Head of Business Development

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and finance.
• IT Literate able to use Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project.
• Demonstrable experience in construction contracts.
• Work in a pressured environment with minimal supervision required.
• Demonstrated sales and business development ability.
• Project Management Experience would be advantageous.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop demand creation strategies and new product service offerings to improve revenue and meet market demands.
• Develop business agreements with clients.
• Financial modelling of new opportunities.
• Direct approach to drive cost-benefit analysis and financial modelling of new business ventures.
• Drive new technologies to improve business portfolio and processes.
• Drive partnerships with internal stakeholders to adapt portfolios to new business opportunities.
• Drive product research to understand future impacts on product offerings and production.
• Establish business development strategies to ensure the overall organizational strategy is followed.
• Guide business development research reports on potential revenue streams and business threats.
• Lead development of business intelligence frameworks to improve data analytics and market assessments.
• Lead identification of opportunities to improve business processes.
• Lead local or regional team discussions to confirm decisions on business development.
• Lead new business opportunity projects based on business network feedback and economic landscape.
• Lead new business ventures and plan approaches and market entries.
• Lead partnerships with internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for the portfolio.
• Lead relationship-building with industry players and develop strategies to leverage the network for business opportunities and partnerships.
• Lead the department’s financial budgeting process to acquire funds for the department’s activities.
• Maintain client relationships.
• Plan targets and goals in line with business development strategies.

Specific Requirements/Additional information

• Multi-tasking, self-motivated, energetic team player with a flexible and adaptable approach to work.
• Have good practical organization skills, planning of resources and programme scheduling.
• Be able to provide both summarized and detailed reports, on current activities.
• Smart and professional appearance.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Customer-focused.
• Communicator & motivator with the ability to communicate across all levels
• Self-starter
• Delivery focused
• Mature ( outlook)
• Dependable
• Organised
• Solution-focused