Business Development / Marketer at Joint Initiative for Development (JID)

Job Role

• As part of its strategic growth, a new role has arisen within the organisation for a Business Development and Marketing officer.
• The applicant will help to devise, develop and deliver a comprehensive strategic and tactical plan for business development, income generation and awareness-raising for JID.
• JID is looking for a strong influencer and negotiator, who is self-motivated and has a proven track record of business development, marketing and communication.
• You should be capable of radical thinking, developing new and innovative strategies for communicating JID's values.
• The Business Development and Marketing officer will help to devise, develop and deliver a comprehensive strategic and tactical plan for business development, income generation and awareness-raising for JID.
• To coordinate these activities, JID is looking for a strong influencer and negotiator, who is self-motivated and has a proven track record of business development, marketing and communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver the strategy for JID's new business development, marketing and communication, appropriate to need and responsive to opportunity, in close collaboration with the Executive Director.
• Research into relationships that should be developed and manage effective partnerships with both existing and new key corporate partners, NGOs, government, media and funders.
• Project manage research, planning, delivery and evaluation of specific campaigns
• Innovate and offer new ideas and approaches for developing JID, building relationships with other prospective business partners and with other networks and members where appropriate.
• Developing good relationships with all relevant bodies and identifying methods of remaining cost effective in a marketing capacity
• Entrepreneurial drive, passion and ability to help shape the organisation's marketing and communication strategy

Qualifications/Experience

• Relevant Degree in Business and / or Marketing-related subject
• At least 3 years' experience working in a business development role in a corporate environment or an international NGO, social enterprise or government department.
• At least 3 years' marketing and branding experience.