Etijah Coaching & Consulting is a leadership and talent development firm operating across the GCC, with a focus on youth development, executive leadership programs, innovation facilitation and workforce development.
We are looking for a proactive, organised and detail-oriented **Business Development Coordinator** based in Egypt to support our growing business development activities.
The successful candidate will play an important role in managing outreach activities, building relationships with prospective clients, maintaining an organised sales pipeline and securing qualified business meetings for the senior management team.
This is a hands-on coordination and execution role, requiring someone who is confident communicating with business professionals in both Arabic and English.
## Key Responsibilities
**1. Lead Research and Prospecting**
- Research potential organisations, industries and relevant decision-makers across target markets.
- Identify and verify professional business email addresses and contact details.
- Build and maintain organised prospect lists based on Etijah's target audience and business development priorities.
**2. Outreach and Follow-up Management**
- Coordinate and manage email outreach schedules using prepared email templates and existing automation tools.
- Monitor responses, manage incoming enquiries and ensure contacts are not approached multiple times unnecessarily.
- Conduct consistent follow-ups through email and telephone to reach relevant decision-makers.
- Communicate professionally with prospective clients in Arabic and English.
- Qualify leads by understanding their organisation, requirements, level of interest and potential business needs.
**3. Meeting Coordination**
- Identify qualified prospects and arrange meetings with the relevant Etijah representatives.
- Coordinate calendars, confirm appointments and send meeting details.
- Prepare concise meeting briefs covering the organisation, contact person, requirements, previous communication and potential areas of collaboration.
- Follow up on meeting confirmations and minimise cancellations and no-shows.
**4. Pipeline and Proposal Follow-up**
- Track active opportunities, proposals, client questions and expected decision dates.
- Follow up with prospects regularly and ensure no active opportunity is left unattended.
- Identify outstanding responses and escalate important opportunities or complex enquiries to senior management.
**5. CRM and Reporting**
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date CRM records and business development trackers.
- Ensure every active lead has an assigned owner, next action and follow-up due date.
- Maintain clear records of communications, meeting outcomes and opportunity status.
- Submit a concise weekly report highlighting meetings booked and held, active opportunities, outstanding follow-ups and overdue actions.
## Requirements and Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Management or a related field is preferred.
- Ideally 2–4 years of experience in business development coordination, B2B sales support, recruitment coordination, client relations or client-facing administration.
- Excellent written and spoken Arabic and English.
- Confident making professional business calls in both languages.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple prospects and follow-ups independently.
- Comfortable using CRM platforms, Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, email tools and calendar management systems.
- Strong research skills and the ability to identify relevant organisations and decision-makers.
- Professional communication skills and the ability to engage with senior-level contacts.
AUC graduates and alumni are welcome to apply, although an AUC qualification is not a requirement.
## Personal Attributes
The ideal candidate is:
- Proactive and takes ownership of assigned responsibilities.
- Consistent and reliable in managing daily follow-ups.
- Comfortable initiating conversations and making telephone calls.
- Able to work independently in a remote environment.
- Organised, accountable and comfortable working towards measurable targets.
- Practical and execution-oriented, with a focus on completing tasks rather than simply reporting activity.
## Performance Expectations
Success in this position will be measured by:
- Number and quality of qualified meetings booked and successfully held.
- Consistency and timeliness of prospect follow-ups.
- Quality of lead research and contact information.
- Accuracy and completeness of CRM records.
- Effective management of active opportunities and outstanding actions.
- Reliability and quality of weekly reporting.
The focus is on generating relevant business conversations and maintaining a healthy, well-managed pipeline, rather than simply measuring the number of emails sent.
## Compensation and Benefits
- Monthly salary: USD 700–900, depending on experience and suitability.
- Full-time remote position based in Egypt.
- Working hours aligned with Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
- Performance-related incentives may be considered subject to management approval.
