AssureCloud Learner ASP; Business Development

Closing date: 10 February 2026

The Business Development Intern will support the business development team in lead generation, research, sales enablement, proposal preparation, and customer engagement activities. This role is ideal for a recent graduate with strong analytical, communication, and organisational skills who wants to learn how commercial functions operate in a real-world B2B environment.

Lead Generation & Research

• Conduct market, sector, and client research to identify new business opportunities
• Build and maintain lists of prospective clients, partners, and stakeholders
• Monitor industry news, tenders, and competitor activities
• Assist with updating CRM systems with leads, contacts, and opportunity data

Sales Support & Pipeline Management

• Assist in preparing sales materials, proposals, pricing info, and capability decks
• Track and follow up on meeting outcomes, next actions, and open opportunities
• Support data preparation for sales meetings and pipeline review sessions
• Ensure all sales documentation is up-to-date and organised

Client Engagement Support

• Participate in client onboarding tasks such as document collection and setup
• Help coordinate meetings, demos, workshops, or introductory sessions
• Provide basic support to clients on commercial enquiries and feedback channels

Reporting & Analytics

• Produce simple reports on leads, conversion activities, and pipeline metrics
• Assist in compiling win/loss analyses, customer segmentation and insights
• Support building dashboards or summaries for management reviews

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma (completed) in one of the following or similar fields:
  • Business Administration
  • Marketing or Commercial Management
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Economics or Finance
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Strategic Management
  • Communications (with strong commercial interest)

Experience:

• 0–1 year experience in sales, commercial support, business development, or marketing (advantageous but not required)
• University projects, entrepreneurship clubs, case competitions, or student society roles may be considered relevant experience

Skills (Preferred, Not Mandatory):

• Exposure or basic knowledge of:
  • CRM systems (Hub Spot, Salesforce, Zoho, )
  • MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
  • Linked In for research and outreach
  • Market research tools or databases (nice to have)
  • Tender portals or sales enablement platforms (nice to have)

Competencies & Attributes:

• Strong communication skills (written & verbal)
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret basic data
• Comfortable engaging with clients professionally
• Strong organisational and follow-up skills
• Curiosity to understand products, services, and markets
• Self-starter attitude with willingness to learn
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• High level of professionalism and confidentiality

Other

• Preference will be given to Employment Equity candidates