Business Development Director
December 2019
Contents The Company
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Essential Requirements
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The Role
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How to Apply
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Organisation Chart
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About Oxford HR
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Main Duties and Responsibilities
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The Company We are digital experts who accelerate, scale and measure social impact by leveraging the ubiquity of mobile phones in emerging markets. Our approach utilises real-time data to feed behaviour change insights back into development programmes, in order to maximise both social impact and return on investment for our clients. Every1Mobile Business Development Director
Founded in 2010, we have led and supported more than 50 social impact projects in multiple countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Our clients and partners include DFID, USAID, Unilever, UNCDP, PSI, Abt, Palladium and Mastercard. Headquartered in Brighton, we also have offices in Cape Town, Nairobi, Lagos and Washington DC. The company is venture capital backed.
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The Role Job Title:
Business Development Director
Direct reports:
See Organisational chart
Salary:
A competitive package commensurate with experience, including performance related pay and participation in the EIS share option scheme
Reporting Line:
CEO
Location:
Brighton / London with flexible working options
We are looking for an exceptional Business Development Director (BDD) to join our creative, multicultural and multidisciplinary team, and to work with a successful start-up organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of people across Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. The BDD will lead the
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development and implementation of Every1Mobile’s sales strategy, and the international business development and pre-sales team.. The role will work closely with the CEO to achieve or exceed the company’s annual sales targets.
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Organisation Chart
CEO
COO
Head of Tech
CFO
Project Management Office
Head of Delivery
Outsourced Development
Project Management Team
Development Team
Product Manager
Head of Design
Financial Controller
Content/ Community/ Design Team
COO
BDD
Finance Business Partner
Sales Manager SKM Funding
Sales Manager UK
Presales Manager/ Programme Design
M&E / BI Team
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Main Duties and Responsibilities • Develop and implement a highly targeted, relationship orientated sales strategy in collaboration with the CEO and COO to position the company with key implementers and donors as the go-to digital social impact company.
• Establish strong relationships with clients and donors at a strategic as well as at an operational level
Essential Requirements • A strong understanding of the international development sector and a proven personal commitment to social impact. • An excellent track record of winning large contracts, ideally from major implementers and donors, within the development sector. • Strong knowledge of DFID and other donor strategies, agendas, RFP processes and funding mechanisms. • Experience of working with international development implementers (such as Chemonics, DAI). • Excellent prospecting, presentation, networking, negotiation and closing skills. Every1Mobile Business Development Director
• The ability independently to create opportunities, identify new business,and create new relationships. • Exceptional team leadership and management skills. • Readiness to work in a fast-paced collaborative ‘start-up’ culture. • Cultural sensitivity and the versatility to work with people from different backgrounds and countries. • Willingness and ability to travel. • Excellent command of English - written and spoken. • A strong interest in the digital agenda and its potential to improve lives.
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How to Apply All correspondence, at this stage, should be via Oxford HR. To apply for this post, click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page and complete our online application form. Before applying please combine your cover letter and CV in ONE single document to be uploaded during the application process. The cover letter should be no more than one page and explain why you are interested in this post and how your skills and experience make you a good fit. The document should be saved in MS Word in the following format: Your First Name-Your Last Name-Document Name-Date (yymm) e.g: Pat-JonesCVandStatement-1912 To make sure our emails reach your inbox, please add us to your safe sender list. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Timeline Closing date: Every1Mobile Business Development Director
Equality Statement Equality and diversity are at the core of Every1Mobile’s values. Staff are expected to work collectively and individually to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds, where the work of others is valued and respected. Selection Process All candidates will be notified about the status of their applications. Shortlisted candidates may be required to undertake an additional assessment prior to the final interview. Queries If you have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process, need additional information, or would like to have an informal discussion, please email E1Mbusdevdir@oxfordhr.co.uk in the first instance.
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About Oxford HR Oxford HR operates globally - mainly within the international development and charity sectors. We carry out retained executive search mandates at board and senior management levels. We also offer human resource and organisational development consultancy. Oxford HR has many years of experience in search as well as an extensive network of international development, social sector, corporate, public sector, and academic contacts from across the world. We carry out comprehensive Every1Mobile Business Development Director
and often international searches designed to meet the specific needs of our clients. Oxford HR’s team members have significant personal experience of working in international development and the social sector as well as the corporate and governmental sectors. We are in a unique position to find and assess talented individuals from a variety of backgrounds.
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OXFORD
LONDON
AMSTERDAM
NAIROBI
The Old Music Hall
Three Tuns House,
WeWork Office,
Watermark Business Park
106-108 Cowley Road
109 Borough High Street,
Strawinskylaan 4117 4th floor,
Cove Court, 1st Floor
Oxford
London
1077 ZX
Ndege Road off Langata Road
OX4 1JE
SE1 1NL
Amsterdam
PO Box 17300-00606, Nairobi
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The Netherlands
Kenya
+44 (0) 1865 403 298
+44 (0)20 7939 7451
+31 (0) 621 153 452
+254 (0) 797 233 217
www.oxfordhr.co.uk | Company No. 6456325
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