Business Development Consultant

Competitive salary of $65,000 - $75,000 + super
- A fantastic, passionate team
- Lots of travelling opportunities to North America

**Company Profile**
**- Consultancy**
World leaders at helping modernise democratic processes using digital methods. Founded in the UK in 2001, our client has worked with a diverse range of organisations all over the world to run, manage and enhance their online consultation activity. Clients comprise of government bodies, environment agencies, health organisations, non-profits, NGO’s, regulators, trusts and utilities & infrastructure bodies to name a few. They are a passionate, friendly team who are looking for someone who shares this passion to ultimately improve democracy and increase public engagement.

**Job Description - Business Development Consultant**
The company are expanding and looking to grow into North America. In this role, you will be identifying and researching opportunities, building cases & campaigns, growing relationships with important stakeholders and gaining a deep understanding of customers’ needs to provide helpful solutions. This is not a typical business development role, patience and passion are key as working with government processes can be lengthy, however, the impact is significant Breaking into the North American market will be a challenge so passion will be paramount, and resilience is key.

**Key Responsibilities - Business Development Consultant**
- Identify and research potential opportunities to truly understand prospective customers’ needs. Customers appreciate that our client sells their product in a helpful manner, grounded in an understanding of their needs.
- Support the setup and management of campaigns, support locking in key meetings, asking great questions & assisting with running live demos.
- Build relationships with important stakeholders.
- Becoming an expert in your field and keeping up to date on legislation changes, news and the market.
- Maintain an accurate log of activity in CRM system.

**Job requirements - Business Development Consultant**
- A willingness to learn, you enjoy learning about niche things and constantly growing your knowledge.
- Confident - you aren’t afraid to approach and strike up conversations.
- Flexibility to work with staff in other territories, which can involve early starts or evening calls. This role will be focused on the North American market so there will be early calls.
- An undeniable passion for making a positive impact on democracy. You care about public policy and want to provide a product that will make a difference.
- A natural relationship builder. You get your energy from talking and actively listening to people.
- Experience in sales, customer service or involvement in university clubs/societies.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a strong ability to simply explain complex ideas.
- Flexible and adaptable mindset - no two days are the same
- You thrive working autonomously

**Benefits of the job - Business Development Consultant**
- Competitive salary of $65,000 - $75,000 + super
- Lots of travelling opportunities to North America
- Be empowered by working for a company that trusts you to work autonomously and values your input.
- Play an important part in improving and modernising democracy.
- A fantastic, passionate team that are all working towards something important that has a positive impact on society.
- Remote working. With people across Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Work from anywhere in Australia with a strong internet connection
- Intensive sales and development training program delivered by senior members of the sales team. After initial training, progression is very real
- Give A Grad a Go is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, disability or other. We are continually finding ways to improve the way we work, read our Diversity and Inclusion promise for more information about this._
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