Senior International Development Manager

Location: London, UK (with international travel)

Working Hours: Monday-Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Full time

Salary Band: £52,000 - £65,000 (subject to experience)

Reporting To: Deputy Director – Security & Resilience

Team: Security & Resilience

About TAG

We specialise in the provision of international development and national security services, delivering programmes on behalf of bilateral and multilateral donors, including the UK (FCDO, MOD, Home Office and NCA), EU and UN bodies. We focus on realising our aim of being the international development sector’s partner of choice for providing sustainable solutions to complex requirements in challenging environments.

As a Centre of Excellence for national resilience, governance and community security, we are thought leaders and innovate in delivery. Our mission is to help secure the lives and livelihoods of the most vulnerable people across the globe. We do this by supporting governments, multinational organisations, the private sector and marginalised communities to tackle their most pressing challenges in their toughest settings. We offer sustainable solutions in demanding environments, bringing together our unparalleled experience, expertise and global networks.

About the Role

Reporting to the Deputy Director of Security and Resilience, you will be responsible for managing and supporting across the full range of business activities. Duties will include project management, research, opportunity identification, technical solution development and proposal writing, recruitment and management of technical experts and partners, and technical report writing / reviewing. You will have coverage across the Transnational Threats: Pursue portfolio which covers a number of thematic areas including but not limited to Counter Terrorism, Counter violent extremism, Rule of law and Organised crime. You will be committed to delivering value that exceeds the expectation of our clients on international development projects / programmes that span short-term interventions to large scale capacity building projects in fragile and conflict affected states. 

About You

You are a strong manager and relationship builder. You are self-motivated, ambitious, and results-focused, with a strong understanding of the international aid and development sector. You are the kind of person who demands the highest quality and can successfully support simultaneous demands from varying stakeholders. You are an excellent communicator with pragmatic and proven problem-solving skills, able to devise and implement strategies to benefit the company and our clients.

You will have significant experience of programme management within an international development context, with experience in supporting and supervising large programmes and a demonstrable track record of delivering successful projects and winning (directly or indirectly) new ones. You have sound judgement and a keen eye for detail, and a passion for individual and organisational improvement. You are people focused and relish the opportunity to be a highly engaged member of a rapidly growing and high performing team. You are confident and competent in an operational context, with strong commercial acumen and client focus, with a desire to expand your networks, knowledge, and influence.

Duties & Responsibilities

Key accountabilities:

• Lead and/or support on opportunity identification, capture, pursuits and proposal development


• Lead and/or support competitive tenders including the design of technical approaches and methodologies


• Lead the development of commercial offers and project budgets


• Develop and execute plans for complex programmes and projects, identifying issues or potential risks, including project performance, financial and legal. 


• Provide day-to-day operational oversight of programme delivery, ensuring contract compliance and financial management, acting as main point of contact with Clients


• Grow your projects / client accounts to achieve financial targets


• Lead technical delivery of programmes through the delivery of activities and client reporting


• Deliver sustainable performance through project management, pipeline management, development of services, market presence, people retention and development

Key Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Comprehensive relevant technical knowledge and its applicability to International Aid and Development


• Proven track record of directly or indirectly winning business and effective account management


• Strong manager with excellent relationship building skills


• Experience of working in international environments


• Stakeholder management experience


• Experienced in writing / contributing to technical proposals for donor clients


• Excellent time management – able to manage time and tasks efficiently with good prioritisation


• Commercially astute – able to develop budgets and understand, analyse and estimate fiscal data


• Results focused and resilient under pressure


• Solution focused when managing issues and problem


• Strong client focused ethos

Desirable:

• Current DV or SC


• Experience in the delivery of cross-government activity


• Project management qualifications i.e. PRINCE2, APMP, AgilePM

Join Us

At TAG, you'll be part of a team dedicated to making a significant impact around the world. Apply now to contribute to our mission of creating lasting change in global communities. Applications should be received no later than Friday 9 January 2026.

Due to the short notice requirements of this role, we will review applications as they are received. We reserve the right to end the application window early if we identify and confirm a candidate during this period.