Your mission at Sistema.bio:
Reporting to the Business Development Manager (Western Central & Northern Africa), the Business Development Associate (Western, Central & Northern Africa) will support the business growth of Sistema.bio in new geographies in Western, Central and Northern Africa to achieve our impact goals.
You’ll be in charge of:
- Communicating in a timely, proactive and professional manner with existing and new business partners in export countries
- Supporting tender, grant applications and due diligence for global market expansion
- Coordinating programs with business partners in specified export markets
- Conducting market research in new markets, proposing new business opportunities and business development strategies
- Monitoring data quality, conducting data analysis and deriving business development strategies
- Ensuring data-driven decision-making and timely reporting through live dashboards and reports
- Supporting the Global Strategy and Western Africa Partnership
More about YOU:
- Possess a BSc. Business Administration, Economics, International Business Management, Agribusiness or related field, MSc. desired
- Demonstrated passion for empowering smallholder farmers through climate-smart technology
- Leadership experience in a professional, educational or community setting
- 2+ years of business research, business analysis, project management, business development or management consulting experience
- Strong professional verbal, written, visual communication and presentation skills
- Experience analyzing qualitative and quantitative data to inform strategy and decision-making
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to a strong team culture, build and maintain strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Must be comfortable self-managing multiple priorities and partners concurrently, thrive in the face of change and uncertainty, and be motivated to drive projects forward
- Positive, encouraging, collaborative attitude
- Ability to work with a multicultural team
- Values integrity and honesty
- Curious, empathetic, energetic, self-starter and doer mindset
- French native speaker also fluent in English
Sistema.bio is an equal opportunity employer.
