The Tender and Business Development Consultant is responsible for supporting Zamara’s business development and client acquisition efforts through the preparation of accurate, compliant, and compelling tender responses. This role involves end-to-end management of the tendering process — from reviewing and interpreting tender documents, conducting market and competitor analysis, coordinating proposal inputs, and ensuring documentation compliance, to designing visually engaging and impactful presentations.

Key Roles and responsibilities:

• Conducting tender intelligence gathering, analysis, and market research to support strategic bidding efforts.
• Reviewing and scoping tender documents to prepare technically compliant responses with 100% alignment to requirements.
• Updating and maintaining mandatory documentation for underwriters to ensure regulatory and procedural compliance.
• Assisting in the preparation of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Quotations (RFQs).
• Compiling and presenting detailed tender reports to support decision-making and performance tracking.
• Supporting the development of tender prequalification submissions to meet client and industry standards.
• Designing visually engaging PowerPoint presentations using creative reporting tools, in collaboration with the marketing, communications, research, and analytics teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Procurement & Supply Chain, Insurance or related field
• A professional certification in procurement or supply (CISP,KISM) would be an added advantage
• Strong understanding of public and private procurement processes and compliance requirements
• Excellent written communication skills for drafting persuasive and technically compliance proposals
• 2 to 4 Years of experience in a tendering, bid coordination or business development support
• Proficiency in Microsoft office tools (Ms excel, Ms PowerPoint, Ms Publisher, Ms Forms among others)