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Business Development Officer

  • Full Time
  • Lusaka

Website Precision Recruitment

Overview

We are recruiting!

Our client in Lusaka is looking for a Business Development Officer to join their team for a job vacancy within the healthcare industry.

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To apply, or for more information, follow the link below.

Business Development Officer

Key Responsibilities/Areas of Accountability:

Funding the Business

Support the MD to ensure the business has the marketing plans, strategies and systems to support rapid growth.
Build a database of local and international partners, whose interests overlap with those of organisation and may therefore be a potential partner in the future.
Discuss with management potential prospects for funding partnerships, taking priority initiatives forward.
Maintain a close knowledge of growth financing opportunities including loans, impact funding and grants.
Prepare and submit for internal approval strong funding applications and presentation packs.
Share presentations with management to potential funding parties.

Nurturing the Business’s Customer Base

In locations where the organisation may build accommodation, build a database of potential training institution tenants, their contacts and propensity to cooperate with the organisation.
Build relationships with each of these institutions to ascertain their accommodation needs for students/staff, building the knowledge base further.
Propose partnerships to management that can be sustainable and offer good business terms, discussing rental agreement drafts with the management of those institutions.
Ensure all properties are marketed to their local audiences early in or before the construction process to ensure the highest occupancy levels.
Support the finance and housing services staff to ensure that rent is collected efficiently without delay.
Propose to management areas where the service level may need to be adjusted better to meet client expectations and to maximise revenue returns.
Develop reports for management and the board as required.

Presenting the Business

Develop appropriate marketing collateral in paper and digital form to extend awareness of the organisation to key audiences, based on a solid stakeholder analysis.
Manage and maintain the organisation’s website and digital presence on social media.
Support the MD to ensure the organisation has a high profile in the housing sector, engaging with policy makers and advocating for social/intermediary housing.
Act as the performance data focal point, collating monthly performance data for presentation to management and the board.

Supporting the Business

Actively participate as a team member in the organisation’s direction in Zambia.
Role model good leadership and management behaviours, support the development of the organisation and its leadership culture.
Support the Office and develop its organisational and strategic business plans.
Maintain strong working relationships with the other projects and programmes, assessing potential synergies and exploiting them in a collegial way, supporting other programme leaders deliver their goals.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Educational Background:

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field.
A Master’s degree or relevant certification (e.g., Zambian Institute of Marketing or other marketing certifications) is a plus.
5+ years’ experience working in a business development or related marketing role
Experience in the specific industry (e.g., healthcare, technology, real estate) is highly desirable.

Marketing strategy:

Strong understanding of marketing principles, strategies, and best practices across digital and traditional channels.
Demonstrated experience in conducting market research, analysing consumer data, and applying insights to marketing strategies.
Hands-on experience with digital marketing tactics, including email marketing, and social media management.

Fund-finding:

Demonstrated experience in deadline-driven proposal development processes i.e. preparing bids, grant applications of various sizes and complexities, and collaborative agreements.
Impeccable writing skills, and ability to communicate effectively and efficiently, distilling large amounts of highly technical information down to a compelling narrative that informs and inspires.
Experience in leading desk reviews to inform proposal strategy decisions such as problem analysis, partnering and staffing

Marketing materials development:

Ability to create and develop product and pricing strategies, balancing organisational objectives.

Entrepreneurialism:

Demonstrated ability to spot opportunities, determine the correct course to follow, listen and take good advice, driving delivery to achieve outcomes.

Data & Reporting

Excellent reporting skills, developing KPI, performance reporting systems and using them to inform decisions and be accountable to the board.

Presence & Values

Commitment to and experience of social enterprise
Highest levels of integrity
Strong personal presence
Good contacts in the sector

External Relations

Good networking skills
Good negotiation skills
Strong communication skills
A high standard of fluency in written business and spoken English.

Budgets & reporting:

Experience of setting, managing and reporting on budgets
Familiarity with project cycle management tools, including the logframe.

IS/IT:

Competent in all standard office tools, especially spreadsheets

Academic:

Educated to Master level in engineering and/or an appropriate social science discipline: including social science, public health, or business administration.

Context:

Experience of working in a rural development context desired.
Knowledge of the Zambian context desired.
Able and willing to travel locally and internationally (Clean driving licence, ability to drive a manual 4Ă—4)

To apply for this job please visit zinstablog.com.

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