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Business Development Specialist

Cairo, Egypt
Posted 6 years ago
24Applicants for1 open position
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We are looking for an outstanding, enthusiastic, and proactive team member to join the family and help plan, manage and operate the coming skyrocket launching of one of the hottest start-ups in Egypt.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a KEY role in an upmarket start-up where you will be adding value and supporting the business growth. We need help in a wide variety of tasks, so we are looking for a genuine self-starter who can take on new responsibilities and tasks as they arrive.

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Develop business strategies, discussing different levels of strategies, and developing a business plan and vision for the organization.
  • Perform market validation and develop business cases for investing.
  • Create feasibility studies for the business.
  • Participate in budget and strategy conversations across the team.
  • Building marketing and brand awareness campaigns to gain relationships with new clients.
  • Brainstorm with the team to develop offered services for the clients.
  • Create meeting recap presentations, creative briefs and launch overview and wrap-up documents.
  • Assist with trade shows and special events to promote the company and increase attendance.
  • Identifying new potential clients and putting together prospecting strategies which will involve making cold calls and attending business development meetings.
  • Work with team to develop proposals that speak to the client’s needs, concerns, and objectives.
  • Develop and manage social media and online and offline marketing campaigns to help raise/increase brand awareness and attract new leads.
  • Content production - writing, updating and creating social content to drive interaction (including blogs) as well as proofreading our website and apps content.
  • Account management duties; maintaining contact with our clients, ensuring a high level of customer service is delivered with regular follow-ups.
  • Carry out periodical market research to track industry trends such as pricing, competitors etc.
  • Working closely with the wider team, getting involved with all aspects of the end-to-end digital projects (including web-development, design, testing, operation, etc...).
  • Work with the product designer and engineering team to spec out new features and see them through to release.
  • Help with the new hires and mentoring.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in an adequate field.
  • Minimum 2–5 years of related experience in business development, marketing communication, SEO, digital marketing, e-commerce, project management or web development.
  • Excellent research and computer skills
  • Excellent command, both written and spoken English and Arabic.
  • Excellent client-facing and communication/presentation skills
  • Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
  • You’re inquisitive. You’ll love gathering feedback and putting your findings into practice
  • Knowledge of standard and current SEO practices and familiarity with relevant tools.
  • UI/UX or Software development/testing background is a plus
  • Ability to learn new skills and execute quickly
  • You will be given a lot of responsibility from the get-go and need to be self-driven
  • You’ll be comfortable working as a one-man band or playing your part in a team
  • Entrepreneurial spirit and passion for getting involved in a fast-paced and dynamic start-up environment where creativity is encouraged.

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