Business Development Officer

Responsibilities:

• Generate new leads to create more deals & drive sustainable growth.
• Support in preparing & submitting business proposals, reports and presentations during review meetings.
• Support the update & development of policies, procedures, and templates for the business development team.
• Assist in the development of templates for budgets, and budget justifications that meet the requirements of funding agencies & stakeholders.
• Support with stakeholder communications on new business matters, subcontracts and other agreements.
• Support proposal development.
• Support Project Managers and provide documentation plans and reports.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure project delivery.
• Identify & facilitate the resolution of project issues through root cause analysis to fix underlying challenges.

Requirements:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Business Administration and other related fields.
• Minimum of 1 - 2 years experience in a Business Development or Sales & Marketing capacity or other similar roles.
• Experience in Project Management or technology or health setting will be an added advantage.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good knowledge of business management, research & strategy, sound analytical and great communication skills.
• Target-oriented & proven result of meeting targets/ deadlines.
• Negotiation skills
• Generating business leads
• Amazing partner management, business communication, and relationship-building skills
• Strong intellectual curiosity, and an ability to synthesize large amounts of technical information
• Basic knowledge of the health and IT sectors
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment.