business development officer

Additional Information

• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year

Tasks

• Develop policies
• Supervise professional and support staff and students
• Administer programs to promote industrial and commercial business investment in rural and urban areas
• Perform administrative tasks
• Plan development projects
• Recruit and hire staff
• Respond to enquiries from members of the business community concerning development opportunities
• Provide advice on procedures and requirements for government approval of development proposals
• Conduct surveys and analyze data on the buying habits and preferences of wholesale and retail consumers
• Conduct comparative research on marketing strategies for industrial and commercial products
• Prepare reports, research papers, educational texts or articles
• Conduct analytical marketing studies
• Review and evaluate commercial or industrial development proposals
• Design market research questionnaires
• Develop portfolio of marketing materials
• Design, conduct and analyze quantitative and qualitative research projects
• Maintain database of potential franchisees, real estate locations and on-line buy/sell Internet sites
• Develop marketing strategies
• Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
• Develop and implement business plans
• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week