each independently and as a part of a group. They’ll have the ability to prioritise in a quick altering surroundings whereas working effectively below strain. They’ve willingness and skill to journey internationally as required.

● Demonstrates a transparent empathy with the organisation’s goals and values.

● Extremely analytical with consideration to element.

● In a position to construct efficient and lasting relationships with colleagues and exterior companions. In a position to inspire others and lead with vitality.

● Wonderful organisational, planning and time administration expertise.

● A self-starter – in a position to work each independently and as a part of a group.

● In a position to prioritise in a fast-changing surroundings and to work effectively below strain.

● Willingness and skill to journey internationally as required.

Residing/Environmental Circumstances

The place relies within the UK and will require occasional journey to areas with restricted entry to medical amenities and facilities. Mercy Corps’ group members signify the company each throughout and outdoors work hours when deployed in a discipline posting. Workforce members are anticipated to conduct themselves in knowledgeable method and respect native legal guidelines, customs and MC’s insurance policies, procedures, and values always and in all in-country venues

Ongoing Studying

In assist of our perception that studying organisations are more practical, environment friendly and related to the communities we serve, we empower all group members to dedicate 5% of their time to studying actions that additional their private and/or skilled development and improvement.

Range, Fairness & Inclusion

Reaching our mission begins with how we construct our group and work collectively. By means of our dedication to enriching our organisation with individuals of various origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and methods of pondering, we’re higher in a position to leverage the collective energy of our groups and resolve the world’s most advanced challenges. We try for a tradition of belief and respect, the place everybody contributes their views and genuine selves, reaches their potential as people and groups, and collaborates to do the most effective work of their lives. We acknowledge that range and inclusion is a journey, and we’re dedicated to studying, listening and evolving to develop into extra various, equitable and inclusive than we’re immediately**.**

Equal Employment Alternative

Mercy Corps is an equal alternative employer that doesn’t tolerate discrimination on any foundation. We actively hunt down various backgrounds, views, and expertise in order that we might be collectively stronger and have sustained world impression. We’re dedicated to offering an surroundings of respect and psychological security the place equal employment alternatives can be found to all. We don’t have interaction in or tolerate discrimination on the premise of race, coloration, gender identification, gender expression, faith, age, sexual orientation, nationwide or ethnic origin, incapacity (together with HIV/AIDS standing), marital standing, navy veteran standing or another protected group within the places the place we work.

Safeguarding & Ethics

Mercy Corps is dedicated to making sure that each one people we come into contact with by way of our work, whether or not group members, group members, program contributors or others, are handled with respect and dignity. We’re dedicated to the core ideas concerning prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary Basic and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. We is not going to tolerate baby abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our group members. As a part of our dedication to a secure and inclusive work surroundings, group members are anticipated to conduct themselves in knowledgeable method, respect native legal guidelines and customs, and to stick to Mercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values always. Workforce members are required to finish obligatory Code of Conduct elearning programs upon rent and on an annual foundation.