Director for Business Development Job – RTI International – Abu Dhabi
RTI International currently has an ongoing program in the United Arab Emirates, supporting the Environmental Agency of Abu Dhabi (EAD). RTI’s desire is to expand beyond the environmental sector in this market, and is seeking a…
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RTI International currently has an ongoing program in the United Arab Emirates, supporting the Environmental Agency of Abu Dhabi (EAD). RTI’s desire is to expand beyond the environmental sector in this market, and is seeking a candidate to help us do that. This Business Development position will be charged with leading the growth of the firm’s social sciences business in the United Arab Emirates . He/she will be responsible for working collaboratively with RTI’s current UAE-based staff to continue to strengthen existing in-country relationships as well as establishing and growing business with new customers.
This position requires someone with a combination of technical leadership and business development skills who can leverage the firm’s track record of cross-disciplinary work in social sciences. He/she must be experienced in assessing market opportunities, understanding customer needs and priorities, developing and maintaining relationships across a broad spectrum of stakeholders. He/she will lead in the development of new projects in the UAE and Middle East region, focusing primarily in the health and statistics sectors initially. The expectation is that, as projects are awarded, the person will also serve as the leader or senior member of the project team that executes the work.
The position is for a person to be located in Abu Dhabi, UAE, reporting administratively to the Vice President of Social Policy, Health and Economics Research in RTI’s Social, Statistical, and Environmental Sciences (SSES) business unit. The individual will have extensive international experience and specialized expertise in one or more domains (excluding environmental sciences) applicable to SSES as well as institutional capacity building. He/she will provide senior leadership in the pursuit and development of new business opportunities, working closely with RTI personnel located in the United States, as well as other geographic locations.
Technical Responsibilities:
• Provides technical leadership to project management team, and overall guidance based on his/her international and specialized expertise in the health/social science and policy domain.
• Leads development of proposals for new opportunities, with the expectation of working on awarded projects. The position is expected to reach the point of half-time business development and half-time working on contracts.
• Develops relationships with new clients and stakeholders and positions RTI as a highly reputable firm.
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Job Details
| Date Posted: | 2011-11-21 |
| Job Location: | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Job Role: | Management |
| Company Industry: | Support Services |
Preferred Candidate
| Career Level: | Executive/Director |
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