Development consultancy
Bid manager
Three deadlines this week and a portal she checked four days late.
Reads first: UNGM
Given for development consultancyNGO
Programme director
Knows the field better than anyone. Has nobody to watch the portals.
Reads first: UN
Given for ngoEngineering firm
BD lead
Wins work by referral. Loses work he never knew existed.
Reads first: World Bank
Given for engineering firmDesign agency
Creative director
Bids the communication lots nobody tells the designers about.
Reads first: EU TED
Given for design agencyFreelance
Proposal writer
Paid per bid. Every hour on the wrong tender is unpaid.
Reads first: whichever client called
Given for proposal writersContractor
Country manager
Bids World Bank work in two countries with one spreadsheet.
Reads first: World Bank
Given for proposal writers