Business Development Intern

Recruitment Business Development Intern

We are a niche international recruitment agency seeking a Business Development Intern to support growth. The role involves remote working and focuses on identifying and maximizing new business opportunities within existing clients and major key accounts.

• Network with contacts across the industry to develop new contacts in existing clients.
• Take a lead role in accounts.
• Initiate and lead new client pitches and major account opportunities.
• Keep abreast of industry challenges to present innovative recruitment solutions.
• Seek and identify new commercially viable business opportunities.
• Pro‑actively map and network with contacts to build strategically important relationships.
• Initiate new and innovative client development methods.
• Work closely with the Director to identify new client engagement strategies based on client and market demands.
• Identify and attend relevant industry events and networking opportunities.
• Be a known market expert, keeping industry updates up to date.
• Create webinars, strategy sessions, and maintain proactive social media presence to generate awareness and new business.
• Regularly analyze own performance to stay on track.
• Use proactive client development systems effectively.
• Identify new opportunities and creative solutions.
• Achieve and monitor monthly new business activity targets.

• Interest in sales / telesales, ideally B2B.
• Pro‑active, hunter‑type approach.
• Enjoys building and leveraging a network.
• Confident communicator with advanced verbal and written skills.
• Ability to engage and network at Director level.
• Ability to sell high‑level commercial solutions and lead business meetings.
• Can spot opportunities easily and leverage knowledge and contacts.
• Strategic thinker with a big‑picture perspective.
• High level of self‑drive, discipline, and KPI orientation.
• Creative thinker with fresh ideas.
• Minimum degree or equivalent qualifications in any subject.

• Excellent communication skills across telephone, online, written, and occasional face‑to‑face.
• Punctual, flexible, and reliable.
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation abilities.
• Initiative‑driven and capable of using own initiative.
• Strong relationship‑building skills.

• Remuneration:
  Unpaid.
• Location:
  
  Remote working.
• Length: 6 weeks to 6 months.