Post Location: Johannesburg
Remuneration: R 55,615.92 (Company benefits include contribution to Medical Aid, Provident Fund and 13th Cheque Pay) Band 7/ F (Locally appointed terms)
Department: Exams
Contract type: Locally Engaged
Duration: 2 Year Fixed Term
Role Purpose:
The purpose of this role is to develop and deliver the 2-year market led, integrated cross portfolio Business Development & Sales strategy aligned with Global/Regional Exams strategy working with other BC colleagues to leverage opportunities and create value. This role is ultimately responsible for building and managing demand, ensuring capacity fill, delivering income/surplus targets, ensuring excellent B2B Customer Service and overseeing quality of B2C customer experience.
As the most senior Exams representative in Country, this role will also sit on Country SMT and oversee performance & team working of Exams on the ground. It is envisaged that this will take up to 20% of role focus.
Challenges / Accountabilities:
· Adding value to key accounts in a competitive and challenging environment
· Motivating and driving team performance
· Achieving sales targets
· Upholding a customer service culture
Requirements
Essential:
· University Degree in any subject or qualification in a relevant field
· Relevant work experience in a BD Manager role
· Significant experience of managing a large team
· Demonstrable experience of sustaining and/or growing a product/service in line with strategic priorities for income and impact
· Significant experience collecting and analysing client/stakeholder feedback and using the data to identify business needs and obstacles; works to resolve them.
· Takes a pro-active approach to identifying ways in which service can be improved, and takes these forward
Desirable:
· Business Development experience in the English and Exams sector
Additional Information: All applicants should have a pre-existing legal status to live and work in South Africa. The British Council will not facilitate/sponsor visa applications and work permits.
Closing Date: 1 February 2021 applications will close 23:59 Kenya Time
Note: If you have applied for this role within the last 6 months and your application was disqualified you are ineligible in applying again.**
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