Business Development Executive

11 Aug 2026 Business Development Executive – Africa at GeoPoll Recruit candidates with Ease. 100% recruitment control with Employer Dashboard.We have the largest Job seeker visits by alexa rankings. Post a Job Company: GeoPoll Location: Kenya State: Nairobi Job type: Full-Time Job category: Administrative/Secretarial Jobs in Kenya Resubmit your Resume Today. Click Here to Start

• Identify, qualify, and pursue new business opportunities across primarily commercial research clients in Africa, with support on social and development sector opportunities as directed. • Build and manage a robust pipeline in the CRM (Salesforce), keeping records and forecasts current. • Support proposals, expressions of interest (EOIs), and capability statements, working with Research and Technical teams on methodology, fieldwork, and budget inputs. • Attend client briefing meetings and translate discussions into clear, structured internal briefs for proposal development. • Represent GeoPoll at client meetings, industry events, and conferences to build visibility and generate leads. • Build and grow a client network across the region, with support from the VP’s existing relationships, acting as a trusted point of contact for a portfolio of active clients. • Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts and translate these into new project scopes. • Coordinate closely with Research and Technical teams to keep client expectations aligned with delivery. • Apply AI-supported approaches, faster proposals, more responsive account management , to strengthen retention. • Maintain the business development pipeline tracker and coordinate follow-ups on proposals, EOIs, and client commitments. • Support coordination of proposal inputs across Research and Technical teams, keeping contributors aligned on deadlines. • Prepare briefing notes ahead of client meetings and structured notes and action logs afterwards. • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field. • Solid experience (4+ years) in business development, sales, or account management, with a track record of meeting or exceeding revenue targets. • Experience selling into commercial market research clients; exposure to social and development sector clients an advantage.