business development officer

Additional Information

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 hours per week
• Education: Bachelor's degree
• Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

Asset languages

• Persian

Work setting

• Business and/or industry
• Economic development organization

Tasks

• Develop policies
• Administer programs to promote industrial and commercial business investment in rural and urban areas
• Plan development projects
• Develop venture capital sources
• Respond to enquiries from members of the business community concerning development opportunities
• 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
• Conduct analytical marketing studies
• Conduct social or economic surveys on local, regional, or international areas to assess development of potential and future trends
• Review and evaluate commercial or industrial development proposals
• Design market research questionnaires
• Develop portfolio of marketing materials
• Evaluate customer service and store environments
• Develop marketing strategies
• Develop and implement business plans
• Plan and control budget and expenditures
• Oversee the preparation of reports
• Assign, co-ordinate and review projects and programs
• Develop, implement and evaluate communication strategies and programs
• Develop operational specification, maintenance schedule and manuals for operators
• Organize and direct committees and working groups to plan, manage or evaluate projects and programs
• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations

Supervision

• 5-10 people

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Excel
• MS Office
• MS Word

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail
• Large workload
• Overtime required

Personal suitability

• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player