CAF Southern Africa (CAFSA) is an independent civil society organisation that promotes and facilitates philanthropy and corporate social investment for social change. CAFSA aims to challenge existing social, economic and political inequalities by increasing resource flows to the non-profit sector and civil society. CAF Southern Africa’s mission is to make investment in society a part of everyone’s life.
Based in Johannesburg, and a member of the CAF Global Alliance,
CAF Southern Africa seeks to appoint a
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (BDM)
Reporting to the CEO the BDM is responsible for prospecting and securing new business, leading and managing the relationships with corporate, government and development clients across South Africa, in order to grow CAFSA’s market. Developing and sustaining an integrated approach to the components involved in the advancement of CAF Southern Africa’s mission, including: marketing and business growth; advisory services to clients, sales and project management. This role would be suitable for an accomplished business developer or management consultant accustomed to selling complex business solutions to medium and large global corporations.
Key responsibilities of this challenging position include:
- Business Development
- Conceptualisation and Implementation of programmes
- Professional Development within both corporate and non-profit sectors
- Project management and reporting
The Business Development Manager will have leadership and management experience and will demonstrate:
- High-level strategic thinking and planning skills with a focus on integrating CAF Southern Africa’s fiscal and development goals
- Excellent marketing, sales, communication, external relations, advocacy, motivational, co-ordination and leadership skills necessary to ensure the success of a results-orientated Social Investment Programme
- An understanding of corporate social investment and donor dynamics, the funding and development environment
- Networks in the business, government and non-profit sectors, and the ability to work effectively at senior levels with all of these
- Developing, coordinating and implementing marketing plans designed to maintain and increase existing business and capture new opportunities
- Developing sales presentations, conducting seminars and participating in meetings with clients and external vendors.
- Developing new business and long term account opportunities through market analysis, prospecting and cold calling
- Business development of new accounts and relationship management of existing corporate accounts
- Developing and implementing the corporate business development strategy
- An MBA degree or equivalent is preferred
- Seven to ten years’ direct sales experience
email your application by Tuesday 15th August2017 to [email protected]
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