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Job Description
- This position is responsible for creating, guiding and supervising an enabling EDA business environment for exporters to raise Egyptian exports.
- The Head of Business Development is responsible for establishing good working relationships with and acts as a focal point for customers, government, export councils and business associations and other international and bilateral organizations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Participate in the Development of EDA marketing strategy and initiatives for business development in Egypt and the Region.
- Build comprehensive sustainable development programs; contribute to achieving EDA and donor’s yearly objectives and targets in terms of sustainable development and ongoing support to EDA operation and specifically to the field of Export Development.
- Lead on development and implementation of projects work on sustainable development as part of EDA strategic goal. This will include identifying, developing, implementing and reporting on projects; liaising with other EDA components.
- Analyze the needs of the exporting companies by accessing the current situation of these companies and its readiness to export using Export Readiness Audit (ERA)
- Build, develop the business development service portfolio of EDA/FTTC including services and training.
- Work on the operation of the business portfolio of Export hub service in order to generate revenue for the sustainability of EDA
- Participate in the development of Regional Export Hubs
- Financial Resource management; ensure effective financial resources management and supervision of the financial processes
- Responsible for reviewing the cost -recovery mechanism for services provided by EDA
- Insure efficient procurement and logistical services
- Responsible for the day to -day coordination of the business development Hub and the successful implementation of all the activities and programs implemented
- Plan, schedule, monitor overall progress and initiate corrective actions, as appropriate to ensure that programs implemented with donors are implemented on time and within budget
- Increase the capacity to welcome the applicants to FTTC programmes
- Maintain a detailed knowledge of activities and initiatives of FTTC
- Maintain good working relationships with strategic stakeholders
- Coordinates external information as well as internal flow of information concerning business opportunities or niches that could be explored, and shares ideas with other management team.
- Design and implement fairs and exhibitions
- Keep up-to-date with changing market demand and customer needs within Egyptian and Regional industries.
- Establish long and short-term business plans, goals and target.
- Analyze outcomes and results of implemented actions and adapt the marketing programmes.
Managerial Tasks
- Prepare monthly and annual work plan for the department
- Participate in the strategic work plan of FTTC
- Prepare the estimated budget for the department
- Participate in the estimated annual budget of FTTC
- Attend weekly management meetings, board meetings and other meetings
- Periodically, appraise staff member of the department
Job Requirements
- Have experience in sustainable business development
- Confirmed results in similar previous positions.
- Relevant university degree
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Oral and written fluency in English and Arabic.
- Excellent computer skills with Word Processing, Spreadsheet applications and PowerPoint.
- Ability to think strategically and to take initiative in proposing solutions.
- Hard worker with high ability to work under stress.
- Flexibility concerning work content and working hours