Business Development Analyst at Pagatech Limited

Responsibilities and Tasks
Technical, Logistical and Administrative Support for Business Development Team:

• Providing support to the Business Development Manager and Account Managers, and representing the department as needed in-line with Company policies.
• Performing research, developing ideas and working with team members to pursue new business opportunities for the Company in Africa and beyond.
• Connect with diverse business units within the Company to outline solutions to business needs and document business details.
• Designing and building reports (in Word and Excel) to communicate business development status updates to upper management on a regular basis.

Business Development Process/Pipeline:

• Developing and maintaining client lists and project target lists for the department.
• Tracking progress to ensure that the department adheres to schedules for achieving targets.
• Organizing materials and information for tender submissions, including liaison with other units within the Company on submission of bid documents.
• Providing inputs to management based on market information to enable the Company to develop capabilities in areas that will give it strategic leverage for future projects.
• Gather and analyze market intelligence for new projects and opportunities.

Client Management:

• Ensuring that clients and partners have 24/7 access to a Company Account Manager.
• Ensuring that client and potential client enquiries are screened and channeled to the correct unit and responded to.
• Ensuring communication of customer needs and expectations between the Company and the client and between units in the Company.
• Ensuring liaison with other departments as appropriate in relation to proposals, projects, legal, customer support, finance, marketing, or other issues.
• Fostering and developing positive customer relationships which result in increased and repeat business.
• Understanding customer needs and assisting in the development of project solutions that satisfy those requirements and provide new opportunities for the Company.
• Communicating with cohorts in Client and potential client organizations, professionally and socially (where appropriate), to maintain relationships with Clients and potential clients.

Skills & Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field; Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Management Information Systems or similar fields.
• Minimum of 2 years work experience.

Job-specific Skills and Requirements:

• Resourcefulness and self-motivation, with the ability to perform with minimal supervision.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Well-organized, with ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong proficiency in use of business email and Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Adaptability, ability to work in a team environment.
• Confidentiality and the highest ethical standards must be maintained in all activities