Practice and BD Analyst in Brighton

Location: Brighton/Hybrid (UK working only)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: Circa £25,000 - £30,000 (dependent on experience)

Closing date: Sunday 18th October (please note, we will be interviewing candidates on a rolling basis, early applications are encouraged)

About Itad

We are a global consultancy providing evidence, learning and strategy services to help solve complex challenges. We aim to build a more equitable, sustainable, and secure world by helping organisations use evidence to learn and take action. In fast-moving, complex environments, we create space to reflect, make sense of change, and enable informed decisions. Through evidence, insight, and learning, we unlock strategies for better performance and lasting change.

About the role:

This role sits with our Inclusive Growth and Climate Change (IGCC) practice, which recognises that the threats posed by climate change are global and have the potential to reverse hard-fought development gains. The Analyst role provides support across the whole project portfolio including desk-based research, business development and project delivery. The role will work closely with Business Development Officers, Project Officers and a Practice Administrator to provide flexible support primarily across project work with the remainder of the time focused on business development (both pre-positioning and bids). The ability to undertake discrete tasks across multiple bids and projects is essential with a wide variety of tasks and deliverables so managing your time pro-actively is essential. You will be supporting bids and projects across all aspects of our global client base including FCDO, Foundations and others. You will ideally have some understanding of Business Development and/or the Project Management lifecycle, although this isn’t essential.

The role will include:

• Business Development
• Desk research for potential clients and opportunities/ broader market intelligence
• Compiling tailored project references and capability statements
• Conducting background research and drafting discreet sections for bids / proposals
• Editing existing material for inclusion in bids
• Proof reading and formatting of final documents (including CVs), ensuring they are presented in accordance with client stipulations and to provide extra capacity when needed
• Searching for potential team members using various online tools
• Project Delivery:
• Document reviews and coding of interview notes and other data
• Supporting document management and filing
• Supporting data collection (e.g. logistics support / note taking during KII’s / administering online surveys)
• Supporting data analysis (e.g. coding qual data / analysis of data in Excel)
• Support drafting deliverables (e.g. drafting specific sections / support preparing graphics / support preparing PPT decks)
• Support to Project Managers with discreet technical tasks.
• Proof reading and formatting
• Practice Support
• Provide general, research and analytical support to the Practice including supporting the Practice Leadership team in key recurring resourcing and commercial tasks, and the Practice Partners with meeting scheduling
• Provide support to other team members on data entry, management and best practice
• Assist in the occasional facilitation of Practice Meetings
• Collaborate with the Global Safety and Security team where needed to support low-risk travel

What you can expect from us

Itad is committed to your development as an early career professional. You will have access to a comprehensive Learning and Development programme to develop your skills including bid management and delivery, technical methodologies, best practice Project Management including developing your client facing skills and commercial understanding.

Benefits

• A matched company pension up to 5% with a wide range of fund options.
• 26 days holiday per year, plus 3 flexible days and the option to purchase another 5 days, flexible bank holidays (you can take these whenever you wish) and the opportunity to buy holiday
• Hybrid and flexible working from anywhere in the UK
• Cycle to work scheme
• Itad Rewards: Offers up to 20% discount at over 100 UK retailers. There are savings on gym memberships, holidays, restaurants, cinemas, and gym memberships and an average of 5% discount on supermarkets - giving you the option to take advantage of the benefits which are most impactful for you.
• Discretionary bonus scheme

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate.

We are committed to equality and inclusion to empower people both within our organisation and through our work. We know that employees with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences make us a more effective and innovative company and we therefore welcome and encourage applications from interested candidates regardless of age, sex, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief.

Please share your CV and cover letter outlining why you are interested in the role. Successful candidates will already have the right to live and work in the UK, Itad are unable to sponsor applicants for work visas in this role.