Business Development Coordinator - Cape Town, South Africa - Alethea Business Solutions

Description

Business Development

Coordinator
Our Client, IkamvaYouth is a township-based volunteer program that gets learners out of poverty through education. The Organisation exists to reduce inequality in South Africa, and its track record of matric results, access to post
- school opportunities, and alumni success is proof that positive change is possible.


The Purpose of the Position:

The incumbent is responsible for ensuring that IkamvaYouth diversifies its income sources through innovative revenue models that include but are not limited to non-grant funding, leveraging BBBEE, establishing profitable business interests, etc.

This role is also responsible for cultivating and maintaining mutually beneficial stakeholder relations and visibility o f

IY's impact. The incumbent is also expected to coordinate internal capabilities to deliver on project outcomes.


Reporting line:
Business Development Manager

Location:
Cape Town

Salary:
R

Benefit:
Medical Aid allowance

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a business development strategy with support from the Business

Development Manager with detailed execution plans to achieve greater financial sustainability

• Design a framework in which business development objectives/targets can be achieved
• Work together with the Business Development Manager and the Executive Director to develop new service offerings based on IY's core competencies
• Identify potential SA corporate businesses that can be approached for funding with a focus on accessing B
• BBEE funds
• Prepare and submit proposals for funding to SA corporate businesses
• Prepare proposals to funders about IY's skills development matric bursary
• Present IkamvaYouth at donor meetings
• Cultivate relationships with potential new donors
• Provide potential corporate business partners with information on B-BBEE scoring
• Develop and manage positive relationships with all relevant stakeholders and corporate businesses
• Where necessary, negotiate changes to grant agreements Review branch data for reports to donors
• Ensure all South African corporate business donors' reporting requirements are met
• Ensure highquality reports are submitted to donors Support the finance team in relation to reports to be submitted pertaining to business development
• Provide ad hoc support to the Business Development Manager
• Attend and participate in Ikamva Youth's internal meetings as required and provide information and input to be incorporated into the meeting packs (as required)
• Develop a marketing communications plan including strategy, goals, budget, and tactics
• Develop media relations strategy, seeking highlevel placements in print, broadcast, and online media
• Coordinate all public relations activities
• Direct social media team to engage audiences across traditional and new media
• Leverage existing media relationships and cultivate new contacts within business and industry media
• Create content for press releases, byline articles, and keynote presentations
• Monitor, analyse and communicate PR results on a quarterly basis Evaluate opportunities for partnerships, sponsorships, and advertising on an ongoing basis.
• Maintain a keen understanding of industry trends affecting clients and make appropriate recommendations regarding communication strategy surrounding them.

Qualification & Competencies Required:

• Relevant tertiary qualification
• Knowledge of the NPO sector and B-BBEE codes
• Business Management experience
• Small business marketing experience
• Sales experience
• Strong networking capacity
• An excellent command of English to be able to produce topquality proposals
• Creative and able to build innovative sources and mechanisms to diversify income sources
• Organising and Planning Skills
• Strategic management
• Attention to detail
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Growth mindset
• Target driven

TO APPLY:

• Due to the volume of applicants, should you not receive feedback within 2 weeks after the advert closes, please consider_

By responding to this advert and sending your CV, cover letter and/or any other documentation, you are consenting to IkamvaYouth and Alethea Business Solutions processing your personal information as contained in the furnished documents.

IkamvaYouth may process your personal information for the purpose of recruitment for this and/or other posts that may arise within the organization.

You warrant that you have familiarised yourself with South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and understand your rights and obligations under this Act.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
R29,094.75 per month

Application Deadline: 2023/01/19