Foundervine

Business Development Rep

• Identify and research potential clients across corporate, public sector, NGO, and development agency ecosystems
• Build and maintain prospect lists to support the business development pipeline
• Conduct background research on organisations, decision-makers, and market opportunities
• Maintain accurate records of prospects, meetings, and opportunities in the CRM system
• Track leads through the sales funnel and support follow-ups
• Assist the Business Development Manager in monitoring pipeline activity and preparing internal reports
• Lead Foundervine Spaces sales calls and contribute to revenue generation activities
• Support preparation of proposals, pitch decks, tender submissions, bids, and funding applications
• Maintain proposal templates and develop client-facing materials
• Conduct market and competitor research on entrepreneurship, innovation, and DEI
• Monitor industry developments and provide insights for business development strategy
• Support outreach to prospective partners and clients, including meeting scheduling and briefing materials
• Assist with follow-up communications and stakeholder relationship management
• Support industry events, conferences, networking opportunities, sponsors, partners, and participants
• Represent the organisation at selected ecosystem events where appropriate
• Coordinate with programme, marketing, and operations teams on proposals and partnerships
• Support transition of confirmed projects from sales to programme delivery teams
• Maintain organised business development records and assist with pipeline and sales activity reporting

Business Development Associate