Commercial Officer Duties:
- Assist with qualifying using the bid / no bid form
- Develop project budgets and definitive estimates
- With support from senior members of the team, prepare detailed bid costings
- Write commercial response and financial methodology for commercial proposals
- Assist with the revision of costings and commercial proposals during contract negotiation process
- Actively participate as member of bid teams to the development of compelling, commercially sound responses to client tenders
- Contribute to the continuous review and development of the commercial bid development process
- Build knowledge and experience through working with colleagues, developing networks, communicating widely, and attending internal and external events.
- Be aware of and adhere to company quality standards and procedures in accordance with Genesis’ commitment to working to the highest quality standards and striving for continual improvement
- Support the development of budget templates, and keeping them updated according to client and Genesis requirements
- Keep a database of unit rates of expenses across the range of Genesis’ countries of work
- Work with HR to calculate staff salary costs and total cost of employment for bids
- Calculate potential tax liabilities (Withholding tax and VAT) for bids
- Undertake commercial reviews of ongoing projects
- Support framework contracts through the whole project lifecycle, monitoring financial performance
- Any other duties as appropriate to the position, as requested.
Requirements
- Qualified to degree level or equivalent work experience
- Excellent use of Microsoft Office applications, specifically advanced Excel skills
- Previous experience in the consulting industry
- Experience in preparing high value commercial proposals/pricing
- 5 plus years’ experience with budgeting/pricing
- Experience in reviewing contracts is desirable
- Experience with Google Suite Desirable
- Previous experience in developing International Development bids desirable
