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.
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 4×4)