Business Development Executive

A professional services organisation seeks a proactive Business Development Executive to identify opportunities, develop qualified leads and support the conversion of prospects into client assignments.

Key responsibilities

• Research market sectors, clients, procurement notices and requests for proposal.
• Develop leads through purposeful outreach and professional client engagement.
• Maintain a structured opportunity pipeline, CRM records and follow-up calendar.
• Coordinate proposals, presentations and supporting documentation.
• Report on meetings, qualified opportunities, conversion rates and follow-up progress.

Candidate requirements

• Evidence of prospecting, business development or consultative sales experience.
• Strong professional communication, research and proposal coordination skills.
• Ability to maintain accurate pipeline records and consistently follow up.
• Comfort working with performance targets and reporting to a functional team leader.